The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-05-17

Bob LaFollete of Wisconsin is to
speak from the New Ulm lecture
platform during the coming sum-
mer.
D. L. Crimmins has sold out his
stock of general merchandise at
Olivia and will go into the real
estate business and continue auc-
tioneering.
Cottonwood is enjoying a building
boom, and the Current of that town
points to no less than ten buildings
business blocks and residences
now in course of construction.
Theo, Blake of Underwood, who
has been a successful farmer for a
long time, but who recently re-
tired, announces that he can't quit
the threshing end of farming, and
has ordered a rig to do business
with this fall.
The Bird Island Union celebrated
its 9th anniversary on May 9th.
The Union is one of the several
bright newspapers turned out in
Renville county. 1t is neatly print
ed, well-edited, and full of Renville
county news.
The Charlestown correspondent
of the Sentinel says that a number
of telephone agents have been try
ing to work the farmers of that
town for telephone stock, and ad-
vises them to organize their own
company and sell stock, instead of
buying it.
Peter E. Raverty, the St. Paul
policeman recently murdered by
burglars. formerly resided on a
farm north of Sleepy Eye. He has
numper of brothers residing in
Bro" county at the present time,
and oneyof them was an employee of
the last legislature.
The New Ulm city council has de-
cided to decorate and illumine that
city during the meeting of the Cath
Ollie Order of Foresters at the ex-
pense of New Ulm tax payers, and
the mayor and city council accepted
an invitation to appear in the parade
of that order on the first day OF the
convention in June.
R. W. Clough of this city has
branched out into the contracting
business and the Danube Herald
last week contained the following:
"Clough & Durham are here this
week building an addition to Aug.
Kurtzs residence. The two gen
tlemen come here highly recon-
mended and are fully qualified to do
any work that comes under their
line"
Leslie T. McCleary, son of Hon.
j. T. McCleary, one of the ablest
men in congress, has been sued for
S., 900 by Samuel M. Bear of Sioux
Falls. Leslie sent out a circular
during the last campaign accusing
Bear of going back on a contract
for the use of the Mankato opera
house the night before the primar-
les closed. The circular is alleged
to be libelous. Leslie will now un-
derstand what it is to be news
paper "feller."
The supreme court has declared
the will of Anton Sperl of New Ulm
void. When the latter passed away
it was found that he had willed all
of his property, amounting to about
$50, 900, to his oldest son, a $1,000
life insurance policy going to st.
Joseph's society. The other chill
dren contested. Judge Weber
held the will valid, but the supreme
court reversed the lower court and
now the property will be equally
divided among the several chill
dren.
At a recent meeting of the San
born council it was decided to &C.
cept the bid of a gasoline gas light
ing company for the lighting of that
town. The council adopted reso-
luton authorizing the issuance of
Sc, 900 in bonds to raise money to
pay for the plant. The bonds will
expire ten years from date and will
bear interest at the rate of five per
cent payable semi-annually. The
council has also authorized the is
Suance of single 81 900 bond from