The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-12-16

Get your CHRISTMAS nuts at hueIz-
Ii & Luscher's.
Ed. Pratt accompanied Harry
Hinton of Morton on an auto trip to
Echo Tuesday Of last week.
Jewelry, watches. clocks and sill
verware in great variety for Christ
mas atsLuscher's drug store. ct.
Alex.ssSchmahl is showing his good
Judgment as farmer by adding a
young thoroughbred Shorthorn bull
to his herd.
Make date for Jan. 9Th. When
you get your new 1909 calendars
draw line through Jan. 9Th and
keep that day in mind.
have another lot of those beauti-
full shirt-waist boxes. They will
make fine Xmas present. Thuer-
watchers Furniture store.
Secretary of State Schmahl has
agreed to be present at the mems
club supper on Dec. 10Th and will
be asked to speak at that time.
Fext Friday and Saturday will be
calendar days for Gazette subscribers
Martin Lohrenz has been invited
down to Morgan tonight to help the
band of that city in concert. Mar
tin will play the clarinet and he can
spell all right.
David and John Whittet took the
train over the Northwestern last
Friday for Milton Junction, Wis,
to visit a short time with their aged
mother and former neighbors in
that vicinity.
The senior class of our high school
expect to present the play entitled
"A Scrap of Paper" Jan. 22d. These
plays given at the mid-year of our
school have become a regular fea-
ture and are always enthusiastically |
deceived.
H. J. Ledbeter was in the city
last Saturday, and we understand
that he was negotiating the rental
of the C. Fred Thompson vacant
store building next to the opera
house, in which he expects that his
son-in-law, Mr.. Swandt of Winthrop,
will open up with a general stock
of merchandise this week.
Jas. McNair and family of Illinois
were the guests Of A. D. Stewards
household last week. Mr.. McNair
is brother of Mrs. Stewart and |
has a fine farm near Rockford. He
reports that the drouth was not Sc
we're enough where he lives to pre-
vent his realizing fair crop, and |
that they have had good rains re-
Gently.
Most of the teachers of our schools
will enjoy their midwinter vacation,
which will begin with next Friday
night, at their homes in various
parts of the country. The Gazette
would greet all Redwood county
teachers in particular with a Merry
Christmas and best wishes for the
joyous vacation they have richly
earned.
When in doubt about a lady's age,
the safe rule generally is to put it as
young as possible. The Gazette fol-
lowed that rule last week, and was
afterwards reminded that instead of
Mrs. Winniatt being 80 years young,
the correct statement would be 81
years. We are informed that the
venerable lady is the oldest citizen
in this city.
Notice the call for a temperance
iIICCtlIiS ILLS SSCillIlS. IL CIlS IuGGC-
ing can fix on a plan for separate
balloting on the question Of license
or no-license at the coming city |
election, apart from the question of
candidates, it might be at least
worth while as a test. The city
charter should be amended so that
this could be done. The question
should be settled apart from the
personality of candidates.
Lobdell says that he and McGet-
trick picked up the handsomest fox
skins last week ever marketed in
this country. We learn from the
same source that mink skins haye
recovered from the slump of last
winter and are now bringing the
tip-top price. The firm have studied