The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-06-26
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Redwood Od3ette
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1907.
AROUND THE COUNTY.
Items Of Interest Taken from the
Country Papers.

ltGiilo VI tutCICSt sohGH HUH SnS
Country Papers.
Mankato commercial college trains
more people for business than any
other school. Write for catalog.
Elmer AIbrecht went to North
Redwood on Wednesday of last week,
says the Morgan Messenger, where
he will remain for the summer on
the farm owned by his uncle, VIM.
Albrecht.
The Brown Redwood Young Mems
Christian association may hold its
summer camp at Fort Hill on the
shores of Lake Hanska. Secretary
Pierce will drive out there this week
to inspect the grounds, says the New
Ulm Review.
New Ulm Review: Philip Bern
hard, the Colorado mining expert,
who expects to extract gold from
the Bier farm, arrived from Colora-
do Springs Monday evening and was
busy all of yesterday setting up
machinery. 1t will be some days be-
fore it will be known whether or
not his process is a practical one.
Granite Falls Journal: Mrs. 7. H.
Sorlien and son Harold left yester-
day morning for Minneapolis, where
they will visit a few days before
continuing their journey TO James
town. Mr.. Sorlien will join them
the last Of the week and accompany
them. Mrs. Knudston of Minneap-
oils, will also be a member of the
party.
Brother Bennett of the Granite
Falls Tribune reported last week
that up there the Minnesota river
bottoms were under water. At
Montevideo the water was almost
up to the railroad track at the de-
pot. The country northwest of
Montevideo is practically all under
water, and scarcely any crops will
be raised.
Belview Independent: 6. F. Rain
tells us that he intends if possible to
i,lay abeut three miles of tile on his
farm this year which will give him
a complete system of underdrainge
on the whole place. He is Of the
opinion that while the original out
lay is considerable that it will repay
the cost many times over during the
next few years in increased yields.
Granite Falls Tribune: Rinald
Kirshbaum. of Minnesota Falls, came
near. being big loser Friday night.
He got home about midnight and re-
tired. Some time afterward he was
awakened by sharp crack of thun-
der and lightning had struck some
where near it seemed to him. but So
tired was he that he made no effort
to locateit. Att o'clock in the morn:
ing he arose and going to, the barr
found the horses restless. paving
and refusing to eat. He opened the
door of the feed room and found il
as full Of smoke as it could be anc
his hired man appearing he went il
and found fire had burned up tht
studding and within two feet Of The
hay. Lucky find.
| News was received by last Fri
! days Journal Of the death of Mrs
Ole Skaalrud of Norway Lake, Kan
diyohi county, who was struck b,
lightning and instantly killed in
storm. Mr.. and Mrs. Skaalrud wer
spending the afternoon at a neigh
boris house, and as the clouds ind
Gated the approach of a storm the
took short cut across the field
to their home. While crossing
barb wire fence Mrs. Skaalrud LITE
the top strand for her husband
crawl under. A flash from the clou
struck the fence and burned he
hands. She ran toward home an
another flash struck her in the ten