The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-08-03
AROUND THE COUNTY.
Items Of Interest Taken from the
Country Papers.

Commissioners of immigration,
Geo. Welch of St. Paul. was here
Tuesday looking after his big farm
interests. He thinks this about the
best garden spot of Minnesota.
Echo Enterprise.
Bird Island Union: The school
meeting over at Fairfax puts one in
mind Of the old-time political eau
Gus. A certain few tried to prevent
Editor Wallace's reelection on the
board and the result was that both
factions brought out 300 voters.
Wallace's fighting spirit remained
at normal and he won by over
hundred majority.
Candy News: James ]. Corbett,
ex-champion pugilist who trained
James J. Jeffries for his recent bat
tie with Champion Johnson, says
thot the smoking of cigarettes was
the undoing of the once mighty
Jeffries. Five years ago Jeffries
was one of the finest specimens of
physical manhood the world has
ever seen. If the deadly cigarette
could wreck such a giant as Jeffries
what must be their effect on the
puny, cadaverous looking youths
whom we see on our streets daily
smoking them.
Red Wing Free Press: The editor
of the Lake City Republican inserted
an adj. in his own paper offering
$3.50 for 1909 Lincoln pennies.
Answers to the ad. have been com
ing in by the hundreds. All of
which goes to prove that the adver-
Using columns of the weekly press
are closely scrutinized by its readers.
Of course the ad. was ''catch" one
as the aforesaid editor would only
be out one cent should anyone col
lect 1,909 Lincoln pennies. But ii
served its purpose, and we'll wager
that Lake City business men have
been well informed by this time Of
the merits Of advertising.
GAINESVILLE Argus: While in towr
Friday Samuel Hodgkins referred tt
the contention that the American
people were being robbed by the
trusts and combines on account Of
the tariff. Just let them go ovel
into Canada. he says, and that viii
work an effectual cure for such talk
Mr.. Hodgkins spent several months
in that country last year and he
knows whereof he speaks. At thai
time thousands of former American:
were getting ready to return to thi'
land of combines and robbers anC
since then thousands upon thousands
of others are following suit. In
deed, some Of them are so glad tx
get back here where they may b
robbed that they are fairly tumbline
over each other in their rush.
Elgin Times: How fast does corr
grow? We often hear this question
asked, but have never been able t
give a satisfactory reply. Here ar,
few figures that were handed u
by farmer who lives east Of town
July s at / o'clock he commenced t,
measure the growth of a stalk o
corn and took measurements at
given hour for a week. He fount
that from July 8 at o'clock to Jul.
Is at the same hour the corn ha,
made growth of 81 inches, or a.
average of little over 81 inches
day. For the first thirty hours 0
the time the corn's growth was s
inches. The longest growth for on
day was 6 inches and the shortes
grow tn for one day was 4s inches
During the time the measurement
were taken the weather was hot. a
a consequence the growth was rapi,
and even.
Cottonwood Current; Iver Nelson
made find in his hay field las
Sunday evening that gave him
surprise indeed. About eight o'clocl
he went out to the pasture to driv,
up the cows and on reaching a poin
about half a mile from the hous
ne was startled on hearing tn,
plaintive cry of a child. After goin,
some little distance and coming on