The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-03-14

OdIlDOrl SonJlnol. Wnlle walking
on the road near the river last Sun
day Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph were sur
prised and frightened by stray
rifle bullet, which passed thru the
latter's hat and grazed the side of
her head. The bullet had not spent
much of its velocity and variance
of an inch might have resulted ser
iously. 1t seems no wonder that SO
many accidents happen, when we
see the little tots who are allowed
the use of firearms and the careless
ness with which the same are ham
died.
Tracy Herald: A. R. Endersbe
paid dearly for lesson that the
shortest road to a destination is
often found in winding road. Last
Thursday evening about Shutdown,
when returning from the country,
he attempted to drive his team over
road that had been marked out
during the winter across Mud lake.
The weather, summer-like during
the preceding days, had left the ice
all honey-combed and very frail and
both horses, buggy and driver soon
found themselves submerged in sew
eral feet of mud and ice water.
After considerable effort Mr.. E. sue
ceeded in getting himself and one
of the horses on dry land but was
unable to deliver the other from its
mud and ice bath until after help
was secured at the La ROGUE farm
house, nearly a mile distant from
the scene of the trouble.
Fairfax Standard On Lincoln's
birthday four wires belonging to
the Fairfax Telephone Co., running
across the street from near the
Windsor hotel to the top Of Biebl's
drug store, were cut by C. H. Hop
kins. Mr.. Hopkins gave as his rea-
son for cutting the wires that they
interfered with the floating of the
U. S. flag upon holidays that is,
they did when the wind blew from
the north. On Feb. 10Th the COM
pany caused a warrant to be issued
for Mr. Hopkins arrest, in which he
was charged with destroying the
property of the telephone company
maliciously and unlawfully. The
case was set for trial on Tuesday,
Feb. 9th, at which time A. V. Rieke
appeared for the state and Mr.. Hop
kins' son, Frank, for the defendant.
The company did not have any eye
witnesses but they had several to
whom Mr.. Hopkins had stated that
he had cut the wires. The defense
did not deny or affirm the allegation,
but set up the claim that the wires
were there without authority, and
denying that the company had
shown ownership of the property.
Much evidence was introduced by
both state and defense entirely out
side the question at issue. The case
was given to the jury about $50
Tuesday evening, and shortly before
10 o'clock they returned with YER
dict of not guilty.
A Minneapolis special says that
two-thirds of the poultry dealers
of the twin cities may be forced out
of business before the close of
March, if the poultry laws of the
new code are enforced. The great
est agitation prevails to-day among
the poultry and commission mer-
chants of Minneapolis over the stu
alton. The poultry laws of the new
code provide that all poultry han
died by the commission men shall
be drawn" The enforcement of
the law is left to the state board of
health. This board has already in
timated to the poultry interests of
the twin cities that they will enforce
the law to the letter. Minneapolis
commission merchants carried the
matter to Attorney General Young
last Thursday and secured an opinion
from him to the effect that the law
could not be enforced against them.
Local dealers are cleaning up their
poultry stocks in anticipation of
trouble. Over 25,O 900 head of poul-
try are handled by Minneapolis COM
mission men daily. IF they enforce
the law it will mean additional work