The Redwood gazette., 1902-08-13

ss MIS-. w ILL., Otlu aOls sINIuuSdpOllS ID
visiting with the family Of Fred
Cain.
Miss Bessie Ferris OF Madison,
Wis, ls1visiting with the family Of
j. w. Ferris.
King Bros. carried tornado insur
ance on their warehouse and on
Wednesday morning last they were
paid $2O8.3 33, the amount OF the adj
justed loss.
G.E. Mckay wired to The GA
zETTE from Oregon early last week
that the Redwood party Of fifteen or
sixteen had all filed on lumber
claims, were all we'll, and would be
home this week.
M. J. Bowling OF Renville was in
the city for few hours Thursday.
Mr.. Bowling is making frequent
trips toERedwood county in the in
terest of his congressional candi-
dacy.
Mrs. O. W. Mcmillan and chill
dren, Miss Nelson of Carver, who
has been visiting with Mrs. McMil-
Ian, and Win. Derwent. left Satur
day for Minneapolis, where they
will remain several weeks.
For harvest hands and laborers,
the NJ. & St. L. railroad will sell
tickets to points in Minnesota and
North and South Dakota at greatly
reduced one-way rates to and in
cluding Aug: l9, 1902. See your
local ticket agent.
Ellis M. Clarke, city editor of the
Ottawa Republican, was in town
last Friday, with his stereotyped
article on "Turned Down by the
Lodge, intended as ''leg-puller"
on local merchants. The GAZETTE
couldn t see the advisability Of US
ing the article and passed it up to
the next fellow.
Col. R. H. G. IIinman, professor
of the English language at the Low
er Sioux Agency, was in the city
last Thursday, attending to busi-
ness matters, Mr.. Hinman states
that the pupils of his school are
making excellent progress in their.
studies, and he anticipates good
enrolment for the coming term.
A. A. Carkhuff has been allowed
S45 by the city council, by reason
of the damage to his building,
caused by the hose tower falling on
the same the night of the heavy
storm. Mr., Carkhuff estimated bis
loss at $780, and the amount allowed
by the council will certainly not
place the building in it's original
condition.
The issue Of the Preston Repu biz
can for last week contains quite a
lengthy article on Supt. Race S lee
ture at Preston on Aug 9Th, the
lecture beingsdelivered to the sum
mer school attendants. and others,
at that place. Mr. Races lecture
was on the theme, "How to Teach. )"
Mr.. Race stated that as America
was only another name for oppor-
tunity it suggested that the school
room was the teacher S opportunity.
He also spoke upon the advisability
of reading standard literature, and
having nothing but the best in
school literature.
Mrs. NJ NJ Birum recently
brought suit through her attorney,
S. L. Pierce, 1.-THE municipal court,
seeking to recover $3.50 from Nick
Martie, claiming that a dog har-
bored by the latter had destroyed
one OF her Belgian nareS, which she
valued at the above amonnt It ap-
pears that the hare was in cage on
the premises of Mrs. Birum, when
the dog broke through and killed it.
The dog was not the property of
Mr.. Martie, but it is claimed that
be was keeping it and hence was
responsible. Mr.. Pierce informed
Judge Laudon last Wednesday that
he anticipated a settlement in the
case, which was continued in the
municipal court.
The announcement of the candi-
dacy of Andrew ], Volstead, at
present county attorney of Yellow
Medicine county, for the Republican
nomination for congress at the pri-