The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-08-28
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WEDNESDAY, AUG. %, 1907.
AROUND THE COUNTY.
Items Of Interest Taken from the
Country Papers.


Country Papers.
Glenwood has a new Sic, 900 Con-
gregational church, opened Sunday
last.
Bemidji had its first market day
last Saturday. The undertaking was
successful beyond expectations.
Fairmont is already planning an
eight day chautauqua to be held
there beginning July 4th. 1908.
Alexandria schools will install man
ual training this year. The girls in
the grades will be taught sewing.
James A. Miller, living south Of
this place, has novel family of pets.
The group consists of an old cat and
one kitten. spaniel puppy and a
good natured hen. They all occupy
one nest and are happy in their COM
mon habitat. The hen exercises her
maternal instinct by sitting upon the
trio as she would her own brood.
Tracy Republican Trumpet.
A Luverne bartender was attacked
by two footpads last Saturday night,
but his willingness to take swat"
at them unnerved the hold-up artists.
They ran away and the barkeep
hurried home for his cannon. He
soon sailed forth in search of his
assailants, but they had already de-
cided on another location. The bar
tenders combativeness saved his
employer and himself about $500.
The REDWOOD GAZETTE just be-
gins volume thirty-nine and we per-
haps could not better express our
personal opinion Of the GAZETTE than
in saying that we read it regularly,
always with pleasure, never with the
sense of disappointment and waste,
which, alas, is so often the readers
reward for his patient search of
printed pages. May Editor Aiken
and the Gazette continue prospecting
and be the leading spirit of a live
community Winthrop News.
The twin city papers are SYM
pathizing very much with prospect
i've state fair visitors because a
special rate will not be made by the
railroads this year during fair week.
The best rate the people have ever
had was a half fare on cent basis.
Now on this basis they get fare
and third any day they travel.
They can go and don't have to come
back until they get ready and may
come on any train stopping at their
station. The 2 cent rate is all right
fair or no fair. The department
stores in the twin cities want a large
crop of suckers during fair week as
they have had for years. They
want cheap rates so that they can
sell more goods. Elk.
Arural letter carriers life is siren
uous. Carrier on Route No. /
OF Amboy is now serving his eighth
year, and during his employment
has drawn 81, 100 from the govern
ment. His first years pay was $3.50,
and it has gradually increased until
now it has reached 5000. His route
is twenty-six and a half miles long
and he has covered 63,246 miles.
He has had thirteen runaways;
made one trip on his wheel that is,
he started on his wheel and came in
on foot; one trip on horseback,
threatened to lick patron; did
errands the first year for the
scho olma ans free: and has been and
still is general favorite with those
he serves. He has used up three
new buggies: three second hand ones
and three carts. He does not use
up his horses completely, for on the
first symptoms of break down he
trades them off. -Winnebago City
Enterprise.
AS one observes the way Fairmont
has built and is building, comfort
able dwelling houses for distance
of two miles north and south as the
chain of lakes extends, the thought
naturally occurs, how do all Of the
people make a living. This is in
part answered by the knowledge Of
the number of people employed by
some of Fairmont's leading enter