The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-02-13

VloiI0u Will OIoopy Eye lIlouuS over
Saturday and Sunday.
The committee appointed from the
Rock creamery association to solicit
funds for the completion of cream
cry in the Granite Rock locality was
in town last Thursday. The members
had evidently ran up against snag
in the matter offinding funds. 1t ap-
pears that no one here would give
down the money required and when
seen Thursday afternoon the members
expressed an opinion that the cream
cry would not be erected this year.
The Lamberton Leader states that
United States Attorney E. G. Springer
OF st. Paul has notified each of the
bondsmen of w. D. Smith that there
is a shortage due in the postal account
OF Smith amounting to $50. Smith
was postmaster at Lamberton during
Harrison's administration and is now
editing the Winnebago City Enter
prise. Postmaster Laird of this city,
who has had charge of the collection
OF the defalcation, has recovered all
but $50 of Mr.. Smith. 1t appears
that he has refused to pay the latter.
Unless the bondsmen paid up Mon
day Mr.. Springer has commenced an
action against them.
Supt. S, j. Race presented the high
school with a magnificent portrait of
Lincoln on Tuesday. It is a COM
panion picture of the one of Washing
ton presented by the patriotic superin-
tendent to the high school last year.
Tuesday was consequently observed
as Lincoln Day by the high school
pupils. The opening song was Gamer
ica," Carrie Isham read a selection,
quotations from Lincoln followed.
James Beecher gave a character
sketch of the ex-president, and then
the portrait was presented by Supt.
Race, who also gave some interesting
personal "reminiscences of the subject.
Prof. j. l.. Torrens, on behalf of the
school, accepted the gift. The pro-
gramme closed with a song from
Whittier.
Aside from being a caricaturist, a
crayon worker, farmer, rafting
good story teller, steam engineer,
and cork leg dancer Fayette Robin
son is physician to animals. Last
week the monkey that was burned run
ming up the steam pipes, and destroy
ing a quantity of goods immediate
ly afterwards, was taken suddenly ill
For time it seemed as if the monkey
was gong to die. DIR. Fayette Robin
son pulled the animal from it's cage in
the the window and called in assistant
physicians Jessie Waldron and Eu.
gene Drake. They packed the monk
in hot clothes, gave him hot water
bath, dosed him with spirits of fru
menti, etc., and kept him close to the
steam boiler in the basement until
Tuesday afternoon, when the monk
showed signs OF complete recovery
He was returned to his cage and is
now as active as his comrades.
S. D. Peterson of New Ulm was in
Redwood Falls last Thursday ano
Friday, looking up real estate trans
action in which friend and at one
time an employee is Interested. The
deal involves the assignment of the
forged power of attorney given by the
mythical John B. Alexander, in which
Beard and Gleason were conspicuous
figures. 1t will be remembered that
for some reason or other the mortgage
was assigned by the myth Alexande,
to Mrs. Henningsen of New Ulm
Several months ago she assigned it tc
Mr.. Peterson's friend, Grimes. who is
a cripple, and who is taking care of a
widowed mother over 20 years of age
At one time Grimes was register OF
deeds of Brown county. Mr.. Peter.
son is of the opinion that before the
case comes to conclusion one or
more of the conspirators will be in
trouble.
The last issue of the Arlington En-
terprise, announces that Frank g.
Harris, it's editor up to that issue, and
formerly editor of the Echo Enter
prise and Belview Independent, had
skipped. The announcement says:
at is our sad duty to announce to our
readers that F. E. Harris, who has
had charge of the Enterprise for the
past four months, has suddenly dis