The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-07-28
AROUND. THE COUNTY.
Items of Interest Taken from the
Country Papers.

The Willmar papers admit that
the Green Lake Chautauqua was
not a success this year from the
point of attendance.
The much heralded scrap iron case
Jerry Sherwood VS.. the Owatonna
Scrap Iron Company, has been ap-
pealed from the municipal to the
district court. reports the Morgan
Messenger.
Sanborn Sentinel We are in
formed that j. B. Morrison, former
ly grain buyer for the Van Dusen
Co. at this place has been promoted
and has been given a job as auditor
for several grain companies in South
Dakota.
Wabasso Standard: Wednesday a
deal was made between D. E. Bill
lington and Geo. Boeckler whereby
Mr.. Boeckler became the owner of
the farm known as the Masche farm,
three miles east of Wabasso, which
Mr., Ellington traded for about a
month ago.
1t is worthy of note that our big
Minnesota state fair has an enclosure
of 327 acres of land, and that the
opening days attendance at the
1907 fair was over $4,000, while the
Alaska Yukon-Pacific exposition has
an enclosure of 320 acres and the
opening days attendance was only
s., O00.- Elk.
Milaca Times: Don't kick on the
state fair. Rather thank heaven
that it is the huge success, of inter
national repute, than the dismal
failures in some of our neighboring
states. Of course the Twin Cities
are benefited incidentally but an eX-
position of such magnitude would be
impossible except for the facilities
afforded by the proximity of large
cities.
Lamberton Star: M. E. Ever
of Redwood was in the city. on bust.
ness yesterday. He says they had 6
large attendance at the Chautauqus
that closed last Sunday. This was
the second season and it has passed
the experimental stage and they fig
ure on making the Chautauqua &
permanent thing. There is no finer
place in the state to hold such &
gathering than at the falls of the
Minnesota river.
Bird Island Union: For the first
time in many years the Sunday clos
ing law was observed in Bird Island
last Sunday. Notice had been given
by the business men through the
columns of the Union for the two
weeks previous that they would
comply with the law, as complaints
h ad been made to them about it's vi.
olation. In fact it had been put uK
to them to close or to be closed, sc
they had no choice but to comply
with the law.
Members of the Sanborn Tele'
phone Co. were paid their seminar
nual A per cent dividend the first oil
the week by the secretary, says the
Sentinel. We know of exchange:
that have twice the number Of
phones that the local exchange ha:
and their management claim tina
they have been running at a loss t.
the company. The Sanborn ex
change has never paid less than al
annual dividend of s per cent be
sides always putting a comfortable
sum III the sinking fund.
Vesta Censor: A condensed fnan
cial report Of the Vesta school dis
trict appears in this issue. Look i
up and if you have any kicks
coming make them at the annua
meeting next Saturday evening
The district has nearly $4,000 casI
and if no bad luck will be able tt
pay off their $4,000 bonds which cal
be paid July LIST, 1910. There i
not another district in the county a.
small as this one and we think tn,
Board of Education should be com
plimented for accumulating sur
plus sufficient to meet the district
Indebtedness five years before it wa
actually due.