The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-02-09
AROUND THECOUNTy.
Items of Interest Taken from the
Country Papers.

state, shows that in 1907 Minnesota
shipped 28, 969, 658 tons. The entire
United States mined only 81. 720. 619
tons, Spain1O .O72. 7O9 tons and Eng
land Is. 731. 604 tons.
| GAINESVILLE Argus: A large num-
Der Of our people have taken with
some allowance the statement that
the editor is getting six eggs day.
Well they may be for the number
has now increased to ten day.
We are perfectly willing to stand
the railery providing the average
keeps up.
Marshall Reporter: Among the
losers in this city on the Joe Nichol-
son suicide are Mrs. F. M. Anderson,
81. 900; Chas. Neuman, $1,000. Gus
Sigurdson, $500, and his brother Mat
somewhere between $500 and 81 900.
Mr.. Neuman, however, was more
fortunate than the others in having
his money secured by mortgage
and last week got ali his cash, except
for small amount of interest. :
RenviIle Star-Farmer: With the
going out Of the frost in the spring
the Farmers Elevator Co. will COM
mence the erection Of 10000 bush
ell elevator costing $11, 900. It will
be built on the site of the old one,
of concrete and be substantial as
well as modern structure. 1t is de-
signed to have it absolutely fire
proof thus doing away with the
great expense insurance entails on
wooden structure.
Minneota Mascot: John A. Amund-
son returned from New Orleans the
first part Of the week. He has only
been south short time but he says
| it was long enough. He does not
| like the country and is not particu-
Ilarly fond Of the people. He says
that he did not see any farming
district on the trip that compares
with Lyon county. The 5000 Illinois
land did not look as good to Mr..
Amundson as the $50 land around
Minneota. He will not go south to
make his permanent home.
While making some needed ad.
! iustments on the gasoline engine
which provides the power for the
three presses of The Advance office
Editor Billy Mailer was rewarded
to the extent Of receiving a painful
cut on the forehead, just above the
right eye. Fortunately the wound
was not deep enough to permit of a
loss of grey matter. but he
vouches for it that he saw innumer-
able stars. with both Tramp and
Halley's comets thrown in for full
measure.
Camille Flammarion, the French
astronomer. in a letter says that
the vaporous tail of Halley's comet
will envelope the earth on May 49,
For several hours" he says I'VE
will be immersed in gaseous appen-
dage, whose chemical constitution
lis still little known. The comet
will pass directly between the sur
and the world at two o'clock in the
morning of May 10. At that hour
the Pacific ocean will be in full day
light, while in France it will be
night. Little danger may be ex
pected. however, for the tail vii
probably be SO rarifed as to be inof
| fensive.
Sanborn Sentinel: DR.. A. T.
Kusske. who has enjoyed an extern
sive practice in our little city the
past two years, left on Monday after
moon for Hibbing, where he has
secured location in a hospital. Hi
had large country practice which
owing to the cold winters and con
siderable night work was at time.
very disagreable and his new posi-
ton is nearly all surgical and inside
work which will make it much NOR,
pleasant for him. He will be sue
ceeded by DR.. Gosslee formerly o.
IWabasso. who comes here highly
recommended by the people o.
that town and vicinity.
| The first authenic record of the
luse of reinforced concrete was a
| the Worlds Fair in Paris. 1856. A
| that time. q small row-boat, bull