The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-12-05
AROUND THE COUNTY.
Items of General Interest Taken From
Different County Papers.

The death of James Garlic, father
of John Garlic of Sherman town
ship, occurred at Truman, Mimi,
on Nov. 10Th. Cause of death was
old age, passing to the great beyond
at the age of SO years. He leaves to
mourn his loss seven children. John
Garlic was in Truman to attend the
funeral, which took place Sunday
morning.
Homer Robinson of Lyon county
has been awarded first prize for the
best titled and best managed farm
in this congressional district under
the Jim Hill conditions. The honor
is one we'll worth having and speaks
we'll for Mr.. Robinson and his meth
cd of farming, Mr.. Robinson pur-
chased his farm about a year ago,
moving there from Green Valley.
The farm is located two miles south
of Marshall adjoining the railroad on
the west side.
Eddie Tesch, six or seven years
old, the only son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Tescb of Hector, fell from a
wagon, the wheels Of which passed
over his head and chest, so injuring
him that he died the same evening.
He and some other boys had climbed
into the moving wagon, and insisted
on standing up in the box. A sud-
den jolt threw the little boy out and
under the wheels. No blame at
taches to the driver, Roy Marsh,
who tried to stop the team but
could not do it in time.
A few pickpockets and sneak
thieves followed the Democratic
host to the Gov. johnson reception
at St. Peter, with the re-
suit that the trip was expensive
for scne Of the faithful. Hon.
Michael Mullen of New Ulm was re-
lieved of a diamond stud valued at
something like $500. He was not
made aware of his loss until he had
reached the train that was to take
him back to New Ulm. Mrs. Her
man Nagel also lost a valuable
breast pin. In all over twenty cases
have been reported, empty pocket
books to the number of sixteen hav-
ing been found near the Omaha
depot the next morning. 1t has
been established that the crooks
came to St. Peter on the special
from St. Paul, for a Johnson adj
mirer from Rich Valley was minus
S35 before the train reached the
governors home town. One Nicollet
county farmer, who stood on a cor
ner while the parade was passing,
with his heavy fur overcoat but
toned closely about him, had his
purse removed from an inside pocket
and the crook never so much as
ruffied the astrakhan trimmings.
A Kandiyohi county farmer writes
the Farm, Stock & Home to the
effect that he believes that there is
more money in pork production than
there is in wheat. The farmer al
lows for the failure of wheat crops
and also for the danger of hog
cholera, after which he makes the
following statement regarding an
experiment carried on in his section:
There were Is hogs used in the
experiment. Their feeding began
when two months old. The grain
fed from June LIST to July LIST was
] bushel of ground oats daily. From
July LIST to Sept. 1st, Il bushels
daily, and from the last date to
November 10th, when sold, a
bushels of ear corn daily. Home
price of oats was 80 cents, of corn Is
cents, making a total for grain of
$114.6O. To this was added a total
of Sc for pasturage, and 81 to each
pig as it's cost when feeding began,
making the total cost of SHAFTS.
The average weight when sold was
240 pounds, price $40 hundred,
amounting to S256, showing a net
profit of SCOOPS, besides profit
on grains grown. A farmer with a
half section ought to grow feed for
500 hogs, it would take about 27O
acres, including pasturage. At 1895
each the hogs would bring him
$4,000 gross, or about S1S an acre.
If sown to wheat, yielding Is bu-
shells to the acre, at 65 cents a
bushel, the total would be So, $50. or