The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-07-22
STATE ITEMS.

Renville county has a population of
10. .793
Waseca takes rank among Minnesota
towns as No. 17in population.
A special train, carrying the Winona
board of trade, made a trip over the Wi
mona & st. Peter road this week.
The census taker has found in Wilton,
Waseca county, the oldest person in the
State, Mrs. Boyer, aged 10s years.
Ebert Slingerland, recent graduate at
Appleton academy, was drowned while
bathing at Blake's mill. in Dodge county,
on the 18th inst.
Jacob Goodson was drowned In Circle
lake, near Faribauk, on the 18th inst, by
the capsizing of boat in which he and
several others were riding.
Mr.. James E. Childs, for sixteen years
editor of the Waseca Radical, published
his valedictory last week, having sold the
establishment to w. G. Ward.
The Dodge House. in Granite Falls, was
burned on the 18th inst. Insured for
So, 500. The house and furniture was
owned by VIM. Dodge, who intends re-
building at once.
During the thunder storm last Thurs
day night, man named Ludwick Masan,
living near Amiret, Minn., was killed by
lightning in the cellar Of his dwelling
where he had gone with his family for
safety. Wife and children uninjured.
The Winona Mill Company are prepar-
ing to erect elevators at various points on
the Tracy branch of the Winona & st.
Peter railroad. They will be 24x6O feet,
with capacity for holding about 6,oOo
bushels each.
}. A. Amundson, young man of Roch-
ester, Mimi, has Won the DE Frost gold
medal at Yale college, which is considered
the highest honor of the institution. The
award is to "that scholar of the senior
class who shall write and pronounce an
English Grafton in the best manner"
New Ulm Review: We venture the as
sertion that Geo. Scheres. of the town of
Sigel, has the incest field of growing corn
in the county. 1t stands at least ten feet
high on an average, and some of the
stalks on last Friday measured over II
| feet.
Hamline University, at St. Paul, was
dedicated on Tuesday last. There was a
large crowd in attendance. Bishop Foss
made very able and appropriate address.
, The permanent endowment fund now
amounts to $4,000, the subscription at
the dedication being $4,000.
] Lamberton Commercial A man living
near Springfield was at work with NOW
er last Saturday. He got off to arrange
some part Of the harness without throw
ing the mower out of gear. The horses
became restless on account of the flies,
and pulled the mower against him, cut
ting off one Of his legs. His name, as
near rs we could ascertain it, is Winn.
Granite Falls Journal: The Worthing-
ton Advance says that on Sunday, the Sd
inst, Rev. Sheldon, of the NJ E. church,
touched on the matter of the sinfulness
of the citizens of that town, and as one
of the proofs Of the assertion, cited the
fact that a church member had actually
gone out into the street in front of the
big bulletin board and looked at the cir.
Gus bills. We are not blessed with such
conscientious ministers in this place, for
when the cry of fire was raised, just after
service had commenced last Sunday morn
ing, they did not stop to dismiss their
congregations, but broke right off where
they were, and were at the fire lending a
helping hand about as soon as any of
their audience