The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-08-29
Augustus z. Gale Of this city has
been granted pension of 81 per

been granted q pension Of 81 per
month.
Joseph Fountain of Hotel Fran
co.'s spent couple Of days in St.
Paul and Minneapolis during the
latter part of last week.
SIch kleicht dot NIGHT -das Bry-
an and Is to eins,'' is the way the
German tenant on F. E. Ring S farm
put the political situation to that
gentleman last Thursday.
Mrs. S. S. Goodrich and daugh-
ter, Miss Myrtle, left for Chicago
last Saturday, where they will visit
for some time with Mrs. Goodrich S
sister and other relatives, and where
they will also attend the G.. A. r.
encampment.
During the past week IS instru-
ments of all kinds were placed on
record with the register of deeds.
Of the number IA we're warranty
deeds or patents, 10 were mort
cages, five were satisfactions and
the remainder were miscellaneous.
The decree of the probate court of
Ramsey county, vesting the title to
all of the real estate owned by the
late Joshua H. Sanders of St. Paul.
in Redwood county to his widow,
Ella A. Sanders, has been placed on
record with the register of deeds.
The entire list of land conveyed
amounts to several thousand acres.
With a heavy rain and thunder
storm last Thursday evening the
atmospheric conditions took adecid-
ed ant very agreeable change for
the cooler. Two unusually bright
flashes of lightning, accompanied by
terrific thunder reports, we're re-
minders of the storm. One stroke
of lightning disabled the incandes-
cent street lighting system for the
remainder of the evening.
Ira Pratt, who was placed under
arrest on the evening of Aug. 18th,
on the charge of assault, in connec
ton with having struck and torn
open portion of the scalp of
John Burke, was discharged last
Thursday afternoon. 1t appears
that the case was set for the fore
noon. Burke, however, failed to
show up and Mr.. Clague continued
it over until afternoon. Burke again
failed to show up and the case was
dismissed for want of prosecuting
witness.
At the last meeting of the board
of education Miss Georgina Kenne-
dy of Minneapolis was elected an
assistant principal to fill the posi-
ton occupied by Miss LANG during
the past two years. Miss Kennedy
is a graduate of the State Universi-
ty, and has taught in high schools
for some time. The board also de-
cided to rent a room near the school
house for laboratory purposes, pro-
vided a suitable room can be secur-
ed at reasonable rate. The board
hopes thus to avoid building this
season.
At the ministerial institute, pre-
liminary to the forty-third annual
convention of the Minnesota Chris
tian Missionary society, held at St.
Paul on Tuesday of last week, Prof.
J. T. Sutton of the Christian church
of this city presided and was after
wards elected President for the en-
suing year. Mr. Sutton S family is
still in Excelsior. He has engaged
room in DR.. Schlegel's house and
will visit this city regularly for
conducting services at the Christian
church until he locates here per-
manently.
| An Olivia special of August ed
says that the Renville county seat
| removal contest has taken q new
turn and will now be fought over
again between the same contestants,
Olivia and Bird Island. When the
supreme court handed down it's de-
cision regarding the legality of the
Bird Island petition, it declared it
illegal on the ground of insufficiency
of publication of it's filing. Another
question, that of premature circula-
ton of the petitions, which affected
both petitions, was also argued be-
fore the supreme court, but it failed
to hand down a decision on that
point. Oivians are of the opinion