The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-01-23

Gently, August Evert with his
marksmen captured the trophy by
shooting AZ rabbits while the other
contestants killed but Is.
Lamberton Star: DR.. H. j. Foun-
tain and the rest of his show people,
who gave some entertaining shows
in the opera house in this city the
past week departed yesterday af-
ternoon for Wabasso to fill a weeks
engagement in that village. They
are all nice people and gave clean
entertainment.
The Northwestern is at the pres
e7t time laying 72-pound steel rails
from Tracy to Pierre. This undoubt-
edly is preparation for the in
creased traffic it is anticipated will
accrue to this road after the Black
Hills extension is completed, which
will be next July.
Morgan Messenger: Nels Jensen.
one OF our progressive merchants.
and his wife, accompanied by Miss
Mamie Welter, were at Redwood
Falls Thursday where Mr.. Jensen
ordered an immense stock of dry
goods from travelling salesman J. D.
Jackson, who represents the Wyman
Partridge Co. of St. Paul.
Brown Co. Journal: From what
we consider as reliable sources we
have ascertained that Attorney How
ard of Redwood Falls does not con-
template forming partnership and
removing to this city. However it
is supposed that Attorney Mueller
of Wabasso, with whose name Mr..
Howard S was connected, has designs
in this direction.
Judge |. M. Olsen has appointed
w. 7. Eckstein as court reporter
for this judicial district and fixed
his salary at 81 500 per annum. 1t
was formerly $1,000. The salary is
payable monthly and is apportioned
among the five counties of the dis
trict as follows: Nicollet S23.O8,
Brown S40.38, Redwood $500, Lyon
S28.S5 and Lincoln $3.50.
Sleepy Eye Dispatch: Misses Myrtle
Cobleigh and Georgia Chadderdon of
Redwood Falls were in the city
Saturday afternoon between trains.
The young ladies had boarded the
train at Redwood Falls during it's
short stay in that city to visit with
a friend who was leaving, and be-
fore they were aware of it, the
train was on it's way.
One of our democratic exchanges
is not satisfied with a reform state
administration, and asserts that
Politics in Minnesota were never
before in a more rotten state than
at this tune. You know the char
acter of the little office holders
about you. Their character is but a
faint echo of the powers that be.
But things will be different some
day."
Lamberton Star: Elsewhere in
this issue appears a notice from the
clerk of the board of education cal
ling a meeting Of the tax payers OF
the district for the purpose Of dis
posing of the old school building
and grounds From what we have
been able to learn it seems to be the
sentiment of good many that the
village ought to purchase the build
ing and convert it into town hall
Review: The matter Of securing
a public library for New Ulm, which
was discussed by the Current News
club at it's meeting held last week
and was brought to the notice OF
Mayor Silverson, in request to cal
a mass meeting, is being investigated
by him at this time. The require.
ments of securing Carnegie library
for New Ulm will be thoroly in
vestigated and some definite con.
clusion arrived at in the near future
Franklin Tribune: The large au-
dience that assembled at the opera
house Sunday evening to listen to
Father Woods discussion of the
question of intemperance and the
regulation Of the liquor tariff ex-
| nactad tho question t0 he handled in