The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-01-02
AROUND THE COUNTY.
Items of General Interest Taken from
Different County Papers.


H. w. Ollig's foundry aud shops
at Winthrop were burned to the
ground recently, entailing $4,000
loss, insured for about half that
sum. Fire bugs are suspected.
The office and driveway of the
Danube Farmers elevator was bad
ly damaged Wednesday evening of
last week, by fire which broke out
about 10 o'clock, says the Hector
Mirror. It is supposed to have
started from the exhaust pipe. The
office and the roof Of the drive way
will have to be entirely rebuilt. The
loss is estimated at 81, 200, fully COW
cred by insurance.
News-Messenger: The next speak
er Of the house of representatives
will be Lawrence H. johnson of
Minneapolis, who is well known
to many of our business men. He is
bridge builder and contractor, and
has constructed some of the steel
bridges in Marshall and southwest
part of the state. Mr.. johnson mar
ried his wife in Lyon county, she
being Miss Nellie Smith, daughter
of farmer living south of Mar
shall.
The cement tile plant at Marshall
has been ordered and is expected
to be ready for business Feb. LIST.
The News Messenger states than an
option is held on the ball grounds,
and efforts are being made to secure
the laying of a Y from the Great
Northern tracks, which will prob
ably be preceded by the laying of a
spur track, reaching to the shipping
yard. Articles Of incorporation have
been signed. and orders have already
been received for tile.
S. F. Holbrook, former resident
of Kasota. but who had been max
ing his home with his son in the
state Of Washington, died Sunday
before last. When Kasota was a
hustling junction point Mr.. Hol-
brook was the proprietor of its eat
ing house, and later he ran a bus
line in Mankato, says the Free Press.
OF recent years he had been engaged
in the berry business at Sparta,
Wis, and his remains were taken to
that place for burial.
Lake Crystal Union: One day
last week Robert Wigley, the Stan
dard Oil agent at this place, while
en- route to Vernon Centre, one of
the supply stations, met with an
accident. When opposite the Mer-
tesdorf place, the tank wagon
slowed and tipped over, smashing
one of the forward supply tanks on
the side and about $50 gallons of
kerosene ran out upon the ground.
The company stood the loss and
Robert feels grateful.
A horrible tragedy occurred last
Wednesday evening on the farm of
Chris. Stefferud near Ivanhoe. Ed
gar C. Heasty shot and mortally
wounded his sweetheart, Stena L.
Jensen, and then blew his own
brains out. Dependency over the
refusal of a clerk of court to issue
him marriage license, both being
minors, and the later avowal by
Miss Jensen that she did not love
him were the causes for the desper-
ate act. There was also evidence of
a death pact between the two.
Buried beneath several tons of
caving sand in the St. Peter gravel
pits Olaf johnson escaped with his
life. His coat sleeve saved him
from being smothered to death.
johnson walked under an overhang-
ing wall of sand just as the bank
gave way. The first slide buried
him to his armpits, and the second
covered him completely, leaving his
head four feet below the surface.
AS it swept over him, however, his
arm was thrown across his mouth
and nostrils, and the air in his coat
sleeve preserved his life.
Sleepy Eye Herald: Andrew J.
Eckstein Of New Ulm, chairman Of
the county commissioners was in the
city Tuesday, and with Jesse Palmer
of this city drove out to inspect the