The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-12-29
or LOCAL INTEREST

will be due on Jan. ?, penalty to be
attached after June l.
j. Fletcher Skinner was selected as
a judge of election in the First ward.
vice julius A. Schmahl. resigned, for
the election of Jan. 3, last Tuesday.
Capt. L. B. Newton wound up
threshing for the season at the Dahms
farm last Thursday. The Captain
has made record for late threshing.
Ignatius Donnelly declares that he
will retire from politics after the close
of the 1893 legislature. If Mr.. Don
nelly remains firm to this declaration
the world may yet hear of one of the
greatest authors ever produced.
| II. P. Nelson, tailor in the Vaughn
Block, sold his tailoring establishment
last Monday to Joseph F. Scharles. a
young tailor, originally from Heck
ling's cutting school, Chicago. but
nov of Fairfax MIR. Scharles will be
in Redwood four days each week for
the purpose of taking orders, measur
ing, ETC., and the remainder of his
time will be spent in Fairfax. Mr..
Nelson will be in his employ, knows
Mr.. Scharles we'll and says that he is
a frst-class tailor. Mr.. Scharles, as
heretofore stated, is young, has rustl-
ing qualities and commences business
with determination to win and a
column ad. in the GAZETTE.
A horrible death was that of James
r. Corbin, a brakeman on the Chicago
& Northwestern railroad, at Sleepy
Eye last Thursday evening. Corbin
was coupling cars when an iron rail
on fat car struck his head. forcing
itself through that organ. The train
was moving,and with the rail through
his head Corbin was dragged nearly
half mile. He was q years and
has an aged mother residing at Tracy.
On the son the mother was dependent,
and while the railroad company will
undoubtedly put up the usual 5000
for Corbin's life, Corbin carried $1,000
of life insurance, leaving his mother
in comfortable circumstances.
A Washington special under date
of Dec. q says that Senator Wash
burn goes to New York tomorrow to
' attend the meeting of the directors OF
the Minneapolis Il St. Louis. The
senator says that arrangements have
been practically made to take this
road off the hands of a receiver and
place it under regular railroad man.
agement. He says the road is in ex-
! cellent condition, and besides paying
interest on all its stocks and bonds, is
making something over and above its
fixed charges. The senator hopes it
, will in few months be in a position
to branch out and develop a policy
which will make it one of the large
traffic lines between the Northwest
, and middle West centers.
Peter Larson. a nephew to Hon.
James Larson. of Johnscnville. was
horribly mutilated by a G.. & n. W.
passenger train last Tuesday morning
, Larson had brought his charge, a
young student of Wilder college. to
Golden station. near Springfield, for
the purpose of taking the train. The
passenger was signalled but did not
stop until after it had passed the plat
form. Larson and his charge ran to
5 catch it, Larson keeping the middle
5 of the track and did not notice the
train backing up. He was struck.
: knocked down and several wheels
I passed over one arm and one foot be
A fore he was rescued and taken to
Sleepy Eye. where the arm and foot
were amputated. Larson has only
been in this country for three years
Since occupying their pleasant
: quarters on Mill street the Odd Eel,
t lows have celebrat ed each anniver.
sary of that event by giving a grand
ball and banquet, and the event Of
D last Friday night was success as all
the entertainments of the /. o. 0. F
always are. The guests to the mum
Der of about two hundred were re-
ceiyed by a reception committee con
sisting of Frank Hammer, FREQ
Barnes. Del Corey. Jay Ferris and
l. John Moon. The management of the
floor was consigned to F. NJ. Birken
meyer, H. F. Buechner and E. G.
Bailey and who performed their tasl
III highly creditable manner. The