The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-03-17

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Miss Laura Woodward of Granite
Falls is teaching the primary grade,
Miss Everett having gone to Mime
apolis to be present at the marriage
of Robt. McClintock to Miss Mayme
Bailey.
We commend to farmer readers
Prof. Gregory's article on clover,
on the seventh page. Corn and
clover, cows and clean cultivation
are all that are needed to make
southwest Minnesota rich,
c. Fred Thompson is remodeling
his building on second street, recent
ly occupied by the Ledbeter auction
store. The upstairs has been finished
with hardwood floors throughout
and will be rented for residence pur-
poses.
Commissioner Posi- was unable to
attend the meeting of the county
board last Monday, owing to the
death of his aged mother, Mrs. John
Posi-, at Utica, the three brothers at
Sanborn being summoned to attend
the funeral at that place.
George Bunce left on Friday Of
last week for Alpena, S. D., and will
busy himself during the coming
months at the painters and decor
ato's trade, under supervision of his
brother Roy, who has been estab-
lished at Aipena for some time.
Ed. Fedderly leaves on Saturday
of this week for Canada and Wash
ington points. He has not decided
on new location yet and until then,
Mrs Fedderly, who accompanies
him to MINNEAPOLIS, will remain visit
ing with her parents, Capt Dunning-
ton and wife.
Joseph Tyson, A. D. Stewart and
Louis Nelson, the viewers appointed
by Judge Olsen on judicial ditch No.
6, meet tomorrow at the court house
to consult on matters relating to the
same. This is the ditch known as
the Edwards ditch, for the benefit
of territory southwest Of this city.
Renville is the only town to change
from dry to wet in this vicinity at the
late elections. Dawson, Hanley
Falls, Cottonwood, Sacred Heart,
Walnut Grove, Boyd and Lake Ben
ton are dry, and Echo only lacked
one vote of going into the dry COL
umn, the temperance people con-
tending that this result was gained
by fraudulent voting.
/ The Redwood Falls Concert band
hope to give one of their concerts
Eabout April 2lst. These musical
1 treats are looked forward to with
no little enthusiasm and the boys
rather expect to Guido former eff
forts, some half dozen new members
having been added lately If pos
sible the Christian church auditori-
UNI will be obtained for the occasion
With Easter only a matter of three
weeks away, signs of returning
spring begin to multiply House
plants and the buds of the trees
show that things are taking a turn,
and the animal world appear to have
a tip Of what is coming, birds and
squirrels being seen in large num-
bers from day to day. The heavy
snow the past winter has been more
or less disagreeable, but taken alto
gether, the winter might easily have
been a great deal worse.
Mrs. O. B. TurreI entered St.
Luke's hospital last Friday, and up
on the advice of her physician, SUBJ
mitted to an operation for the re-
moval of a tumor the following day.
the operation Delng nlgnly success
full. Mrs Turrell was past 70 and
was somewhat in dread Of the or
deal, and all of her many friends in
this county will be glad to know
that she has been given new lease
of life after her trying experience.
For some reason, the waters of |
the Redwood came down at flood |
tide last Saturday, pouring over the
entire width Of the dam. For time
before this the water was damned |
somewhere above the lake, and it is
surmAsed that this temporary stop
page gave way and caused the rise
in the waters. The result has been