The Redwood gazette., 1902-11-19

ing morning.
The last portion Of the petit jury
was discharged Thursday morning,
and the bunch we're given their
vouchers, and they departed for
home.
Miss Mipa M. Bruer, who resid-
ed here for some time as member
of the family of Mrs. M. M. Ash
more, is now residing in Pomona,
Cal., where she expects to remain
during the coming winter.
A decree of divorce was entered
in the case of Oliver F. Moore VS..
Christina NJ Moore, by order of
Judge Webber, last Thursday. De-
sertion was the ground for applica-
tion for the decree: and only one or
two witnesses were examined, after
which the decree was ordered pre-
pared for signature.
Five of the cases reported by the
grand jury for the alleged illegal
sale of Intoxicating liquors we're
continued over until the next term.
Three of the cases we're against
Schumacher, and he was committed
to jail Immediately after he plead
pot guilty to the indictments, owing
to the fat t that he had defaulted in
bail.
The jury in the case Of Carl Hoep-
ner VS.. Henry Simo. det awarded
the plaintiff a verdict of S28 and in
the case of Swenson VS.. Johnson
the plaintiff was given verdict of
$3.50. In the case of the American
Bridge Co. VS.. School District No.
104 the court directed verdict of
$117 Is, the full amount asked for
by the bridge company.
Owing to the non-arrival of the
burglar-proof safe for the Gold-Sta
beck bank that institution did not
move into it's new quarters on the
time it had hoped to. The safe is
expected here this week, and the
removal will follow as soon as it
reaches here. W. S. Southwick
will open his grocery stock as soon
as the Gold -Stabeck bank vacates
it's present quarters,
Hon. W. I. Nolan of Minneapolis,
! impersOnator and reader, and one
of the finest in his class. was in the
city for short time last Wednes-
day, having come up from Morgan
where he gave an entertainment the
evening before. Mr.. Nolan has
just been elected to the lower house
of the Legislature from Hennepin
county and he will undoubtedly
make decidedly popular member.
According to the report of Capt.
Castle, the anditor of the posLotfice
department for the treasury, the
gross receipts Of the Redwood Falls
postoffice for the year just closed
amounted to s4,69033. The salary
of the postmaster is 81, 800 The
amount allowed for clerk hire was
$40 SO, for rent, light and fuel s3O4,
for other incidental expenses S6.4O,
making the total expenses 81. 96O. 80,
or net revenue of s2,7l994.
Bobbie Mead, the FIVE year old
son of Mr., and Mrs. C. ". Mead of
this city, found purse containing
81 ii on Tuesday morning of last
week. The 50 were in bills and the
II cents was coin of the realm.
Bobbie picked out the II cents and
fired the pocket book, containing
the 81. back into the street. He
told Emil kuenzli of the find OF the
pocket book and the ii cents. Emil
Kuenzli asked him where be threw
the purse. BObble told him. aud
Emil, after picking it up discovered
that Bobbie was not yet on to the
paper money Of the United States.
When Bobbie was told that he
threw away the largest portion of
the find be was more or less disap
poiuted, and then. like an honest
little fellow, be ordered an adver-
tisement inserted for the finding of
the eutire amount and book.
| Word was received here Thurs
day morning to the effect that at
a meeting of representatives ELECT
from the Seventh district at Will
mar the afternoon before. julius A.
Schmahl of this city was given a