The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-04-19

George Houghmaster was in Min
neapolis over Sunday.
A spring clean up Of the business
streets occurred on Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday.
G. E. Lamberton has been visit.
ing with relatives and friends in St.
Peter during the past week.
Rajah, the big elephant which
was here with the Lemen Bros
circus few years ago, deliberately
kneeled down upon his keeper a few
days ago and squeezed the life out
Of him. It is claimed that this is
the 18th man killed by Rajah.
Mrs. W. P Huntington and
daughter, Julia, left for St. Paul
Friday and will remain until the
close of the session of the legisla-
ture to-day. They will return home
with the Captain tomorrow or Fri
day.
w. P. Christensen, formerly of
this place, but now OF Olivia, was
appointed superintendent of the
Itasca State park by Gov. Lind last
week. The position carries with it
salary Of about 5000 per year
Mr.. Christensen will soon move his
family from Olivia to the park.
During the week ending last Fri
day morning % deeds transferring
real estate in Redwood county went
on record at the registers office
Besides this there were the usual
number of other papers filed for
record. That Redwood county real
estate is active there is not the
slightest doubt.
The spring meeting of the Red
wood Falls Coursing club com
mences to-day, and yesterday a
large number of the hounds from
abroad arrived here preparatory to
participating in the chase, and the
indications were that 80 dog
stake would be made. The draw
ing occurred at.Hotel Francois last
evening.
The potato famine which has been
on in this city for some time seems
to be extending, and a Mankato
item says that buyers from outside
towns are in Mankato Offering fancy
prices A buyer from Lamberton
is endeavoring to secure several
carloads at So cents, and St. Peter
man is paying 80 cents. It is
predicted that potatoes will soon be
worth a dollar a bushel, owing to
their great scarcity.
The Winona & St. Peter Land Co.
has sent a list of lands in which
that company holds equities to the
county auditor with the view of
ascertaining the amount of taxes
due on them from 1894 to 1898 in
elusive. The company proposes to
liquidate for the full amount, and
the county treasurer will receive a
big pile of money when the check
for this amount is paid into the
same.
The high school graduating class
this year is composed of seven men,
bers, consisting of Misses May
Knapp, Myrtle Cooper, Mary Hemp
hill, Emma Westfall, Nellie DeGroat
and Messrs. Otto Wilson and Ed
mund Westfall The graduating
exercises will probably be held
during the last week of school for
this term, which will be from May
10Th to June I'd inclusive. The
class for 1900 will consist of about
IA members.
A Sleepy Eye special of last We'd
nesday says that Sam Kinmore, one
of the oldest freight conductors on
this division of the Northwestern
line, was killed at the west end of the
village at II a. M, by falling under
a car, presumably while trying to
walk over a fiat car loaded loosely
with plank. He was about so years
of age. He leaves a widow and one
son, the latter attending the State
university and who took first prize
in the district oratorical contest at
Mankato several years ago. Mr..
Kinmore was considered one of the
most popular conductors on the
Northwestern system.
The deed transferring the prop
ertv of the Wisconsin, Minnesota &
Pacific railroad system, the same