The Redwood gazette., 1902-03-19

Attorney Howard went to eW
Ulm Saturday on prof sional busi-
ness. Esi .lH5i
The mild weather Of this month
has been companied by an ur--
usual amount Of sickness, almost
every family in town being affected
more or less seriously.
The superintendent Of rural mail
delivery for Minnesota has received
notice that the salaries of rural car
riers have been raised from 5000 to
$6OOsto date from March 1st
Commissioners Aftermath and
Carlile were at the court house last
Friday, in conference with Chair
man Cooper in regard to cement
walks about the court house ground.
Auctioneer Butler had a success
| ful sale in Renville county last Sat
urday. He has sold out his restau-
rant and is giving his entire atten-
tion to auctioneering
The public is warned against a
lady of prepossessing appearance,
who is canvassing the State pro-
fessedly for homeless children. We
are authorized to state that she has
no connection whatever with the
Children s Home society of Mime
sofa of which Mr.. E. p. Savage is
manager.
The fact that both Paxton and
Red wood Falls voted the old poll
tax system out Of existence so far
as those towns are concerned, in
favor Of the contract system under
direct supervision of the town
board Of supervisors, may be taken
as an indication that the old order
of things as regards roads, is pass
ing away. If the new deal works
out satisfactorily, other townships
will rapidly fall into line.
| With seven popular Odd Fellows
after the Office of grand master for
the state, it does not surprise the
members of the order to learn that
there is no choice as the, result OF
the late election. The election will
be taken to the grand lodge, which
will select a grand master from the
three candidates with the highest
number of votes. These are A. T.
Farnsworth, G. Z. Wilkinson, St
Paul, and c. A. Fosness, Montevi
| deo. For the same reason the elec
tion of deputy grand master. from
which position there were IL candi
dates and of grand warden will be
thrown into the grand lodge. A
/ -. Bolton, St. Paul, was reelected
as grand secretary; G. M. Sprague
u ~
grand treasurer, and William Nc
4 Gregor of Minneapolis: grand repre-
sentative
4 Concerning the late Col McPhail
the Lake Benton News says that be
was a yetran of the Mexican War
having joined Gen Zach. TAYLOR s
command when but 16 years Of age
and took part in all the battles ol
that command. At the outbreak o
i the Civil War he enlisted and
served under Gen. Logan. He was
appointed Col. of the First Minneso
ta Cavalry, known as the Mounted
4 Rangers, and after his regimen,
was mustered out in 1868 he went OF
duty with the Army o. the Potomac
finally returning to- Minnesota in
i 1864. Col. McPhail was graduate
of West Point, lawyer and civi
|engineer. He surveyed Houston
county and founded the town o
Caledonia. When Lincoln county
was opened to settlement he took {
homestea in Alta Vista township
where has since made his home
He has served the county severa
terms both as county surveyor ant
county attorney. The funeral wa:
| held Saturday at two o clock under
Masonic auspices.
i Woodstock, small village on th,
Omaha line in Pipestone county
was recently brought to time for re
fusing to be governed by the Stat'
board OF health in regard to quar-
antine against small pox. When th'
State health donop4nnnf ,sonoivni