The Redwood gazette., 1910-04-06
AROUND THE COUNTY.
Items Of Interest Taken from The
Country Papers.

The commissioners OF kandiyOhl
county have done the sensible thing
by contributing from the county
treasury d sum to be used in having
a good exhibit at the state fair next
fall. Certainly good move. Why
should not this county get in line.
Let US get move on ourselves. and
show our resources.
The Winnebago Enterprise OBJ
serves that it is probably not gener-
ally known by the general public
and possibly not by all persons en-
ployed in the telephone business
that it is a crime to repeat or divuIge
in any way any telephone message,
punishable by not more than six
months in Jail or a fine not over
$1,000.
GAINESVILLE Argus: Rev. DIR. Cow
gill delivered a strong sermon at the
M. E. church Sunday morning in
which he emphasized the assertion
that the spirit of the Master per-
meates civilization in a measure
never before attained and that it is
growing and expanding as time
goes by. The sermon throughout
its delivery was forceful and elo-
quent.
Saltwater Gazette: Recently a
number of boys were playing with a
discarded mattress. One Of the
seven discovered roll of the long
green. about 81, 800. They all claim
it, as do the hotel keeper who threw
the mattress away. the man who sold
it to the hotel keeper, and the man.
ufacturer. But when the case is set.
tied it will be the attorneys who viii
walk off with the coin.
Most people have an idea the Ire.
land hasn't much but hogs and a po
tato crop according to the Saltwater
Gazette. But that isn't true. They
raise potatoes, so they're tellin me,
and they alsoraisesome of the bright
est and brainiest men, as we'll as the
handsomest and most attractive
women; and when it comes to whea
they lay Great Britain in the shade
by five bushels. raising 81 ga bush
els to the acre.
St. Peter Tribune; Mrs. E. st
Julien Cox of this city who has spen
the past winter in st. Paul with he
daughter, Mrs. Irene Cox-Buell, viii
go to Washington. D. G., the thire
week in April where she will repre-
sent Richard Somers Chapter Of tn,
Daughters of the American Revolu
ton at the continental congress
which will be held in that city fo
one week. Miss Kate Forbush wa
elected an alternate by the loca
chapter.
Milroy Echo: Last week a rathe
funny incident happened to the sec
tionmen on the Northwestern, es
pecially on this division, and prob
ably on all the branch lines. Durin,
two days the entire force was lai,
off on all sections in order to max
the appropriation meet to keep Vi
the sections as above mentioned
Now that's great notion for
big railway system to put into prac
tice lay off their sectionmen to re
duce expenses and let a whole lot 0
fellows at headquarters draw thei
annual salary and do nothing but is
sue orders. It's the under dog tha
gets hit, always.
i Springfield Advance: There is on
farmer who by actual experienc
has discovered the true value of tn
telephone. This farmer is Otis A
Fox. who today would not have
single building on his farm had
not been for the fact that he mad
use of the Springfield Farmers
Citizens telephone in his home las
Sunday forenoon at a time when
| fierce fire was raging in a stack Q
corn fodder within short distanc
of his buildings. He caused a hurr
call for assistance to be sent over th
telephone and in less than twent
minutes there were nearly thirt
naiphhors on tha grounds to lend a.