The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-12-11

Mrs. Brownell of Spencer, Iowa,
a sister Of Mrs. Geo. Drake, paid
her a visit last week.
DIR. Gosslee and Postmaster Bill
lington of Wabasso were over to the
Masonic doings last Wednesday ev-
ening.
E. G.. Pomroy and Commissioner
McCorquodale were in from Delhi
to attend the Masonic conclave last
Wednesday.
Deputy Grand Masters H. L. Hay
den of Madison and E. P. Dotson of
Sanborn attended the Masonic ban
quet here last Wednesday.
Cashier Ball, Agent Ellison, Post
master Pollard and Deputy Sheriff
Tollman were over from Morgan
last Wednesday to attend the Ma
sonic banquet.
Springfield Advance: Frank Jaehn
departed last Thursday on his long
trip across the ocean to Germany,
where he will visit relatives several
months.
There is encouragement for good
roads another year in the fact that
muskrats are being slaughtered by
the thousands during the open
weather of the past few weeks.
When you come to Redwood Falls,
don't forget to take good look at
some of our handsome holiday show
windows. This little city has num-
Der of realssartists along that line.
Max Johnson's father and mother
were over from Redwood Falls
Thanksgiving. to visit a few days,
says the Milroy Echo. Mr.. johnson
left Saturday for Hendricks, to visit
with another son.
The apron sale and supper at X.
p. hall last Thursday evening at
tracted plenty of patrons, as might
have been expected. The Veronica
saints are rustlers for business, and
good cooks, and the public has
found them out.
Route agent Babcock and family
are home from their visit to Mr..
Babcock's parents in Burnett coun-
ty, Wisconsin, instead of in Iowa, as
enormously stated two weeks ago.
Two brothers of Mr.. B. returned
with him to attend high school in
this city.
Holiday buyers will make no mis-
take in coming to Redwood Falls for
bargains. Our dealers realize that
the time for the holiday trade is
short and that it will be better to
get the cost out of their goods than
carry them over another year. Hence
a number of them are going to give
real bargains, 'as will be seen by
their announcements in this num-
Der.
The Morgan Messenger gives fig
ures on the yearly output of the
creamery of that place which may
be of interest. The total amount of
milk received was 1,256, 1853, of
cream 1904 lbs, and the total
amount of butterfat obtained was
81, 435 lbs., the average test of milk
being 1913 and of cream 31.62. The
average price per Id. butterfat was
$3.50 and the amount paid to pa
irons $13, $685.. The total income
was S16,931.7S. The per cent. of
overrun was 1859.
Cigarette smoking is bad enough
in country towns, but according to
an investigation of conditions in the
st. Paul schools, reported in the
Pioneer Press, the mischief done by
the cofin-nails in the cities is simply
frightful. In one school, 95 per
cent. of 5th grade pupils were re-
ported smokers, and total of 1000
boys in the city are addicted to the
demoralizing vice. The superintend-
ent summed up the results by re-
porting that boys that smoke do the
poorest work in the schools and are
the hardest to manage.
The recent acquittal by jury OF
the thief who picked the pocket OF
J. B. Johnson, father of county
treasurer Johnson, while the latter
was on his way to this county a
month ago, appears to be fragrant
case of miscarriage of justice. The
crime was committed on train by
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