The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-09-08
AROUND THE COUNTY.
Items of Interest Taken from The
Country Papers.

School district No. "a, Springdale
township, Redwood county, will
build new school house this fall,
the old one having been destroyed
by fire.
Michael Kuka, section foreman at
Wanda, was badly injured by shot
gun Saturday of last week, when he
pulled the loaded gun from the
handcar. In doing so the trigger
caught and fired the gun off, tear
ing the flesh on one Of his arms.
He will recover.
Saturday night, the 21st, the fine
large barn owned by George Potter,
near Springfield, was struck by
lightning and burned to the ground.
About one hundred tons of millet,
twenty hogs. one COW and some ma
chinery were destroyed. Loss about
$1,000 and $500 insurance in the
Stark Fire Insurance company.
Echo Enterprise: Fire destroyed
the large barn on the julie Alike
farm at Wood Lake, on Wednesday
morning. Gust Warnke was thresh-
ing near the barn and his fireman
was firing up the engine at an early
hour, and it is supposed that the
fire caught from the engine. One
thousand bushels of oats were also
burned. The threshing rig was
saved
Echo Enterprise: A news item
states that in London murderer
was recently tried, convicted and
sentenced in less than an hour. But
that's nothing. Over here a muir
derer hung himself within ten min
utes after the crime was discovered.
Besides saving all the expense of
prosecution he denied the attorneys
even the privilege of pleading brain
Storm" etc., in an endeavor to save
his neck.
The following is a very truthful
remark: The man who grows up
in his native town is regarded as a
boy by his elders until he is we'll
started down the declivity Of life
that ends in a hole. The stranger
who comes into place is more often
pushed to the front than the young
man who has grown up with the
town. This is the reason why so
many young men become dissatis-
with their home surroundings and
long to cast their lot in other quar-
ters."
Fairfax Standard: Needless of
the warning whistle of Chicago &
Northwestern locomotive, Sven
Monson, an early settler of Nicollet
county, lay on a grade crossing last
Thursday afternoon and was instant
ly killed. A sharp curve in the track
obscured the engineers view at the
crossing and when he sighted the
aged man it was too late to stop.
The accident occurred less than a
block from the Monson home and
was witnessed by several persons.
Mr.. Monson was SO years of age,
has lived in St. Peter for 20 years.
He leaves a wife and one daughter.
Sanborn Sentinel: Frank Trapp
had the misfortune last Friday
morning, while working around the
threshing machine. to be struck
across the face by some flying OBJ
ject and have his nose and other
bones of his face broken besides
having the greater part of his head
bruised. G.. E. Bartholomew
has secured a position with the
Bingham Bros. Elevator Co. at Ira.
cy and went to take charge of the
house the fore part of last week
Mr.. Bartholomew will move his fam
lily there as soon as he can secure 6
suitable dwelling. The Bartholo.
news haye been residents of San
born for nearly twenty years anc
have always been foremost in al
public enterprise and it will be {
sad blow to the town to have then
leave.
, Mankato Free Press: DR.. C. P
Peterson's dental office, in the Exile
building, on Jackson street, was en-
tered by professional gold and plati