The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-04-13
AROUND THE COUNTY.



the dark ages, a man was liable to be
hung in England if he stole a pig.
AT the present time if a man stole a
pig he certainly would not escape
with anything less than being cut
into sausage meat.
Sanborn Sentinel: A civil service
examination for rural free delivery
carriers was held by E. P. Dotson at
the public school building last Sat
urday morning. Messrs. Lewis Fix
sen. Aug. H. Liedshlay and Howard
w. Pickett of Wabasso and Richard
w. Ziemer of Redwood Falls wrote
on the examination.
LeSueur News: John Ireton. a
former LIE Sueur boy. had thrilling
experience on his homestead near
Hurdsfield, N. D., March 81. He
noticed a prairie fire advancing to-
ward his home and undertook to
fight it off. He worked until he
dropped unconscious. where later he
was found somewhat burned, but
fortunately not seriously. His house
and barn were destroyed by the fire.
Sanborn Sentinel: Geo. Posi- will
not be candidate for county COM
missioner at the coming election this
fall so it is up to the second district
to elect man to fill his shoes. Now
Chas. A. Ripley of Charlestown is
just the man for the place. Mr..
Ripley is an honest. Woodworking
farmer and has been connected with
township and county works for the
past fifteen years and a better man
cannot be found.
The number of food animals in the
United States has decreased five mil
lions since 1901, and the number Of
consumers has increased IL millions
in the same time. This is the result
of an analysis by the Bureau of Sta
tistics of the Department of Com
merce and Labor, of the census esti-
mates of population and the Depart
ment Of Agriculture's estimates of
food animals in the years 1901 and
1910.
Wabasso Standard: DIR. G. l..
Gosslee was a caller here between
trains Saturday. He left for Bel
view by way of Redwood Falls on
the afternoon train. In about a
week he and Mrs. Gosslee will start
for Vienna, Austria, where Mr..
Gosslee will take postgraduate
course for a year. after which they
will come back to America, and will
take up his practice in some of the
Pacific coast towns.
A. F. Nordin. judge of probate of
Kandiyohi county. died suddenly in
Carlson hall, Willmar, while attend
ing and taking part at a meeting of
the Swedish literary society. He
was preparing to speak when he
dropped from his seat to the floor
and before any one could reach him
he had expired. Apoplexy was the
cause of death. and the circum-
stances of sudden death recall the
recent unexpected death of the pro-
bate Judge of Redwood county.
Springfield Advance: During the
past week a noteworthy business
deal was closed whereby the stock
holders of the Springfield Drug
company sold out their business to
Paul w, Kuske. at the present time
successfully conducting a drug store
in Lamberton. The business will
not be surrendered to the new pro-
prietor until about June 1st, at
which time Mr.. huske also assumes
the ownership of Chas. Weschcke's
handsome residence.
Marshall Reporter: Friday night
VIM. Maxson and Chas. Dusebout
were burning off their back yards
near the Catholic church and sup
posed that the flames were all out.
Will even went down the next morn
ing and looked the yards over for a
blaze. But the high wind arising
shortly after ten O. clock searched out
some ofthe embers and in short order
the flames were threatening all the
adjoining property and were entirely
out of control of the people gathered.
The fire boys made short work of it.
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