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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-23
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1
SHOT BY SAFE-BlOWERS.

Two Ohio City Bussness- Men and One
Burglar Kiliel - Two Other Citizens
Badly Wounded-An Exciting Midnight
Scene.
LIMA, O., Oct. 18-As several citizens
were returning home about 8 o'clock
Friday morning from q neigh boring
town they detected robbers in Franklin
Halls grocery and general store at Ohio
about thirty miles on tho Chicago &
Erie road. The robbers were at work on
the safe when they were discovered by
the men, who gave the alarm,
and posse was organized to capture
them. The town had been troubled
with burglars and safe blowers for some
time, and when it became known that
they had been discovered in tho act
every one was anxious to have
the burglars arrested, and accord
ingly they turned out en- masse.
The crowd was, assembled at
a given point and all arrangements
were made for the raid. A guard was
stationed at the rear end of the build
ing. while double the force started in at
the front entrance. No sooner had the
first guard made its appearance than
the robbers detected it and opened fire.
A large number of shots were ex-
changed. The noise .of the battle
attracted other citizens and addi-
tions to the force were made every min
! ute. The robbers had the advantage,
and while the battle was going on in
front of the store blew open the safe.
The ammunition of the crowd of citi-
zens gave out. and the robbers seeming
to- be abundantly supplied drove
them back, but not until one of
their number was left behind, and
Charles Hoover and William Place, two
of the crowd who attempted to arrest
them, were killed, and Adolf Kern and
G. w. Sanders badly wounded. The
four robbers then made good their es-
cape. They wero followed by the posse
for some distance, but the latter finally
gave up the chase. The town by this
time had been thoroughly aroused, and
the entire population had turned into the
streets. The excitement knew no bounds.
The corpse of the dead robber was taken
to an undertaking establishment, but
no one could identify the remains.
The robbers only obtained few dol
lars for their trouble, as Mr.. Hall had
banked his money, about 5000, just
before he closed up his store for the
night. He had received the money in
payment for some real estate. Office RS
are now in pursuit Of the robbers.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-23
HUMOROUS.

THAT girl is from Chicago" GLOW
can you tcll?' "Why, ! showed her an
Egyptian pitcher and she exclaimed:
Holy smoke! Get onto the curves. ~
n. Y. journal.
-"Pa, I'll be sorry when you get
WE'LL" said boy to his sick parent.
"Why, my son?" because I won't get
any more empty medicine bottles to
sell. ll."-Leisure Moments.
lie sighed with his hand on his he art;
Before her he went on his knees;
He'd have acted the true lovers part
II fate hadn't forced him to sneeze.
-Harper's Bazaar.
-Billings-"I will take little more
of that railroad soup, please" Mrs.
Hashcroft-"Railroad soup?' Billings
Yes. More water than stock, you
know'-Terrc Haute Express.
"A mans got to have plenty of sand
to attempt to cross the desert of Sa-
hara." Tut! You might as we'll say
a man must have plenty Of coal if he
wants to go to Newcastle. "-Harper's
Bazar.
by George" said the weary. pa.
to the conductor, 81 guess you men who
run this train deserve great deal Of
credit" What for?' For keeping
it from going backward. Washington
Post.
Tho factories of England, France,
Germany and Holland produce about
II. 600, 600 pins daily, and a contempo-
rary asks: "Where do they all go to?"
Young men who are engaged in the
courting business say that a great
many of them 60 to waist -Norristown
Herald.
The idea of Diana kissing Endy-
mion in his slumhe said the Boston
girl. would you kiss me if fell
asleep, Mr. Harvard?" Pm afraid I
would, Miss Beans" "Well, I'd like to
see you," she gently returned, remov-
ing her spectacles. - Philadelphia
Times.
Merchants Wife (suddenlv appear
ing in her husbands office)-"Hah! I
thought you said your typewriter girl
WAS an old maid" Merchant (much
confused)-"Um-er, yes, m dear, OF
course. of course; but she is sick to-day,
and she sent her little granddaughter
as substitute. ."-Philadelphia Record.
A Relief to Himself.-Gentleman
Ito Uncle Rastus, who Is troubled with
balky mule)-"Uncle Rastus, doL -ou
think kicking that mule in the stomao.
will make him go?" Uncle Kastus-
''Da hain't muffin wot'l make dat mule
60 when he 'cludes not to, sab. I'm
only kickin' him TO- my own satisfac-
ton" Accident News
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-23

The News Briefly ChronicIed.
The Minneapolis Linen Mill Company
has been organized with Charles A..
Pillsbury as president
The new starch factory at Lake City
will soon be in operation.
Farmers at Renville have decided not
to build a warehouse for the purpose OF
getting better prices for their wheat.
A swindling hospital concern has
been discovered at Omaha, Neb.. and
its he adquarters were supposed to be in
Minneapolis.
Work has begun in dredging the Rice
Point channel at Duluth.
After two years. rest the Pipestone
County Teachers Association has been
reorganlzed.
An offer for an option at 81, 600. 600 has
been made for the Anderson iron prop
erty south of Ely by an English syndi-
cate.
Contracts have been let for the erec-
tion of the Duluth Milling Company's
fouring-mill. docks, elevators, ware
houses and cooper shops. The mill will
be constructed of brick and stone, six
stories in height and will cost 1925, 600.
The statements of the three National
and four State banks of Dubuque show
gain of over $500, 600 in deposits and
5000. 900 in banking capital for the past
year. The deposits in loan associations
will increase this sum of loanable funds
to over $1,000. O00.
Martin Collins. an old and we'll known
settler of Northeast Minneapolis, died
recently.
E. II. Dudrey's cooper shop at Fergus
Falls with all it contained was burned.
Loss, 81, 900; insurance. S5s5.
An urgent appeal has been sent to
the mayor Of St. Paul from South Da-
kota for assistance Many people are
unable to procure the necessaries of
life.
Chris johnson Melquist, OF Fergus
Falls, has instituted suit for $25, 900
lamages against the Northern Pacific
road for injuries received while in the
discharge Of his duties as q brakeman.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-23
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

In fire in Rowley & Brooks hat, cap
and helmet manufactory in London six
persons were killed and thirteen in
jured.
By the loss of the Canadian bark Nal.
merby off the coast of Nova Scotia, six
teen of the crew, including Captain
Olson, were drowned.
1T is shown by statistics that 10A, 600
persons are out of employment in Lom-
hardy, 80, OUo in Piedmont and 50, 1000 in
Romagna and Southern Italy.
THE Minister of the United States at
St Petersburg says that the reports Of
the prosecution by the Russian Govern
ment of the Hebrews living in that
country are false.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-23

The most absurd superstitions are rife
in Russia. At Serpookhov, near Mos.
COW, an official announcement vas pa.
carded at tne street corners! Tho com.
mon people were unable to read. They
requested man, who looked like
priest, to decipher for them the con-
tents of the bill He unhesita tingly
and positively declared that it con-
tanned the warning that the city of Ser.
pookhov would be swallowed in the
ground. In less than an hour the news
spread throughout the place. and the
people abandoned their work and began
streaming out into the fields in large
crowds. All the factories were deserted
by the laborers- 1t was some time be.
fore the frightened crowds were restored
to reason and to their regular pursuits;
but the originator of the trouble could
not be found.--Chicago Herald.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-23
The Pullman Anu ual Statement.

CHICAGO. Oct. 1&-The annual meet
ing of the Pullman Palace Car Company
was held Thursday. The financial
statement showed that the total revenue
o. the company for the twelve month";
was $s. $50, 961.36, Of which 50, 473, 135. g.
was from earnings of cars. The operat
ing expenses were 1924, COAST. Tht
company employs 1887 persons, Il
whom was paid during the year SO, 249,'
s9L65. The company operates 1874!
standard cars and 2S6 second-class sleep
ing-cars, on 12O,6s6 miles of railroad
During the year 5,023,O57 passenger,
were cared for, an increase from 4.242, "a:
in the previous year. over Is per cent
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-23
DEATH IN A COLLISION.
One Man Killed and Five Injured in
Wreck Near St. Paul.

One Man Killed and Five Injured in ~
Wreck Near St. Paul.
At Coma station, in the suburbs of St.
Paul, on tho Great Northern line, a
fatal smashup occurred the other night
An Omaha train, loaded with live stock,
collided with an Eastern Minnesota train
bound for Duluth with miscellaneous
merchandise. The trains were running
at top speed and both were completely
wrecked. James Hill was killed,
William Johnston fatally injured and
four others seriously wounded. Forty
head of cattle were killed and as many
more injured. Thirty-fve freight cars
were demolished and both engines COM
pletely wrecked.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-23
Killed In a Peculiar Way.

John Devries, living ten miles north
of Pipestone, was killed in a peculiar
way while on his way to town. He had
nearly reached town when the team
became frightened and ran away, throw
ing him to the ground, and plowshare
he was bringing to have sharpened
struck him in the forehead, killing him
almost instantly. He leaves wife
and six children, the oldest only twelve
wears Of age.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-23
Minnesota Flax Disease.

A report was submitted to Governor
Merriam by Otto Lugger upon the flax
disease in Southern Minnesota. AS the
results of experiments Mr.. Lugger finds
tha exhaustion of the soil by previous
crops can not be the cause of the dis
ease, and that the specific organism of
the disease could not be found. The
disease, he says, can be carried by
water or the straw of old flax from in
tested lands to soil not yet infected.
One thing is proven, that prevention is
possible, but that there is no cure.
Mr.. Lugger advises rotation of crops as
one means of prevention.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-23
Buried by Two Husbands.

Twenty-Five years ago George Nc
Kay was married and ten years after
ward disappeared. Two years ago Mrs.
Mckay, giving her husband up for dead,
married William A. Gould, of Mime
apolis. The other day, to the surprise
Of everybody, Mckay showed up and
asked his wife to come and live with
him. Death stopped him and settled
matters. Mrs. Gould had been suffer
ing from cancer and she died from the
effects of an operation. Mckay asked
to attend the funeral and the two hus.
bands saw her laid to rest.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-23

WE are getting better understand
ing of a phenomenon that in our youth
in the country has many a time cut off
a coveted supper of bread and milk A
good deal has been written on the sour
ing Of milk during thunderstorm, and
some interesting experiments on the
relation of electricity to this phenom-
enon have been undertaken in Italy. 1t
was found that the passage of an elec-
trio current directly through the milk
not only did not hasten, but actually
delayed aciduation; milk so treated not
becoming sour until from the sixth to
tho ninth day.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-23

ST.. PAUL. Mimi, Oct 1a-Thoma'
OConnor, with life sentence for muir
der, and who was pardoned q short time
ago on condition that he leave the State
forever, has been sent bacf
to prison. He did not leavs
the State. but went to his forme,
home to see his wife who was saf
fering from . paralytic stroke, ana
while there was arrested on account O:
not complying with the terms of the
pardon. A friend Of O'Connor stated
that OConnof had intended leaving thi,
country forever and going to Canada
but was detained by his wife'v sickness
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-23

JUDGE SILENT chairman of the Fre-
mont relief committee of California,
says that, despite the passage of the
pension bill in aid of Mrs. Fremont, the
committee intends to raise at least $35,-
900. In the event Of the death of Mrs
Fremont, now in poor health at the age
of sixty eight years, Miss Elizabeth
Benton Fremont would be left in a
practically destitute condition.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-23

A SHIPMENT of Oregon tim ber has just
reached Baltimore that has been since
May making its way around Cape Horn.
The timber is of beautiful quality,
straight and clear, and includes some
OF the largest as we'll as the finest pieces
over seen in that port, the measurement
OF some of the larger sticks being one
hundred and ten feet in length by thir-
ty inches diameter. The entire ship
ment was sold before arrival, and will
go into use in the various vessels now
in process Of construction by Baltimore
shipbuilders, who esteem very highly
the fine, dense and straight pine which
comes from that far-away State.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-23
Gored to Death by a hull

RACINE, Wis, Oct Is. - Gotthard
Smith, living in the town of Caledonia,
was on Thursday night gored to death
by bull. He went into the field to
bring the cattle home. Soon after a
neighbor heard some one shouting for
help and went over to see what was the
matter. Smith was found in a horribly
mutilated condition. The horn of the
bull had entered his mouth and
pierced through his head. breaking his
neck. About five rods from where the
body lay his hat and large club broken
in two were found, which showed that
he had made desperate struggle for
life
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-23

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN once said that
he would like to be Theoretically sealed
up for hundred years and then re-
vived, so as to see what Philadelphia
would lool. like. Perhaps the strangest
sight that would greet his eyes could
his wish be granted would be the case
now in the Philadelphia courts for the
purpose of breaking his will and get
ting his legacy to apprentices.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-23

The new Japanese Parliament con-
tains one Minister of State, three SEN
ators, twenty-seven local governmental
officials, thirty-seven mayors, one hun
drcd and forty three provincial admin
lstrative officials, eighteen Journalists
nineteen lawyers. ten school teachers,
four priests of Buddha and fourteen
professors. Of the two hundred nine
ty-nine members one hundred and four
teen are Radicals, fifty-five Independ-
ents and four Conservatives.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-23

STENo-TELEGRApHY is new system
of communication that is attracting
some attention in France. The in
ventor, NJ. Cassagnes. claims to be able
to telegraph direct by single wire
manifold reports of speeches, either in
short or long hand. The instrument
resembles a typewriter, but is more
difficult of manipulation. With it the
inventor says he can transmit IT'S words
q oiDuta
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-23

MOTHER BENNETT lives near Green
vile, Mass, and her age, by the best of
witnesses, the family Bible, is lis years.
She did not unite with any church until
in her ll2th year. and was then i'm
mersed according to the Baptist rites
by young minister scarcely % years of
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-23

LAST years floods sent about four
hundred million feet of lumber down
the Susquehanna, and lumberman's s
exchange was organized at Columbia to
rep some benefit from the logs caught
Now they have ten million feet of
lumber in stock in the yards of their
saw-mill. and to date the exchange has
divided $500, 600 among its mem bers. 1t
is estimated the profits will reach $780,
OOO
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-23

TBE native Alaskan may not be much
in civilization, but he has found it lust
as easy to manufacture characteristic
ornaments, curios. relics, etc, for the
excursion trade as the etfete European
does in his absorbing practice of multi
plying the bones of the saints. The
thrifty Alaskan sends down the coast,
to San Francisco even, to get made the
articles that the impulsive summer WIS.,
itor dotes on and buys at native prices.
This at least is the report of ship cap
10;
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-23
CHURCHES.

DRESBYTERIAN.- ]. G.. Riheldaier,
i pastor. Services every Sabbath at 1880
O'Clock AN. and at o'clock P. N. Sab.
bath school at II o clock n.
NETHODIST.-Rev. F. A. Cone, Pastor.
4Nl Services every Sabbath, at 10:30 o'clock
A. N. and at N. Sabbath school at III
CHRISTIAN. Preaching on every Lords
~ Day at 10:N O'Clock A. NJ. and P. NJ. by
J. G. Harrison. Sunday School at u M
EPISCOPAL.-Chur of The Holy Com
~ munion Rev. :. B. Purves. Service
every Sunday, except the last Sunday in the
month, at lu:3J A. NJ. and 8 P NJ. sunday
school at I'm.
TATHOLIC.-Times Of service to be an
~ nounced hereafter.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-23

j a m es M ak .
we'll, alias Muir
ray, about 10
o'clock Friday
morning for the
m u r d cr o I
Farmer Decker.
Nj a X W IL re-
taincd his self
possession un-
til the last. He
walked from the
jail to the gal
| o W S between
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LATER.
Won derful Nerve.

ERIE, Pa. Oct. 19.-To-day through the
coolness of an engineer a horrible cat
astrophe was averted. The engineer of
the passenger train, John Burns of Buff
falo, was coming down the hill at the
rate of fifty miles an hour. He saw a
truck ahead and then freight car. He
saw no chance to stop his train but
could jump and sacrifice the lives of
his $50 passengers. His fireman had
left him and freight cars mounted one
another ahead. In second Engineer
Burns resolved to stand by his post,
and, springing from his seat behind the
boiler, he put on every pound of steam,
and opening his sand box so as to get
firmer hold of the rail, the monster gave
a snort and sprang forward, threw the
truck and cut through the freight car
and other debris. Burns with wonder
full fortitude held the lever, and the
moment he had cleared the obstruction
reversed his engine and threw on the
air brake as the train entered the wreck.
The sides were torn out of three coach
es. No one was killed and but few
were injured.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-23
Died While Talking.

HALLE, Oct. 1S-While the Socialist
congress was engaged in adebate on the
methods of improvements of the Socialist
press, Herr Baumgarten. a Hamburg del
egate, became much excited while speak
ing. Suddenly he staggered and, before
he could be reached, fell to the floor
dead. The incident created great SEN
sation. His death was due to either heart
disease or apoplexy, .@
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-23
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS
REAL-ESTATE VALUES.

Statement Prepared by the State Board
of Equaliza ton.
Tho State Auditor has prepared q
summarized statement of lands and
structures as valued by the county and
State boards for 1890 as compared with
1888. Also, number of acres of land
and average price, exclusive Of struc-
lures, both being as follows:
1883. 1890
Acres Of land exclus-
i've Of town lots. s27 2O3, 1880 $28578s $50 or
Value OF land exclus
i've Of structures 179557 $3.50 l9l, $40 35A OC
Average value same
per acre, exclusive
OF structures. $50 6.6S
Value Of structures
on land other than
town and city lots. II ,314OO 90 136, S94. %
Value Of lands other
than town and city
lots, cluding
structures. ....... 1877 421, 7090O 211 7T ,245 OJ
Average value of
land in acres, in
clud1ng all i'm
Eprovements ....... 7.30 TAI
Value OF town and
city lots. exclusive
OF structures . 1ss, ,6e2, ,22aOO 2O4, 400, 1885, OC
Value OF structures
on town and city
Value of town lots,
including improve
mentS and struc
tures. ........ 257 166,Oss.OO 2S5, s37 ,O5O &C
Total, as eQualized
by the State Board S454 593 79l 90 s497 12s 295 OK
Total, as returned by
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-23
Opposed to the Weed.

The admission of class of fifteen
new members to the Methodist confer
ence occurred at Mankato. Bishop Fitz,
gerald delivered a strong and forciblc
address to the class. He devoted much
time to the tobacco question, explain
ing the radical position of the church,
which bars from the conference all but
total abstainers from the use of tobacco
The report of the committee on temper
ance opposed license, declared hostility
toward the saloon and intemperance
nd committed the church to prohibi-
{i1o
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-23

IT is said that evidence has been dis
covered in Cincinnati going to show
that Elwood West of Lexington. KY,
invented and put in operation a steam
boat in 1897, six years prior to that OF
Eultop
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-23

Bishop THoBURN, head of the Meth
odist Episcopal church in India, now in
this country, says his denomination
is recruiting in that country at the rate
OF about six thousand year. OF the
geographical distribution of the evan
gelical missionary forces in India
tho bishop says: "All the churches of
America are represented out there.
The Prcsbyterians are chiefly in North
err India: the Baptists are in Burmah
and the Telugu country; the Congrega-
tions lists in Western and Southern India;
tho Methodists have their chief forces
in Northern India, though they have
missions in all parts of the country"
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GAME TO THE LAST.

James Maxwell Dies on the Gallows at
Morris. Il!.-Hs Neck Broken by the
Fall-Appa' ent Unconcern OF the Con-
demned Man as to Ills Fate.
NORRIS, I'LL, Oct 1S.-John Schroeder,
the sheriff of Grundy County, hanged
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-23

.l.MES JEFFRIEs, of Russell County,
KY. has nineteen children, including
seven pairs of twins. He also has ten
brothers married. and the eleven fami-
lies have thirty-seven pairs of twins.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-23

THE production Of seamless hose in
the United States is estimated to be
fully one hundred thousand pairs daily.
That is equal to five pairs per annum
for every man, woman, and child in the
countrv
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-23

HENRY WARREN, newsboy on the New
Haven & Derby railroad, was 81 years
Ole the other day. For twenty i've
years he has never missed day when
the trains ran
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-23
Love Comes High.

At Little Falls the jury in the case OF
Mrs. Catherine E. Trebly against Jane
NJ. Brown handed in verdict of $40, 900
damages against the latter for alienat-
ing the affections of the formers hus-
bard. The case is interesting from the
fact that it is the first of the kind ever
brought in Minnesota. The defendant
would move for new trial.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-23
Their Plans for America.

PARIS, Oct 1S.-O'Brien and Dillon
will separate after reaching America,
Dillon visiting the Northern and o 'Brien
che Western and Southern States.