The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-06-02
AROUND THE COUNTY.
Items of interest Taken from the
Country Papers.

Milroy Echo; Mrs. NJ w. John
son returned Thursday evening from
a weeks visit with her parents at
Vesta. She was accompanied by an
uncle. J. B. Johnson, from Renville
county, who visited a few days at
this place.
Former Senator Geo. w. Somer-
vile is really about to remove to the
Pacific coast to take life easy, and in
going will leave behind him a record
of public service wholly to his cred
it, as we'll as the distinction of hav-
ing been mentioned" for more Of
fees that he never tried for than
almost any man in this state, OBJ
serves Ralph Wheelock in the Pho
neer Press.
The Milroy Echo completed its
seventh year last week, and Editor
Wilson arises to remark that al
though he hasn't passed into the
millionaire class yet, he has been
able to keep the wolf from the door.
If Wilson will only change the name
of the Echo to Megaphone, his pet
will not only have the wolf scared
stiff, but will better express what it
is doing for MiIroy.
Morgan Messenger: Mrs. S. H.
Rowell of Wabasso lectured to a
fair sized audience atSthe Methodist
church Sunday evening under the
auspices Of the w. C. T. U. Her
subject was 1.-The sBible Eand the
Schools" She lectured for three
quarters of an hour and her dis
course was very interesting and full
of information. She argues that a
non-sectarian study of the bible in
the schools is necessary for a COM
plete education.
Springfield Advance: Walter AL
termatt, attending St. Thomas COL
lege in St. Paul, spent Sunday with
his parents in this city. AS soon as
his school closes for the annual yaca-
ton he will enter the professional
class in base ball circles, having
signed with the team at Condo, S.
D., at a lucrative salary. His work
on the diamond is clever, and the
training received while on the fast
St. Thomas team has placed him in
the professional class.
St. Peter Tribune: Ed. Hurst,
aged about As years, in the employ
of Fred Volk at Lake Emily, was
struck by lightning during the storm
of last Thursday afternoon and in
stantly killed. He had been at work
during the afternoon planting corn
and had evidently started for shelter
when the storm struck, for the team
! came home alone. Mr.. Volk, fear
ing something was wrong, started
out to investigate and found Mr.
Hurst's body only a short distance
away.
Mary had a little lamb-'tw twas
Persian on her coat; she also had a
mink or two about her dainty throat
bird of paradise. a tern, and erm-
inc made that hat that perched q
jaunty angles on her couture, large
ly rat" Her tiny boots were sable
topped, her gloves were muskrat
too; her muff had heads and tails OF
half the "critters" in the ZOO, and
when she walked abroad, | ween
she feared no wintry wind; at keep
ing warm twas plain to see she had
all nature skinned. Elk.
Tracy Trumpet: Miss Marie Wink
Ter, school teacher from north of
the Cottonwood river, near Milroy,
was brought to the Summers hos
pilal sometime ago where she re-
manned until Tuesday of this week
when she was taken to the st. Peter
hospital for treatment. When she
came to Tracy she was suffering from
nervous prostration and finally be-
. came Eighty and irrational in her con-
versation. The county insane COM
mission was called and pronounced
her insane. Mrs. Summers and
Sheriff Grammar took her as above
stated to St. Peter. Her home, we
understand, is at Mankato.
Waseca Journal: Thos. Nicholson
was engaged in conversation the
: other daV with Col M T Rvan Of