The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-07-21
Sanborn Sentinel: Mr.. and Mrs.

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California, last Friday to be present
at the family reunion of the form
er's father, which took place the
first part of this week. Mr.. and
Mrs. Dotson expect to be gone about
four weeks and will visit the expo
sition at Seattle, Wash. before they
return.
The annual meeting of the post
masters Of Brown and Redwood
counties will be held in Sleepy Eye
on July 23d, sessions to be held both
afternoon and evening. One Of the
postal inspectors will be present to
address the meeting, after which
banquet will be enjoyed. Postmas-
ter Pollard of Morgan is president
of the organization.
The Martin County Sentinel wants
to know what has become of the po-
tato bugs? For forty years they
have been a serious menace to the
potato crop Of Minnesota but this
year they are as scarce as hens
teeth. Either they have been
drowned out by the series of wet
years or else they have given up the
struggle against Paris green spray
ing.
Hutchinson Independent: Chas.
Hartman last Friday took his wife
and children and Miss Elsie Jorgen-
sen to Granite Falls, where they
will visit relatives for a couple of
weeks and then sojourn for awhile
with relotives at Echo and Evan, at
the latter place being the guests of
Will Hartman, who is cashier in
bank. Mr.. Hartman was pharma-
cist in Hitchcock drug store two
years ago.
Editor Wilson reports that drive
through the country west of Milroy
for ten miles reveals that the crops
are better than you would think,
considering the amount of rain that
has fallen this summer. The small
grain is looking especially good and
has healthy appearance. The acre
age will be smaller than usual on
account of all the low lands drown
ing out. Corn is doing nicely and
if we have a good fail and late frost
there will be fair crop. This, with
the prospects Of good prices, will
meet all deficiencies encountered by
the excessive wet years. Hay will
be an immense crop.
Owatonna Tribune: An Ovation
ma man who went to Seattle some
time ago recently returned thor
oughly disguised with the whole
country in that vicinity. He says
there is absolutely no show there for
man without money, and that the
streets of Seattle, Spokane, Port
land and other western cities are
filled with the great army of the un-
employed. His advice to young men
who are just now filled with a desire
to go west is to get into some bust
ness in their home town. for the
west is being overlooked with men
seeking to get rich quick. "Minne-
sofa is pretty good old state. after
ALL"
Under date of July 18th. Wash
ington dispatch states that the Sec
rotary of war has given his final az
proval to the recommendation for a
survey Of the Minnesota river. He
recommended that $4,000 be set
aside for making the detailed exam
ination of the Minnesota river, to
determine what improvements are
feasible and what development Of
the river is possible under a system
of headwater reservoirs. The rec
ommendation for the Minnesota sur
vey went to the secretary of war
with the approval of the board of
engineers in charge of river and
harbor work, and the chief engineer
of the army. The local engineers at
st. Paul have been instructed to pro-
coed with the work at once, so that
a report may be given to congress
next winter.