The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-06-02

Judge Gorham Powers of Granite
Falls was the orator of the day at
Echo last Monday.
Fred. ]. CORES Of Wabasso is a
member of the graduating class
from St. Thomas seminary this year.
On account of the rains interfering
with the farm work, D. L. Crimmins
will wait until the second Alberta
excursion before plotting most OF
patrons to Canada, but went with j.
Arnett to Alberta yesterday morn
ing.
The young people of the Middle
Creek church in Flora are advertis-
ing an ice cream social at the church
next Tuesday evening, to which all
are invited.
Under the new law it will go hard
with any one caught buying intoxl-
cants for party who is on the black
list. Down at Triumph man is
serving sixty day sentence for that
offense.
A Journal cartoonist strikes the
right chord when he declares that
while it is fine to decorate the graves
of the old boys who are gone, it is
also fine to honor the old boy who is
with US every day of the year.
The Morgan base ball aggregation
were up against it SO far as their two
games here turned out. The score
of the first bout was 10 to 0 and of
the Decoration day game IA to O.,
Morton getting the lemon in each.
We hear complaints Of the ruinous
condition of the town line road west
of this city, near the old Carity
farm. The county commissioners
would do we'll to look after that
grade, which has been bad for years.
Local merchants are inclined to be
optimistic over trade conditions this
spring, which are considerably better
than year ago. With a fairly good
crop and the good prices that seem
assured, things are likely to take an
upward turn.
The Morton Enterprise hears a
good deal of complaint about the
bad condition of the road leading
from the Agency hill to the Mime
sofa, and says few days work
should be put upon it at once. Let's
see-isn't that up to the Renville
county commissioners to rectify?
Yesterday the wheels of the Alas
ka-Yukon exposition were set in mo-
ton by President Taft, and from
now on there is likely to be a strong
tide of travel towards the coast.
The Gazette man has been hoping te
take a vacation in that connection
!. but Just now it looks like wal
awhile.
The remains of the late Mrs. H. G
Purinton, whose critical illness wa.
chronicled last week, were laid tt
rest in the Redwood Falls cemetery
, last Friday. Mr.. Purinton accompa
MED the casket and a number of hi
former neighbors here were in tn,
funeral cortege. Mrs. Purinton'
death was in the nature of a release
after her long and weary bondage t.
disease.
, News was received by H. N. Bel
last Monday, to the effect that A. E
Mccarthy, a resident of Redwoo'
Falls for many years prior to 1890
had passed away at his home in Min
! neapolis. pneumonia being the caus
Of death. 1t is thought that expos
ure at the time of Mrs. McCorquc
> dale's funeral, two weeks ago, was
contributory cause Of the fatal al
tack. Mr.. Mccarthy was about Z
y years of age and is survived by tn
widow only, they having no children
: E. Leatherman of this city, VIII
;, recently sold out his real estate
this vicinity, is going to the coas
this month with view to locate
California. The elder Mrs. Ads
has purchased his residence propert
It in this city and will succeed tn
: Leatherman family in the occupanc
/ of the house. We understand thu
n the change will involve the loss {
} Postmaster Kings faithful assistan
Miss Leatherman, who has given NJ
% tice of her intention to leave her