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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-06-10
STATE NEWS.

Mrs. Seward has commenced Sc
rial, in the Saltwater Messenger, enti-
tied "The Fortunes Of Waif."
Wabasha, voted to issue bonds to
aid in the construction of the Lake
Pepin and Omaha Railroad. The ma.
jority in favor was large.
4. D Walters of Madelia last Wed.
nesday had troublesome cancer re.
moved from his lip. The operation
was successfully performed by DR..
" Warner, Of Mankato.
A gopher hunt, in High Forest
township, Olmstcd county, has been in
progress the past month. According
to the rules Of the hunt, pocket gophers
count 25; gray, Is; streaked, 10.
The total count last Saturday, footed
up 36,03o.
Jacob Powell, an old resident of
Sauk Centre, who left aud went to
Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and other
States in search of better country in
which to locate, has returned after
three years wanderings, much reduced
in circumstances but thoroughly con-
vinced Minnesota is the best State in
the Union.
Walter Pacard of Martin county, in
this State, has got himself into Sc
rious difficulty. A registered letter
came to the house for his sister.in.law.
and Walter, feeling that it was ''all in
the family" opened the package and
appropriated S25 contained therein, to
buying groceries for the common
household table. This was not tho
purpose for which the Eister-in- law in.
tended the installment, and she cruelty
reported her free-and-easy relative to
the United States commissioners. The
package disturber is now taking his ra-
tions in the county Jail, awaiting de.
velopments.
! Arrangements are being perfected
whereby the manufacture in this city
Oh an extensive scale of what is claim
ed is the best tbreshing machine in
vented, will soon be commenced, Jas.
Koons of Sibley county is the Eaten
tee. Two or three of these rnachines
were thoroughly tested list Sc e.so,,
and capitalists who have inves,;sated
the matter thoroughly stand ready to
organize company tor msnshcturino
these machines in large numbers Il
the enterprise Is developed according
to expectations it il p.obable thai
from 100 20 200 men Will be- emnlov.
ed IN their construction The machine
IS very simple; aad It is claimed will
tnre sh more grain 10 q day, with less
Waste, and with less power than any
) other machine ever invented. So i'm
portant an addition to our manufactur-
ing iaterests will be appreciated by all.
'l-Stillwaten Messenger.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-06-10

According to the Philadelphia
Times, an Independent newspaper,
"Pennsylvauia is undoubtedly a Re
publican State to-day on a full vote
honestly polled in accordance with the
political convictions of the people. ="
A majority Of the States are Republi-
can and if their votes are not given in
support of that party at the next Pres.
identiai election it will be because its
leaders and managers are guilty of still
further and more inexcusable blunders.
The success Of the Republican party
most undoubtedly rests in its OWE
hands.
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-06-10

The FIRST death within the walls of
the deaf and dumb and blind asylum
at Faribault since it was established
thirteen years ago, occurred on Satur.
day last. Miss Ada jerks, Of Lake
City died from bruise received two
days prior to tumor on the back Of
her head.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-06-10

During the night Of May 18th, a
burglary was committed at Adamshoorn
Holland, and among the property sto.
len were ten bonds of thousand dol
lars each, Of the Chicago l. Northwest
ern railway company /; twelve of the
same denomination Of the Winona l.
St. Peter railway company, and twenty
of the Chicago & Southwestern railway
company, in al representing about
$50 900.
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NOTICE.

TT 8, LAND oFEICE,- '~
u Redwood Falls, May ~, 1875.
Complaint having been entered At this Office by
Ele E. skjenna against Mary Igo for abandoning her
Homestead Entry, No. 5l9, dated Sept. 20, 1873,
upon the East half Of the North West Quarter
Section "a. Township 113, Range 50. in Renvifle
County Minnesota, with view to the cancellation Of
said entry the said parties are hereby mmoned to
at this OfRce the 2Sth day Of June, 1875,
at II O'Clock NJ, to respond and furnish testimony
concerning said alleged abandonment
Ben. F. SMITH, Register.
IS. W. n. KELLY, Beceiver.
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THAT WAVE.

The Fisher Wave" seems to be
receding.
The Saltwater Gazette, Democratic,
says
We have heard enough about that
"Tidal Wave for Fisher" And We
believe Fisher has, too. We begin to
believe the Minneapolis Tribune is
mighty near right, in saying that Hall,
of the Dispatch, is the only enemy
Fisher has, and he got up this bur-
lesque simply to vex his (Fisher's)
righteous soul from day to day, by
hearing Hall pile up the sickly agony.
The Brainerd Tribune, independent
puts it this way:
The press of the State, with but few
exceptions, is working up a tidal wave
for Louis + Fisher. Esq, of St. Paul,
for Governor. We are free to say,
however, that as yet the wave has not
struck US. Mr.. Fisher is the man to-.
day, but may not be election day, and
he may be our next Governor, but We
disclaim the idea that this hurrah of
the press will elect him, or even choose
the man.
Mr.. Donnelly says:
Go slowly, gentlemen. We have
many able men and eloquent advo-
Gates. Unidentified during years of strug-
gle with the cause Of popular rights
Unite all the elements Of Opposition
and select from among these your very
best men, and trust for success to the
justice of your cause and your own eff.
forts, rather, rather than to the help
of Alexander Ramsey and William s.
King.
The Rice County Journal:
On the subject Of elevat,ng our
sign for Mr.. Fisher, we have to sug.
gest that the time has not come. We
look upon the old pro-slavery, anti-war
Democracy as gone to to seed, played
out. and good for nothing but to be
trodden under foot. It is simply and
only a sham, and entirely unworthy
the venerated name of honest Democ-
racy, such Democracy as all true
Americans are proud to own.
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IN PROBATE COURT.
State Of Minnesota,
Red wood County 90

In the matter Of the estate of Ole Knutson~ Rake
Geceased.-On reading anil filing the petition OF Eliza
beth Kn"tson Rake of Redwood County, repre- sentiDe
a:n"ng other things, that Ole kuuts,,n Rake late
%: Swsde's Forrest on the 24th day OF April, A. D
1874 at Swede'e Forrest died interstate. and being
resident OF this county at the time of his DEATH eav
ing goods chattIsa and estate within this county ant
that the said Petitioner Is widow of said deceased
and praying that administration Of said be tc
her granted 1t is ordered that SAID petition be heart
before the Judge Of this Court Thursday the Isl
day cfJuly. 4. d. 1875, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, at the
Office of the Judge OF Probxte in said county.
Ordered further, that notice thereof be given to
the heirs Of said deceased and to all persons inter
eSted, by Publishing copy Of this order for three
successive weeks prior to said day Of hearing in tn.
Redwood Gazette a weekly Newspaper printed and
pubi shed at Redwood Fails in Said County.
Dated at Redwood Falls the 27tn day of May
A. d 1875. By the Court
IS H. D. Baldwin Judge of Probate.
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NOTICE..
u. g. LAND OFFICE.

Redwood Falls, ay 11th 1875.
Complaint having been entered at this Office by
donng his Homestead Entry, No. 141, dated Oct SO
1871, upon the VIZ nez and neA ne4 Section 20
township lis, Range Al in Yellow Medicine County,
Minnesota with a view to the c.nce llation Of said
entry the said parties are hereby summoned to ap
ne at this Office the 18th day OF june 1875, at
10 o'clock A. N. to respond and furnish testimony
concerning said alleged abandonment
B. SMITH, Register,
81 WV. H. KELLY, Receiver.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-06-10

The Indian delegation has left
Washington. The Government was
not able to bring about any settlement
with them that will open up the covet.
ed territory.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-06-10
NOTICE..
q. 8. Land Omce.

o. 8. Land Once.
Redwood Falls, Mun, May 10th, 1875 s
Complaint having been entered at this Office by
Peder K. Lee against Joseph Thomas for abandoning
his Homestead Entry No. 4s6, dated July 81, 1873
upon the West half North West quarter Section a.
Township 113, Range 33, in Renviile County Mime.
sofa, with view to the Cancellation Of said entry
the said parties are reby summoned to appear Al
N. T., respond and furnish testimony concerning
said alleged abandonment.
Ben. Smith, Register.
"a VIM. b Kelly, Receiver.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-06-10

A veterinary surgeon Of Utrecht,
Long Island, recently set the broken
hind-hg of horse SO successfully that !,
the animal is sound as ever. Il took :
abo,,t six weeks, to effect the cure,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-06-10
THE GAZETTE.
VIM. 3. HERRl0TT.
Editor and Publisher.

The June term Of the u: 8. District
Court commenced at Winona on
Monday the 9TH inst.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-06-10

The artesian we'll 1t Mankat0 Is
now 1000 feet deep, with water 1t 20
feat from the surface.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-06-10

nANK OF REDWOOD FAILS,
ID w. D. Finn, President. WE.
Dickinson, Cashier. A general Banking
Business Transacted. Passenger Tickets
cold sold to and from Europe. 43
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w FLINN, NJ. D.,
W. PHYSICIAN &hSURGEON
Also U s. Ex. Surgeon of Pensions
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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-07-17

A BR1MsTONE TOwN.-TheO. Hale
has named his birthstone mine, sit
uated in Humboldt County, "Inferno," !"
and has located and laid out Il town
bearing the same classic appellation.
The new town is supplied with nu-
merous streets, avenues, alleys, ETC.,
with names corresponding with that
OF the town. For instance, the stream
near it is called the "River Styx;n
the pass in the canyon is dcnominatetl
=" Hellgate;" the streets are known
as Devils Avenuc, Birthstone Lane,
Whiskey Alley, lmps' Promenade,
etc. The prominent places Of resort
are the Robbers Roost," " Murder
ers' Retreat" Palace Inferno" and
"Devirs Delight" There beiug no
wood or coal to be had III town, the
fires are made entirely of birthstone
Of sulphur produced from the mines.
The stream near the town called the
" Styx," is not q stream Of water, us
one might suppose, but Of melted sui
plur and liquid potash. Their bib
ulants are sulphur cocktails, brimstone
punches, aud potassium lemOnales.
We regret to state that the entire
town Of Inferno, at the sulphur mines,
was destroyed by fire last Tuesday.
The fire originated in Palace Inferno,
which was built entirely Of birthstone,
like all other buildings in the place.
There l'eing no water or Babcock tire
extinguisher in the place, the burn-
ing element melted, and running
along Devils Avenue and Imps' Prom
enade, set fire to Murderers' Retreat,
and from thence all over the town,
which was soon reduced to veritable
lake of fire and birthstone. Hum
bold (Ncr.J Register.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-07-17

In the interest of harmony in West
ern journalism, this suggestion seems
timely. Let it be conceded that the
Mississippi valley is an ellipse Of
which Chicago and St. Louis are the
two foci that Chicago has the largest
number of inhabitants and st. Louis
the most people; that Chicago has
more statesmen to the inch than any
other city west of Washington, and
st. Louis contains 400 avpilahle can
didates for the Presidency, two-rhirls
of whom are lieutenant cOlonels; that
Chicago has less debt and more real
estate, and St. Louis has fewer liza
bilities and pays more taxes; that st.
Louis has the greatest commercial
future before it, and Chicago may
look forward to the greatest growth
in trade; that the feet of the ladies
Of both cities are exactly Of the same
diminutive size that each is the me-
tropolis of the West and bound tO be
ais big AS all creation. This treaty of
peace once signed, the weary writer
of paragraphs might take Il rest-and
his readers likewise-Ncm York Tri-
Lunc.
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Agents for the Chief:

Agents for the Chief.
AsCENsION PARISH
WIN. G. Wilkinson. Donaldsguviile. Ii.
DR. John Dominique, Dominiqse's Landing
Augustus Knight, LinwoOd Plantation.
Dr. A. Il. Robertson, Dutch Stores.
John Dixon, New River.
i. Is. Hebert, ''
Alex. Meyers, Manchac and Port Vincent.
ELSEWHERE.
Thes. Mcintyre, New Orleans, La.
Geo. T. Rowell T. Co., New York.
r. H. Walker & Co., Baltimore; MARYLAND.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-07-17

+" The war cloud between England
and Burmah has been dissipated, the
King Of Burmah having granted to
Great Britain the right to send forces
through his Dominion N Western
China, ii requisite for future exlsedi-
tiOns.
- This immediate section has suf-
fered much tnr Kant 0f rain. Ne haze
not had good season for two months.
This is the only locality within our
knowledge which has thus suffered.
Throughout the State generally crops
are of extraordinary prOmise-H0Mey'
Iliad.
u Since our last the weather has
1cen very hot. On the west bank of
the river there have been several
rains which have proved very season.
able. The reports from all parts of
the parish continue favorable regard
ing both corn and cotton.-M Monroe
Intelligeacer.
e The crop prospect of this par
isl still remains very, but the planter
has many risks of a failure in his cot
ton crop to run yet. However, we
can but believe that Providence will
continue to smile on us and bless us
with an abundant harvest.-Richland
Beacon.
- Though the weather has been
wet for the season, the crops in this
section Of country continue to he in
prospecting condition. Barring acci-
. dents, We are safe in stating that the
yield of the cane and rice will be next
tall much above the average of last
ear.-PLaquemine Observer.
n The weather, especially about
Opelousas, has been all that could be
desired by farmers. If there had been
Il convention Of farmers to fix upon
periods when they would want rain,
they could not have arranged the
niatter as well as it has been done by
Providence and Nature. All crops
that have been cultivated are good.
In some sections the corn will not be
so good as in others, for want of suf-
ficient rain; but the cotton is said
to be good everywhere. In the prin-
cipal agricultural sections Of the par
ish, where agriculture is the main pur-
suit, aud is we'll attended to, the crops
are said to lie as good as they ever
were, within the memory Of living
inen. Planters, who are generally in
clined to put low estimate upon the
condition 0f their crop, say SO; aud
nul own eyes convince US that they
tell the truth.
u We have had an opportunity to
gather information about the crops,
just at this critical stage, which is sell
dom met with, owing to the number
of visitors from nearly all North Louis
lana in town the past week. The re-
ports We have gathered from hill ard
swamp, from home and abroad, cou-
cur in q very favorable average of
hotl, corn and cotton. The corn crop,
il seelas. il as good as made, and the
total will he large. So m,icl. the bet
ter for the country. thanks to hus-
bandry and the peoples necessities.
Cotton is fruiting well and growing
vigorously. The seasons are pro-
pitious. The caterpiller and the Au-
gust drouths are however, to be dread
ed. The labor Of cultivation is pretty
well over: The general prospect is
encouraging for independent farming
and for subsistence next year. Aud
the capitalists aud banks may very
soon keep their greenbacks.-Ouachitd
Telegraph.
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.avAkEs. mo. I2mos. lamos. l6mos. b year

Transient advertisements 81 90 per square
first insertion; each subsequent insertion,
IS cents.
All official notices 81 90 per square each
publication. ~
Editorial noticcs-in local columns, 20
cents per line.
Brief communications upon subjects Of
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No attention paid to Anonymous letters.
The editor is not responsible fer the views
Of correspondents.
Address: CHIEF, Donallsouville, La
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Every man should subscribe for tie
local paper. Take the CHEF.
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See Mr.. J. NJ. D.layallade's ice .ad
yertiselnent.
Middletown transcript., 1875-04-03

A LITTLE HERo.-Twe children
still and stark on snowy slope-the
girl wrapped round in the coat Of the
boy. and both young faces fixed by
frost in the calm repose Of death-was
the picture presented to the eyes Of
wearied searchers near Mount Ayr, Ia.
the other day. This winters cold has
taken many life, but none Of the un-
fortunates were found in SO touching
an attitude as this. It was not in the
heat of the conflict that the boy died !;
there was no rafting drum to stir bis
thickening bleod, no comrades eyes to
mark his heroic fall; nothing to rouse
his young enthusiasm But the little
coat folded carefully about the girlish
form, and his own naked breast, told
Of the quiet courage and self-sacri6ce
with which be had met the pitiless
blast that blew as cold on him as her.
Middletown transcript., 1875-04-03

bankrupted conjecture itself It is one
of those profound mysteries which must
remain to be solved by the more ad-
vanced intelligence of future ages. How
it is that, upon salary, say Of five or
ten thousand dollars per annum. he can
manage to maintain splendid estab-
lishment in a style or luxury that Sar-
danapalus might have envied. and still
be able at the end Of a few years to in
vest hundred or two thousand in the
stocks Of some wealthy and remunera-
tive corporation, is something, as Lord
Dundreary would say, "that no fellah
uan find out" I have heard it sug-
gested, hewever (though it was only in
the way of vague suspicion). that if
you had valuable patent which you
desired to have renewed, or wished to
procure large subsidy from the Fed
eral legislation in furtherance of some
meritorious public improvement in our
uninhabited territorities. or to furnish
adequate mail facilities to the inhabi-
tants Of the Celestial Empire, or the
amiable and intelligent natives Of the
Cannibal Isles, you would find the
model statesman in either House Of
Congress-altheugh utterly impervious
to anything like a bribe-the very
ablest counsel you could possibly en-
ploy, provided you could pay him
enough to bring out all the powers Of
his mighty genius or, that, if You
should find it impossible to procure
his inestimable service as counsel, the
surest, in fact, the only infallible
method of convincing him Of the great
public utility Of your proposed mea-
sure, would be to let him win some
ten or twenty thousand dollars from
you at game Of draw w-poker.
Middletown transcript., 1875-04-03
A THEOLOGICAL QUESTION SETTLED.

A THEOLOGICAL QUESTION SETTLED.
A man died recently at Suter Creek
who had never adhered to any partieu-
lar belief in any specified system Of re-
ligion, but who bore the reputation Of
being liberal, kind-hearted man and
good citizen. A minister was requested
to conduct the funeral service, and the
good man during his discourse said in
effect that the deceased had not the
least chance Of salvation, but had made
a bee line fer the hot place. Those who
heard this were very indignant, and
that evening party Of men went to
the ministers house, dragged him out
Of bed, put rope around his neck,
declaring they would hang him. He
begged hard for life, and finally re-
tracted the aspersion he had cast upon
the deceased, and promised to leave the
place at once. He was then released, /,
and next day he packed up his effects
and eft.-Alta Californian.