The Redwood gazette., 1895-03-07

A girl was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Grant Adsit on March "a.
Treasurer Emil Kuenzli was as
sisting in Auditor !Ahderson's Office
during q portion of last week.
The Misses German, of Montevideo,
who have been visiting with Miss PEN
tony for some time past, returned
home last Thursday.
E. G. Bent, manager of Hotel Fran
co.'s, was called to Luverne on Thurs
day of last week by a telegram an
nouncing the serious illness Of his
father.
Supt. Race was obliged to give up
his trip to the South Side of the coun-
ty this week, owing to the serious ILL.,
ness of his partner, g. E. Mckay, who
is now convalescing.
JAS. F. Holborn leaves for Oakes, n.
D., on business next Monday. Mr..
Holborn has large number OF collec-
tions to make in that vicinity and is
not certain just when he will return.
In writing up . masquerade ball at
Renville on the 22d the Star Farmer
says that George Washington was
we'll represented by q ageutleman from
Redwood Falls. The GAZETTE is un-
able to find out who the individual is.
At Mankato John Shulberg has
sued A. A. Brooks for 5000 damages
for an attack which he claims the lat
ter's dog made on his fourteen year
old daughter. He claims that the dog
bit her, tore her clothing, and caused
her to fall down and hurt herself.
Under the March apportionment on
State school funds Redwood county
will receive 1886, it's enrolment
of pupils being 1928; Renville re-
ceives SIS, ,l94.55 for 4,5l7 pupils; Lyon
receives $3,374.l0 for 3,785 pupils;
Cottonwood receives $2,O4S.l5 for
1871 pupils, and Brown receives
$3,S87 for 2,l37 pupils.
As will be seen from our Delhi cor
respondence, work at the gold mine
continues with As much enthusiasm
as ever. It is being pushed night
and day. Experts make an assay of
every foot of ore taken out and the
omcers'ssy that erusher will certain
ly be placed on the grounds if the ore
holds out for q depth of 100 feet. They
are now down a distance of about IS
feet, The officers are courteous to
| spectators and admit the latter into
the shaft house without trouble.
There were thirty delinquents on
| paying personal property taxes in the
city of Redwood Falls when Treasurer
Laukard closed his Office after SIX
o'clock Thursday night, Feb. 28th, af
ter which personal property taxes be-
came delinquent. In heoountry dis
tricts there were more delinquents
than usual, although number of ag
ents had not been heard from, ant
their reports will greatly reduce the
number. About 2,50O was paid int
the county treasury on Thursday.
William Garret, of Joliet, having
asserted that wire nails are SO CHEAP
that If q carpenter drops one it il
cheaper for him to take another thar
to stop and pick it up the Iron Ags
tests his assertion by figures. The
carpenter's time being worth 80 cents
an hour, the dropped nail would cost
him OO83 of q cent if he took ten sec
onds to pick It up. Six penny nails
cost l IS cents per pound of 200, there
fore, each nail costs .OO77 of a cent
At this rate the carpenter could better
afford to let the nail lie than to spend
even one second recovering it.
A charvari band serenaded a newly
married couple in CRANKY during one
Of the nights of last week, arriving al
the scene of of operation at 80, says
the st. Peter Tribune. After rolling
out music for two long hours thai
could he heard three miles away, the
musicians departed, taking along 6
multitude of instruments. from Jews
harp up to fiddle made out of dry
goods box; failing to obtain cigars o.
arouse the hymeneal pair from theil
slumbers, the band members declare
that it would be long time before
they would again trot out music anc
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