The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-04-14
AROUND THE COUNTY.
Items of Interest Taken rom the
Country Papers.


If you are going to marry a girl
that doesn't know how to cook, take
a lesson from "Ole" at the opera
house April 16. He does, and his
troubles are many.
Sanborn Sentinel: L. w. Dicker-
son was in town a few hours Satur-
day afternoon on his way to Calgary,
Edmonton, Can, where he has Sc
cured position with the Crown
Lumber Co. at an advanced salary.
He has severed his connection with
the Youman Lumber Co. at Sea-
forth, which took effect the first of
March.
New Ulm Review: The drygoods
store of Ochs Bros. was entered by
thieves some time between Monday
evening and Tuesday morning and
robbed Of silk patterns valued by
Mr.. Ochs at not less than $3.50. The
thieves evidently understood their
business thoroughly, Mr.. Ochs says,
for they took their pick of the silks
on the shelves and with possibly one
exception, made no mistake in judg-
ment.
Louis K. Hull. receiver for the
Sleepy Eye Milling company, re-
ports a very satisfactory state of
affairs in connection with the com
pany. The Sleepy Eye mill is turn
ing out between $500 and 1900
barrels of -four a day, and is well
sold ahead. Business in the by-pro-
ducrs is increasing. Reorganiza-
ton plans, Mr.. Hull said. were being
formulated. The outlook is favor
able for such reorganization as will
restore the company to it's former
position in the milling trade.
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The St. Peter Tribune has the
following: Mrs. H. L. Beecher OF
New Ulm, and Miss Lois Treadwel
of this city, who is at present stu
dent at Bryn Mawr College, will &c
to Washington soon to represen
Richard Somers' Chapter at the Con
tinental Congress of the Daughter
of the Revolution, which meets il
that city on April 10, and will be il
session for six days. We learned
from Mr.. Beecher that Mrs. B. ha(
departed Wednesday for her trip t.
Washington, and that she will b,
absent about six weeks in visiting
the national capital and friends AM
relatives in New York state, Pitts
burg and other localities.
Suit has been brought against tn
Minneapolis & st. Louis road b,
Ernst Strelow of this city for dam
ages incurred while Mr.. Strelow wa
a passenger on a freight train oper
ating on the Madison division tn
latter part of January, reports tn
New Ulm Review. The accident TO
which Mr.. Strelow claims damage
to the extent Of 81, 065 happened a
Hanley Falls. Strelow was in tn
caboose Of the train at the time an
because of the jolting of the trai
was thrown against stove receiN
ing injuries which laid him up TO
several weeks. The case will b
tried at the next regular term c
the district court for this county i
, May.
Hutchinson Independent: A bi
cottonwood tree in the rear of SWa
Swanson blacksmith shop was felle
the other day and if Mr.. Swanson
correct as to the age of the tree
serves we'll to illustrate the profit
t. that may be made from GROWN
timber right here in Mcleod count.
Mr.. Swanson declares that he we
/ remembers when the tree was. plan
e ed by John Duckering just twent
I years ago this spring. 1t measure
two feet six inches in diameter an
e was sound to the core. Three
: four good saw logs were cut fro
e the tree and will be converted I'M
: lumber when Mr.. Nightendale star
;. up his mill and besides there will
e a quantity Of good summer wood.
; Morgan Messenger: This wee
E we are called upon to chronicle Il
Il sad death of Mrs. Frank Billingto
" who died at her home in this villas