The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-08-23
NEWS IN MINNESOTA.

Three Madelia blind piggers have been
arrested.
The postoffice at Objibway has been
discontinued; mail to Hackensack.
It is rumored that st. Paul is to have
t 80 new daily papers inside Of a
month.
The Stevens County Agricultural So
ciety will hold it's oath annual fair Sept.
81 and %.
W. r. Ellsworth, prominent citi-
zen of jackson, died suddenly on a
train at Calmar, Ia.
The Mankato inseed oil mills closed
since last fall on account of money strin-
gency, have started up again.
The Second district Democratic con-
gressional convention will be held at
Mankato September T.,
The 11-year-old son Of Nels L. Nelson
of Moorhead, swallowed an empty brass
cartridge shell and died.
George Allen, for the past 10 years
secretary of the Ramsey county Demo
cratic committee, has resigned.
Governor Nelson appointed Hon. A
Barto judge of probate of Stearns coun-
ty, vice Theodore Bruner, resigned.
The two young men arrested at Min
neapolis on suspicion of stealing BIZ
cycle, turn out to be experts in that line
Of business.
William Dawson and A. B. Ovitt have
been appointed receivers for Mast,
Buford & Burwell, St. Paul, in place of
Victor Robinson, removed.
There have been eight deaths from
typhoid fever at Minneapolis during the
past week, the disease being confined
largely to residents of foreign birth.
Oscar Lauren and Ada Wickman,
while fishing at Long lake were drowned
by the capsizing of the boat. Lauren
was throwing the anchor and tipped the
craft.
A threshing engine belonging to a
man named Renllard at Georgetown,
blew up while in Up ration. Three men
were badly scalded, one of whom is not
expected to live.
A threshing engine belonging to
George Schrurp at Wood Lake was
completely stripped by persons un-
known. Parties are in search Of the
property.
Burglars entered the unoccupied
house of Peter Badly on St. Anthony
Hill, st. Paul, recently and stole every
thing in sight, including the electric
bell fixtures, battery, water faucets and
plumbing connections.
At Duluth Albert J. Paddock, aged
10 years, was shot through the head
and killed by Frank R. Aoust, H.
year-old companion. The shooting was
careless but not intended. At the re-
quest Of Paddock's parents young Aoust
was not arrested.
Brakeman Thompson of the Duluth
real, who is alleged to have assaulted
Charles Jackson while the latter was
stealing ride, has been arrested. He
claims that he did not Intentionally
misuse jackson. and thinks he must
have had his back broken by fall.
According to report by State Super
intendent Pendergast, the attendance at
institutes and summer schools has been
90 per cent greater this year than last,
the total enrolment being 1856, against
1902 last year, an increase of 2, 54S. The
state has held 60 institutes and schools
this year.
DR.. A.G. Stoddard Of Fairfax, a mem
Der of the Birch Coulie monument COM
was in consultation with the
local committee at Morton, and as a re-
suit Of this conference programme was
arranged for the dedication, which will
take place on Sept. 8, and will be pub
ished at once.
The police force Of Minneapolis are
torn up over a big diamond robbery at
the West hotel. 1t occurred while din
ner was in progress, and the thieves
took nearly everything of value they
saw, probably amounting in all to &c.
600. One woman in the raided quarter
reports the loss of $4,000 worth of val
uables taken from her rooms.
A meeting will be held in Duluth
Sept. 8 to reorganize the Lake Superior
and Union Improvement Elevator COM
panies. Both will be absorbed in the
Consolidated Elevator company, which
will be incorporated with capital of
100000. It is understood that NJ. J.
Forbes, now the receiver of the North
ern Pacific and Red River companies,
will be president and general manager
of the new concern.
RED RIVER VALLEY BITCHES,
Contracts For Work on Them to Re Let