The Redwood gazette., 1902-05-07
II. M. Hitchcock was in st. Paul

III. M. Hitchcock was in St. Pau
all Of last week, attendinga a meeting
of the State Board Of Optometry.
In the case of Patrick Curtin vs..
E. A. Miner ct al the,jury returned
a verdict of $l38 in favor of Mr..
Curtin, who sued for about $25c.
F. w. Philbrick is having front
placed in the west end Of his build
ing on the Third street side, for a
display of carpets and house FUR
nishings.
Till Tibbetts is hauling the sand
for the construction of 180 feet OF ce-
ment walk, together with the curb
ing, in front of his two residences
on Minnesota avenue.
II. C. Koerner, formerly with the
bank examiners Office, but now
connected with a large printing es-
tablishment of Minneapolis. was
transactipg business in Redwood
Falls last Thursday.
Edward Devereaux, at one time a
resident Of Kintire township, this
county, but now residing near Gray
Eagle, Todd county, was a witness
in one of the cases before Judge
Webber during the past week.
The handsome residence of 6. b.
Mckay, on Minnesota avenue, has
been sold to Tillson Tibbetts, the
consideration being $1,000, consid-
cred bargain. Mr.. Mckay is not
certain where he will reside in the
future. Mr.. Tibbetts will rent the
residence property to Mr.. Mckay
for some months.
George W. Belt came up from
Viroqua, Wis, on Tuesday after
noon of last week and will remain
here with his daughter, Mrs. N. v.
R. Hunter and family for several
days. Mr.. Belt has been absent
from Redwood Falls for many years
and noted with pleasure the i'm
provements. that have been going
on since his departure.
Parties desiring black dirt for
their yards should obtain the same
out of the dam lots just south OF
Herman Werder's barn before the
filing of the basin commences on
May 9th. There is vast quantity
of that soil on those premises, and
the giving Of it away gratis should
lead all who need to have their lots
filled to commence hauling at once.
In letter to THE GAZETTE S., ].
F. Ruter, formerly of this city, but
more recently resident of st. Paul,
writes that he left St. Paul on Tues
day afternoon of last week for Cali
fornia, where he is likely to reside
in the future. He is not certain as
to what portion OF that State will be
his future home. Miss Myrtle
Ruter has been there all winter. FL.
V. Ruter and family are residing in
Saltwater, where Mr.. Ruter is fore
man Of the Gazette of that place.
The jury in the $4,000 damage
suit of Jerome E. Madden, as ad-
ministrator of the estate of VIM. F.
Carroll. the engineer OF the North
western road, who was killed in
the Mankato yards, were out all
of Monday night on Monday OF last
week, and on the following morn
ing returned a verdict in favor of
the railroad company, claiming that
the administrator had no cause for
the action. The verdict is regard
ed as remarkable one, in view of
the circumstances surrounding the
death of Mr.. Carroll.
W. A. McBurney, who has been
for some time with F. M. Isham OF
the Laird-Norton yards at this
place, left last week for Plainview,
where he will be employed in the
yards. Mr.. McBurney was an ex-
ceedingly popular young man dur
ing his residence and he will un-
doubtedly continue that popularity
at Plainview. His position with
Mr., Isham is being filed by Otto E.,
Dornberg, who has commenced to
learn the lumber business, and con-
vince the public that the Laird
Norton yard at Redwood Falls is
the LEADING Mace To buy il.