The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-05-03

| Robert Bager is again at LeMars,
where he is station agent for the
| Illinois Central railroad.
| G. Fl. Lindsay has been enjoying
| a visit with his brother, Corporal
Lindsay of the United States infan-
try, stationed at Fort Smelling.
/ Mankato Free Press: w. T.
Knight was struck on the shoulder
by descending gate at the Mil
waukee crossing about noon today,
The gate raised a little, as if to
allow him and his companion to pass
under and then came down again
very suddenly. Mr.. Knight saw
the danger just in time to avoid be-
ing struck on the head.
! A. G. Burmeister is having the
poles and cross arms installed for
connecting the water works with
his mill, and is expecting the ma
chinery and copper circuit for COM
pleting the installation of electric
power early this month, after which
time the old steam plant at the pow
err house will be used only in case
OF special emergency.
The society drama, "The IN
equal Match" scored marked
success at the playhouse Friday
evening, says the Franklin Tribune.
The play was under the direction tf
Mrs. Leora Showalter, one of the
most finished votaries of the art
histrionic in the whole country,
and the results of her fine tuition
showed itself in the grace, poise
and well rounded expression of her
amateur subjects in such degree as
has never before been seen on the
local stage.
The deputy of the state dairy and
food department. who went to Rem
vile Thursday night to arrest a
box-car merchant, the first under
the provision of the new act signed
on Thursday afternoon by Gov.
Johnson, returned yesterday, says
the Pioneer Press. He reported
that the state got verdict against
the merchant, who was convicted of
selling short weight and impure
goods in the state. The accused
stated that he will not enter the
state again with illegal goods.
Granite Tribune: Joe Tyson of
Redwood, was here last week and
told US be had sold his Wood Lake
farm to August Timm and had TAX
en- in trade a farm in Canada he
had never seen. Joe has bought a
farm in Washington, paying 800
per acre. and be tells US this is his
choice after travelling 100000 miles
in search of a location that would
suit him. The land is all irrigated
and will produce fine crop if the
season is favorable which Joe says
is always.
Gov. Johnson and the capitol COM
mission deem it appropriate that
the annual meeting of the Minnesota
territorial pioneer association to be
held May IL, 1905, the orty-seventh
anniversary Of the admission of
! Minnesota to the union, should be
held 10 the hall of the house of rep
resentatives in the new state CAPT.
toll, St. Paul, MINI. The meeting
will open at 10 a. m. sharp. Hon. F..
lG. O'Brien. Minneapolis, G. H.
Hazard, St. Paul, and Senator E..
wv. Durant, Saltwater, have been
appointed committee on a program
appropriate for the occasion. The
present membership of the society
is composed of 5000 persons who
were in the state on or before May
II, 1858. 208 new members have
joined this year, and 125 paid as
sesements. 1t is expected a large
number will attend this meeting,
and many new members will enroll.
Those interested in the early his
tory of the state entitled to men,
bership. or that can furnish any
relic of pioneer days for the muse
UNI at the Log Cabin on the state
fair grounds, should communicate
early with the secretary, Geo. HI.
Hazard, 664 Gilillan Block, ST.
Paul, MINI.
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