The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-02-14

Personal property taxes will become
delinquent on March LIST. Avoid the
rush by calling on County Treasurer
Lankard and settling at once.
Quite number of the young people,
married and single, INDUCED in par
ty, dancing and otherwise, on the can
vassed floor of X. P. hall last Friday
night. H. L. Beecher and DR.. G.. r.
Pease were the patrons.
There are 80 teachers in Redwood
county who are members of the State
Reading Circle, at the present time.
This is ten more than last year. The
American Book Co. writes Supt. Race
that there is not another county in the
State with better record.
Feb. 22d, Washington's birthday, is
regarded as National holiday by the
Grand Army of the Republic, and it
is recommended by the department
that the day be observed by posts in
4 suitable form. Meetings should be
held. with addresses upon the life and
character of Washington, etc.
The fifteenth annual encampment
of the department of Minnesota,
Grand Army of the Republic, will be
held at Ford's Music Hall, St. Paul,
Feb. 9th and 18th. All railroads
have granted fare of one and third
for the round trip. Commander-in-
Chief Thos. A. Lawler, with some of
his staff will be present. Hotel ac-
commodations at the leading hotels
can be secured at from So to $6 per
day. A camp fire will be held during
the encampment.
The Pennington Tribune gives an
extended account of the fire at Lake
vile, in which G. II. French, formerly
partner of R. H. Kenlpton, of Nor
ton, well-known in this city,was burned
to death. The paper also turns its
column and head rules as token of
mourning over the sad event. 1t ap-
pears that Mr.. French, after saving
his wife and child, rushed back into
the building to save clerk who was
supposed to be sleeping in the same,
but who had escaped. He was over
come and persisted in the flames. An
other clerk, Mr.. Betz,was badly burned
about the face and hands, and in or
der to escape he had to smash several
windows, cutting his hands badly.
The band boys have received their
new Instruments, costing in the neigh.
borhood of $500, and now Director
Terpening looks upon not only the
finest musicians in the west, but also
the finest lot of instruments owned by
a non -salaried band organization. The
new instruments are ten in number
With the receiving of the instruments
the band is being recognized, O.
rather some transfers are being made
George French, heretofore not con
nected with the band, will play alto
Till Tibbetts, at one time leader, ant
always ready to push good thin,
has returned to the organization, ant
will hereafter find notes on the tenor
Eugene Drake has been transferred
from the tuba to the B fat cornet
while G. r. Tanner will preside owe
| the basso, both by sound and instru
1 ment.
The financial statement of Renvsll
county shows the total receipts Of tn
county during the year to have bee1
$176,a2 while the disbursement
amounted to $l3o,15s70, leaving
BALANCE on hand of SIS, 1867 :95. TIL
amount paid as salaries to county of
ficers was $6,724.54, and this include
clerk of court and register of deeds
two officers on the fee SYSTEM in thi
county. The auditor, treasurer an
register of deeds receive only 1,2O
each in Renville county, a count
much larger and more thickly popu
lated than Redwood county. Tn
clerk of court, judge of probate, sup
erintendent of schools receive 800
each in Renvi'le county, while tn
county attorney and auditors cler]
receive only $500 per year. Renvill
couaty paid $2,362 50 to the sheriff
his deputies and bailiffs. The sun
of $50 ;9l40l was disbursed among
the various school districts.
David Moon writes the GAzErr
from Walla Walla. IIe says that tn
| duplicate named town has 5000 in
| habitants. IL churches. four schools