The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-06-24

Gerraghty, former Redwood Falls
business man who busted up in bust
ness, has just ended his career by
committing suicide while in jail in
Bessemer, Mich. Redwood Falls peo-
pie are bound to stir up sensation
no matter where they are.
A New Ulm special of last Friday
states that in the case of Sam Peter
son VS.. the Western Union Telegraph
Company, the jury returned verdict
for 1880 in favor of the plaintiff.
The case arose over sending the cele-
brated message, SLIPPERY Sam, your
name is pants" Three yerdicts have
already been reduced, the first for
100000 and the second for $500. An
appeal was taken from the second
verdict, the supreme court holding
that the sending of the message was
libelous, but that the damage was ex-
IRENE. The company will again ap-
peal.
Melrose Beacon: John OHara,
proprietor of the City Grocery, had an
exciting experience with foot-pad on
Friday night last, about II o'clock.
He and his younger brother were on
their way home, and when opposite
the coal sheds a man suddenly
emerged from the shadows of the
building and commanded Mr.. O'Hara
to throw up his hands. The latter
complied with alacrity, but when his
right hand went up there was flash,
a sharp report and hasty exit of the
highwayman. Mr.. O'Hara usually
takes the coal shed route home, as it
is the nearest, and as the Great North
ern yards are usually infested with
tourists and hoboes, he goes prepared
for an emergency.
DR.. w. D. Finn returned home last
Friday from an extended trip through
the East. On his way home he stopped
off at Mankato, where he attended
meeting of the Minnesota Valley Med
ical association, before the members
of which organization he read a paper,
carefully detailing the advance made
by needles during the past year, par
ticularly in ferreting out and checking
diphtheria. The Doctor also came
out very strongly in favor of a propo-
sition to have a Department of Health
in connection with the United States
Government, outlining the duties of
the officer who fills the place, and
showing that it would greatly aid in
checking disease. The Doctor states
that his trip, both from the acquisition
of new medical facts, as we'll as the
pleasure features was very enjoyable.
"Bouncer" McCarr is a bootblack.
He beat his way from Minneapolis last
Wednesday to take in the encamp-
ment and make few pieces of silver
on the side. He was in hot company
Thursday night and had a great run
OF business. When some one of his
newly made acquaintance got up
Friday morning Bouncer's coat was
found back of Peterson's saloon and
his hat was found down on the banks
of the Redwood river. The conclu-
sion was that Bouncer's fast company
had made away with him for the
money he had made shining, and a
search was made for Bouncer. He
was not found until evening, when he
appeared without assistance. He
stated that he worked so hard and late
the night before that he fell asleep in
a box aud only woke up few minutes
before he appeared. He left his coat
and hat at the first convenient place
on account of the heat, and did not
know how his hat got away from the
coat. Bouncer wanted to know
whether he had lost much business
during the day on account of his sleep.
The Olivia Press gives further de-
tails Of the drowning of the two girls,
Lorenzo and Doelzal, in a creek in
Renville county, briefly mentioned in
this paper last week. The Press says
that the girls had been to church in
the afternoon, but obtained permission
of their grandmother, under whose
care they were, to go to the creek
short distance away for the purpose of
bathing. After they had been absent
some time the grandmother went in
search of them and discovered their
clothing piled upon the bank of the
creek. Becoming frightened for fear
that the children had been drowned,