The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-01-20

Have you looked at the pink label
on your Gazette?
Extra White Wyandotte cock
rels. Call or write P. H. Norton, R.
4 R. No. A. 24-5.
The Gazette namesake at Carlyle,
S. D., was the successful bidder for
the county printing contract for the
current year, which will bring the
publisher about $500.
Andrew Gillies has nationa rep
utation as a remarkable lecturer
with a very pleasing delivery and
especially entertaining. Don't fail
to hear him. Is cents.
Two cases of smallpox have been
reported in one Redwood county
town and one case in another, but
as these reports are generally pre-
judicial when noised about, while
the disease itself is of really little
Importance, we forbear giving the
names of the towns.
The sleighride of the Presbyterian
young people to the Collins farm
was postponed from Friday to Sat-
urday night. About 40 of the young
people enjoyed the ride and the
games and refreshments which fol
lowed. All report a cordial well
come and a good time.
Jimmie Smithers was the victim
of a careless driver who ran over
him with team and pair Of hobs on
Bridge street near Burmeister's a
few days ago. Jimmie was riding
on his dog sled and had the right of
way quite as much as the careless
farmer who ran over him. He was
quite badly bruised.
The Milroy Echo reports a very
pretty wedding at St. Michael's
church in that town, last Wednes-
dav. the contracting parties being
Miss Kathryn Marguerit Cain,
daughter of Commissioner Cain, and |
John Rock. a prosperous young
jeweIer at Watertown. S. D., where
the newlyweds will make their home. |
Chief of Police Phil. WEIGH re-
ceived the $500 reward from the
state for capturing the horse-thief
committed to Saltwater from this
county at the last term of court. It |
will be remembered that the Walnut |
Grove marshal put in a claim for
this bounty but Judge Olsen decided |
in favor of the Tracy claimant.
Postmaster Pollard of Morgan and |
formerly of this city reports an in
crease of business at the Morgan
postoffice in spite of the fact that |
Morgan was in the center of the
thailstorm last June. In fact the
business Of the year was the largest
ever realized there. and Mr.. Pollard
reports that only a slight gain is
necessary to raise it from fourth |
to third-class office.
Finley Gray's boys every winter
take upon themselves the clearing
of the sidewalks on the west side
and for considerable distance east
of the bridge. A very small appro-
priation by the council would clear
the walks all over the city much
more satisfactory than it can be or
ever is done voluntarily by owners
of property. The boys use a v
shaped snow pillow and a horse after
each snow storm and do a good job.
The state Association of mutual
insurance companies met at the state
capital last week, and among other
things, organized a state co-opera-
tive hail association along much the
same lines as our mutual fire insur
ance companies, merging the old
Pipestone mutual company with the
new organization. President A. d.
Stewart of this place was again
elected president of the state asso-
citation of mutual fire insurance
companies.
Echo Enterprise: On Thursday of
last week occurred the marriage
of Miss Hester O'Connor to Mr..
Martin Bergan of Belview, the cere-
mony being performed at Granite
Falls. The young people Immediate
/ l1y horon hoI1cnkoaninU at Rniviaw