The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-03-30

c. ID. Griiith, the Sleepy Eye
banker. passed through town last
Thursday, enronte home from Echo.
| "A. WI. Kvello of Lisbon, IN. d.,
| who visited with the family OF John
p. Cooper for several days, returned
home on Thursday Of last week.
/ The interior Of the offices Of the
Granite Block, as well as the walls,
have been gwen a good coat ot
lkalsomining during the past week,
lGus. Englund doing the Job.
/ Ducks were making their way to
the north last Tuesday afternoon a
Isign of genuine spring being with
lus. The robin has also returned,
while the warbling OF the meadow
lark is again heard from the fence
posts, telegraph poles and wires.
Spring must be here.
/ Glenwood Gopher. Why is it that
so many Of the farmers who kick 4
about the lamentable condition of
country roads go up il the air. as
soon as you talk cash road tax to
them. You can't have good roads
unless they are paid for, and ex-
perience has proven that the pres
ent system Of working OUT the
road tax simply means a continu-
ance of poor roads.
Several of the doors leading to
the Offices in the court house we're
tagged I Thursday, each tag hav-
ing a particular reference to some
weakness, or to something antici-
patory Of what may happen to the
heads of the departments. On the
Office door of the probate judge the
markets on certain commodities in
which Mr.. Evans is alleged to be
interested, we're quoted, and the
whole was signed by a fictitious
firm, the name bordering upon that
of a real, live concern. On the door
of the county treasurer there was
an advertisement for treasurer,
Mr. Johnson having just returned
from the Ortonville convention. "A
reward was offered, and below the
reward there was an intimation
that Eric Wilson might break into
the treasury. On that Of the clerk
of court cigar box, which had
been emptied by the remaining
officials. wasa tackled, and above it
the sign, IF you wish to see the
greatest menagerie on earth, raise
the cover" Below the cover was a
picture of the clerk Of court.
Albert Hauser, julius Albrecht
and f. 5. Pollard OF Morgan, and J
Albert johnson returned home from
their trip to Ortonville shortly after
noon Wednesday, coming in Oh the
east bound St Louis. They left
Ortonville about 1:30 o'clock that
morning, took the train to Granite
Falls, and from that place drove to.
Hanley Falls, where they caught
the ST. Louis train. Fred E. War
ner of the delegation stopped of at
Renville, and did not return home
until Friday morning, while Joseph
Fountain, who went as far as Mon
tevideo on Tuesday afternoon, re
turned with him. The travelling
experiences enjoyed by the Red
wood delegation to the convention
was something fierce. For instance.
Frank Clague, the Tuttles, father
and son, and A. O. Gimmestad drove
from Sacred Heart to Belview after
three o'clock Thursday morning,
while M. r. Lewis of Vesta and L.
r. Tradewell of Wabasso drove
from Granite Falls to Vesta that
morning. tits not likely that the
next convention will be held at Or
tonyille, although the good people
of that town turned themselves into
a band Of successful entertainers,
and Editors Whiteman and Keefe
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