The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-12-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Tyson re-
turned last Saturday morning from
a month $ visit with friends and
relatives in Iowa and Missouri.
Madison Independent: Joe Foun-
tain and family, late of the Mer-
chants Hotel, leave for Redwood
Falls to-day. where they will take
charge of the leading hotel of that
place. The Independent Press
wishes Mr.. and Mrs. Fountain
success in their new home.
E Sheriff Pease returned from Man
kato on Tuesday of last week, after
making a trip to Estherville. Iowa.
While in Mankato the sheriff mac e
inquiry regarding the investigation
into the case OF Mont. B. Dollson,
who mysteriously disappeared while
going to his home in Mankato. after
travelling through this into Brown
county. Dollson has a wife and
two children in Mankato, and all
investigation shows that the family
| was one of the hap st in the city.
When Dollson left Redwood Falls,
where he worked with Will Burch $
threshing crew after he quit work
on the railroad west of here he had
about $500. three horses and two
wagons. With him was Young
man named Renna.. Hitler. who has
since been at his home in Missouri
i DOllson was traced to the other side
of New Ulm, but nothing has been
heard of him since he camped there
the night before he should have ar
rived home. Sheriff Pease is now
certain that DollsOn was murdered
and robbed of the money On his pei
son, as we'll as his horses. wagons,
camp equipage, etc. The fact that
the body has not been found max IS
it difficult to have an arrest made.
It is believed that the body was
either weighted and thrown in the
river, or else buried in the woods
along the Minnesota river.
1t was one night in the early por-
ton of last week that an alarm was
given that the court house was being
burglarized. and that the police re-
sponded to the alarm with great
alacrity. But it was all a mistake.
The alarm was properly given, be-
cause the alarmist had seen four
figures crawling out of the base
ment window under darkest night.
But it was all joke. Miss Chad
bourne, who is deputy in the Office
of Register of Deeds Cobleigh, had
an Engagement to 60 skating on the
evening in question, and was also
engaged to 20 a couple of hours
work in the register Office. Shortly
after eight clock a smooth young
gentleman called for Miss Chad
bourne. and moment later another
young lady and gentleman called.
Register Cobleigh stepped out of
his Office into that of Clerk Warner,
where the auditors staff and the
remainder Of the night workers of
the court house had gathered. The
key was turned in both the front
and back doors of the court house
and the lights were extinguished.
A moment later the quartette left
the register s offite for the mill pond,
but arriving at the door they met
with an obstruction-they were
locked in, and supposed that every
BODY had gone. Miss Chadbourne
rushed to the telephone and rang
up several officers homes, but the
officers Were not there. After half
an hour wondering what would be-
come of them one of the boys went
down stairs and succeeded in get
ting a bas ,lnent window open,
through which the young ladies
were assisted and were followed by
the boys. Just as the young ladies
got out the lights were turned on in
the Offices and the skating party
were given the laugh.