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

| LOeffelmacner insists upon being en-
tirely innocent of the crime for
which he had been convicted. He
was kid Of seventeen years when
| he was brought to trial and was
kicked and maltreated into submits
sion by Coleman. The details of the
story, as he presents them now, give
! the impression of a true statement
and it is not improbable that he may
have been the unfortunate victim of
peculiar circumstances and t h e
greed for money of low villain.
There is lesson in the case of
Martin Schwab. who was sentenced
the first of the week to the peniten-
tiary for life, for the taking Of the
life of John Lorentzen. of Lake
Benton last May. Here is a young
man in the first blush of young man.
hood with the doors of the peniten-
tiary just closed behind him for life,
says the Tyler Journal. 1t is said,
by those that know, that he was the
black sheep of the family, and had
often been in trouble, but had man.
aged to escape the clutches of the
law.
Andrew Rasmussen, who is con-
fined to the state hospital at ST.
Peter, surprised his many friends
here last Monday evening by walk
ing into town, says the Sanborn Sen
tinel. He had escaped from the
authorities there last Sunday and
walked the greater part of the dis
lance, arriving here late Monday
evening. He appeared quite ration
al while here and recognized almost
everybody. An attendant was sent
up after him Tuesday afternoon and
he was taken back to that institu-
ton.
New Ulm Review: Adjutant
General Fred B. Wood and Major
R. III. Holcomb came down from St.
Paul Thursday evening and on the
following day drove out to Fort
Ridgely to take the preliminary steps
towards improving the monument
grounds. The park commission has
had legislative appropriation of
So, 500 at its disposal for over two
years and both Wood and Holcomb
are of the opinion that this sum
should be expended on improving
the five acres already owned by the
state rather than purchasing addi-
tional ground as suggested by other
members of the commission.
Olivia Free Press: Julius A,
Schmahl of ST. Paul, former editor
of the Redwood Gazette but for the
past two years secretary of state,
4 delivered an address before the
voters of Danube Monday night in
the interest of the Republican state
ticket. Mr.. Schmahl is one of the
most popular men in this state and
will probably be reelected by 5.0OC
plurality, He has always been a
favorite with the newspaper boys
and always will bean they will
overlook his party duties" in max.
ing Republican stump speeches fol
jacobson. Yes, we have always
found julius ''the noblest Roman Of
them all"
Here is temperance story from
the Sanborn Sentinel: A report
reached here the first of the weel
that Charles Lemke. formerly {
farmer out on the ridge, had hung
himself on Monday of this week
Mr.. Lemke at one time owned a fine
farm south of town which he sole
about eight years ago for $4,000
and moved to Springfield, where i
is said that he INDUCED too freely ir
the cup that cheers and his fortune
dwindled until fortune was no more
and to make matters worse his wife
died. About year ago it wa:
found necessary to make him coun
ty charge and he was sent to the
Brown county home where he ended
his life by his own hand.