The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-11-08

District court will open this
morning Judge Weber sand Stem
ographer> Eckstein having arrived
here last evening for the purpose Of
conducting the same. There were
forty cases on the civil calendar,
about 25 of which are new. The
grand jury will be in session from
three to four days.
During the month of September
there were 4,46O acres, of land
transferred in Redwood county.
The total consideration was $72, 700,
an average OF 5000 per acre. In
Renville county the transfers
amounted to 1,O46 acres. The
consideration was $16, 400, an
average of $15.68 per acre.
Thos. Gier and G. D. Riley were
arrested last Wednesday, on COM
plant of E. Atkinson of Delhi,
charging them with having stolen
a blanket from him. Riley stated
that Gier had nothing to do with
the theft, and that he alone was
guilty. AS result Riley got $40
and costs, and Gier got off.
Work on the city water main ex-
tension on both Minnesota avenue
and connecting streets, and on
Fifth street from Lincoln west, was
completed during the pastfew days,
and the city authorities will not
only not make further extensions
this year, but will not permit fur
Their tapping of the mains until
warm weather returns next spring.
On last Saturday THE GAZETTE
completed $4,000 run of papers for
the Echo Enterprise, and Editor
Peabody returned to Echo with the
edition on the afternoon train. On
Monday, after addressing large
portion of the big edition of 20 pages
to each paper, he engaged dray
and with band preceding, hauled
the same to the St. Louis depot in
Echo, just to warn the people that
Echo and the Enterprise were grow
ing.
Anna Berndgen, who was killed
by falling down an elevator shaft in
the North Star Boot & Shoe factory,
Minneapolis, a week or ten day ago,
was the daughter of Peter Bernd-
gen, whom all old settlers will re-
member as once prosperous mer-
chant of Beaver Falls, and who
afterwards removed to Minneapolis,
where he passed away. Anna was
only 10 years old, and was one of
five daughters of widowed mother.
Threshing around the city, ex-
tending a distance of seven or eight
miles in any direction, is practically
all completed, but there still re-
mains quite lot Of threshing in the
central portion of the county. For
instance, in Sheridan and Vail along
the line of the new railroad, there is
a large amount of threshing to do,
some fields not yet having been
touched, while in other fields ma
chimes were working last Thursday
and Friday. In Vesta the same
condition prevails.
L. P. Hunt of the Mankato Free
Press, one of the prominent politi-
clans of the Second district, was in
the city On Tuesday and Wednes-
day of last week. Mr.. Hunt re-
Gently purchased quarter sec
ton of land in Westline township,
and his visit here was. to ascertain
it's true value as we'll as to meet
with the members of the local lodge
of Knights of Pythias, Mr.. Hunt be-
ing a Past Grand Chancellor of the
State.
An immense crowd of people
turned out to the auction sale of all
of the personal property of the late
Frank E. Babcock, one mile west
OF the city last Thursday afternoon,
over 100 teams and probably 200
people being on the grounds. at one
time. Practically all of the per-
sonal property was sold at prices
which were satisfactory to the adj
ministrator. Many of the people
the sale more out of curl
osity to see the spots where the
late quintuple tragedy occurred,
rather than to make purchases.
Olivia Press: Last Thursday
NJ. ]. Clarity returned from Ska