The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-02-28

snk s Kenney CrInerl q this
city. but now 81 Brainerd, had his
pension increased from IS 70 ~,
according to > Washington special IN
the daily papers Of last Wednesday.
County Auditor J. T. Brooks i
Renville county and Deputy Treas
urer Henry .Listerud were over
ffrom Beaver Falls on Washington S
birthday and took dinner at the
Commercial.
During the past week 20 instru-
ments were placed on record in the
register of deeds Office OF the
number "a were warranty deeds,
% were mortgages, II were salts
factions and the rest were miscella-
neous
G. w. Mead and J. V. McGet-
trick attended the aution sale on the
farm of Archie Stewart, in Under
wood township, on Friday and Sat
urday of last week. Despite the
bad weather big crowd was pres
ent and the numerous articles of
personal property brought good
prices.
E. B. Hale is in St. Paul this
week, attending the annual enc camp
ment of the Department of Mime
sofa, G. A. R., and while there he
will engage several speakers to be
present at the Southwestern Min
nesota department encampment in
this city on July 2, 3, and 4, and
also engage tents for the occasion.
]. V. McGettrick has been en-
ployed as expert for the Champion
binders and mowers during the
coming season, and his territory
will be Redwood Falls and Morton.
He will make this city his head
quarters. His family will continue
to reside in Minneapolis, they be-
ing highly pleased with their sur
roundings in that city.
| The foreman of the Clinton Bridge
& Iron Works is rushing the work
Of constructing the new steel bridge
across the Minnesota river at North
Red wood, and he expects to have
the bridge rea1y for travel in the
course of a week or two. In the
meantime the enterprising business
men of North Redwood have fixed a
place for crossing the river on the
ice near the site Of the bridge.
Sacred Heart journal: O. T.
Ramsland received a letter recently
that for proof that honesty is not
dead among mankind, is worthy of
notice. The letter stated that a
number of years previous the writer
had, in company with several of his
school mates entered Mr. Ramsland S
store and stole plug of tobacco
Having become Christian the
writer feltit his duty to acknowledge
the theft and pay for the tobacco.
Accordingly he enclosed dollar in
the letter Mr.. Ramsland returned
the money to the man with encourag-
ing comments upon the man S
honor.
i Robert Kidney of Toronto. Cana
da, an agent of the Independent Or
der Of Foresters. having its general
headquarters in that town. arrived
! here with g. C. Engeman from St.
Paul last Friday, and he has since
been engaged in attempting to in
crease the membership of the local
Court, with excellent success. The
insurance feature of the Independ-
ent Order of Foresters is almost the
same as the old line companies, a
certain payment being required
each month, a portion of which goes
to what is known as the surplus
fund, which now amounts to nearly
$4,000 900, and which guarantees
the financial stability Of the order
for century or more to come. The
local court has now about 30 mem
bers. At Delhi one of the largest
Courts of the State. outside of the
large cities, is located.
Marshall Reporter: Truth for
February has devoted the first few
pages of the magazine in a write up
and some of the pictures of Benja-
min 0. Eggleston, who some years
ago resided with his parents in
Westline. Redwood county At
that time he devoted a great deal of