The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-01-10
AROUND THE COUNTY.
Items of General Interest Taken From
Different County Papers.

pot or complexion whiteWash. True
beauty comes to them only that take
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea. It
is wonderful tonic and beautifer.
35 cents, tea or tablets. H. M
Hitchcock. jan.
The village council of Hinckley
has passed an ordinance prohibit
ing children from catching onto
moving sleighs. Many serious acct
dents might be prevented, were
every village council to follow the
good example the Hinckley council
has set.
The Renville Star Farmer says
that Phil Warner, a farmer south Of
that village, has quite a stock farm
which includes a fine herd of cattle,
100 sheep and Angora goats, several
fine horses and Shetland ponies. He
ought to make money with such
variety of dividend-paying stock.
The question of building a farmers
elevator at Buffalo Lake has been
discussed by farmers .around that
town and one of the number has
taken it upon himself to canvass for
stock for the proposed new company.
The proposition is to get theselevator
built and in shape for business at
the opening Of the next harvest
season.
The Minneapolis Journal states
that H. H. Nuremberg has been
recommended by Congressman Vol
stead as postmaster at Olivia, the
term beginning Jan. 1st. The matter
now rests with the president, post
master general and the senate, who
will doubtless make their selection
between the present incumbent, Mr.
Peckinpaugh and Mr.. Nuremberg.
H. II. Herring, who lives about
seven miles northwest of Milroy,
met with a very unfortunate acct
dent while operating a shredder, in
which he lost his left hand. He
was engaged in feedingSthe machine,
which was driven by gasolene
engine, and when turning about to
adjust some part of the machinery
his left hand was caught in the
shredder, crushing it, necessitating
amputation at the wrist.
E. H. Mcleod, the editor of the
Wood Lake Ledger, who has been
in ill-health for long time past, has
been obliged to quit the newspaper
business for the winter and go to
the Southland, and in the natural
desire to prolong life he now appeals
to his subscribers to help him by
coming in and paying the amount
due him. If ever there was a time
when subscribers wanted to be good
and show a charitable spirit it is
now with our esteemed Wood Lake
brother. We know his condition,
and know that he means what he
says regarding his physical condi-
/ ton.
The Granite Journal says, that on
the Friday previous to Christmas,
while the children were having a
Christmas tree entertainment in one
of the rooms of the school the young
man acting the part of Santa Claus,
and wearing a mask of cotton. batten
over his face got too near a lighted
candle and in an instant 1.-the mask
was on fire, and before the flames
could be extinguished his face was
badly burned. His eyebrows and
lashes were burned off and his face
badly burned all over. Fortunately
his eyes were not injured ssand it is
hoped he will not be Scared, but of
this they cannot tell syet. He has
suffered much, and at L times gets
very nervous. The little son of Rev.
Fjelstad also caught on fire, but was
not burned much.
Springfield did a most laudable
stunt in remembering the poor of
that town on Christmas day. The
work was undertaken and carried to
a successful issue by the Commercial
club appointing..two of its members,
George Ross and A. C. Ochs, to
solicit funds as we'll as to.distribute
them among the needy. The com
mittee raised $113, and with this
money, groceries, wood, coal and
flour were purchased, which were