The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-11-04

Il Numerous duck hunters are work
ing in this vicinity this week.
4 Miss Inez Bager, a graduate Of
our high. school, is teaching school
this winter near Minot, N. d.
4 The chicken pie supper at the
Christian church will be served next
Thursday evening instead of Friday
evening as first announced, begin
ming at $50. All cordially invited.
| Dick Ziemer is overseeing the con-
struction of a concrete scale pit for
his coal scales, the timbers of the
old pit having rotted out in two
years, while the concrete one ought
to last hundred years.
Mrs. Rose Edwards and daughter
have returned to this city after near
ly a years absence in California and
elsewhere, and have taken posses
sion of their house on Fifth street
recently vacated by the Chapman
family.
Election day was bright and sunny
and had all the symptoms of being
Taft weather. 1t looked like a full
vote, which was the thing which
men of all parties should desire.
Every good citizen is ready to abide
by the will of the majority.
In full vindication of Mr.. Whit
tets withdrawal as candidate for
representative, sworn statements
were published last week from both
! Mr.. Whittet and Mr.. Gold to the eff
feet that Mr.. Bendixen never paid
or agreed to pay one cent for the
campaign expenses of Mr.. Whittet
in consideration for the latter's
withdrawal, and that Mr.. Whittet
never asked Mr.. Bendixen to pay
such expenses. This ought to set at
rest that particular campaign lie.
Redwood Falls did not escape the
usual senseless Halloween visitations
last Saturday night. The joyous fun
of tipping over small buildings and
destroying property was INDUCED in
wherever the idiotic hoodlums could
work with impunity from police in
reference. and worst of all, these
, freaks resumed operations the fol-
lowing Sunday evening. while the
major part Of the people were at
church. 1t is still possible that some
of the perpetrators Of these outrages
will be located and brought to ac-
count.
i J. A. Werner stepped down and
out of his position as executive for
the Minnesota Central at this place
for nearly four years, on the LIST
inst, and accompanied by Mrs. Wer-
ner, goes to North Yakima, as pre-
viously announced, some time this
week. Mr.. Werner is looking for
ward with considerable enthusiasm
to change from office work to life
on fruit ranch, previous work in
| the famous Jewell nurseries having
made him familiar with the business
and given him a strong desire to re-
engage in it.
Secretary of State Schmahl and C.
| I. Howard closed up a damage case
on satisfactory basis yesterday.
Mr.. Schmahl was caught in a wreck
between Aitkin and Duluth, in which
his passenger train in a fog crashed
into double-headed. freight, wreck
ing both engines and throwing a
number of passenger cars from the
track, resulting in severe bruises
and some wounds for the share of
our distinguished townsman. Fail
ing to get the Northern Pacific to
respond in sufficient damages Mr.
Howard started suit in Pope coun.
ty which was settled yesterday.
The parties who have carried on
the lecture course have almost con-
cluded not to make a contract with
any company to furnish course
this year. But several good enter
tainments and lectures will be fur
nished. The library will endeavor
to have Miss Munson, who pleased
the small audience last snrinp so