The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-01-24

CID Elevator 70. report CHdC DIS
result of five months business, and
after all expenses are paid, the COM
pany is a few hundred dollars to the
good, and a substantial dividend is
expected to be declared at the an
nual meeting next summer.
The merchandise stock of Reetz &
Son Of Milroy has been sold to G.
A. Erickson of Willmar, who as
sumed charge last week. Reetz &
Son get farm in South Dakota and
a monetary consideration for making
the transfer. Both intend, how
ever, to go to Canada in short
time.
According to the Echo w. D. Hay
cock has disposed of his -four mill
at Milroy to Peter Schussler, a
miller and millwright of Minneapolis,
who is already in charge of the mill.
For the past several months Mr..
Schussler has been operating a mill
at Tracy, where he has given ex-
cellent satisfaction.
The Marshall council finally grant
ed liquor licenses to all the dealers,
save one, in that town. The excep-
ton got on jag party day or two
before, and was placed in the cage
by the city patrolman. Whereupon
the council adjudged him an unfit
person to have license and he was
hooked out of the herd
The proposition to change the
course of the Minnesota river at
Mankato by throwing it around by
the bluff, and give the dry bed to
the railroad companies for addi-
tional yard room, is again being
agitated. This would put north
Mankato inside the city limits and
make it part Of the city proper.
The project has been pronounced
entirely feasible by engineers.
A fire caused by an oil stove
exploding did considerable damage
to the hotel at Milroy recently. The
stove was used for warming pur-
poses in one Of the rooms on the
second floor. Before the flames were
extinguished they had burned a lot
of clothing and part of a door cas-
ing, while other articles were dam
aged by smoke. The fire originated
about 8 o'clock in the evening and
the alarm brought in prompt assist
ance, and this undoubtedly saved
the building from total destruction.
/ Sibley county expects another seat
contest next year, some town along
the line of the St. Louis going after
the honor. AS a means to thwart
the movement, Henderson, the pres
ent county seat, through her bust
ness men, proposes to construct an
electric line from that place to one
or more towns on the St. Louis
railroad, thereby giving people who
have business at the county seat
easy access to Henderson, and max
ing them friendly to the retention of
the capitol at that place.
At the meeting of the Lyon county
agricultural society held recently
Secretary Conway's report showed
that the value Of the grounds had
doubled, that the state gave $500,
the county $500 and the cash on
hand is S207 .16. The resources over
liabilities as estimated shows 6,632-
16 to the coed, though the society
is still in debt. The meeting was
not a very harmonious affair owing
to the method of voting, and several
speeches were made in reference to
the method demanded by the con-
stitution.
George Posi- is going to retire
from the commissionership of the
Third district this year, and will
probably make the race for sheriff
on the Democratic ticket This has
led Col. L. A. Cooler of the Wabasso
Standard to bring forth one of the
ablest men Of the Third district as a
candidate for commissioner. The
Standard says: The people of Wa
basso feel that they are entitled to a
county commissioner this year and
they will get one if A. J. Weldon
can be induced to make the run.
Mr.. Weldon has been urged by a
large number of our citizens to