The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-03-04


| Harvey Harris says no to the re-
port that he would be candidate
for county Office this year. On the
ground that it would no. be worth
while.
The biggest taxpayer in Minneso-
ia is the Great Northern Railroad
company, which this year paid over
S918.OOO into the state treasury.
The fact that the Great Northern
has 1900 miles Of trackage on its
different lines in this state alone
more than quarter of the railroad
mileage in the state accounts for
the big tax.
Morton ENTERPRISE: The Bank of
Morton is soon to reorganize as a
state bank. The affairs of the Nor
ton bank have been for years past
guided by Fred. Orth and Henry
Beckman. and these gentlemen
both capable financiers and business
men. will be its leading spirits un-
der the new regime The Morton
bank is a strong and conservative
institution that will acquire added
prestige by becoming a state insti-
ton.
Minneota Mascot: A certain farm
er living in this vicinity told US that
he sold a bunch of June hogs last
week, for which he received $50.
To these hogs he said that he had
fed, along with other stuff, 200
bushels of corn. For this corn he
could now have received 65 cents
per bushel, or $50. This makes
direct loss on the hogs Of $50. AS a
rule porkers are a good thing for
quick money but there are excep-
lions to that rule as all others. The
exceptions are coming just about
now.
Vesta Censor: The Farmers Ele-
vator company held another meet
ing Monday, and passed resolution
to assess all the stockholders Sis per
share, same to be paid in at once.
They also appointed committee of
five, Cnas. Rehfeldt, Hiram KIopke,
Fred. Whitcomb, Henry Zorn and
G. II. Whiting, to sell new shares of
stock. An auditing committee, D.
Kolhof, James Arnold and Fl. Reich
ert, were appointed to audit the
books of the company. from the
time it commenced business down to
date. Every one was quite good
natured and took an interest in the
meeting, all agreeing that it would
never do to dispose Of the elevator.
as it has been the means of making
Vesta one of the best grain markets
in Redwood county.
Redwood county is booked for a
lively county seat fight if the plans
of the Wabasso commercial club
materialize, notes the Madison In
dependent. The people of that en-
terprising village and the people
round about feel that they are en-
titled to the honor of being the
county seat, and the club has started
on systematic canvass to learn the
sentiment of the people. A COM
mittee has been appointed and will
commence aggressive work looking
to the removal of the county seat to
Wabasso. The people of Redwood
Falls need not be alarmed however.
as there is a court house there that
cannot be skidded across the coun-
try, and further than this the fact
that the tax payers are not likely to
tax themselves to build another.
Marshall Reporter: Thos. H. Will
kinson died Friday evening here
from injuries received that after
noon by falling from the top of one
of the electric light poles. He had
just started working for the city at
noon and was stringing new wire
with the linemen He and Mr.. Will
liams were both working on poles
and as Wilkinson was new man
here, he was evidently trying to
keep up with Williams. He finished
tying his wire on the pole at the
southwest corner of the school
grounds first and started to come
4 down The fret stem he made was