The Redwood gazette., 1898-10-06

ington avenue, on eitber side Of Sec
ond street il Redwood Falls.
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Fergus didn't wrestle with the weeds
this year, according to present indica-
tions. Going down the street on
which the Grant House is located,
there is vacant abuttiug property on
either side Tor over block east of the
hotel. This vacant property is COW
cred with q variety Of weeds that
grow exceptionally high seven, eight,
or nine feet, and many tipsy traveller
is reported as having been lost in this
remarkable growth.
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Whatever benefit there may be in
having the United States court convene
in Fergus Falls twice year, must be
essentially on account of the Indians.
Only one civil case was before Judge
Lochren at the term commencing Sept.
25th, and all the rest were Indian
cases originating over on White
Earth reservation. They involved the
selling of whiskey or alcohol to In
dians, the introduction OF liquor on
the reservation, and the giving of
liquor on the reservation by one In
dian to one or more other Indians.
As q result of about Is of these cases
there we're q dozen or more Indian
police, bucks and squaws up from the
reservation, telling tales on one an
other, and strange as it may seem the
grand jury was unable to report indict-
ments fast enough to keep the petit
jury trying continually, the latter re-
ceiving lay off Tuesday afternoon,
after about eight cases had been dis
posed of up to three o'clock.
The trying of these cases is some
thing like case in police court. Two
or three witnesses are examined by 9
characteristic Indian whiskey attorney,
and then the speeches and q brief
judicial charge, jury retirement for
three minutes, and then q return with
verdict. 1t is done quick, you bet,
and the attorneys don't even get a
chance to challenge single juror,
twelve men being called and accepted
by both sides in every case, without a
protest.
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1t isn't high-toned law-this police
court petitfogging, and genial Bob
Evans, United States District Attor-
ney, is not q bit at home convicting
these petty Indian violators. A big
case or Republican stump speech
would be great deal more acceptable
to the attorney, and he is not slow in
admitting it.
The writer witnessed $1,000 iu cold
certificates of the realm go down on
the desk of the clerk of the Federal
court about one o'clock Tuesday. A
malefactor had conspired with another
in making q false entry for timber
land in the St. Cloud land Office. The
malefactor was arrested and indicted
and on pleading guilty of the charge
Judge Lochren fined him $1,000. and
the amount was Immediately turned
over to the clerk-all in q bundle.
The malefactor was a prominent mem
ber of well-known pine land concern
and in imposing sentence Judge Loeb
rem gave the fellow a sound lecture
that may do him some good.
Reliable advices are to the effect
that so per cent. of the threshing in
Otter Tail county was completed dur
ing the middle of last week, when the
writer left the Park Region of Mime
sofa. Indeed, a ride through the coun-
ty seemed to confirm the statement,
which places Otter Tail county as far
ahead as is Redwood and it's sister
counties in southwestern Minnesota.
This may be surprise, because it is
generally believed that the northern
counties are several days behind the
southern counties in harvesting.
HUNTING AND FISHING.
SCdnner Tells Where the Best
Resorts Are.