The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-09-22

VIM. Charles, quite welI-known here,
had his jaw bone broken BY being
kicked by horse at Morton last Sun
day.
Mrs. F. NJ. Isham and Miss Carrie
Isham left Tuesday for an extended
visit with friends and relatives in Min.
neapolis, Rochester, Winons and New
Ulm.
E. A. Mason has secured the CON
tract for connecting the buildings oe-
cupied by g. w. Vaughn and Kuenzli
& Luscher with the sewer and water
system.
E. Stegner's new residence is rapidly
nearing completion. 1t is one of the
best constructed residedces in the city,
so far as protection against the winter
winds is concerned.
The Review states that 81. D. Fixsen
of Morgan shot q pelican last week
that measured overnight feet from tip
to tip of wings, and which he brought
to New Ulm to have mounted by q
taxidermist of that city.
f. B. Williams of St. Paul and
Lansing, State Food inspector, was
in this city during the latter portion of
last week. Mr.. Williams was inspect
ing baking powder, vinegar, and other
food products of stores, restaurants,
etc., in accordance with the State law.
Renville Star Farmer. The Office
of court commissioner must be bo-
nanza over in Redwood county. One
man makes an announcement through
the columns of The GAZETTE that he
is candidate for the Office, or "some-
thing better" In Renville county we
have to hunt around to find fellow
that wants the Office. We should say
to our Redwood county friend that he
might move over here and secure the
plum most any time.
Advance sheets of the Minneapolis
& st. Louis annual report for the year
ending June 3Oth, 1898, show the earn
ings of the lines, not including leased
or operated lines, to have been
SIS, 246, 58O62, an increase of $24OO 75. 55
or II .96 per cent. The increase in pas
senger earnings was &5, 4.73 or 11.O1
per cent. Passenger earnings exceed
ed those of any previous year, as did
freight earnings, which increased
$18] ,438.36 or 1886 per cent
A. G. Burmeister has been engaged
in making extensive improvements in
and around the milling property dur
ing the past week. A 100 horse power
engine and boiler is taking the place
of the present engine and boiler, and
the improvement will permit Mr.. Bur-
meister to run the mill night and day,
with the electric lighting plant ip op-
GRAFTON at such hours in the night and
day as Mr.. Burmeister may haye call
for it. Aside from this large -four
house has been built near the mill.
R. 6. Rogers returned home from
his trip to the Alaska gold fields via
the Edmonton route last Friday. Mr..
Rogers was member of the Ander-
son-Sloan party, diary of the travels
of which was given in our last two
issues. Mr.. Rogers continued further
north after Messrs. Anderson and
Sloan decided to return. He, and the
remainder of the party, pressed
forward a distance of 400 miles,
and were then about $50 miles
from Juneau. At that point they met
many people, all returning, and all of
them told Mr.. Rogers and his party
that there was nothing up further and
they might as we'll return. Mr.. Rog-
ers took the advice of the returning
men, and came to Skaguay or Juneau,
where he boarded boat, and came to
Seattle, and took the train from there
to Redwood Falls. The remainder of
the party went on with the expecta-
ton of finding day labor in the Klon-
dixie.
Carl S. Mccoy, a brother of Paul S.
Mccoy of this city, and musician in
Troop E, Third United States Cavalry,
otherwise known as Grigsby's Rough
Riders of South Dakota, was visiting
with the latter in this city during q
portion of the past week. Mr.. Mccoy
is printer by profession, and left his
business to join the Grigsby Rough
Riders as soon as they commenced to
form. He is an excellent musician and