The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-09-26
AROUND THE COUNTY.
Items of General Interest Taken From
Different County Papers.


For sale with every package Of Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea. 35
cents. H. M. Hitchcock & Co.
Tracy Republican: A couple of
buffalo which were side tracked
here Sunday on their way to Huron
where they were to be exhibited at
the South Dakota state fair afforded
a novel sight to those who had never
seen a specimen of this nearly ex-
tinct animal. They were of the
herd at Pierre.
The primaries at Hector, accord
ing to the excellent Mirror, were
held in the Hamm Brewing Co..
building. The judges were I'M
doubtedly taken care of, and it is
alleged that they discovered diver
and sundry bottled "Hamm's. :"
Even few women dropped in and
voted for county superintendent of
schools.
Thomas J. Coleman, the Minneap-
oils detective convicted of extortion
and sentenced to five years in state
prison, will fight hard for his liber-
ty. Papers in his appeal to the
supreme court have been filed and
Coleman, thru his attorneys, will
make every effort to have the judg-
ment of the lower court reversed.
G. F. Gummert, farmer residing
near Renville, was at the state fair
with a large drove of Poland China
swine. and of the herd he sold seven
teen to Poland China hog fanciers at
the big show. Mr.. Gummert was in
connection with many breeders, but
managed to hold his own in the
matter of the distribution of rib
bons.
The nine-year old son of Simon
Roughly of Camp township, Rem
vile county, met with very painful
accident which may possibly ter
inmate fatally. AS near as the
Standard can ascertain the little
fellow was caught between frac-
tious horse and barb wire fence
with the result that his throat is cut
from ear to ear, exposing the jugu-
lar vein and the windpipe and one
of his ears was nearly cut off. DR..
Lee was summoned and took 80
stitches in the neck and ear and he
is resting as easily as possible under
the circumstances. During the mix
up the horse was also so badly in
jured that it may have to be shot.
Editor Henry of the GAINESVILLE
Argus is after the peat company
that promised to have a factory 60
ing in that town before snow flies,
and which concern has not even Sc
cured board for the building. He
spent some newspaper mileage in a
ride up to Mankato recently, and
reported in his paper as follows:
Friday afternoon while leisurely
walking up Front street in Mankato
we noted sign upon a window front
as follows: "Mankato Peat Fuel
Company" Here was an oppor-
tunity to investigate personally as
to the scope and extent of the con-
Germ and we were not long in en-
bracing it. Stepping inside we
found boy perhaps IA or Is years
of age sitting on a stool with his
feet cooked up nearly as high as his
head and resting comfortably on the
window sill. Behind him was desk
with sundry pieces of dried peat. No
one else was in the room. In re-
spouse to query as to where the
officers of the concern might be he
stated that he did not know. The
president might be at home and he
might not. He was seldom there.
The vice president once in a while
put in an appearance but his where
abouts at that time could not be
accounted for. He came in and out
occasionally but was not in the office
very long at time. The outfit con-
sisted of a writing desk and as noted
a few pieces Of some substance sup
posed to be peat. The boy stated
that the sample had been lying on
the table not less than..tw months.
He did not know anything about the
concern but said there was ''hitch"