The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-01-04

Miss Kennedy OF Tracy has been
visiting with the family of Rev. L.
F. Badger curing the past week.
Miss Flora King is home from
Illinois on visit with relatives
Miss Flora Patterson went to St.
Paul last Thursday, to attend the
ID. E. A. convention.
The storm of last Tuesday night
blew down one electric street lamp,
and broke the wires in such man
ner that several arc lights refused
to work. Telephone and telegraph
wires all over the state were more
or less damaged by the terrific
wind.
Until further notice the postoffice
will be closed at OF clock evenings,
except Saturdays, when it will re-
main open until 8 o'clock. There is
very little business transacted at
the Office after Z p. M, and the ex-
ira hour will be welcomed by
Postmaster King and his assist
ants who are obliged to work
longer than usual Office hours, ow-
ing to the arrival and departure Of
so many mails.
In the shipment of ten carloads of
sheep and cattle to Chicago by sew
eral farmers of Redwood county
recently, Miller & Henderson OF
the Prairie Lawn farm. Redwood
Falls township, sold one carload of
lambs that topped the Chicago mar
ket, the price paid being 1919 per
hundred weight. The feeding of
the lambs before they were market
ed was the special work of Mr.. Hen
derson and the fact that they topped
the market is matter ofgreat pride
for him.
A final decree of distribution has
been filed in the probate court of
Ramsey county in the estate of
Charles D. Gilfillan of Redwood
county, the property distributed
amounting to $470, 950.O7, this being
aside from the trusts established
by Mr.. Gillian during his lifetime
and now within the jurisdiction of
the courts, and amounting to about
800, 900, Large gifts of land to his
two sons, Fritzand Charles Gilfillan,
are not included in the distribution.
Mrs. Gilfillan receives one-third of
the estate, and the four children,
Fritz and Charles, Emma K. Gilil-
Ian and Mrs. Fanny Kingsland-
Smith each receive one-sixth in
| terest.
The preliminary examination of
John W. Hebard, charged with big
amy, was commenced before Judge
Laudon last Wednesday. and after
| the state had introduced all of it's
evidence the defendant asked for
time for the purpose of bringing
forth evidence to show that his frs
wife had secured a divorce from
him. An extension of two weeks
was permitted. Since then it ap
pears that the father of Mrs. Heb
ard No. / threatened to have divorce
proceedings instituted, but that nc
action was ever taken, and thai
Hebard will have to take his medi-
cine. His second wife, by whom ht
| has child, refuses to return home
aud her father will probably have
to provide for her in some other
manner.
| Edward PARCELS, senior member
of the firm of PARCELS & Sons, wht
succeeded Ed. Pratt in the livery
business, had his face badly frozer
! during the storm of last Tuesday
afternoon He drove to Morgan anC
was on his way home when tht
| fierce storm forced his team to turr
out of the road. The horses ant
sleigh ran onto an old mower in thu
rear of Arthur Smiths place. Mr.
] PARCELS found the house and re
NAMED there for the night, his team
being cared for by Mr.. Smith. The
next day another team was sent af
ter him and he was brought to town
where D. Pease dressed the face
His eyesight was effected and i
was some time before he could SCI
but a little bit.
| Deputy United States Marsha
Collins arrested Warren II. Williams
railroad postal clerk between Ira