The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-08-05

last Tuesday from their visit among
friends and relatives in Madison.
Prof. Click, the hypnotist, arrived
here last Monday and will remain
with his wife at Hotel Francois for
some time.
A ladies' cape was picked up by
subscriber of The GAZETTE few days
ago, and left at this office to be adver-
tised and claimed.
Clerk Warner has issued licenses to
we'd to John Noven and Amanda o.
sen, Frank Blake and Mary Denner,
and John II. Kolbe and Emma
Cuchna.
Bert VanSilas and James Martin
have purchased the blacksmith shop
and building of George Crooks on
Mill street and will hereafter conduct
the same as VanSilas & Martin.
The safe in the office of the COM
mander of the Soldiers Home was at
tempted to be blown open by burg
lars Tuesday morning. The safe re-
quired more than the charge given in
order to force the door open. Mr.. Nc
MILAN, sleeping up stairs, was awoke
by the noise of the explosion and the
burglars took to their heels before he
reached the Office. There was large
amount of money in the safe at the
time of the explosion.
The rains of the past week have
played havoc with the small grain
crops of Redwood county. The grain
was practically ready to cut when the
rainy season set in, and only few
fields we're being cut at that time. The
wet weather not only prevents the
harvesting but also causes the ripened
grain to break in the straw and the
heads turn over so that it is impossi-
BILE for the reaper to get the latter.
What might have been fair average
for the county week ago will not be
the average to-day by considerable.
In fact, if eight bushels an acre is av-
eraged over the county the farmers
will have reason to rejoice.
Judge Weber has granted decree
of divorce in the case of John S. Ran
dali vs.. Olive Randall. The plaintiff
to the action resides in or near Lam
berton, while the defendant has been
residing in Tracy since the action
was commenced. Randall is IS years
old and the divorced woman is 48
years of age. The divorce was grant
ed on the grounds of desertion, the
plaintiff claiming that the defendant
deserted him before Jan. 18th, 1896,
| since which time she has resided in
Tracy. They we're married at Mar
shall on Dec. l, 1894, it being Ran
dall's second chance in the matrimon-
ial lottery. Mrs. Randall deserted him
on account of his children by his first
wife making her more or less trouble.
Charles Ely, ST., Charles Ely, Jr.,
and John Ely, of Granite Rock town.
ship, the latter two sons of the former,
we're arrested by Deputy Sheriff Barn.
es last Monday on charge preferred
against them by Thomas O'Rouke
and Mike Mahoney of that township,
to the effect that they destroyed by
fire about $500 worth of flax belonging
to the two prosecuting witnesses in
April last. The flax was growing on
land in dispute between the railroad
company and the government, and on
which ORouke had filed and claimed
to be holding pending the dispute
The Elys we're brought to town and
taken before Justice Shoemaker OF
North Redwood Tuesday. Their hear
ing was postponed two weeks. A. c.
Dolliff is attorney for the defendants
and Baldwin & Patterson we're tempo
rary attorneys for the State.
Conductor "Smith" Jones has for
years been familiar figure to all who
travelled over the H. & D. branch of
the Milwaukee road. All patrons of
the road liked him, for he possessed a
cheerful candor that was almost boy
ish, and love of fun that was con-
tagious. Conductor Jones-whose
real name, by the way, was Calvin S.
Jones-visited here some time ago in
company with his wife and sister, as
the guest of G.. E. Mckay, his mother
having been niece of Gilbert Mckay.
Last Monday telegram came to w.
S. Mckay stating that Mr.. Jones died
that morning. Mondays papers gave