The Redwood gazette., 1900-12-26

The Misses Edna Race and Grace
Ferris came, up from Minneapolis to
spend the holidays with their par
ents in this city.
Gus. Sommers is now punching
tickets on the Redwood branch,
Conductor Miller having been as
signed to the main line.
Miss Myrtle Cooper and Miss
Emmas Westfall are at thome from the.
State University, and will remain
with their parents for q couple Of
weeks.
E. F. Corners Of Albert Lea, fatn-
er Mrs. I. N. Tompkins and Miss
Emma Corners Of this city, arrived
here Monday to spend the holiday
season with his daughters and other
relatives.
The Northwestern keeps a crew
Of men at Redfield, S. D.. with an
engine to protect its interests in the
controversy with the Milwaukee
road relative to the proposed cross
ing. The engine is run onto the
track where the Milwaukee expects
to cross, and strict watch is kept
to prevent the Milwaukee people
finishing the work at night.
John Whitcomb received word
last Wednesday of the marriage Of
his sister, Miss Mary Whitcomb,
who resided here up to eight years
ago, and is quite well-known in this
section. to H. E. Morrison of Cho-
teau, Montana. where Miss Whitcomb
has been residing for some time. Her
husband is one of the leading citi-
zens of the town, and the couple
will make that place their future
home.
Fred. Pease of Delhi, a brother of
Sheriff Pease, who recently returned
from Oklahoma, states that the pop
ulation of the towns he visited, was
made up almost entirely of northern
people, and that they were clever,
sociable lot of folks. Mr.. Pease
states that all of the lands near the
towns had been taken by home
steaders, and that in order to get
any land in the territory at the
present time it was necessary to 90
nearly 100 miles back of the rail-
roads.
The annual report of the finances
of the city shows that six funds
have overdrafts marked against
them, these overdrafts amounting
to 81, ,224. 36, leaving total balance
in the city treasury of only 81, 254.9 81,
this amount being scattered among
the various funds that have not
been overdrawn. The statement
does not show the indebtedness of
the city, but the latter includes
$40, 900 city water works bonds and
$4,000 Minnesota Valley railroad
refunding bonds, total of $50, 900.
No provision has been made for
sinking funds to take up this in
debtedness.
The attorney general of Mime
sofa holds that it is not the duty of
the teacher to build fires at the
school house unless so stipulated in
her contract, says the School Edu-
cation, and that if it becomes neces-
sary to suspend the school because
no fire has been provided, she
should not be required to MAKE up
for lost time. Should she 90 to the
school house and find that no fires
had been built, and that the trus-
tees had made no provision for
building them and the room on that
account was not tit for the pupils to
sit in, she should on that account
send the pupils home. It would be
oest for the teacher to 90 to the
school house every morning and
afternoon in order to show her read
mess and willingness to attend to
her duties whenever the room is
placed in proper condition.
On the farm of Supt. O. C. Gregg,
says the Marshall Reporter, 30
bushels of wheat by weight per
acre was threshed out. This wheat,
grown on a field on the edge of the
Coteau hills, naturally poor soil and
under ordinary methods of tillage
would have given over eight bushels
this year. During the past few
years the field has been handled ac-
cording to the improved method of
cultivation. which is now being car