The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-08-22

hospital and discussion is turning on
the remodeling of the old scho,
building in that town for the pur-
pose.
). Theis runs a hotel at Franklin
and one morning recently he woke
up at four O'Clock, just little
ahead of his usual time, and dis
covered that lamp in the hallway
had exploded and set the woodwork
on fire, and that the latter was
rapidly making Roadway. Mr.. Theis
extlnguished the flames.
The Franklin Tribune would have
us recall Frank Wadsworth, who
followed the vocation of digging
wells in earlier days. Frank went
to Alaska and amassed a huge for
time. He has been among the ma
hobs OF Seattle up to short time
ago when he joined the quieter
crowd on the other side of the Styx.
The Seattle papers, speaking Of his
great property interests there, con-
tend that he still claimed his home
to be in Editor Whetston's BALI
wick.
John MART and wife have return
ed home from a two months So
Journ at various points in the west.
They spent few days at Yellow
stone Park and also visited many
points of interest in California. They
were at San Francisco and viewed
the ruins of the recent disaster.
They were accompanied by Mrs.
Marti's sister and her husband, Mr..
and Mrs. H. Hauser of Franklin.
They state that they enjoyed the
visit very much, but were glad to
get back to the bread and butter
state.
Gus Kahnau, who resides four
miles south of Elgin, Mimi, lost
several hundred dollars last Satur-
day in the death Of seven head of
stock. Ernest Koepsell, a neighbor,
had been using ssThistleine to kill
some weeds in his pasture. The
stock broke into Mr.. Loepsell's
pasture and tipped over can of the
poison preparation and licked the
ground where it had been spilled as
if it were salt instead of a death
dealing agent-and then turned up
their toes. The loss is a heavy one,
and Mr.. Kuhnau has. .only lone COW
left in his dairy.
Tracy is in a bad way and a mass
meeting of the people Of that town
was recently held for the purpose of
listening to Mayor Robinson and
members of the council on the con-
dition of the city water and lighting
plant. The town has outgrown the
present facilities for making light
and besides the engine now in use is
badly out of repair and to correct
the evils of the latter would cost
about $500. The mayor advised
throwing out the engine entirely,
together with the electric dynamos,
etc., and replacing them with up-to-
date facilities, suitable for the pres
ent and future demands. The water
main system was put in Is years
ago, and since that time there have
been no extensions ins.the northeast
ern part of that town. Gee, Tracy
ties want to drift around'to Redwood
Falls if they want to see public i'm
provements.
Springfield Advance: A team of
horses belonging to Joe Greim, a
farmer residing in Stately, were
struck by lightning Thursday after
noon and instantly killed. It was an
experience that Joe will probably
never forget, and it is certain that
he hopes never to pass through the
same ordeal again. Accompanied by
his wife they came to town to do
the usual shopping. In the after
noon between l and O'Clock they
started for home in a drizzling rain.
At intervals there were strong
flashes of lightning. At a distance
of about two and one half miles
from town there was a deafening
peal of thunder, number Of blind
ing flashes of lightning, and when
the occupants of the buggy recov-