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

STATE ITEMS.
The assassin of Judge Page is still un-
known.
The new iron bridge at Kasota is about
completed.
Brown county fair at New Ulm, Sept.
18th and 10th.
A twenty pound coon was killed in
Granite Falls the other day.
Jackson county holds its fair the same
days that are appointed for Redwood.
The New Ulm military company went
into camp at Minneapolis during the ex-
position.
Montevideo has built a new school
house, a very fine structure, at an expense
of from $11, 900 to $4,000.
The Jackson Republican reports that
Mr. McClelland last week sold stock val
ued at $1,266, for which he paid $500 a
year ago.
There was trouble at leap year party
at Austin recently, when wicked young
man got possession of set of false teeth
belonging to spinster, and made way
with it.
Two fires at Hastings last week de-
stroyed about $15, 600 worth of property.
These losses, following the big fire of a
month ago, are severely felt. Incendi-
arism is suspected.
A man at Fountain City put two pounds
of wet gunpowder into pan on stove
to dry. He succeeded, and is now look
ing for stove and cooking utensils to
put into his kitchen when he gets a new
roof on.
On children's day at Minneapolis about
10000 children and 5000 adults were
present at the exposition, and the enjoy
ment was unmixcd until evening, when a
little boy attempted to board a train in
motion, and was killed.
LIE Sueur Sentinel A son of W. G.
Gault, aged 12 years, near Ottawa, Lie
Sueur county, while going for their cows
recently, had dog with him that was at
tackled by three wildcats. The boy and
the dog made heroic stand. and killed
all the wildcats.
Two members of the State Board of
Health have been investigating the cause
of diptheria in the vicinity of Sleepy Eye.
Five children in one family have been ta-
ken off with that disease, and in another
locality out of family of eight children
only one escaped.
Albert Lea Standard: While wheat
raisers have been fretting and fuming
over the wet weather, s. J. johnson, of
Manchester; Freeborn county, has been
sailing down $1,000, obtained as follows:
From the sale of wool and shceep, $736:
from the sale of hogs, $469. He has a
large flock Of sheep left over, and num-
ber of head of cattle not yet disposed of.
Marshall Messenger: The G. & N. w:
R'y Co. has sold from the 1st of May to
the Goth Of August, 1880, 76,OS1 acres OF
land, for 1894, 10,s00 acres of the
above was purchased by John Sweetman,
of Dublin. Ireland, who intends to dis
pose of the land on long credit to those
of his countrymen who have only small
capital of from 92O0 to $500, who will
make class of good, thrifty farmers. A
large quantity of this land has been pur.
chased by Canadians with considerable
capital, who will settle and improve the
land Immediately.
Waseca Herald: We notice by our ex.
changes that movements are on foot to
establish at Albert Lea, Winnebago City
and other points extensive creameries,
whereby the dairy interest may be made
more valuable. This is feature that
should be looked after in this county.
Under the present system of butter max
ing with large majority of our farmers,
that product brings an inferior price.
With half dozen creameries, properly
conducted, in different parts of the coun-
ty, hundreds Of dollars could be saved to
the patrons every month, and a profitable
business made by the proprietors.
Rev. G. H. Deere, Of Rochester, left his
house in the care of a ncighbor during a
temporary absence, and on returning his
wife found that her silk dresses, furs,
cloaks, and large amount of other wear
ing apparel had been stolen during her
absence. in value over four hundred dol
lars. A thorough examination of the
house of the neighbor who had had &C.
cess to the house that had been robbed
revealed the goods packed away under
the floor. The family have hitherto borne
a good reputation. The woman, who
was the guilty party, was committed to
Jail for trial, in default of bail.
New Ulm Review: A serious and fatal
collision occurred on the Winona & St.
Peter r. R., near Mankato junction, last
Friday night, between freight train go.
/ ing east from Sleepy Eye and the special
fair train coming west from Rochester
The freight train was in charge of Con.
ductor Smith and the passenger of Con-
ductor McQuaine. A brakeman named
Lot, on the passenger train, was killed.
The engineer, Carroll, on the passenger
engine was also severely injured. No
other of the train men or passengers were
injured. Both engines, the baggage car
and several box and flat cars were badly
wrecked. The passenger train, it appears,
was behind time, but as it only ran as far
rs Mankato, the freight conductor mis-
took the number registered at the juno
tion by the conductor that preceded him,
and supposed that it had already gone
into Mankato. The trains met on q sharp
curve. and the engineers did not see the
approaching danger until too close to
avert the accident.