The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-05-10

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trip to South St. Paul Friday morn
| ing.
Rev. Frank B. Cowgirl of the
Methodist church was attending a
ministerial meeting in Minneapolis
during the early portion of last
week.
VIM. Ell. Wallace returned from
his trip to the southland last Thurs
day, and is again at his old position
as cashier of the Gold-Stabeck bank.
Mr.. Wallace was booked for stay
in Mexico of several months, but
owing to his employers not being
ready for "a further inspection of
the land he concluded to return to
Red woods FallsI.until further and
more satisfactory arrangements
could be made.
At the last meeting of the city
council it was decided to have the
city pay for the grading for the ce-
ment sidewalks recently ordered,
on condition that the city be per-
mitted to retain the dirt. The
council received sealed bids for
the construction of cement cross
walks in various portions of the
city, up to s o'clock p. M, last
night, when the bids were opened
and the contract awarded.
The investigation into the affairs
of the office of County Attorney
Loud of Beltrami county, is now
going on. The investigation con-
sists of two partisan examination
into the charge that County Attor-
ney Loud has failed and refused to
prosecute criminal cases, and an
examination of bills allowed by the
county commissioners the past three
years. Mr.. Loud has handed in to
Mr.. Stone his resignation to take
effect in case the charges against
him are sustained by the examining
commission.
The law passed at the recent ses-
sion of the legislature authorizing
county commissioners to allow the
expenses of county superintendent
under certain conditions does not
apply to Redwood county, according
to Attorney General Young, who
holds that superintendent receiv-
ing a salary of over ST., 400 per year
cannot be allowed expense accounts.
The law permits $3.50 per year for
travelling expenses and $50 for
county institute work. Redwood
county pays her superintendent
81, 500 per annum.
Alex. Williams, superintendent
of construction of the Minnesota
Central Telephone Co., was in the
city last Wednesday, making the
preliminary arrangements for the
Improvements to be made on the
company's property in this city.
On the following day crew OF
workmen arrived and work is now
being pushed. The improvements
are to include an entire new metal
lie system, with the exception oil
the electric signal. In addition
many of the poles and wires strung
about the city are to be changed sc
that streets will be less unsightly
the intention of Mr.. Williams being
20 place both poles and wires in the
alleys as far as possible. In order
to do this more or less cable will be
! used.
A. Thompson of the cement side
walk manufacturing firm of Wilmot
& Thompson of Mankato, was in
the city during the early portion Of
last week, and as a result of the
visit the firm has started branch
shop for the construction of cement
blocks and sidewalks. Before re.
turning temporarily to Mankato
Wednesday afternoon he had Sc.
cured contracts for over 1000 Inca
feet of cement sidewalk and rented
the laundry building of W. R. Gas
we'll, on Minnesota avenue, in which
the blocks will be manufactured
Mr.. Thompson and a crew of mer
returned to Redwood Falls Monday
and are now working on their con
tracts. The appearance of two new