The Redwood gazette., 1902-03-12

The busses and hotel registers
Indicate that travel is increasing Of
late. Is .,5s. 55.s.
Mrs. Letitia v Daulton Of St.
Paul was working up business for
the Northwestern Magazine a few
days ago.
w. Earl Smith was sizing up the
commercial standing Of Redwood
dealers last Friday for the r. G.
Dun agency. rs. ..
Mrs. John McIlreavie is visiting
with relatives at Sleepy Eye, and
will also visit her daughter, Mrs.
Carroll, in Tracy before returning.
At the last regular convocation
Of Red wood Falls Commandery No.
Is, the following officers were in
stalled by r., e. Sir NJ. 3. Powell,
p. G. G. Of Minnesota: O. =. Dorm
berg r.. c., E. D. French g., A.
Birum, G. g., Geo. Drake, S. W.,
W. R. Caswell J. W., j. Tyson D..
p, G. ID. Mckay treas, M. b. Pow
ell rec, W. P. Huntington St. B.,
Geo. Crooks Sw. B., A. G. Schmahl
Wr., II. F. Clipfell Sen.
Talk about dog tax-Hans Jensen
of this town paid one last week to
the tune of about SO chickens des-
troyed by a troop Of dogs which in.
tested his premises. Mr.. Jensen
took down his gun and peppered
one of the ours, but reported that
the next day there were % ours
prowling about his place, by actual
count. He would be justified in
killing the whole pack, in the opin-
ion Of a good many dog-ridden citi-
ZenS.
The regular meeting Of the coun-
Gil approved the bond Of G. A. Bux-
ton as street commissioner; granted
plumbers licenses to E. A. Pease
and B. A. Mason, and instructed
the city recorder to secure from
Loweth & Wolf Of st. Paul the ori-
ginal plans and specifications for
sewer on Minnesota street. They
also passed sprinkling ordinance
calling for the submission of sealed
proposals to do the sprinkling,
which will be considered at the reg
ular April meeting.
A St. Paul morning paper of the
4th, inst. gives an account of the ar
rest of Clyde Darling, for being
81, 900 short in his accounts, the ar
rest being instigated by John w.
Shepard. Darling left st. Paul last
December. He returned a month
ago and the police soon located him.
Darling was for years Mr.. Shepard s
clerk, handling the coll
lections and acting as bookkeeper
and cashier. It is alleged that IN
December, after errors were dis
covered in his accounts, he left the
city. His wife and children re-
mained here. Darling plead not
guilty. John l. Howard has been
retained as Darling s attorney, and
he thinks he can clear himself of
the charges. He S aid that during
the past few months be has been in
several towns and cities in Iowa
aud Wisconsin,. He found it almost
impossible to secure suitable en-
plovment. and so decided to return
to ST. Paul Darling is believed
to be the same Clyde Darling who
formerly lived in this city, and who
afterwards got into financial diff
culties at the State o. resulting in
his leaving there. Darling was
bound over for trial on the 10th
At recent meeting of the Won
an S club of Spencer, Iowa, resolu-
tions of appreciation of the work
of MrsoC. G. Little, who has recently
become resident OF this vicinity,
we're unanimously adopted. The
club also presented Mrs. Little
with a gold-lined berry spoon. The
resolution isas follows: Resolved,
that we, the members of the Spen-
Ger Woman s club, hereby express
our appreciation of the services of
Mrs. Little as president, in COM
mittee work, and as loyal and ac-
tive member. We desire her ac-
ceptance of a slight remembrance OF
herAnfailing devotion to the best