The Redwood gazette., 1902-11-19

Howard Ledbeter is very sick
with congestion of the lungs.
The two road cases of the Ben
hams VS. the board OF county COM
mi ,sioners of Redwood county have
been continued over until the April
term of court.
Mrs. Chas. O. Gilfllan and child
returned to the Siding on Wednes-
d ~ evening of last week. Mrs.
Gilfillan has been visiting in Colo
RADIO for several weeks past.
Hon. S. D. Peterson of New Ulm
was in the city last Wednesday,
leaving on the early morning train
Thursday for New Ulm, Attorney
w. H. Cooler of Walnut Grove &C
companying him.
DR.. G. r. Pease. who has been in
the east oD an extended vacation,
will return to Redwood Falls for
the purpose of contin uing his prac-
tice here, to morrow. DR.. Belt will
probably go to new field
Emil Schmahl shipped eight car
loads of sheep and hogs to the Chi
cago markets last Saturday. A por-
tion of the sheep we're those bought
by Mr.. Schmahl after the storm of
August 1st last and fattened on down
grain in stubble fields.
A. J. Gebhard is candidate for
postmaster to succeed the late Geo.
Tretbar, at Lamberton. Mr.. Geb-
hard has been an active Republican
worker, and the postoffice, it is con-
tended by his friends, would be but
small reward for past services to
the party.
Nordboy, who plead guilty to the
charge OF grand larceny IN the Sec
ond degree, in connection with hav-
ing burglarized a Walnut Grove sa-
loon, was sentenced to the St. Cloud
reformatory by Judge Webber, and
has already been taken to that in
stitution by Sheriff Small and a
deputy,
Gideon S minstrels certainly put
up a fine show at the opera house
last Wednesday evening, and the
crowd in attendance was the largest
ever assembled in that play house.
The minstrel show was refined, the
several acts were clever, and the
work OF the different players was
we'll done.
The jury in the case Of M. E. Nc
Gee VS.. NJ. Riordan returned a YER
dict in favor of the plaintiff for
81, 900. The amount sued for was
about $4,000. At one time the
plaintiff and defendant we're within
$97 of a settlement, but could not
get any closer, and a suit resulted.
The trouble arose over some eleva-
tor receipts.
The extension of the Chicago Il
North western railway to the Rose
bud country will soon be completed
to Bonesteel, which is located di-
rectly on the border of the reserva-
ton lands which are to be thrown
open for the public settlement next
spring 1t is expected that when
the lands are opened a tremendous
rush will be made for hOmeSteads,
Much interest is being taken in the
matter throughout the west. The
new line was opened to Spencer,
Neb., Oct. oath, and will be open
to Bonesteel, the terminus Of the
line within few days. The Rose
bud reservation is located in the
southern part OF South Dakota, on
the State line of Nebraska, border
ed by the White River on the north
and the Missouri on the east.
John H. Weddenborn, former
postmaster at New Ulm, was indict-
ed by the United States grand jury
which closed it's session in MankatC
Wednesday. The indictment was
found late Tuesday afternoon and a
bench warrant for Mr.. Wedden-
born S appearance was placed IN
the hands of United States Marshal
Grimshaw. Wedden born is charged
with having held out S3OS salary
due his assistant postmaster, a Mr..
Mueller, when the former relin-
quished the Office. Mr.. Mueller, it
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