The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-11-14

Court week. Watch the expand
ing smile of mine host Kahler. Every
room in the house filled, most of the
guests doubling up two to a room.
Every town in the county has been
represented here the past week, and
the list of attendants at court would
be too long for individual mention in
these columns.
The official returns show that
there were 2289 votes cast for Cole
and Johnson in this county and 2493
for Dunn and Johnson in 1904
falling off of 2O4 votes. For an off
year this was not so bad, after all.
J. M. Thompson of Devils Lake
was comforting with the Gold-Sta-
beck Bank management last We'd
nesday and doing the hand shaking
act with old acquaintance here.
Politics and business in North Da-
kota are of the proper degree Of
strenuosity to suit J. M. to a nicely.
The little decencies and courtesies
of politics are always to be COM
mended. Both johnson and Cole
emerge from the campaign with
self-respect unimpaired and reputa-
lions untarnished. Chairman Cole
did the right thing in congratulating
Gov. Johnson on his election as
personal triumph.
A farmer reader of THE GAZETTE
is authority for the statement that
muskrats have done thousands Of
dollars worth of damage to the
turnpikes crossing various sloughs
hereabouts the past summer and
fall. The roadbed is perforated by
the little pests, allowing the water
to come in and ultimately making it
necessary to haul tons of grading
and gravel to repair the mischief.
Since noting the lightning episode
at the Paxton polling place, we have
been Informed that route agent Hill
had a lightning experience the same
afternoon. Lightning struck tele-
phone near the roadside where he
was driving, following the wire and
SCATTERING a number of other poles
and giving a shock to the team
attached to the mail wagon that
brought them to their knees. No
serious consequences followed.
There was dismay on the part of
the managers of the lecture course
last Tuesday, when a telephone mes
sage came to Chairman Hitchcock,
informing him that Father Vaughn
had missed his train and could not
reach here in time to fill his con-
tract. After consultation, it was
decided to notify few surrounding
towns and announce the failure in
the schools, and then go after the
| lyceum bureau for redress for its
breach Of contract.
The Rebekah district convention
in this city last Wednesday was
attended by two of the grand off,
cers-Mrs. H. w. Phillips of ST..
Paul, president, and Mrs. Eunice
Melville of Minneapolis, secretary
and by a nice delegation from
Morton and a smaller one from
Sleepy Eye, together with visitors
from other lodges in the district.
The afternoon was given to bust
ness and social sessions. The an
nual election of district officers re-
suited in the choice of Mrs. E. n.
Swan of Morton for president, Mrs.
Johnson of Sleepy Eye vice-presi-
dent, and Mrs. Geo. WEIGH of Nor
tOu secretary. An ideal dinner was
served at 6 O'Clock, with music at
the piano and singing on the side
The evening was given to lodge
work. with interesting talks by the
grand officers, who congratulated
the members of the local staff for
the excellence of their work.
Morgan Messenger: J. J. Bork,
our popular buttermaker, won first
prize with a gold medal at the state
convention of the buttermakers and
cheesemakers which. was held at
Minneapolis last week. Over $50
samples of butter was placed before
the judges, and most Of them were