The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-05-15

we're attack of pneumonia a few days
ago, but the case is progressing favor
ably.
Q. H. Jackson, quite well known
here by his connection with the En-
pire Lumber Co., diedst Lake Benton
recently.
A. NJ. Welles has informed Charlie
Chollar that he will try and be pres
ent at the approaching commence
ment exercises of our public schools.
The w. G. T. U. will meet with Mrs.
H. Winter on Thursday, April Oath, at
8 p. m. All ladies are invited, and
the members are especially urged to
be present.
T. Looney went to Rochester this
week for treatment at the inebriate
asylum. There are several other in
dividuals in this vicinity who might
be benefited by a course of treatment
at that institution.
County commissioners Dooner, John
son, Leavitt and Whittet met in spe-
cial session last Monday, and in the
absence of Chairman Baker, organized
by the election of Commissioner Whit
tet as chairman pro tenn. A petition
for the division of a school district in
Vail was argued pro and con Monday
by two contending factions, with con-
siderable feeling on both sides.
The following item from the Manka-
to Free Press will have sad interest
to many sympathetic friends of Mr..
Lankerd in Redwood county:
Allie, the oldest child of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. R. Lankerd, aged ten years,
died at $40 o'clock last evening. She
had been sick for several months with
heart difficulty, which took adropsical
form. She was a bril- ht child and her
pleasant disposition won her many
friends. The parents have the sym
patty of all in their affection.
A large American flag has been
awarded to the public school in New
Ulm, in response to the offer of the
Youths Companion in it's issue of Jan.
8, 1890, to present bunting flag, 9
by Is feet, with forty-two stars, to
that public school in each of the states
and territories which should send to
the publishers, not later than April
L, the best essay on 1.-The Patriotic
Influence of the American Flag When
Raised Over the Public School" The
Minnesota flag has been awarded to
Albert Pfaender, New Ulm, MINI.
The board of education, at its
monthly session last Monday evening,
was obliged to consider the resigna-
ton of Pre- 'ident w. P. Huntington,
who has nearly finished his ninth year
of continuous service on the board.
! Mr.. Huntington pleaded that other
duties in connection with his business
made it inconvenient for him to give
that time to the schools which his Of
fetal position rightfully called for. His
associations with other members on
the board have always been of the
pleasantest nature, and the resigna-
ton was only accepted as a matte,
of necessity, and in view of previous
long service. The appointment Of
President Dunnington's successor will
be considered at future meeting.
Candy News: At the special cleo
ton Tuesday to vote bonds for 5,OO(
for waterworks the vote was, 66 agains
issuing bonds and 81 for issuing
bonds. Both sides were quite pro
nounced in their views, and it wa.
plainly demonstrated that the town i.
not in favor of spending any consider
able amount of money for fire protec
ton. At their last meeting the village
council was requested to buy four doz
en- pals. If, after mature deliberation
it should be decided that this woulc
not be too reckless an expenditure O.
the public money, they will take the
place of the proposed waterworks sys
tenn. Ye gods! what tumble.
John N. Jones came down from Du
luth last week for short sojourn with
his family, returning to his post OF
Monday. We were pleased to learn
from him that his new position is no
only responsible one, but as it in
wolves considerable travel, is mucl
more congenial as we'll as more renum
erative than his clerkship at Washing
ton. His duties involve the tracins
up of all depredations on the govern
ment timber lands in Northern Min
nesota, and while Mr.. Jones intimate
that these depredations have bee,
somewhat exaggerated by reports
there will be opportunity for govern
ment agent to earn his salary in check
ing these stealings, for many years t
come.
A statistical crank has figured on
that if the tobacco users of the Unit
ed States would abstain for q perio
of two years from the chewing, smol
ing, and snuff-taking habit, and plac
the money they would spend for te
bacco in that period in a commo
fund, there would be enough money i
the fund to almost wipe out the entir
national debt, and five years abstain
ing would give the head of each fam
ily in the United States enough NOR