The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-06-27

Miss Johnena Mcintosh of Vesta
is visiting with relatives and friends
in this city.
Mankato Commercial college can
do more for you than any other
school. Send for catalog.
A. Grapp and family of Waseca
were visiting with the formers son,
Otto Grapp and family, during a
portion Of last week.
John Lauterbach left early last
week for St. Peter. with the inten-
ton of spending couple of weeks
with Andrew Cook and family.
About forty of the friends and
relatives of Mr.. and Mrs. Nels An
derson, who last Wednesday re-
turned from their nine months visit
to Europe, assembled at the home
of H. Jensen last Friday evening,
to welcome them back. After the
program an elaborate supper was
served. All seemed to rejoice over
the return of their friends.
The marriage of Hugh Peavey,
senior member of the real estate
firm Of Peavey & Ward, to Miss
Ella S. Green of Owatonna, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Green of
that place, and niece of E. c. Green,
travelling auditor of the Hayes
Lucas Co., will be solemnized at the
home of the brides parents at nine
o'clock this morning.
Invitations were received here
Saturday to the wedding ceremony
of Miss Josephine Marie, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Larson
of Walnut Grove, to Daniel Asa
Milloy of that place, the wedding to
occur at the home of the brides
parents at 8 o'clock Tuesday even
ing, June 26th. The bride was en-
ployed as secretary to ]. A. Schmahl
of this city up to June LIST last.
The King road drag, the more it
comes into use demonstrates its
effectiveness as road maker There
is something about it that packs the
road hard as nothing else can. The
Hutchinson Leader has the follow
ing about the way they work at
Boon Lake: DR.. P. E. Sheppard re-
ports that the work Of the road
drag in the town of Boon Lake has
been an unqualified success this sea
son, Notwithstanding the abnormal
rain fall. Certain strips of road
which have been given the road
drag treatment have not been cut
. up, while other roads in the same
! neighborhood are nearly impossible
These are dirt roads, with no gravel
surface. The town of Boon Lake
, has six of these machines made "
shape with the wide opening towards
the front, and which work precisely
as the King road drag, except that
both sides of the road are scraped
at the same time.
D The Methodist Missionary society
met in the church parlors on Tues.
day and were entertained by Mes
DANES Henry and John Kuck, who
served ice cream and confectionery
In Mrs. Colds absence the vice.
president took the chair. Roll cal
responses were a verse from each
persons favorite song. Mrs. Little
the society delegate to the district
convention at Elmore gave lengthy
report. Mrs. Burmeister conducted
the lesson study on "West Africa, ;
which more than any other part has
been slave hunters ground. Anc
so intense has been the natives love
for brandy and rum, that the father
would sell his children and the chill
dren their parents, could they SEIZE
them, in order to buy brandy
Ashanti, Benin and Dahomey will
its Amazons, numerous skulls anC
cruel customs, were touched upon
The French conquered Dahomey il
1898, and Britain is compelling Benin
and Ashanti to behave decently
tho there is suspicion that human
sacrifices are still offered up in tn
dense swamps. Sierra Leone wa
founded by the British as benevo
lent project, and became a depo
for slaves which the British cruiser
rescued on the high seas. For man.
years the rescuers brought in owe
1000 each year. Missionaries hav
done great work among thes