The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-09-23
STATE ITEMS.
Carleton College has larger attend
ance this season than ever before.

CareletOn college, has larger attend
ance this season than ever before.
Hon. Abner C. Smith, of Litchtield, a
wcll-known citizen, died on Tuesday
Count Gera Sevenyi of Austria will 10
cate large farm in the vicinity Of Hal
lock, Kittson county.
The Minneapolis Exposition is said to
have earned $4,000 gross, of which sum
$ 13, O0J will be net profit.
The explosion of ten kegs of giant DOW
der in 4 quarry at Red Wing last week
was telegraphed over the State as the
shock of an earthquake.
Horse thieves are plying their voca-
ton III many places, and Monday night
three horses were stolen from J. i. Law
renee, of Montevideo, for which reward
of 1925 is offered.
Lehu Kinds, the party who assaulted
Albert Brown in Bird Island recently,
was arrested and placed under bonds in
the sum Of $500 or his appearance at the
next term Of the district court.
Hon. Clark W. Thompson. president of
the State Agricultural society, states that
the last State fair at Rochester paid all
the premiums. every expense, and 50, 900
of the old Indebtedness, leaving bal
ance Of $500 on hand.
Morris Tribune: Some'of the wheat lies
in the shock waiting for the threshine
machines. The owners will doubtless
damn the elevator men because the grain
will grade as No. or rejected, and go
around blowing about the rascality of in
spectors.
Harding's Herald An old man name
Brake, of this village. in his seventy.
fourth year, is said to be growing a new
set of teeth and getting a new crop of
hair on his head. Who will now dispute
the invigorating and rejuvenating quail
ties of Lanesboro air
A man named Siebel was shot at Still
water on Tuesday last by Charles L. Sew
GRANGE, under circumstances of some
mystery. They were alone with keg of
beer. which is likely to have been the
stimulating cause of the quarrel that led
to the murder. The murderer has been
caught, but refuses to give any explana
ton of the affair. The victim died the
following night.
Hon. Franklin Steele, of Minneapolis,
W.
came west about forty years ago, and re-
ceivcd the appointment of post trader at
Fort Smelling. Together with Colonel
Stevens he located the original town site
of Minneapolis. In 1912 he built the first
saw mill in the State of Minnesota on the
st. Croix river. In 1849 he built, at the
Falls of ST. Anthony, second mill, and
the first in Minneapolis.
lie Sneur News: We are informed that
many of the farmers in Jackson county,
among whom is j. J. Kendall, of the
4, OOG-acre Thompson g. Kendall farm,
near Heron Lake, are dispensing with
binders of every description. They claim
it is cheaper to put all grain up without
binding. Their plan is to cut with self
raking reapers or harvesters, and gather
the grain with barley forks and thresh it
loose. This is rather new departure,
and may work general revolution in
harvesting and harvesting machinery.
A shocking case of drunken squalor and
misery, resulting in the death of Mrs.
Hugh Chalmers and the subsequent sui
eide of the husband, comes from St. Paul
The wife of Chalmers was found by the
neighbors in a state of helplessness, re-
sulting from neglect and drink, and died
soon after her removal to the hospital.
Chalmers was put under arrest, but the
inquest revealing no ground for his de-
tention, he was discharged. The miser-
able wretch was on the verge of delirium
tremens. and after aimlessly wandering
about the streets he ended his woes by
Jumping from the levee into the river.
The Governors Guards" Captain
Joseph Bobleter of New Ulm, after hav.
ing visited the fair at Minneapolis, called
on Gov. Pillsbury at St. Paul on Friday
last. The Dispatch says: the company con-
sisted of forty-two-thirty in the line and
twelve composing the band Their ap
|pearance as they marched up Third street
was soldierly in every respect, and show.
ed preciseness of movement and famili-
arity with tactics highly complimentary
to both officers and men. The band Is
composed of boys ranging from twelve
years and upward and presents o very
pleasing appearance. The men are all
young and Germans with the exception
fof one-Sergeant Morris-who is by cour.
tesy denominated the "Dutchman from
Cork" The company consists Of some
sixty or seventy men, about one-half OF
whom are in attendance to-day.