The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-12-28
July Is, 1889

July 10, 1909
WPA workers here stuck to
their jobs as others struck.
County commissioners perform
ed an operation on the annual
levy.
Farmers began an early harvest
cf a coed crop.
Condemnation proceedings for
the postoffice site were started.
Manufacture of floats for the
jubilee parade was underway.
July 20, 1889
Winten Barber, 6, of Renville
drowned in the Foley pool.
w. H. Quist, Lyle Tweet were
dismissed as game wardens.
Springfield's oil field hopes
were shattered.
Tourists were complaining of
the dust On highway II.
July ~, 1899
It was learned that Governor
Stassen and the Osman Temple
shriners would be here for the
jubilee.
The city added a new well to its
water sources.
A half dozen minor accidents
occurred.
Numerous Ramsey park chang
es were outlined.
August 3, 1889
Pageant rehearsals, wooden
money, queen contest were jubilee
preliminaries.
Morgan showed its appreciation
at dedication of the Gilfillan
memorial.
w. R. Werring started legal &C
ton in defense of pinbalI ma
chimes.
Petitions for street improve
ments were being signed.
County Agent Swedberg looked
for grasshoppers, found a skunk
A and P opened self-service
in the old Dream building.
August 10, 1889
Charles O. Gilfillan bought the
Mill street site for memorial to
his father, Charles Duncan Gill
fillan.
Redwood Falls On-To-Nicollet
party of $50 enjoyed the Legion
convention as well.
The city council turned thumbs
down on fair beer license.
Redwood Falls American Le-
gion Auxiliary was cited for its
welfare work at the state conven-
ton.
Lowell Loudan had a thrilling
trip into the Klondike.
395 had enrolled as Redwood
Falls Pioneers"
August II, 1889
The Gazette made publishing
history with Jubilee edition Of
60 pages, used 1888 pounds of
paper, weeks of midnight oil.
Attics were ransacked for relics
to.use in window displays.
County commissioners received
13 bids on work on ditch 100.
Joe Armstrong became city
tennis champ, Dorothy Birkholz
retained the Women's title.
Clover Kickers from Paxton
and City Slickers WED at softball
etc.
August "a, 1889
Redwood Falls had completed
the most successful birthday party
IN its history; Lucan retained the
county d-ball title, Fairfax rallied
to beat Lamberton in the baseball
attraction; 81 entered the jubilee
golf tourney; the parade, pageant,
shriner program were highly sue
ceSSful. Dorothy Johnson was
queen of the celebration.
A Lamberton car struck a park
ed house trailer, several injured.
August 81, 1899
Maynard Steele pitched Wanda
to county league play-off cham
pionship.
Judge agreed with county Off
Gals in pinball case.
Fair officials figured up their
half CT celebration, found receipts
short of outgo.
New star route from Olivia was
inaugurated.
The city's first bowling league
was organized.
September 7, 1889
Lucan was runner-up in state
tourney. Rasmussen pitched four
softbau games in eight hours.
Prices for farm produce began
climb as war started. Sugar was
In demand although grocers as
sured customers there was no
shortage.
Two former Morton girls, aboard
torpedoed Athena, safe.
Subpoena servers caught up
with Larry Doyle, Lamberton,
wanted as witness in Harry Bridg-