The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-07-12

on Monday evening Of last week
and has been spending several DAYS
vith old boy and girl friends in
Redwood Falls.
DIR. J. w. Golden leaves for St.
Paul to-day to attend a meeting of
the state board of veterinary exam
iners, of which board he is now a
member, having been appointed on
the same by Gov. Johnson during
the recent session of the legislature.
To the last issue of this paper we
placed the population of Red voc d
Falls at around the l, 800 mark. At
that time the enumeration had not
yet finished his schedule Since
then the same has been forwarded
to Supt. Wright and reveals the
fact that Redwood Falls city has a
population of just 1880. That may
be called guessing some.
Harry Thorn has accepted a posi-
ton as instructor in the black
smithing department of the ST. An
thony agricultural school and clos
ed his shop in this city Saturday
evening, preparatory to making ar
engagements for taking up his resi-
dence in the ST. Anthony district.
| Mr.. Thorn will commence his work
at the college on Aug. 1st. The
salary justiies him in retiring from
business to accept the position at
that institution. During his resi-
dence here he has made hosts of
friends, patrons and otherwise, and
all will wish him successful career
in the art of instructing the smithy
idea.
Speaking of the weather during
the past month of June the Pioneer
Press of July 1st says that June ex-
pired at midnight with rainfall Al
inches for the fifteen preceding
hours. The average average
amount of precipitation during
June is ABS inches, but this year a
total of more than half foot of wa
ter fell during the 80 days. The
exact amount is 622 inches or an
excess of 1.S7 inches. During the
last five years this figure has been
exceeded but once. The precipita-
ton, including that of March, April,
May and June has been 1167 this
year. In 1901 it was 1851. In
1900 it was 1886; 1902 it was 1908
in 1903 it was 1152, and last year
it was Hip.
An unsigned letter was received
from st. Paul last Tuesday morning
after the Gazette went to press. an
nouncing the sudden demise D
Mrs. Mary Riheldaffer Bates. daugh
| ter of the late Rev. ] G. Riheldaf
, fer, and wife of the Rev. W. E
r Bates of Winnebago City. Mrs
Bates, with her children had jus
a left Winnebago City to join Mr.
Bates at Brighton Beach, suburb
of Seattle, where the husband ant
! father had just been called to tax
charge of church. They stopped
;, in St. Paul to visit with Mrs. Bates
; mother, Mrs. John G.. Riheldaffer
688 Ashland avenue, St. Paul
and shortly after reaching that cit.
Mrs. Bates was seized with a vic
o lent attack of pulmonary tubercu
losis, and this resulted in her dealt
on Sunday, July I'd. The funera
;. was held from the residence of tn
mother at 2 o'clock Thursday after
noon and the interment occurred i
!, the Riheldaffer plot in Oakland CEN
etery, that city, Mr.. Bates havin
arrived from Brighton Beach tina
day. The deceased was about 4
years old and the mother of fou
children. She was married to MI
. Bates in the Riheldaffer home
; this city in about 1892, while MI
Bates was pastor of the Delhi Pres
= byterlan church. DR.. Riheldaffe
1 performed the ceremony. She wa
= most brilliant and charming lady
= possessing winning ways peculiar
ly her own, and in Redwood Fall
% her untimely death is deepl
e mourned.