The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-01-17

skating; usually there has been none
during the school holiday recess, but
this year the lake has been covered
with boys and girls every day, with
bon fires at night.
In thea city, election at Redwood
Falls tuesday the license element
carried the Idayl without exception.
w. D. Lines was reelected mayor
by a majority of only four votes.
Other contests were also close. The
tribe of Indians" in that county
seat town will have no occasion for
patronizing beautiful Lake Redwood
for quenching their thirst, says the
Springfield Advance.
Tracy.lRepublican:~1 Stock feeders
tell us that this winter thus far has
been ansEexceptionally fine season
for feeding. Is All kinds of stock,
cattle, hogs and sheep have taken on
flesh rapidly and are looking fine.
The feed has much to do with the
conditions, being of the best quality.
Corn, oats and barley are all No. /.
If prices. now keep up, as is now ex-
pected, stockmen will do we'll this
season.
The Sunnyside club union services
at the Presbyterian church last week
were we'll attended, and the pastors
of the Christian, Methodist and
Presbyterian churches alternated in
giving the people lively gospel dis
courses. - A large choir adds to the
interest ,of the services, which are
being continued this week. A rather
noteworthy fact in this connection is
that communicantssof the Episcopal
and Catholics churches are among
the active membersgof the club who
are taking part in the meetings,
with the hearty approval Of their
pastors. The world do move.
TracyIgHerald: A wedding an
nouncement has been issued by Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Lund of Redwood
county, givinglthe news of the mar
riage Of theirg daughter, Laura
Theodore, to.i Nels E. PETERSON of
Tracy, MINI. The affair was cele-
brated atAthe Lund country home
near WalnutI Grove, but the cere-
mony was performed at the Swedish
Lutheran chnrch at that place on
New Years. day, Rev. A. Melin of
this city performing the ceremony.
At the home of the brides parents
the reception Z and wedding feast
were out of the ordinary and were
participated Fin by. many relatives
and neighboring friends, about fatFy
invitations having, been issued.
The United States weather bureau
at St. Paul officially declared the
Mississippi river frozen over at St.
Paul for the first time this winter
on Sunday, Dec. 31st. This is the
latest date upon which the river has
been declared closed since 1872. Very
few winters have seen the river open
after the first week in December.
Indeed, only three times since 1872
has it been open after the middle of
December. The first time was in
1878, when it was officially declared
closed Dec. Is; 1900 when it was
closed Dec. Is, Christmas day; and
1905, when it was officially closed
Dec. 81. The earliest the river has
ever closed between the years 1872
and 1905 was in 1880, when it was
officially declared closed on Nov. II.
"The Northwestern Bulletin, De
voted to the Interests of the Chicago
& Northwestern Railway and its
Employees" is the title Of a publica-
ton, the initial number of which has
recently come from the press. 1t is
published by the Northwestern line
for distribution to station agents
and other employees interested in
the handling of traffic. On the var
ious divisionssof the road the agents
have organized local Agents asso-
Citations, one for each division, and
at their monthly meeting various
problems that confront the local
agent in the performance of his
daily duties are discussed, expert
ences recited and new methods sug-
gested for the betterment of the
service. These discussions result in
much practical good to all concerned.
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