The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-03-08

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| G. M. Darling and family left last
Saturday for Rochester, where they
will make their future home.
Judge Bowers was in New Ulm
Tuesday, appearing in several cases
before Judge Webber in chambers,
J. G.. Du6eld's family came up
from Iowa Tuesday morning, and will
probably make their home with Mrs.
Duf6eld's parents.
Editor F. G.. Tuttle, of the Echo
Enterprise, and Col. Samuel Matner,
OF the same town, we're in Redwood
Falls Monday and Tuesday.
Lake Benton News: VIM. Stegner
returned last week from Redwood
Falls where he had been visiting for
two weeks. He made thorough in
spection of the coal mines and is not
very enthusiastic over the outlook.
Walter Martin has returned from
Minneapolis, Mortified and other
points, and reports that he has sold a
large amount of stone from the Hon
ner quarries. Work at the same will
be renewed at once.
Anderson & Clague at Lamberton,
have dissolved partnership, Mr.. And
erson continuing in the land and loan
business and Frank Clague in the
practice of law and collections, accord
ing to the Leader.
St. Peter Tribune: Mayor Bell, of
Redwood Falls, and his marshal, VIM.
Crooks, are at the outs. On the 10th
inst, the mayor wrote the marshal a
short letter, intended as an custer or
walking paper. The marshal refuses
to be displaced and continues to saw
wood at the old stand.
Window Reporter: In Redwood
county, Madigan, recently convicted
of perjury, is trying to get new trial
on the ground of having been convict
ed by drunken jury. Whisky often
does perform wonderful feats with
juries. Certain cases in Cottonwood
county are suspected to have had a
similar determination, but not in the
conviction of the accused. The other
fellow got the long end of the jug.
On an execution issued out of the
district court the Bank of Redwood
Falls, through it's attorney, Judge
Bowers, last week closed the Wall
bridge elevator at Echo. The exc
cution was for about 1,5OO bushels of
wheat and 28O bushels of fax. There
is no flax in the elevator and it is
doubtful whether there is enough
wheat in the same to satisfy the exc
cution. Should there not be Mr.. Wall
bridge is liable to be indicted for
grand larceny.
Marriage invitation cards have ar
rived intimating the union, on the 18th
of this month, of Lizzie j. Stewart,
Ireton, Iowa, to Robert G. Brown, of
the same place. When Miss Lizzie,
with the John Stewart family, left this
place year ago not many people
dreamed that the girl so young and
so fair was to enter into matrimonial
bonds at so early stage in her life.
There will be some sleep lost in this
town in the next few nights. The
bridegroom is only year or two old
er than the bride, but already sue
cessful young farmer.
James n. johnson, who was recent
ly implicated with Merritt Thurber in
attempting to take wheat from Marion
Johnson's granary, but was released
on account of lack of evidence has
skipped the country with mortgaged
property. johnson left his family
here and when last seen was at E. b.
Preston's. The sheriff had levied on
large amount of personal property
to satisfy some of his creditors. When
Deputy Sheriff Barnes came there to
attach the property Mrs. johnson
came toward him with knife and
threatened to do him bodily harm if
he did not leave the premises, the
property was attached nevertheless.
A. Benham, of Red Wing, is in the
city. Mr.. Benham is large owner
of real estate throughout the State,
and spends considerable of his time
in locating eastern farmers in this Sec
ton. He states that he has found it
very difficult to do this during the
past few months for the reason that
would-be settlers have interviewed