The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-07-01
STATE ITEMS.

minnesota rails has wooden mill, and
farmers can depend on getting their wool
carded there promptly and satisfactorily.
1t is anticipated that the temperance
camp-meeting, to be held at Albert Lea
on the Sd, 4tb and 9Th instants, will be a
grand affair.
A young man committed suicide at
Morristown. Rice county, recently, in
consequence of disappointed love. or
something of that kind.
Glencoe is aiding in building four
churches, not all in that town, and the
Register notices that at least seventy-five
per cent. of the contributions come from
the pockets of unbelievers.
County Treasurer Ring, of Scott coun-
ty, has been indicted by the grand jury
for embezzling $1,000. He has given
bonds. and will probably be tried next
fall.
John Beerwater, brewer of Waseca.
has been arrested for selling unstamped
beer, and bound over by U. s. Commits
sioner Berry in the sum of $500.
The Farmers and Mechanics Bank of
St. Paul suspended business on the 26tf
ult.. and will go into liquidation. No loss
to depositors.
DR.. j. n. Farrand, of Oronoco, was
drowned at that place on the Esd ult,
and Dr. Bascomb narrowly escaped like
fate. Both went ont on the river in a
skiff above the falls fishing. The boat
fioated out into the current and dashed
toward the falls. Bascomb jumped out
and swan ashore, but before Farrand
could jump the boat and himself went
over the dam and he was drowned. His
body has been recovered. DR.. Farrand
was leading citizen of Oronoco and q
prominent Odd Fellow. He leaves wife
and four children.
Faribault Republicans: The stomach of
Pagcnkopf, who was found dead on his
claim near Lake Benton, was procured
from the coroner Of Lincoln county by
By his friends and given to DR.. E. Cooley,
of this city, for chemical analysis of its
contents. The doctor finished the oper-
alton last week, the result of which estab-
lished that strychnine was the cause of
death. DR.. Cooley succeeded in elimi-
mating the poison and obtaining it in a
crystalline form. The chemical tests to
which it was subjected left no doubt OF
its character. Bywhat agency the deadly
drug was introduced into the food OF
Pagenkopf and Weeks remains mystery.
The stomach of Weeks was given by the
coroner to his widow, who has since left
the neighborhood.
Olmsted county has developed a MUIR
der of a somewhat sensational character.
The body of Terrence Desmond was re.
Gently found in his pasture in the town OF
Elmira, with his throat cut and skull
fractured. The coroner's inquest resulted
in verdict Of murder, and Reynolds.
brother-in-law of the deceased, was taken
IN custody on suspicion. Desmond a
few days before quarreled with Reynolds
and administered to him severe castiga.
tion,' and the killing of Desmond il
thought to have been committed by Rey-
nolds in revenge. Later particulars are
to the effect that Desmond's throat was
cut from ear to ear, and the back part Of
his head was completely mashed, while a
suggestive club was found on the ground
near the body. Reynolds is now in the
Jail at Rochester. The tragedy has occa.
stoned no little excitement in the neigh
borhood where it was:enacted.
Mr.. Niebles has recently been on pros
pecting tour up and along the Northern
Pacific railroad as far as Fargo. He re
tnrned on Wednesday from trip to Red
wood Falls. While at New Ulm he had .
narrow escape from being run over by thu
cars. Standing on the depot platform
he waited for the caboose Of the freigh,
train on which he was travelling. and as Il