The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-08-05
STATE ITEMS.
wants a Touring mill.

The town of Foster has a real, live
lord as permanent citizen. Rich, toe.
Two new newspapers are announced as
about to be started at Mankato, both Re.
publican. and both supporting Dunnelf.
Miss Belle Cook left San Francisco fo,
Minneapolis last Monday. She is conf
dent of winning in the coming race.
The Renvillc News boasts that L. D.
Worden, Of that place, broke u acres
of prairie this season, with two yoke OF
oxen. He finished July 1s.
T.J. Templar, formerly of Rochester
this State, lately arrested at Kansas City
Mo-, on the charge of obtaining money
on forged wheat storage tickets. has beer
acquitted.
A locomotive at Candy "ran away" re
Gently, owing to the displacement Of
some of the machinery, and ended by
going through the back wall of the en-
gine house.
A Marshall drug clerk, named Stanton
had crazy fit while working for Henry
Hoyt, and put bullet through the lat
tcr's hat. Hoyt was watching the man
fearing he would set something on fire.
Carleton college. at Mortified. is to re
ceive $1,000 from the estate of the late
DR.. Colt. of Norwich, Conn. Other be
quests to educational institutions made &
total of $119, 600 in all. of which 500. .OOt
goes to Yale college.
Van Allen, arrested for the murder o1
Desmond. in Olmsted county, has proven
his innocence. The traces supposed t.
have been blood on his shirt were founC
on analysis to be paint. Reynolds, ,
brother-in-law of the murdered man, ha.
since been arrested on suspicion of thu
crime.
New Ulm is excited over the coming
turnfcst. to be held there Aug. 21st ani
ED. Two large excursion trains from
st. Paul and Minneapolis, accompanied
by the Great Western band, are expected
and the Review thinks that at least Is,
600 strangers will be present during thu
festivities.
A 11-year old son of Ole Olson, of Pal
myra township, Renville county, got OF
to the tongue of reaper to fix the lines
when the horses became frightened ant
ran away. The boy fell in front of the
sickle. and was so badly cut up that one
limb had to be amputated, and the othel
was barely saved. So says the Post.
A fire at Hastings last week, original
ing in some barrels of kerosene stored il
stable, destroyed nearly Sc, 600 worth q
property. A number of ladies received
honorable mention in the Gazette fo1
their work in the bucket brigade at the
time Of the fire, while graceless drum
mer who refused to help was ducked by
an indignant citizen and compelled tc
60 to work, and afterwards fined SIS, by
virtue of the fire ordinance.
LIE Seuer News: A young man arrived
here from New York on visit to rela
tives. He calleAst the home of his uncle
and took dinner with him. He was
charged twenty-five cents for his meal
which he promptly paid, and then made
the best time could for the depot to take
the return home. He had paid out al
most fifty dollars for his fare, but thought
if LIE Sucur had such mean folks as tha,
here, he had better get out of this al
once.
Saturday afternoon three highwaymer
came up with four Germans who were il
search of employment, near Reads Land
ing, and after walking with them few
miles and representing that they wer,
also looking for work, the three worthie.
separated on some prctext, and travelling
ahead ambushed the other party will
drawn revolvers, demanding that the,
give up their money. Three of then
banded over the little money in their pos
session, while the fourth, who had $40
tried to run away. He was Immediately
shot down and robbed by one of the high
waymen, and now lies in a critical con
ditlon. A pursuing party followed til,
robbers that evening, coming upon then
near the lake shore, and after exchangin,
a number of shots the outlaws jumped
into the lake. Two more shots wer,
fired at them, and in the dim light, as they
swan off toward the Wisconsin shore
two of them appeared to be supportin!
the other between them. There wer,
probably two hundred people hunting fo
the robbers on Sunday.