The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-02-24
Our Neighb0rs.

p Our Neighbors.
Several of our snowed-up exchanges
come to US printed on brown paper. New
er mind there is no color line in free
Minnesota. s9ael
Berry's steam Touring mill. at Marshall,
was burned to the ground on the night of
the 4th inst The mill had shut down
several days before the fire, having run
out of coal. The origin of the fire is
unknown, but the conjecture made by
many is that it was fired by thieves. Loss
on mill and contents, about $21, 900 to
the owner. Insuratlce, $12,6OO. Mr.
Berry will probably rebuild.
/ The Marshall Messenger of the nth
puts the situation sententiously: "No
trains. No mail. Out Of fuel and feed.
But still we are happy" ~
Montevideo telegram to Pioneer Press:
Great excitement exists here over the
strife between this place and Granite
Falls. to see which can get out the largest
force of men to work at the opening of
the railroad. Yesterday Granite got out
a few more men than M0ntevideo, but
to-day we went down with 118 men, while
Granite could only muster seventy. The
snow averages five to ten feet the whole
distance opened to-day. Our people do
not become the least discouraged, not
withstanding they have put in a full week.
| Out of our 230 voters zoo have been out
! on the work.
In Granite Falls the stores and offices
were generally closed on the above date
(l9th). and the citizens were hoping for q
train this week. 5ot
The Sleepy Eye Herald protests against
| sensational reports in the Pioneer Press
to the effect that there is much destitutlon
and suffering along the western end of
the w. s. St. P railroad. On the con-
trary. most of the stations could stand
a thirty days blockade, if necessary.
Same paper: Redwood Falls has new
cornet band. Let's match our new band
against them. Perchance we may win
more shekels as we did in base ball times.
Five sleigh loads Of mail for the west
were sent out from the Sleepy Eye post
Office and from the mail car last Sunday
morning. The mail has been lying here
several weeks On account of the blocking
of the railroad. The railroad company
fin lily decided to forward 1t by teams.
The postmaster at Redwood Falls. Mr..
Watson. is an enterprising officer. He
camc down last Tuesday with the mail on
a hand sled and carried back the mail
from here by the same conveyance. By
drawing the sled up one side of the snow
drifts and sliding down on the other side,
he managed to make pretty good time
There are men of good judgment and
experience in railroad work who believe
that it will be impossible to open the
road west of Sleepy Eye inside of thirty
days, with force Of at least three hun
dred men. 1t is very likely then that the
blockade at the western towns will not be
opened until spring. cit is impossible,
without seeing, to conceive the condition
of the track. Snow is filled in over brid-
ges fifteen to twenty feet high. The snow
in some cuts will average twenty feet in
depth aud some of those cuts are mile
long. t 7a
Renville Times, 18th: There is little
too much promiscuous wood stealing 60
ing ON in this place to be entirely satis-
factory to all concerned. .a alat.y
A sleigh-load of -four arrived at this
place last Tuesday, from Olivia. This,
together with number of sacks from
Redwood Falls. has removed prospective
bread famine"
A petition is in circulation for sigma
lures, asking the State to make an appro-
priation to he used in putting substan-
tial bridge across Beaver Creek in this
place. All. -.,...... 49,.
| The stage driver on the Olivia mail
route went to Olivia (from this point) on
foot last Thursday, carrying the mail on
a handsled, returning on Friday in the
same manner. bringing goodly quantity
of mail matter for our citizens. the first
since Jan. 25th. sn.
p. W. Helms, W. P. Christensen, A.
Simpkins, F. Camp and Jno. Morgan, all
of Olivia. arrived in Beaver last Tuesday
evening. having been engaged in breaking
the road between the points named. The
outfit also brought the remainder of the
newspaper mail brought up from Glencoe
several days since.
Bird Island Post, 18th Twenty -four
days since passenger train arrived.
An order was received here Saturday
evening suspending all train men west OF
Bird Island, including conductors, engi.
neers. and brakemen. Many of them
therefore, determined to start east Sun
day, with free pass in their boots over
the Foot & Walker Road. But before
leaving they desired to tender their many
friends pleasant farewell, so they organ
lied an impromptu band. of twenty o.
more pieces. including tin pans, horns
and other musical instruments. and CAV,
a Sarah-neighed. Sunday morning tn,
suspension order was rescinded. but .
few of the boys travelled eastward OF
their free passes
Mothers need not be kept awake night
by the incessant coughing of their child
ren. if they have Dr.. Marshalls Lung Syr
up at hand. and give one or two doses il
season. Price only 25 cents and so cents
i Decisive Battles Of the World.
Crcasy's extremely interesting volum
narrating the history of the fifteen decis
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