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Marcellus Welch returned from trip to Minneapolis on Saturday last. Mrs. Richard Atkinson and daughter of Kasota, are visiting with the family of G. L. Gordon, Gus. Thiering came up from Mor ay on his bicycle, late Saturday even ing, returning Sunday afternoon, County Treasurer Lankard announ ces that he will make Redwood Falls his home in the future, and with that end in view will vote in the first ward of this city. J. D. Bush, right-of-way agent of the Northwestern Telephone Exchange Co., was in the city last Friday and Saturday, fling papers in appraise ment cases, G. E. McKay, H. F. Buechner and Emil Kuenzli left on Wednesday morning of last week for the purpose of spending a week fishing along the banks of the lakes in Kandiyohi county. Rev. Fr. Jas. J. Woods returned from a several days’ stay in St. Paul, on Saturday last. He was accompanied by his brother, Thomas A Woods, who will remain in this city during the summer. The engagement of Miss Charlotte A. Marie Schmahl, the youngest daughter of Mrs. R. Schmahl, to Mr. John J. Palmer, of Gibbon is an nounced. The nuptials will take place early in the fall. Mrs. C.D. Thompson returns from a two weeks’ visit in Minneapolis this week. Mesdames Thompson, Fred Barnes and John Moon attended the Rebekah convention in Minneapolis everal weeks ago. A sample of growing rye was brought into this office on Thursday day afternoon of last week. It meas ured four and a half feet from root to stop of the head, and the heads were from three to five inches long. There will be a Fourth of July cele bration at the grove of George S. Dav is, old Isaac Johnson place, in the town of Sheridan, on Monday, July 4th. The exercises will include a basket picnic, a bowery dance, races, etc. Rev. J.C. Jackson, D. D., assistant superintendent of the American anti saloon league, will preach at the Pres byterian church at 10:30 a. m. next Sunday, June 26th, and at the Metho dist church at 8 in the evening of the same day. Subscriptions for the State work will be received, but there will be no admission fee charged. Binding twine is going to be an im portant item with farmers this fall. The price of that commodity has jumped from 6 to 13 cents per pound during the last two or three months, shl owing to the great scarcity of the article, and several machine companies are unable to secure any at all. The scarcity is said to be due to the war with Spain. Miss Bertha Roberta, while fishing with the Misses Lena Thiering and Jessie Waldron, during the early part of last week, pulled sn 8 pound cat fish out of the Minnesota river. There was more or leas screaming during the period occupied in landing the big fish, and when the same was brought to shore everybody present was seized with a fainting spell. The settlement of the county audit or with the State auditor, on account of State land purchased by settlers on the installment plan, this year amounts to $18,495.65, the largest amount paid into the State treasury for land purchased in this county for many years. It is a superb showing of the improved condition of real es tate owners in Redwood county. W. H. Eustis carried both wards of the city at the primaries last Saturday evening. The first ward was carried by about 20 majority and the second ward was carried by about 12 to 14 majority. The delegates elected in the first ward are A. C. Burmeister, A. H. Anderson, H. M. Aune, H. B. Wolff, D. Bissell, C. G. Johnson, and F. W. Philbrick. In the second ward the del egates elected are H. D. Baldwin, H C. Baker, F. E. Degroat, A.C. Doliff, James B. Mason and George L. Evans. A number of base ball enthusiasts have inquired as to what the head let ters on a base ball score means, A.B. means at bat, and shows the number of times each player was at bat. In case he receives his bases on balls, or gets it by being hit by a ball, he is not credited with an “at bat.” B. means runs, I. B. means number of hits—that is hits that landed the bat ter to first base safely; P.O. means put out, A. means assist, and E. means errors. In case the 8. B. column is used it means stolen bases, and in case the S. H. column is used it means sacrifice hits. For instance, where a player hits the ball, and is thrown out at first. In case a base runner advances a base on this sacrifice hit, the man making it is credited with the same, , ‘Chas, Buxton came down from Clin ton, Mion. last Saturday, and is visit ing with old friends in this city. Col. John Palmer of Gibbon was’ visiting the members of Mrs. R. Schmahl’s family Saturday and Sun day. Mesdames Bartlett and Harmon of eee SD., sisters of Mrs. Fred, . Barnes, are visiting with the latter in this city. Fred. J. Barnes spent the past week with the McKay-Buechner-Kuenzli fishing party at the lakes in Kandi yohi county. Redwood Falla township Repub licans elected Hugh Greene and Chas. Beer as their representatives in to day's county convention. The Misses Laura and Lydia Wolff sod Mrs Schalby, of Bird Island, vis ited with the family of A. B. Wolff, during the past week, returning home on Monday. Rev. P. P. Kelley of St. Anthony’s church, Minneapolis, who has been conducting services in this parish dur ing the absence of Rev. Jas. J. Woods, returned to his home last Saturday. Elections were held in all the com mon school districts of the State last Saturday evening. The elections in the independent districts will not be held until the third Saturday evening in July. The engagement of Miss Madge McCarthy, at one time landlady at Hotel Francois, this city, to Senator Bouck of Milbank, South Dakota, an attorney of that place, has been an nounced to friends here. Chas. Dickson, the crack pitcher of the Redwood Falls team, up to a year ago, reached this city from Wis consin last Monday morning. He will remain here during the season, be having been engaged to pitch for the Redwood Falls baseball club. Last Friday was the hottest day on record for the year 1898. The ther mometer registered nearly 100 degrees in the shade just before the wind and rain storm, which set in about 4:30 o’clock. The latter was very heavy, and in some sections of the county as well as east of the county line, was accom panied by some hail. It continued for an hour or more. The storm knocked down the grain to some extent, but farmers around here say that it will all come up again. Since that time the weather has been pleasant and ex ceptionally good growing weather. The commissioners having in charge the appraisement of land wanted by the Northwestern Telephone Co., Messrs J. W. Marvin, R. Morton, and Wm. Holt, made their return to the clerk of the district court last Friday morning. Two or three of the tracts mentioned in the appraisement had no price set opposite them, and it is pro bable that a settlement was reached before the appraieera commenced their work. On the line of the extension, the Winona St. Peter Railroad company receives the first benefit, getting $9, M. L. Sykes receives $15, M. L. McGee receives $9, H. Small $13.50, M. Ro berts, $13.50, John Street, $13.50, P. Peterson $13.50, H. W. Lamberton $5.50, G. Baldwin $1, W. H. Froelick $9, W. H. Boyle $9, L. V. Wiggins $4.50, H. W. Lamberton $18, D. Daley $42.50, R. R. Freeman £ 2, Jennie Z. Rawlins $13.50, J. M. Wardell $13.50 and G. A. Johnson $11.25. The com missioners were at work five days and will receive a compensation of $ per day. The Olivia Press has the following regarding the rumor that Capt. Sam uel R. Miller of the Olivia company of volunteers, is about to resign: “A re port reached here last Saturday even ing that Capt. S. R. Miller had re signed the captaincy of Company H, now stationed at Chickamaugaa, Lieut. Kemeter, who is in the northern part of the State on a furlough of twenty days granted him an account of the sudden death of his brother-in law, Wm. Vincent, was hastily sum moned to report without delay to Camp Thomas, presumable to take command of the company as he is next in line of promotion among the enlisted officers of the company. Sec ond Lieut. Heins is laid up in the hos pital with appendicitis. Should the report as above noted be true, Sergeant. Byrie of this place will be in line for 4 commission as Second Lieut., Hives an First Lieutenant sod Lieut. Kem eter as captain. It would not be sur prising if the reported resignation of Captain Miller were true. He has served with distinction through the war of the rebellion and has extensive business interests that require his con stant attention in Renville’ county. His friends have been very persistant in their requests that he give up his command and come home and it would not be strange if he acceded to their desires. Mrs. D. F. Bottchen of Berlin, Steele county Mion, has been visiting with her daughter, Mrs. L. N. Gordon, dur ing the past week. Dr. C. M. Leffingwell returned from a trip to Chicago last Saturday. He is not certain as to just when he will move to Rush City, B. F. Southwick and wife left for Watertown, 5. D., last Tuesday, to spend several weeks with friends and relatives in that town. Prof. Arthur J. Jones, who was » ‘teacher in the Central High School of Minneapolis during the past year, has been engaged as principal of the Red wood Falls schools during the ensuing term. Mr. Jones is a young man, pos sessing considerable of force and edu cational energy. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gorres, assisted by Miss Josephine Gorrea, entertained an immense crowd of Redwood Falls people at their farm home in Willow Lake township, last Sunday. Dinner and supper were both served, and dur ing the interval the members of the crowd entertained one another in gen eral conversation. ‘Wilbur Thomas Chollar of the Chi cago Chronicle will arrive in this city during the latter part of the month, to spend a few weeks visiting with his mother and old friends. He will stop at Owatonna, while en route here, to act as groomsman to a professor in Phillabury Academy, who is to be married during the next week. Rev. J. F. Barackman now has two rooms used by the late Dr. W. D. Filton, in the Flinn residence, for a studio, he having moved from Hotel Francois to the same last Monday. A cousin of Mr. Barackman will teach the seventh grade of the Redwood Falls schools during the coming school year, and will occupy the rooms with Mr. Barackman. The deed of assignment of H. E. Grabow and Fred W. Grabow, as in dividuals, and as the firm of Grabow Co., to H. M. Ball of the Bank of Morgan, has been filed with the clerk of court. The assignment was made last Friday, and was brought on by the ill-health of the senior partner, which has disqualified him from at tending to business for a large portion of the time during the past few years. The assets and liabilities have not yet been made public. 50 tons of any for sale. At Willard | farm, 7 is The St. Margaret's Guild mesta with Cecile Baldwin on Saturday next. A. G. Truss, district agent of the John Hancock Mutus Life Insurance Co., one of the best insurance companies extant, now residing at Mankato, but formerly of this place, was in the city Tuesday and yesterday. At the residence of W. D. Davis in Beaver township, by Rev.G. H. Way on Sunday, June 19, 1898, Clinton H. Child of North Redwood was married to Miss Grace Gordon of Renville. The couple left on the west-bound St. Louis Monday for Hanley Falla. To their baggage was attached many pairs of old shoes. W.P. Tenney of this city has author ized the Tue Gazette to state that he will be a candidate for county treasurer before the Republican county conven tion this fall. Mr. Tenney has resided in Redwood Falls for many years, and all acquainted with the early history of the county are acquainted with him. He is an old soldier and has always been an enthusiastic Republican. The Minneapolis department of the Pioneer Press of Monday, contained the following: Arthur J. Jones, for three and a half years instructor in Greek and zoology at the Central High school, has accepted the position of superintendent of the Redwood Falls schools. Prof. Jones has been considered a strong teacher at the Central and has secured to an un usual degree the admiration and es teem of his pupils. He has done much for the athletics of the school and will be missed by the student body in many ways, C. W. Everett, Jr., went to Olivia on Monday, and enlisted in the Olivia company of volunteers. The recruit ing officer sent by the company from Camp Thomas to recruit up to the full quota of over 100 men, arrived there that day. “Charlie” has been wanting to go to the front for some time, and was particularly anxious to be with the Manila expedition, but not being able to get his choice, will go with the boys to Cuba. He is one of the most energetic young men sent out from Redwood Falls, and if opportunity offers, he will undoubtedly win shoulder straps before the war is over.
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Redwood Falls Gazette
Redwood Falls, Minnesota, US
Thu, Jun 23, 1898
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