The Redwood gazette., 1902-03-26

home with severe attack of grip.
The Misses Helen and Amelia Leon-
aud departed Tuesday ofslast week for
Mankato to again resume their studies
at the Normal.
F. Pottratz is now occupying the F.
Belyiew, and Merchant Ellis and fam
lily are costly settled in the rooms above
the hardware store.
Pottratz Bros. now occupy reserved
seats SO far as plate glass fronts go. in
our little city. The new improvement i
greatly. beauties the appearance of
their building and is very much APP
preciated by the new occupants, Rain
Maus q Ellis.
The G. P. Murphy auction on Tues
day of last week was fairly we'll attend
ed but most everything went at red
figure prices, and Con. says he will
never sell anything again excepting
chickens and butter
Andrew Herriad and Edward Jaeger,
with their families, returned from
Wayerly, S. D., the past week and will
make Belview their future home, Mr..
Herriad succeeding to the restaurant
business of O. II. Mogen, and our friend
Ed. will purchase one-third interest
in our local painting and papering
firm of Mogen & Jaeger.
John Schultz met with very pain
full accident Wednesday of last week, |
and one which he will not be apt to
forget for some time to come. In an
endeavor to fill the tank used in con-
nection with the gasoline engine in
Lehmann's blacksmith shop, John
overlooked the fact that he had just
turned out the light and the burner
was still hot, and in less time than
you can say sole" Johns whole fore
arm was mass of flame and he has
not done anything since. We hope
for the speedy recovery of his injured
limb.
The lectures of Prof. Hill Monday
and Tuesday evenings of last week
were receivedsby large and apprecia-
tive audiences and all were impressed
by the noble, pure, yet simply ideas of
reform which he advocated. which, if
laid down and followed in our every
day life would not only be the means
of making ourselves, our neighbors and
our community better and happier,
but would be the stepping stones to
the overthrow of a great deal of the
evil, vice and acursedment now prev
alent in this country. We expect to
have the Professor with us again in the
next six or eight weeks or some time
after our new hall is completed, and in
which he will be able to speak to better
advantage and also allowing the audi
ence more room and comfort.
MIR. GIAIMESTAD'S STATEMENT.
TO THE EDToR-I wish to make a
few remarks as to an item in the Bel
view news ofsthis paper of two weeks
ago, the item relating to the village
caucus. The item seems to be intend
ed to place me III an unjust light before
the people. 1t was reported to be 1.-The
warmest caucus held in Belview for
years The caucus was one-sided. I
fdid not, nor was any person authorized
TO canvass for votes for me after six
o clock that evening. / was not at the
caucus until after we finished business
at the township caucus. As to the po-
litical gossip at Mr. Thompson's ex-
pense that was laid open, do not see
that there was anything to lay open,
as openly stated that Mr.. Thorn pson
refused to pay orders issued at time
when we knew there was money in the
treasury. He presented his account
for his percentage for handling the
| fund. The council disaIlowed it for the
reason that it has not been customary
| to pay the treasurer until the end of
his term, when the board of audit ac-
cepts his account. The village attor-
ney told me that the treasurer
could not hold his percentage back at
that time unless the council passed
resolution to that effect. Mr.. Thomp-
son told me at SIX o'clock the evening
of the caucus that the same attorney
had told him over the 'phone that he
could hold it back, and also had writ
ten letter to the same effect. After
that hour I did not see a voter, nor did
| anyone else for me, TO my knowledge.
If there was hot contest at the eau
Gus was not aware oft. nor did see
any of it while wassthere.
! A. O. GIMMEsTAD.