The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-04-01
AROUND THE COUNTY.
Items Of Interest Taken from the
Country Papers.

Isanti is the first county in Mime
sofa to be dominated entirely by
Prohibition. In the present month
two towns where saloons still were
permitted. decided at their local
elections to do away with them en-
tirely.
S. Cobleigh, who has lived on his
brothers farm in Willow Lake for
the past twelve years left yesterday
for Beach, N. D., where his son and
daughter have each taken up a
claim during the past year, says the
Sanborn Sentinel.
Representative Bendixen received
a vicious kick from one of his horses
recently. while working at his barn.
The kick was given in Mr.. BIS back,
and the Morgan Messenger says he
will be laid up a few weeks from
the effects of his injuries.
The contract for the erection of
the new nj. E. church at Fairfax
has been let to Emil Johnson of
Minneapolis, who built the Fairfax
high school building. There were
seven bidders, Johnson's bid being
SO, ITO for the building complete.
F. c.. Zschunke, the Lamberton
painter who formerly lived in New
Ulm, has been awarded contracts to
paint and decorate new state build
ings at Rochester and Mankato in
this state and at Bookings in South
Dakota.
Morgan suffered the destruction
of one Of it's elevators on the goth
ult., operated by the Western Ele-
vator Co. and managed by August
Evert. The loss was complete. the
building being valued at $4,000 and
contents destroyed at $4,000. The
origin of the fire is unknown.
Morgan Messenger: H. ]. Beber-
meyer of Redwood Falls, county
superintendent of schools, arrived
here Thursday evening and remained
until the following day. The gen
tleman is we'll liked throughout the
county and has proved himself to be
very competent county superin-
tendent.
New Ulm Review: Adjutant Gen
eral Wood has announced that Dan
lei Aberle, formerly major on
Gov. Johnson's staff, has been pro-
NOTED to the rank of colonel, while
Maj. Geo. S. Koffend of Minneap-
oils has been named to succeed Mr..
Aberle as assistant quartermaster
general. Major VIM. R. Wylie has
been commissioned as assistant COM
missary general.
The man who asked William Jen-
nings Bryan whether he really be
lieved in advertising paid Mr.. Bryan
a compliment. 1t happened in Read
ing, Pennsylvania, this winter, and
the modern Commoner indeed
showed that he was a wise man by
the reply he made. 1t was: THE
fellow who tries to attract business
without advertising is like the fel
low who throws his sweetheart {
silent kiss in the dark. He knows
what he is doing but nobody else
does"
Hutchinson Independent: A fire
occurred last Friday night at Lake
Marion destroying the bowling alley
at the resort of Fred. Karstens. A
practice contest had been held dur
ing the evening by a number Of 10
cal players and it is presumed tina
the fire caught from cigar stubs o.
matches carelessIy dropped by thu
players. The loss was total on tn,
| building and contents amounting tt
$500 to $1,000 on which the insuranc,
was only 5000. Mr.. Karstens viii
not rebuild at once.
i New Ulm Review: Theo. Botten
an intelligent and observant farme
Ill Linden township, has made dis
covery not an ordinary discovery
| by the way, but a find as importan
as that which Chas. Lamb tells abou
in his essay on roast pig He ha
found that the hogs on his farm ar
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