The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-08-25

the railroad tracks and planted himself
squarely across both rails. A number
of fellows, to whom he expressed such a
determination, with citizens, went
down and pulled him off. Three min
utes before the train arrived he was
again found laying across the track west
of the depot, and when an attempt was
made to get him off he chung to the
rails like good fellow He was finally
placed in the ''cooler.n The rescuers
don't know whether they are heroes,
or otherwise.
DARLING'S FUNERAL.
The funeral of Edgar Darling, killed
in the collapse of the Belyiew bridge,
was held from the Congregational
church in this city last Wednesday
afternoon, after telegram had been
received from his sisters that they could
not afford Ito pay for metallic casket,
and instructing the authorities to bury
their brother at as small an expense as
possible. The services were conducted
by Rev. H. McHenry of the Delhi Pres
byterian church, and was largely
attended. The coffin was covered with
floral offerings. The remains were
placed to rest in the Belview cemetery.
At one time, Darling conducted a
restaurant here. but the business was
Improbable, and an assignment
followed.
BERT. DEvEREAUX AT TT AGAIN.
Bert. Devereaux and Stewart Noyes
drove from their fathers farm into Echo
last Saturday. They started with a
team and lumber wagon belonging to
their mother. On the way they traded
the lumber wagon off for a..buggy. In
Echo they sold the buggy forl$5, the
harness for So, and the team of horses
for SIS, Beard, the Echo liveryman and
deputy sheriff buying the buggy. The
two men then proceeded to squander
the money they had secured from the
illegal sales-the personal property of
their mother, on which John Martin of
this town held chatte]Imortgage.
Later in the day the news OF the way
ward sons reached Mrs. Devereaux,
and she took steps to recover the prop
erty. In this she was assisted by John
Martin. The buggy and harness were
recovered with but very little! trouble,
but the person who purchased the team
attempted to make away with them,
but was caught by the deputy sheriff
as he was crossing the Minnesota river.
Mrs. Devereaux was obliged to spend
SIT in recovering the property.
LIGHrNING's WORK.
The storm of last Friday evening was
one of the worst that has ever visited
these parts, and while.no loss Of life has
been reported many property losses are
coming in. The storm started up in
the afternoon, but the work Of the cleo
tricity did not commence until after six
o'clock. Here in the village lightning
struck the St. Louis depot, coming in
over the telegraph wires, and burning
quite piece in the corner of the OBJ
servation window. Agent Evans extin-
guished the flames before much real
damage was done. The switchboard
was burned out, and from there the
bolt passed out on the ground wire.
Out at w. s. Sherd's farm, southwest
of the village, lightning struck three
different times. The firstibolt struck
in the yard, and badly splintered two
posts. The second bolt struck the hog
pen, and killing one fine brood SOW,
and binding another. The third bolt
struck the clubhouse and totally demol-
ished it..
The lightning also played havoc with
the grain stacks. One stack belonging
to Mic. Sacmary, on the Sloan place,
was struck and destroyed, another be-
longing to Meinhard Kaelin, south Of
town, was treated in similar manner
while Robt. Hopperath, who is SO well
and favorably known in Redwood
Falls, lost two superb stacks by the
same agency.