The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-09-30
STATE ITEMS.

The fair at Lake City, which closed on
the 2th inst, was q success in every re-
spect.
Willmar has voted to build two school
houses, one to cost $4,000 aud the other
$1,000.
A little three-year-old child Of Fred
Busse, of Glencoe. was burned to death
recently.
A large and enthusiastic Republican
meeting was held at Granite Falls on the
evening of the 9th, addressed by Hon.
w. D. Washburn and Col. F. Hooker.
The fair at Montevideo was very sue
cessful both in point of attendance and
exhibits. The two congressional nomi.
necs. Messrs. Strait and Pochler, were
among the attractions.
Byron c. Homes aud T. ]. Reed of
Hastings challenge any two persons in
the State to play on October z the best
four in seven games of croquet, during
the Union Industrial fair in that CITY,
The Rushford Star says the town of
Norway, Fillmore county, with a popu-
lation of over 1900 souls, has now not an
American residing within its limits, nor
of any other nationality save Scandina-
vians.
Equestricnne races are all the 60 since
Col. Kings successful experiment. A
ten mile race is to come off at the Hast
ings fair, the contestants being Miss Hat
tie Smith. of Dakota county, and Miss
McIIattie, of Washington Co.
A rough in st. Charles attempted to
revenge himself on policeman who hat,
previously arrested him. and waylaid and
shot friend of the latter, mis+aking him
for the officer. Martin Regan. the wound
ed man, is thought to be fatally hurt.
At Winona, Sept. oath, kerosene lamp
exploded at the residence of Mrs. NJ. G..
Thurston. setting fire to the piano, car
pets and furniture. Mrs. l.. managed to
put out the fire with blankets, but not
before the property had been damaged to
the amount of $3.50 or $500; insured.
The worst feature of the case was the
loss of $s25 in money, which had been
placed on bracket near the piano.
A Pioneer Press dispatch from Austin
about the Sherman Page perjury case says
After lengthy disquisition upon the
law involved in the case, Judge Farmer
made decision sustaining the demurrer
to the indictment in the case of the
State of Minnesota vs.. Sherman Page.
His honor did not hold the indictment
defective in form, but insufficient, on
the ground that the affidavit upon which
the perjury is assigned is so informal and
indefinite as to have given the clerk no
authority to tax costs in the case to which,
it alludes, and therefore, that, although
it might be wholly false as to certain
statements therein the defendant could
not be convicted.
The Philadelphia correspondent of the
American Exchange says: "The North
ern Pacific Railroa! company has just
completed the sale to colony of Ger
mans of ten townships of land on the
Pen d'Oreillc division of the road, at
$2.GO per acre. cash. 1t is learned from
trustworthy authority that this sale will
net the company over $500, 900, and this
amount will be used in retiring the bonds
Of the division on which the land is locat-
cd. 1t is known that strong efforts are
being made to control the trade flow
ing over the Northern Pacific lines.
Offers, it is stated. have been made by
the Burlington & Quincy, the Chicago s
Rock Island and the Chicago, st. Paul &
Milwaukee roads to extend and complete
the eastern division of the Northern Pa
cific. Several meetings having this oh
ject in view have already been held. The
Oregon Railway & Navigation company
is. at the same time, negotiating with
the Northern Pacific management for the
building of the western division of the
road. There is the best authority for say
ing that this project will be consumatcd. y