The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-05-19
AROUND THE COUNTY.
Items of Interest Taken from the
Country Papers.


Blue Earth Post: Among the
staunch characters of southern Min
nesota pioneer days is General James
H. Baker of Mankato. The general
celebrated his eightieth birthday of
last week, and his many old time
friends throughout this and other
portions of the state rejoice that he
is yet spared.
Milroy Echo: Monday afternoon,
while cleaning the school yard in the
Cain district south of town, fire
which was set out to burn up the
rubbish destroyed the barn and other
outbuildings. The fire burned oyer
some of the adjoining prairie but
was checked blythe timely assistance
of nearby residents.
Springfield Advance: The direc-
tors of the Old Settlers association
had a meeting Sunday afternoon
and decided to hold the next old
settlers picnic on June 9th. The
picnic will be held at the same place
as that of last year-the old Wandrei
place in Shutdown. Full particulars
of the event will be given later. In
the way of amusement it is expected
there will be band, base ball game,
etc.
Brown Co. Journal: According to
a new law passed by the last legis-
lature. the grand and petit jurors of
the district courts in this state will
receive three dollars a day, instead
of two dollars, but talesmen will
continue to receive the latter COM
pensation for their services on a
jury and will not be allowed mileage
whereas the grand and petit jury
will receive ten cents a mile for
travelling expenses, as heretofore.
Sleepy Eye and Friday, the 21st,
have been picked by the Second dis
trict members of the Minnesota
Bankers association as the place and
date for holding their annual meet
ing. The sessions will be held in
Griffith & Smiths hall and the asso-
citation will have as honored guests
Joseph Chapman, vice president of
the Northwestern National bank of
Minneapolis, who is president of the
state association, and Chas. R.
Frost, also a Minneapolis banker,
who is the state secretary.
New Ulm Review: While visiting
his brother in iberia Sunday Fred
Flor of Sigel was bitten in the left
hand by half-starved and strangely
acting dog. The dog was Immediate
ly killed by Mr.. Flor's brother and
the injured man Drot to Sleepy Eye.
DR. Welcome treated the wound and
advised as a sensible precaution that
Flor make visit to the Pasteur in
stitute in Minneapolis. A New Ulm
physician. although having no fear
of hydrophobia. gave the same adj
vice, and accordingly the young man
left for that city Monday, accom-
panied by his friend Mike Klink-
hammer.
This is the way Editor Welles
wrote up the weather as he found
it in Sank Center in the first week
of the merry month of May: One
solid week of wintry weather with
snow storm lasting two thirds OF
the time, freezing temperature at
night and fierce northwest wind
blowing all the time. Snow drifts
piled up over six feet high in many
places, delaying trains and interfering
with telegraph and telephone service
On Saturday two of the rural mai
carriers were compelled to turn back
Mrs. Wallace reached point four
or five mile out and had to turn
around and return to town. Mr.
Mcintyre half of his route but could
not get any further. Frank Pang.
burg got stuck in six foot snow
drift and it took him an hour to gel
through. But he nearly wrecked his