The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-03-05
Axel Nordstrom and Matilda Swan

we'd last Tuesday.
Walnut Grove will be favored with
an entertainment by home talent next
Monday evening, March 9th. The
public schools of that place, under the
efficient management of M. kranz
have been rehearsing some Of the prin
cipal features of the entertainment fol
several weeks, and they will score
success without doubt.
Springfield Advance: Two gentle
men from New Avon, Redwood coun-
ty, Andrew Anderson and A. j. Heath
spent couple days in the vicinity Of
this town endeavoring to work up 6
business in the way of boring wells
We hear that they met with good sue.
cess in the country around Red Rock
to the southwest of Springfield.
The man who knows it all is gener.
ally on hand at fire. He was al
Sleepy Eye last Sunday, and while in.
structing the fireman how to put out
the fire in Rinke's store, was rewarded
by having the hose turned on him
The New Ulm Review says that the
result was that the smart young trav-
cling man was minus a silk hat and
several degrees of Importance.
10. Wagland sold quarter Sec
ton of Delhi land to Andrew Melon
aid, of Illinois, few days ago. Mr.,
Wagland paid $500 for the land two
years ago, and has realized two good
crops and $500 for the land-consid-
erably more than doubling on his in
vestment. This is a straw showing
how real estate goes in Redwood coun-
ty. Mr.. Mcdonald was expected here
yesterday to take possession of his
farm.
S. Truesdell had given up the pass
age of the bill for his relief on account
of a homestead entry forfeited through
illness, but On Monday Congressman
Lind called the bill up and secured it's
passage. Tho Judge is feeling better
now. and as soon as he is officially in
formed that the authority to use his
homestead rights a second time has
been granted, he intends to locate an
other claim.
At the annual meeting of the Build
ing and Loan Association, last Tues
day evening, the following directors
were elected: For three years, j. H.
Bowers was reelected, and N. V. R.
Hunter and A. w. Bager we're added
to the board; for two years, to fill I'M
expired term of G.. E. Mckay, resigned,
Gilbert Mckay was elected. Subse-
quently the following officers were
elected: President, A. E. King; vice
president, Geo. Houghmaster; secre-
tary, o. B. Turrell; treasurer, N. V. R.
Hunter.
While our county commissioners i'm
posed pretty hard condition to their
resolution ordering the building of a
new court house, we are hopeful that
it will not prove an insurmountable
one. The resolution as published in
the minutes condemns the present
building as unsafe and inadequate
as it VIGOROUSLY is-and orders the
erection of new and substantial
building under the direction of the
building committee, provided the state
appropriates $4,000 towards REIN.
bursting Redwood county for extra
ordinary expenses in prosecuting Rose
and Holden. While the state should
do this much, the demands for appro
priations wi undoubtedly have to be
scaled down to come within the re-
sources available for various purposes
and we shall be fortunate indeed i
this appropriation is not cut below thu
figure indicated in the resolution
Nevertheless, we will not criticise tn.
motives of our commissioners at THU
time, but await results.
Lyon county is considerably torn W
on the court house question, and Mar
shall will have to encounter the usua
hostility and "kicking' from rival 10
calities, but there is not much doub
about the ultimate result. That coun
ty needs a building even worse thai
Redwood county, and it should be ant
probably will be erected at Marshall
According to the alleged victims Q
the gas incident at the Windsor hote
as published last week, the accoun
given in the dailies was grossly over
drawn and incorrect. Deputy Olmste
did not elbow out the gas" but turne
it off all right as he supposed, but as
afterwards appeared, not sufficient
to entirely shut off the deadly vapo
When the porter reused Olmstead an
his companion, they we're not :tupefet
but asleep, and Sheriff Mead's assist
ant claims that he felt as we'll as he e,
7 or did, and did not notice the odor {
gas in their room. We hope our o.
, changes will note this explanation an
say no more about the verdancy {