The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-01-01

at Nicollet, visited old friends here
last week.
Fresh cream received daily from
the Tyson dairy, for sale by Cum
minis & Dripps. 1t
Ralph Onstad of Dawson visited
with his uncle. ]. S. Baker of this
city, the past week.
Misses Lettie Larson and her
niece, Leona Johnson. visited their
relatives at Sleepy Eye the past
week.
Mrs. Jas. FAiken and son Edgar
went toyMinneapolis Monday, to re-
turn withsMisses Mildred and June
today.
]. B. Johnson, who lives near
Dawson IN this state, was visiting
his nephew, J. Albert of. this city,
last week.
Mildred and June Aiken went to
Minneapolis last Thursday to visit
in the family of C. K. Ingersoll and
other relatives.
Bernard Needham and wife of st.
Paul have been visiting with Mrs.
Needham's mother, Mrs. A. Lyss OF
this city, the past week.
Emory Mason has been visiting
friends in this city, and will go west
from here on a trip for the Ameri-
can Bank Protection Co.
Frank Evans has been improving
his vacation time substituting for
Operator Collins of Lucan while the
latter was taking a lay-off.
The Messenger congratulates the
Christian Endeavor society of Nor
gan oyer their success in presenting
a play recently, which gave general
satisfaction to large audience and
netted $55 for the society treasury.
Last weeks Seaforth Item stated
that L. H. Hodge was very sick with
bad cold which had been growing
worse for several weeks. We trust
L. H. will turn the corner towards
recovery with the advent of the
new year.
Frank Notion, who is now grain
buver at Gilfllan, last week traded
12O acres OF his Dakota land for M.
G. Carpenters 80 acre tract in New
Avon. Mr.. Notion has asked us to
say that the statement published
that he traded 100 acres for the 80
is an error.
The Walnut Grove Tribune states
that J. w. Marvin of Johnsonville is
a candidate for clerk of court. 1t
looks as though there would be big
field of candidates for this office,
and Mr.. Marvin's large acquaintance
in the county will give him strong
following.
The Gazette reporter had wrong
''steer" last week as to John Schu-
macher, who writes from Hamline
that he can prove an alibi, having
spent his vacation at Hamline. The
Gazette is willing to let the absence
pass this time, but don't let it occur
again, John.
Mrs. Flora Patterson Martin spent
the Christmas season with her par
ents in Three Lakes and stopped
over with Mrs. H. Schleuder for a
day or two before returning to her
home at Minneapolis, where she now
fills position as instructor in stem
ography in one of the commercial
colleges.
Chairman Posi- of the county board
was up last Monday to preside over
a meeting of the board of audit.
The latter, before adjournment, con-
sidered bids from the banks for the
county funds, the result being a
continuation Of the former arrange
ment, the banks to pay one per
on monthly balances.
Hutchinson Leader: The postal
authorities recognizing the liability
of postmasters to make mistakes in
getting letters in the wrong boxes,
have fixed a penalty of 5000 on per-
sons taking mail out of the office
other than their own and not re-
turning it at once. This law in
cludes newspapers. The excuse that
it is the postmaster fault "cuts no
ice."
For the comfort of local tax pay
ers who don't like the Redwood
tn I.