The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-06-22
AROUND THE COUNTY.
Items Of interest Taken from the
Country Papers.

0U0sBGl UpGASs
Vesta Censor: The Sanborn SEN
tinel pertly remarks that 1T gets all
the legal notices from the Judge of
Probate that belongs to its terri
tory. Same here Bro. Posi-.
GAINESVILLE Argus: Mr.. and Mrs.
Otto Grapp, accompanied by their
two children, came to this place a
week ago Sunday in their new auto.
They stopped for dinner with w. L..
Grapp and continued on to Waseca.
London Tribune: The ever-burn-
ing question. What shall we do
with our boys?" seems to be salts
factorily answered in the following
advertisement which appeared in
the window of a harrington Road
butchers shop: Wanted, respec-
table boy for beef sausages. !"
Bird Island Union: Supt. F. A.
Schafer was Redwood Falls visitor
Saturday. His sister, Miss Ella
Schafer was run over by an auto
mobile the week before. and is still
confined to her bed from the injuries
sustained. He went over to see her
and learn how badly she was injured.
There were no bones broken but she
was badly bruised.
New Ulm Journal: Mr.. and Mrs.
H. L. Beecher celebrated the 18th
anniversary of their marriage at
their home in this city on Wednes-
day, and the event was made the oc-
casion for a family reunion. Those
being present outside the city were:
Paymaster James S. Beecher. of the
| United States navy, and Mr. and
Mrs. j. N. Treadwell and daughters.
of st. Peter; Mr. and Mrs. G. T.
Howard of Redwood Falls.
/ Lu Verne Herald: At the regular
meeting of the common council
Tuesday evening Recorder Schwarz
was directed to issue an order it
| payment of the state liquor license
tax. This tax is 10 per cent Of the
license fee, and for the city of In
Verne amounts to $500. This sum
goes into the general revenue fund
| of the county. In addition to this
tax the city is required to pay 2 per
cent of its receipts from liquor Ii
censes to the state for the mainten-
ance of the states booze farm.
j Springfield Advance: At the April
meeting Of the county commissioners
lit was decided to improve the differ
ent state roads of Brown county to
| the extent of $4,000. The sum will
be evenly divided in different parts
of the county. For instance. the
sum of ST 900 is to be expended on
| the road between New Ulm and
Sleepy Eye; $1,000 between Sleepy
Eye and Springfield; ST.. 900 between
| Springfield and Comfrey; 81 500 in
the vicinity Of Hanska. The matter
of supervising the work will be left
in the hands of the nearest county
commissioner.
| The grand jury at Marshall last
week visited the poor farm and rec
commended that the poor farm be
disposed Of. The county commits
sioners have under consideration the
erection of new buildings, but
whether they will go ahead with
their plans regardless of the grand
jury remains to be seen. The poor
are always with us. even in Mime.
sofa. and it is a serious question
i whether the homeless ones can be
humanely cared for without per.
manent home. The grand iury's
recommendation that some other
suitable arrangement be made tc
take care of the poor. = does moi
! furnish a very satisfactory working
basis for the commissioners to act
upon. and the News Messenger
thinks the commissioners will &C
ahead with their previous plans fol
La county home.