The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-09-05
AROUND THE COUNTY!
Items of General Interest Taken From
Different County Papers.

couple OF cases OF SunSCrOke n tnaJ
town. George Hill and Emil Erick-
son succumbed to the terrible heat
of the noon day sun of Midday,
Aug. goth. Hill died as a result Of
the attack.
A muscular giant recently ex-
hibited in New Ulm and the papers
say that he held a two-inch pipe in
his mouth and allowed 16 mn to
take hold of and bend the pipe.
That is what you might call hitting
the pipe" somewhere.
Ladies, read this catalogue of
charms. Bright eyes, glowing cheeks,
red lips, smooth skin without a
blemish, in short, perfect health.
For sale with every package of Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea. IS
cents. H. M. Hitchcock & Co.
The Olivia Times says that wv.
A. French will not take the rural
route No. 6, to which he was ar-
pointed as carrier few weeks
ago. Mr.. French was neither able
to find house to live in, or secure
board of any person near the start
ing point of the route, which is in
the country, and consequently was
obliged to refuse or decline the ap-
pointment. "
The Fairfax village council pur-
chased the old school building in
that town several months ago and
recently let the contract for turning
it into village hall, the work to be
completed by Nov. LIST. The build
ing will make a good village build
ing, with offices, and a large hall for
public purposes. The new school
building in Fairfax is one of the
finest in this section of the state.
Lightning struck the large barn
on the Vogt farm near Fairfax, and
after setting fire to the same, burned
it to the ground. The tenant saved
his horses and cattle, but lost all of
the other contents, including hay,
sleighs, buggies, harness, several
hundred chickens, etc. He carried
insurance amounting to only $500 on
property that was easily worth
$4,000.
The Sanborn Sentinel says that
during the thunder storm last Fri.
morning the house of Fred. Marks
was struck by lightning and Mr.
Marks came near losing his life, and
has not yet fully recovered from the
shock. AS near as Mr.. Marks car
remember, the bolt of lightning
struck his house about o'clock, anc
when he regained his senses he was
at his brothers place mile distant
about two hours later, clothed only
in his underwear. He has no recol-
lection of what transpired during
the time Interviewing, but his
brother says he reached his place
about six o'clock in the morning
and for about half an hour was ir
a dazed condition, being unable tt
recall what had happened.
Attorney Mathews of Marshal
passed thru Slayton the other day
en- route to Fulda to settle a diff
Guilty growing out of a fence built
on the property line of two neigh.
bors in that place One of the two
built a high board fence to shut off
the view from his neighbours resi-
dence. One night shortly after there
was a terrific explosion and the
fence was blown into various pieces
by dynamite, and the village deni
zens thot that an earthquake haC
happened around their town. The
suspected neighbor was arrested fo1
the commotion and it now remains
to be seen whether or not jury
will say that he did it. 'Bretherer
are not living together in peace and
unity over at Fulda."
A long time ago this paper told
the women to appear at the prim-
aries and ask for women's ballot
and vote on the question of superin.
tendent of schools, despite:.the fact
that the attorney general thot that
they had no right to butt in on the
primaries. The attorney general has
since changed his views on the sub.
ject and has instructed county
auditors to prepare ballots for WON.
en- at the primary election. He