The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-05-13

Ion lOTScC tudt DuuCu Keeps IAc UcSL
workman in this place. if you want any
Office furniture. or any other kind of fur
niture made to order. All work war
ranted, and competition defied.
STATE ITEMS.
Eleven new school districts have recent
ly been organized in Yellow Medicine
county.
The Minneapolis Tribune has been
changed from an evening to q morning
paper.
The people of Rochester are jubilant
over the fact that the State Fair is to
be held there this year.
Bird Island has new bank, called the
Renville County Bank, in which the edi-
tor of the Post was the first depositor.
The Waseca Leader has been sold to
Messrs. Moore s. Booth, who will consol-
idate it with the Waseca County Herald.
We learn from the St. Peter Tribune
that Albert knight, one of the early set.
tiers and most respected citizens of St.
Peter, is dead.
The Hastings s Dakota railroad is to
be pushed westward from Ortonville rap
idly, large force of men having already
commenced work on the extension from
that place.
New Ulm celebrates the 25th anniver-
sary of its settlement on Sunday, May
23d, by a picnic at the City Garden, the
proceeds to be applied to the cemetery
monument fund.
While ut Willmar last Wednesday, Mr..
Hiram johnson, of Marshall, was fixing a
wedge, and the knife slipped and the
point ofss the blade went into his eye, de-
stroying the sight forever.
The Winona & St. Peter Railroad Com
pany has given official notice that the
station heretofore known as Burns is
changed to Springfield, to correspond
with name of the post-officc at that place.
The Candy News says ground has been
surveyed at that place on which to build
a large merchant Touring mill. at the
instance of Sprague Bros. & Co., of Chi
cago, who are owners of milling property
in various places in this State.
The storm of last Tuesday was very
severe in Pipestone county. The hail
stones were reported lying foot deep on
the ground in some localities. Several
houses were riddled by hail, and some of
them moved from their foundations.
During light shower at Eyota, Ohm
sted county, on Thursday, the lightning
struck and killed the team of NJ. Hausc,
Jr., while at work plowing. Mr.. Hausc
was driving at the time and was shocked
some, but will soon recover.
Near Rochester last week Benz. Gould,
who had been at work in his field, was
found lying on his face dead, just in front
of his team. He was cighty-one years of
age, and his sudden death is supposed to
have resulted from an attack of apo.
plexy.
jackson Republic: ]. s. Peters, an
old-time resident of Minnesota township,
and still the owner of q fine farm on Loon
Lake, has returned after several years so.
journ on the Pacific slope, and tells us he
is glad to be back in Minnesota again
He says that country is no place for Q
poor man, nor rich one either:
A terrific STORM of wind, rain, lightning
and hail passed over Madelia, Watonwar
county, on the morning of the 7th. Ab0u,
seven miles south of that place it devel
oped into small cyclone, striking tn,
house of Wilber Pond, which it instantly
destroyed, killing Mrs. Pond. and severe
ly injuring Mr.. Pond. Several othe1
buildings were unroofed, or otherwise
damaged.
Marshall Messenger: The double deatl
at Ash Lake in Lincoln county from poi
soning, which we recorded last week, ha'
created sensation in that locality tina
dies out very slowly. The names of tn,
two men are given as Weeks and Pagen
kopf, and it is said that the report of find
some kind of roots in the stomach was
mistake, as no vegetable matter excep
potatoe was found. Weeks held 81, ,OO
life insurance in the United Workmel
association. The deaths are thought By
many to be murders, but there seems t.
be no clue by which to unravel the mys
terry.
A special to the Pioneer Press fron
Northfield. dated May 10, says: Lightning
rod agents are making things lively abou
here. On Saturday last they tried t
make farmer named John Dreuthaw
living few miles south of town, sign
note for $85. when he had bargained fo
only $11 worth of rod. They even wen
so far as to threaten to kill him, on
drawing knife and the other flourishin
billy, and they nearly scared the ma
and his family to death. but fortunatel
help came, and they were prevented frol
doing him any harm. On Friday th
same gang tried the same game on Joh
|, Burch. but succeeded no better. tn
gang are evidently swindlers throughout
They have been operating around hcl
for about two weeks. and have alwaJ
succeeded In swindling those who bougl
rods. Several Of them afS now und,
tarress, and Il IL TO be hoped they viii |
, put where they can do no more such bus