The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-12-25
AROUND THE COUNTY.
Items Of Interest Taken from the
Country Papers.

president of the Congregational
mems club at New Ulm.
The Granite Falls school board has
empowered its superintendent to
suspend pupils who use tobacco.
The members of st. Mary's Cath
olic church at Sleepy Eye dedicated
a new $4,000 pipe organ recently,
sixteen visiting priests assisting at
the ceremony.
Sleepy Eye Dispatch; c. B. Husch-
Ike, manager of the Gilfllan farms.
passed through here early this week
with seven carloads of sheep and a
car of cattle for market.
The Grand Hotel at New 'Ulm.
taken on trade by the Blue Grass
Land Co., has been sold to w. A.
Hubner of Mankato. who will open
it up for business at once.
1t only took Graham, the Chau
tauqua representative, one evening
to. close deal for a Chautauqua
assembly at Marshall next ear, the
Commercial club agreeing to sell
900 tickets at $3.50.
The Vesta Censor states that Jens
Roy and wife of Underwood are
wintering at Orlando, Florida. If
they are looking for mild winter
temperature they should have re-
manned in Minnesota.
The Sleepy Eye Redwood branch
recently acquired a new express
messenger, Mr.. Skogiund of Mime
apolis, Bert. Lee going onto the
Evan Marshall line in the same ca
pacity. Brakeman Simon Liescher
is also a new acquisition.
The Candy News chronicles the
destruction of 10000 bushel ele-
vator near Candy, the elevator be-
ing a farmers cooperative institu-
ton, and nearly filled with grain,
only part Of the loss covered by in
surance. Elevators appear to be
peculiarly subject to fires.
New Ulm Review: In consequence
of steppins on rusty nail a few
days ago an eighteen-year-old son of
Anton Hoffman, of West Newton
became the victim of lockjaw and
died at the hospital Saturday after
noon. The boy was a grandson of
County Commissioner Hoffman of
this city.
Uncle Sam has made special dis
pensation for mailing Christmas
newspapers and packages to the ex-
tent OF allowing such inscriptions as
Merry Christmas" Happy New
Year." with Best Wishes" etc.,
together with name and address of
sender, to go on packages or upon
card enclosed in them, without af-
fecting their classification. Make
some of your absent friends happy
and have one on Uncle Sam.
Morgan Messenger: August Evert,
agent for the Western Elevator Co.,
is doing land Office business in the
fur line. He reports to date that he
has purchased nearly 5000 hides since
the opening of the season. Last week
two parties tributary to Redwood
Falls disposed of a large number to
Mr.. Evert and stated that they were
able to secure a better price here for
their hides than in our neighboring
city.
The Nicollet county commission
ers recently awarded contracts ag-
gregating $4,000 for state high.
way running from St. Peter north
westerly to Lafayette, a distance OF
over twenty miles. The state will
pay $500 of the amount, and the
plans have been approved by high
way commissioner Cooley. This is 9
move in the right direction, anc
some day good state road will be
built through Redwood county.
While standing on the cap of {
bridge on the Plainview branch oil
the Northwestern road Friday after
noon and driving a timber with {
sledge hammer, Charles Barkus los
his balance and fell to the GROUND
seventeen feet below. AS a result