The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-07-14
AROUND THE COUNTY.
Items of Interest Taken from the
Country Papers.


St. Peter Free Press: Judge |
M. Olsen last Tuesday filed an order
fixing the amounts to be paid month
ly by the various counties of the
ninth judicial district toward the
salary of Court Reporter Eckstein
The salary is apportioned among the
various counties and is based upon
the amount of litigation during the
preceding year. Under the order
Nicollet county will pay 1888 per
month; Redwood. S31.8S. Brown
S31.88; Lincoln, $500; Lyon. SAB AS.
Tracy Herald: Elmer johnson
has been offered a position with a
carnival company, which will appear
here next month, to exhibit himself
as the "boy wonder" at one of their
sldeshoWs, with a flattering salary for
his services. Elmer is just little
past fifteen years of age and meas
ures six feet and eight inches in
height and weighs two hundred and
twenty-five pounds. He is yet un-
decided what he will do, but says if
there are any pretty girls in the
company he will surely go, if he
can get his parents consent.
Morgan Messenger; Mr.. and Mrs.
S. F. Porter, who have recently
been residing at Burlington, Wash
are now on their way to Morgan.
At present they are visiting at the
home of their son, Joel c.. near
Omemee, N. D. While at first in
Washington Mrs. Porter felt great
ly improved with her asthma trou-
BILE, but this relief appears to have
been only temporary, as she wrote
to relatives here that her asthma
was growing worse instead of better
in the Washington climate and that
she and Mr.. Porter had decided to
return.
Many persons are under the i'm
preston that a letter once mailed is
no longer the property of the send
er, but belongs to the person to
whom it is addressed, notes an ex-
change. This is an error. Under
the postal regulations of the United
States and the rulings of the high
est courts in the land, letter does
not belong to the addressee until it
is delivered to him. The writer has
a right to reclaim and regain pos
session of it provided he can prove
to the satisfaction Of the postmaster
at the office from which it was sent
that he was the writer of it.
Independent Press, Madison: The
question often asked, is: what did
the new school house COST" During
the year 1908 there were S22. 1924
spent on the building and in 1909,
up to date, $40, 1895, making Ia to-
tai Of $62, 661.72. In addition to
this there has been expended in side
walks, grading and other incidentals
at conservative estimate, about
$2500. The building has cost good
round sum in excess of the prelimi-
nary estimates, but that was expect
ed from the outset, so that nobody
has been disappointed at the out
come.
Preston Times: The senate has
boosted the lumber tariff fifty cents
a thousand above the house figures
and let it be remembered, it was &C.
complished by the aid Of Democratic
senators from the south. Nor were
they satisfied with the stiff protec-
ton on lumber. The pineapple in
dustry is also important to the peo-
pie of that region and the t. riff on
this has been placed even higher
than that prescribed by the Aldrich
combine, which all goes to show
that the tariff is a local issue and
always will be. When the farmers
of the northwest get ready to con-
sent to lower tariff on the products
of the farm they can with greater
force demand a reduction all along
the line, but until that time comes
their representatives can only do
the best they can and cannot with
good grace resent the charge of in
consistency.
New Ulm Review: Last Saturday.
July Sd, occurred the death of Mrs.
Almeda Garvin Weber, at the home
of her son, E. P. Weber, Minneap-
oils. She was the wife of the late