The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-01-07

H. H. Tompkins of Mankato came
up from that place last Tuesday
evening to spend few hours with
his brother at this place.
Hon. VIM. Wichman, a represen-
tatlve in the legislature from Rem
vile county, was over from Beaver
Falls for few hours last Tuesday
morning.
Alex. Williams and wife came
down from Willmar last Tuesday
evening, and are visiting with Mrs.
Williams parents, Mr., and Mrs.
Frank NJ. lsham.
A. E. Clark returned from trip
along the line of the Great Northern
railroad during the early portion of
last week. Mr. Clark states that
there was much larger fall of snow
along that line, and in northern
Minnesota than there has been at
this point.
Representative Frank Clague
spent Friday afternoon and Satur-
day in this city, closing up his
affairs as county attorney, before
proceeding to St. Paul. All of the
papers connected with the office
were turned over to Mr. Howard,
who became county attorney yester-
day.
Howard Arnold, Luke NJ. Fer
rington. Edward NJ Smith and Ed
ward Hills, the four applicants for
rural free delivery agents, have
all been notified of their having
passed the civil service examina-
ton. Inasmuch as there are only
two routes established from this
city oEly two OF them will be ap-
pointed.
Banks were closed last Thursday
and most of the stores were closed
after l O clock. and business was at
a standstill Nearly all the court
house officials were obliged to work
in order to get out reports, the au
ditor's staff being exceptionally
busy with the longest financial
statement in the history Of the coun-
ty, all caused by the repeal of the
law providing for dog tax act, and
calling for a return of the amount
paid in.
At the last meeting of Court Red
wood, Independent Order of For
esters, Walter Curtis was elected
chief ranger, Bert. Pranke vice
chief ranger, E. H. Duryea record
ing secretary, Harry Ward finan-
cial secretary, Frank Hp>11aard
treasurer, Fred Cain orator, Jas.
Whittet senior woodward, Fred.
Theiring junior woodward, Frank
Carman senior beadle, W. = Spauls-
bury junior wood ward, Jas. Gaffney
district deputy.
A leading New York physician
says that be has not made any ex-
periments himself ,''but I am sure
that lemon JUICE in water will kill
germs if enough is used. Orange
juice will do the same thing and in
fact we have been feeding patients
that right along. There is nothing
new in this discovery of lemon
juice. It takes more orange juice
than lemon juice because the form
err has not so much Of the citric
acid in it, and yet it is a powerful
neutralizer. There is no doubt that
acid will kill typhoid germs.
A telegram from New Orleans
states that the Standard Oil Co. has
at last secured control of the Beau
mont oil fields in Texas and the
Jennings oil region in Louisiana.
The telegram adds that there are
only few small companies remain
ing outside, and they cut very little
figure in the marketing of fuel oil.
AS result of the octopus getting
the wells the company has already
advanced the price of fuel oil to 81
per barrel, and the indications are
that the quotations will go still
higher. Whether. the Star Ameri-
can oil company has been absorbed
by the Standard Oil Co. is not
known, but Mr.. Larson and friends
made no statements of that kind
when here week ago last Sunday
After taking care of all patrons