The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-03-25
AROUND THE COUNTY.
Items Of interest Taken from the
Country Papers.

Arthur Glib of Cottonwood has
received contract to sign with
Duluth for the season of 1908 at
salary of 500 per month and travel
ing expenses.
Morgan Messenger: Miss Maud
Kempton came down from Redwood
Friday and remained until Sunday
visiting with her parents. She was
accompanied by Miss Mary Evans.
Sleepy Eye Herald: Andrew Lusch-
er and Harold Aune of Redwood
Falls were were in town Saturday.
While here Master Luscher pur-
chased some fine poultry from Frank
R. Curtis.
The farmers institute suggests a
matter regarding the horse raising
proposition. that farmers need to
consider. Few horses of good size
and coach style are being raised.
The prices are high now and will go
higher and the farmer who starts
raising them now will be showing
good judgment
Granite Falls Tribune: At the
election last week many were hon
ored with offices but our eye fell on
the result in Belview and we there
saw the name of the indomitable F.
G. futile, as mayor. Step by step
the old man ascends the ladder of
fame until the first thing we shall
know he will be elected county CON-
missioner of his county.
Milroy Echo: A telephone meet
ing was held at the Spong school
house Monday evening for the pur-
pose of organizing farmers tele-
phone line with connections at
Marshall and this place. We under
stand that the organization was
perfected and that solicitors were
selected to get all the farmers along
the line interested and to take stock.
Another meeting will be held some
time next week.
Springfield Advance: The funeral
of Carl Jaehn occurred Friday after
noon from st. Paul's Lutheran
church, Rev. ]. Geo. Appel officiat-
ing. Interment was made in the
city cemetery. The cause of death
was old age, the deceased having
always enjoyed good health until
about four weeks ago when he be-
gan to fail rapidly. He was SO
years, 4 months and 10 days old.
He was the father Of Frank and
August Jaehn.
Morton had quite an interesting
village election, there being a tie
vote on councilman between C. j.
Simon and A. F. Mahowald, the
former winning by the casting OF
lots. The vote on license was "a for
to 81 against. The officers elected
were: R. B. Henton president, A.
j. Paulson, Den Keefe, G. J. Simon
councilmen, F. w. Orth treasurer.
John Kennedy assessor, Louis Brown
clerk. H. Abrams, G. C. Fuller JUS
tees, John Mcclure, P. J. Murphy
constables.
P. HI. Nielsen died at his home
southwest of Morgan, Thursday
March 18th, reports the Morgan
Messenger. Cause of death was APP
pendicitis and complications which
set in later. The deceased had ap-
parently been in good health up to
about four weeks ago, when he was
taken sick and about three weeks
ago was confined to his bed. On
March 9Th two Springfield physicians
were called and on that date the
deceased underwent an operation,
but to no avail. He grew steadily
worse until he was called by death.
Hubert Berg and Fred. Kretsch,
who purchased the 240-acre Bier
farm in the town of Milford with a
view of exploiting it for gold, have
gwen up further search, says the
Brown County Journal. While small
particles of gold were found in some
sand deposits, it did not pay to run
it. They had some mining experts
here from Colorado last summer;
who made experiments, but it seems
that they are unwilling to encourage