The Redwood gazette., 1901-12-25
Mrs. G. 3. Dickinson is visiting
With her mother IN Indiana.

with her mother In Indiana.
Miss Flossie Johnson Of Spring
Valley is visiting with the family
of ". g Banks IN this city.
. Judge and Mrs. j. II. Bowers
will attend the meeting of teachers
.of the State at st. Paul this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Mccoy of
Minneapolis are IN the city spend
ing Christmas with Mrs. Mccoy S
parents, Mr. and Mrs William
ISmith.
/ Supt. and Mrs. S. ]. Race will
4 leave for st. Paul to-day for the
purpose Of attending the annual
meeting Of the educational organi-
cations of the State.
Miss Tena Smith returned home
from her studies at the st. Cloud
Normal school last Saturday, and
will spend the holiday vacation
with her parents at this place.
Mrs. j. W. Ferris was in Minnea-
polls during the past week, visiting
with her daughter, Miss Grace, who
graduated from a commercial college
| of that city last week They re-
| turned Saturday.
There is probably not a house in
/ this town that has not broken
| rolling pin or two in its possession.
| The other day a WomaD started out
to borrow a rolling pin and went to
! three places before she found one
| that did not have one handle broken
off, And yet this is called a peace
liable town, and there are no more
divorces than in other towns of its
size.
Acquaintance of A. Benham, who
has been in Redwood county courts
considerable of the time. will read
Withinterest folloWing'paragraph
cut from the Pioneer Press of last
Thursday: Judge Lewis filed an
order in the district court yester-
day sustaining the probate court in
the case of a. Benhain against Car
[rie NJ. Lindsay as administrators of
the estate Of Mary A. Stone, who
Idied Oct. 81. 1901. The plaintiff as
serted that Mary Stone gave him
$500 to buy property, and that he
bought a farm in Kandiyohi county
This land was afterwards taken by
mortgage foreclosure and later pur-
chased by Mary Stone. She then
| sold it for s2, ,24O Benham thought
that he was entitled to some of the
sale money, but the probate court
ruled against him.
"A Grand Forks, North Dakota,
special Of Dec 18th, states that a
new phase of the case against w
y. West, who is charged with the
murder Of Frank W. March, came
to light yesterday, when the full
| decision Of the supreme court was
received In connection with the ap-
1pllcatlon for a writ of habeas corpus.
1t seems the application was not de-
MED; neither was it granted The
members OF the supreme court took
the. position that as the defendant
was charged with murder in the
first degree. evidence must be sub
United sufficient to prove that it was
not a case. of murder In the first de-
gree, and that if such evidence was
submitted the offense would be
! bailable and the writ would be
Issued. Judge Corliss said yester-
daV he had not yet decided whether
Ia further attempt would be made
/ for habeas corpus or not. A final
/ decision would not be arrived at
Until Jne#feJurn OF JuQge COchrane,
who is at Cando.
On last Wednesday the contracts
were signed whereby the Gold-Sta-
beck bank becomes part owner,
along with ] II. Bowers and H. M.
Hitchcock, ,ein the entire tract of Cox
| 100 feet, located on the southeast
corner OF. Second street and Wash
lington avenue. The contract also
binds the various parties to the
agreement to commence the erection
of a building on the property, ac-
cording to very nearly the plans
and specifications prepared by Ar
ehitect F. w Stevens Of St. Paul
/ for Messrs. Bowers and Hitchcock
a year or more ago. Some changes
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