The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-11-12

II. y. DeGraH OF Ashland, Wis, was
registered at Hotel Francois on Tues
day.
John Wofensmith is erecting a new
barn near his residence in Watson's adj
dition.
Attorney Madigan will soon leave
for Seattle, Wash, where he goes with
the expectation of locating for the prac-
tice of law.
b. M. Wallbridge Of Mortified, a
wheat buyer with an elevator at this
place at one time, was at Hotel Fran
co.'s on Tuesday.
A Sleepy Eye special states that Mrs
Mary McIlreavie, aged 80, an old set
tier in Brown county, dropped dead
from chair while eating supper on
Sunday evening last.
Edward S. Durment, one of the
brightest young members of the legal
profession in the Ramsey County Bar
Association, was in the city yesterday,
attending to legal business.
L. M. Trip, State agent of the North
western Mutual Life Insurance Co. of
Milwaukee, WAS in the city yesterday,
attending to the sale of large tract of
land on which his company held first
mortgage.
Rev. w. H. Knowlton received a
telegram from Mrs. Knowlton at Grand
Rapids, Mich, on Tuesday, to the eff
feet that her mother, Mrs. John Nc
Council, passed away on the morning
of that day. The deceased was II years
of age.
Frank Jaehn and Henry wager, the
former of Springfield and the contract
or on several of the brick buildings
erected in this city last year, and the
latter of st. Paul and foreman for Mr..
Jaehn, have been in the city during the
past two or three days as witnesses in
several mechanic lien cases.
Miss Celieno Baker, the fifteen-year
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. F.
Baker, died at two o'clock Tuesday af-
ternoon. Typhoid fever, from which
the deceased has been suffering for sew
eral weeks, was the immediate cause of
death. The deceased was general IA
vorite among her young friends of this
city. The funeral will occur from the
Catholic church to-day.
Messrs. Till Tibbetts, O. L. Dornberg
and J. B. Robinson were all honored
with appointments as associate dele
gates to the National Farmers Insti-
tute to be held in indianapolis, COM
mencing to-day. Gov. Clough appoint
ed large number of delegates for that
purpose. The three gentlemen metioned
were in such position that they could
not carry out the appointment.
Adjutant General Nuremberg in his
biennial report to the government in
speaking Of the Birch Coulie monu-
ment, says: 'In my humble judgment
I think that it would be creditable to
the State if, instead Of making larger
appropriation for the removal of a
botched-up monument, it appropriated
sufficient money for an entirely new
monument which would be more art
istic and more fitting for the heroic
deeds performed in that heroic battle. "
S. L. Pierce of st. Paul, father of ex-
County Attorney w. L. Pierce of this
county, came up from the Sanity City
last Tuesday to attend to several cases
in which he is interested before Judge
Weber. Mr.. Pierce was a strong adj
vocate of free silver during the cam
paign that closed on Nov. Sd, and just
prior to election expressed himself as
being sure that John Lind would carry
the State. In fact, in securing con-
tinuance of the case of one of his clients,
indicted on a criminal charge, Mr..
Pierce stated to the client that he want
ed the continuance in order that he
might work for John Lind for govern
or, SO that in case of a conviction, it
would not be so difficult to secure a
pardon. MIR. Pierce, like John Lind,
was very much disappointed over the
outcome in the State and Nation.
Olivia Press: A case which has at
tracted considerable attention among
the legal fraternity of this county was
disposed of last Friday by the Supreme
Court. The case was entitled Ole T.
Ramsland VS.. Ole G. Rosie appellant
and the decision Of the higher tribunal
is that the appeal was without merit.
The case first came up in justice court
before P. H. Kirwan of this place about
one year ago and the amount involved
was $40. Both parties to the transac-
ton live at Sacred Heart. Rosie en-
ployed painter to paint some build
ings for him and the agreed price fol
the job was $40. The painter owed o.
r. Ramsland $40 and when he had
completed his job of work he gave Mr..
Ramsland an order upon Rosie for So