The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-08-27

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March was put on record last week,
but the actual sale was made some
time ago, for $500.
Can ducks swim: It has been gen.
orally supposed that they can, but we
are credibly informed that a good
many that have been shot the past
week are not built that way.
The lumber for the grand stand at
the fair grounds has arrived. 1t was
furnished by the Laird Norton Co =,
which donated $40 to the society in the
transaction, with it's accustomed puL-
lie spirit.
Geo. W. Belt is trying to break the
record on boils, and is now nursing
No. 40, by actual count. This is no
joke for Mr.. B., although he tries to
get little fun out of the situation as
an Offset to the pain.
E. G.. Bailey was appointed fire mar
shall at special meeting of the coun-
Gil held last Tuesday evening, for the
passage of the fire ordinance which is
printed elsewhere, and should be care
fully read by citizens.
&C. Herman sold his fve-acre
tract on the Ramsey last week to S.
Russell, and that gentleman is expect
ing to build on the same this fall and
occupy it with his family. The price
paid was $50 per acre.
One of Aune & Thune's show win
dows has been fitted with convenient
and handsome brass fixtures for their
fall display. Judging by the piles of
boxes, their stock will not all go into
the windows by large majority.
The need of a water supply is get
ting to be almost burning question,
and associated with the fire ordinance
lately passed, some action in that d.
rection will undoubtedly be taken soon.
Some opposition has been shown to in
curing large debt for water works,
but unless some better plan is propos-
ed by those who oppose the demand
made for water works, the Gazette is
in favor of mourning the debt rather
than to longer expose the whole city
to the chance of destruction for want
OF water supply to put out fires.
According to news received here
lately by Geo. w. Belt, one of the for
mer pioneer residents of Redwood
Falls has fallen heir to goodly estate
in California. Away back in 40 VIM.
Wiltshire, in company with other adj
venturous spirits, left Terre Haute,
Ind, to seek his fortune in the then
new colorado, California. He never
wrote be >'at'ves. and his
brother I'm in
vague >rd.
And nov n
from
the &C d
stating ed
recently, alu-
able estate s.ornia to
Charles. Tn. ,.A.'s were set on foot
by lawyer at Chillicothe, O., the for
mer home of the Wiltshires, and since
replying to his cousins letter Mr.. Belt
has received letter from the attorney,
in which the latter appears to be seek
ing to establish the identity of Charles
Wiltshire as the brother of VIM. Wilt
shire, the testator. Chas. Wiltshire is
getting we'll along in years and has met
some reverses, and his old friends here
will be glad to know that good fortune
Is now coming his way.
In a letter to Gov. Merriam, Lawyer
Thompson, of Sleepy Eye, making
special plea in behalf of VIM. Rose
says that ''the third trial was held dur
ing storm of excitement When
Dodge's dead body was found, had it
not been for the salutary influence of
an open court and the presence of
Judge Weber, the writer doubts if
the people would not have entered the
Jail and taken out both Rose and Hold
on and lynched them. The press and
public sentiment cried out for con-
viction. The county was becoming
burdened by the costs of trials, and the
verdict of guilty was found" When
it is recalled that on that trial Rose
was not convicted at all, the jury
disagreeing, Mr.. Thompson's state
ments appear highly colored, to say the
least. AS matter of fact, Dodge was
killed at the time of Roses second trial.
The excitement of the people had had
more than year to cool before Rose
was convicted. AS to the people of
this place lynching the prisoners, that
is also far fetched. The only sugges-
ton of lynching heard at any time was
when Dodge was murdered and it was
reported that a lynching party had
been formed at Morton, but this report
was never verified.
Hon. O. B. Turrel has been disap-
pointed in the yield of his grain fields
so far, but disappointed in such a way
as to materially increase his faith in
the possible profits of farming in Red
wood county. Of three fields threshed,
every one over-ran his previous esti-
mates. One field of 2O-odd acres on
old corn grtr'ud produced over % bush
els per acre, mother field on breaking,
following flax crop, averaged over %
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