The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-03-05

Minnesota and prefers the duties of
clerk IN mems clothing store, &c the
mix up of a union strike, which just
now confronts the workers in the Ship
yards at Seattle.
Alois Drexler, who spent his boy
hood days here, and who has been re-
ported as killed in action IN France
last fall, has sent the glad news to
friends here that he is still in France
and anxious to set sail for home and
to visit the old friends in Morgan.
The installation OF the new motor at
the pumping station the past week,
brings vast improvement over the old
annoying pounding of the pipes in the
residences where the water works are
installed. In order to put in the nee
essary machinery, one of the steel cells
at the jail had to be torn out to give
room for gas engine for emergency
purposes. This leaves the city with
only one cell in the Jail.
Postmaster Hopfenspirger, who has
handled the mails for the past four
years, handed in his resignation last
week. The Postal Department has not
made any announcements in regard
to the cause of his removal, but it is
understood that the new postmaster.
will be selected under thesCivil Service
examination. 1t is rumored that John
Poncin will act as postmaster until the
civil examinations decide the choice
| Dr.. HarshaW, who represents the
Home Missionary committee of the
Presbyterian church for Minnesota.
gave splendid address at the church.
Tuesday evening. The doctor had to
take an auto trip across to Frank
| lin, where he was to take train for
other points. On the Franklin hill
the driver of the car had tire trouble
which resulted in obliging them to walk
a farmhouse where they secured q
team to convey them back to town.
| The greater part of the night was
spent on road which was rather hard
experience for a man the age of DIR.
Harshaw.
The Sophmore class of the high
school gave a party to the Freshmen
class, last Wednesday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Huscke at Gilfil-
liam. The jolly crowd of young folks
were conveyed to the country home
ty sleighs, a distance of some seven
miles. The Huscke home is noted for
its open hospitality and the boys and
girls spent splendid good time--in
games, music and dancing. Homemade
Ice cream and other refreshments prov
ed one of the enjoyable features OF
| The evening.
The only drawback to the Poultry
show exhibit was the inclement wea-
| Their. The blizzard which made the
roads next to impossible the last two
days kept crowds and crowds of far
mers at distance from attending. The
city hall was filled with the regulation
wire coops and only the necessary aisle
was left for the interested visitors.
The poultry on exhibition was much
! better then those seen at the fairs or
like places.
The Farmers Institute was equal
| ly good both days and the Women's
sessions in the Brownie and the Red
Cross rooms were SO well attended that
the space was too small to fit the de-
nand.
| Clarence Sweet of Fulton, Illinois,
arrived here Thursday on visit to
the Jesse Slaymaker family.
Clements Hillig the youngest son OF
Mr.. and Mrs Hillig arrived here Sat
urday for furlough. He is with the
motor transport company at Jefferson
Barracks, and enjoys the military life
immensely.
Manly st. John, who was taken Ill.
with influenza and pneumonia while or
a visit to his parents, at the holiday
season. has resumed his work at the
creamery. Buttermaker Stoltz has had
as his only assistant, Mrs. Stoltz, dur
ing St. Johns absence.