The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-11-06
AROUND THE COUNTY.
Items Of Interest Taken from the
Country Papers.

Belview Independent: We under
stand that John McKowen has rent
ed the Kroy farm for the coming
year and that Mr.. Kroy and son
George will farm some land they
have in North Dakota the coming
season.
Sleepy Eye Dispatch: Mr.. and
Archie Hughes Of Mankato were in
the city last week, Mr.. Hughes hav-
ing taken few days layoff from his
work in the Northwestern yards
there to visit friends here and in
Redwood Falls.
Someone has said that N: v. R.
Hunter of Redwood Falls is a pros
pective candidate for the office of
county treasurer, says the Morgan
Messenger. Mr.. Hunter will be re-
membered as an aspirant in the last
campaign for the treasurership. He
is good clean capable gentleman
and will no doubt have a large fol-
lowing should he enter the race.
John Current, awell known Brown
county boy engaged in law practice
at Dickinson, N. D., died there Fri
day morning after tedious siege of
typhoid fever. Mr.. Current was
brother.to the famous football play
err, DR.. Earl Current, and was him
self a university graduate. He came
from one of the oldest and most re-
spected families Of Home township,
and among the younger generation
of that locality he was universally
esteemed.
Miss Dora, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Norcutt, and Anton
Kramer were married Tuesday,
Oct. %, at ten o'clock in the Catho-
lie church at Lucan, says the Vesta
Censor. They will make their home
in Lucan, where Mr.. Kramer has a
prosperous implemement and hard
ware business. The bride is one of
Lucan's most popular young ladies'
and is prominent in the social life of
| the town, and it is with more than
ordinary pleasure that their many
friends congratulate the happy cou-
pie upon lneir starting down life
path together.
The supreme court rendered an
important decision in the case of
Kent VS.. City of Tracy, recently.
About two and a half years ago a
little Kent boy was drowned in an
abandoned hydrant well at their
home in that city. An effort was
rnade to blame the city for the acct
dent. the plaintiff claiming that the
cover to the we'll had been removed
by one of the city officials. The dis
trict court decided against the city,
Judge Weber reversed the finding
of the jury. Kent's lawyer appealed
the case and it has been settled in
favor of the city.
! Albert Lea Standard: Some of
the best weekly papers of the state
are seriously considering the advis-
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Cottonwood Current: What was
thought to be deliberate attempt
to wreck the south bound Great
Northern night passenger train oc
Cured Tuesday night between Gran
lite Falls and Lorne. About ter
o'clock farmer happened along II
that vicinity and discovered severa
large rocks placed at intervals or
the railroad track. He at once tel
ephoned to Granite Falls, telegram
was sent to Willmar and specia
train was sent out to investigate the
matter and move the obstruction
1t was thought to be the work Of
robbers whose intentions evidently
were to wreck thestrain for plunder