The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-05-27
AROUND THE COUNTY.
Items Of Interest Taken From the
Country Papers.

Country Papers.
Congressman Hammond and Coun-
tY Attorney Erickson will speak at
the old settlers picnic in Shutdown
on June 18th.
Renville Star: H. Lohnbakken
and Perry Bryant returned from
Hanska, Tuesday. where they had
been on ditch matters. R. Stensvad
brought them over from Redwood
Falls in his auto.
Morgan Messenger: Claud Jen-
nings, who has been visiting here
for the past week. left Sunday, by
way Of Morton for Preston, Mont.
where he will pay short visit to his
parents.
Belview Independent: Friday af-
ternoon Jerome Simpson broke his
arm by getting caught in a revolv-
ing shaft at the Farmers Elevator
DR.. Aldrich reduced the fracture
and the little fellow is doing nicely.
Carlyle Is. d. Gazette; C. E.
Rowley, for some time cook at Hotel
Kenderdine, has returned to his
home at Redwood Falls, MINI. He
was carpentering instead of cooking
and ran nail through his foot. His
morning greeting ROLL o-u-t-
will be missed by the guests of the
hotel.
Morgan Messenger: Saturday
VIM. Root. ST., purchased the Hans
Martinson residence located on
Fourth street. Consideration $3.50.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martinsen are contem-
plating on moving to Evan. Mr..
and Mrs. Root will take up their re-
sidence in this village as soon as the
house is vacated.
At the district convention of the
Women's Federated Clubs in Man
kato, Mrs. W. W. Smith of Sleepy
Eye, was elected vice president,
Mrs. Geo. Somerville Of Sleepy Eye
corresponding secretary. Mrs. H. l..
Beecher of New Ulm, treasurer and
Mrs. Adolph Frederickson of Spring
field, recording secretary.
Franklin Tribune: One day last
week Messers. Gust Rieke of Fair
fax and Henry Hauser of Franklin.
drove over to Three Lakes, Redwood
county, and secured the contract
for the construction of five steel
bridges over the big county ditch
running thru that township. The
gentlemen expect to build bridges
oyer this ditch in several other
places.
Milroy Echo: 1t will be remem-
bered that Mr.. Hunter made a
good run for this office two years
ago. There can be no doubt but that
he is able to handle the office and
there's no question as to his honesty.
His opponent is Nels H. Haag of
Granite Rock, who likewise is ac-
cording to all accounts and reliable
man, and the campaign for this
Office will undoubtedly be clean and
above reproach.
A little child of Mr., and Mrs. Van
Estee fell into a cistern at their
home about three miles northeast of
Marshall and was drowned, reports
the Marshall Reporter. The cistern
was open at the time and the child.
managed in some way to get into it
The frantic mother stood near by,
but was unable to save her little one
before life was extinct. The funer-
al was held Saturday from the Cath
Ollie church.
Marshall Reporter: Little two
year old Maude Stankey had very
narrow escape from a watery grave
yesterday forenoon. She fell off the
Emory street bridge near the power
hoI1co opd boforo c+r;tr;,,c. fba xr,ot o,.
one foot caught so that she hung
head down in the river. By catching
hold of a projecting branch of tree
she managed to get her head out Of
the water some of the time, but had
not A. w. Zins been working just
across the river from Mr.. Hunters
place and heard the splash and rush
ed to her assistance she would have
drowned very quickly.