The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-08-15
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At the meeting Of the city coun-
Gil last evening Mrs. ]. B. Robinson
was appointed a member of the
library board to succeed Mrs. H.
Bowers, who rendered her resigna-
ton on account of moving from this
city.
The Hector Mirror says that "Vic-
tor Peterson came over from Red
wood county Saturday. He has
bought another ditching machine
and is buying horses and getting to-
gether a new outfit. He will take
the rig to Wood Lake. His other
machine is working near Belview.
Danube is experiencing post
office fight, A. S. Black being a can
didate for postmaster against the
present incumbent, Henry w. Shoe
maker, who was formerly an old
North Redwood boy. Henry is
putting up lively scrap for the
place and Representative Volstead
will have to do some guessing.
The temporary dam on the north
east side Of Sleepy Eye lake has
been completed and the water in
the main body of the lake is left
intact. The temporary dam is
about $50 feet long and consists of
posts driven in the ground and
planks put down and a large amount
of dirt piled up next to the boards.
Olivia Review: A dispatch from
Washington Thursday gives the in
formation that VIM. A. French has
been appointed carrier for route
No. 6, and Firm Miller substitute.
Mr.. French's route will start one
mile north of the county line and
will be supplied each day at eleven
o'clock by route No. 2. Mr.. French
has waited patiently for a job of
thip kind, and now that he has been
honored we hope he will take hold
of it in the right spirit. It will be
necessary for him to move into the
country in order to save an extra
20-mile drive each day.
Since the closing down Of the Sea-
forth creamery Supt. Babcock of
the Redwood institution reports that
he has made arrangements whereby
the creamery at this place receives
cream from farmers residing within
two miles of that town. While the
local institution may be temporary
gamer it must not be forgotten that
the closing down of the Seaforth in
stitution is a mistake. The farmer
who will join with his brother farm
er in keeping his local creamery 60
ing, but on the other hand will sell
his cream at slight increase in
price to central company while his
brother is struggling to keep the
local creamery open, and thus boil
ster up the price, is hardly doing
the square thing. When the CEN
trail creamery is supreme, if that
hour comes, the first patron, the
man who deserted his local cream
cry and his brother farmer, will be
the person who will do the loudest
yelling.
Wild mustard, the bugbear Of the
northwestern farmer, may be eradi-
Gated from grain fields by spraying
the grain with solution of sulphate
of iron. This is the announcement
of O. c. Gregg, superintendent of
the state farmers institute, who has
been conducting a series of expert
ments on his farm in Lynd, Lyon
county. Mr.. Gregg declares he has
established absolutely that the mus
tard pest can be killed by using the
sulphate of iron solution. Farmers
who have waged war against the
wild mustard will appreciate the
Importance of Mr.. Gregg's discov-
cry. Securing a foothold in field
of grain, the mustard spreads rap
idly and unless entirely ersdicated
before it goes to seed, it will cover
the whole field within a few years.
Different methods of exterminating
the pest have been resorted to but
none seem entirely satisfactory, as
the mustard seeds are tenacious and
the plant is prolific. The method
used by Mr.. Gregg in killing the
mustard is simple. When the grain
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