The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-11-11
AROUND THE COUNTY.
Items Of Interest Taken From the
Country Papers.

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Milroy Echo: Mrs. William Dun
can. Jr., left Monday noon for
Springfield and Redwood Falls. to
visit few days with friends and
relatives,
The commissioners of Lyon and
Yellow Medicine counties will es-
tablish new bridge across the Min
nesota river on a judicial road which
runs along the county line. The
bridge will cost about $500.
St. Peter Free Press, Last
Wednesday being the anniversary of
Mrs. E. st. Julien Cox's birth, a
number of her lady friends called in
the evening to celebrate the occasion
with her. Delicious refreshments
were served and pleasant time en-
joyed.
Brown County Journal: One of
our citizens who occasionally wipes
the dishes for his wife, became tired
Of the job and refused, saying that
''it is not a mans work" Not feel
ing disposed to lose his help she
brought the Bible out to convince
of his errors and read as follows
from Kings 81 IA: 'And will wipe
Jerusalem as man wipeth a dish,
wiping it and turning it upside
down." 1t is needless to say that
he is still doing his occasional stunt.
Morris Sun: The snuff habit is
gaining such a hold on the people of
South Dakota that an organization
has been started to discourage the
use of snuff. Physicians pronounce
the snuff habit as being worse and
considerably more injurious than
cigarettes or whiskey, and promi-
nent Minnesota doctor states that
snuff contains number of different
deadly drugs and is causing large
percentage of insanity cases in our
asylums, which he says are filled
with snuff fends. In the present
day snuff is not used as it's name
would imply, but is chewed, like to-
bacco,
MiIroy Echo: Wednesday evening
of last week while Peter t'remstadt,
the young man who manages the
Thorpe elevator at this place, was
operating the dump at the elevator
he was the victim of serious acct
dent that may cause him the loss of
one of his eyes. A cog on the ma
chine broke under the strain OF
the load and struck Mr.. Fremstad
in the eye. cutting the pupil quite
badly. He at once sought medical
aid at Marshall and was advised tt
go to hospital at Watertown
where special treatment could be
secured. He left the next day fol
that point, and we trust he will bt
able to save the sight. While he il
away the elevator will be closed.
St. Peter Tribune: Robert Will
liams was quite seriously injured
last Monday while hulling clover
The valve on the engine had beer
frozen and somewhat sprung, thu
allowing the steam to escape. H,
was putting the driving belt on hi
engine and when he had the vince
just over the eccentric the steam
shot in, and started the wheel 81
suddenly and with such force tina
he was violently thrown several fee
against the front wheels of the en-
CINE, rendering him unconscious
He was badly hurt about the heat
and suffered greatly 'FRONT.' interna
bleeding, but it is expected that h
will recover, although on account o
his advanced age it may take som
time.
Of course none of the local hig
school boys need the advice given il
the following from the Anoka Heral
I'but it's pretty good stuff anywa
and so we will just publish it on sus
picion. Here it is: Several of tn
players on the high school foot ba
team have been persuaded to prom
Use to refrain from smoking cigar
cites during the foot ball season
What pity that any boy, who's
parents are trying to give him
good education, should injure min
and body by smoking during hi
high school DAYS, When he gain