The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-02-07
AROUND THE COUNTY.
Items of Interest Taken from the
Country Papers.

$4,000 pounds of carp and other
rough fish were taken at one haul
out of Cottonwood lake recently.
A $40, 900 fire destroyed the First
National Bank block at Window last
Wednesday, the bank and M. of
Fish-the latter having a stock of
merchandise in the building being
the main losers. Insured.
Sanborn Sentinel: Postmaster E.
P. Dotson conducted an examination
for rural free delivery carriers at
the public school building Saturday
morning. Archie w. DeFrance of
Seaforth was the only one that re-
ported for the examination and con-
sequently he ought to have little
difficulty in passing.
The Revell & Reber livery barn at
Marshall was burned on Monday
morning of last week, along with Fl
horses which it was found impossible
to save. One of the proprietors sue
ceeded in saving % Of the animals
in the burning building unaided, no
one else caring to take the risk. The
firm had $4,000 insurance.
William E. Finch, a passenger
conductor on the Chicago and North
western road, was found dead in a
berth in the sleeper on the arrival
of the train from the east at Huron,
on the 9th ult. He was taken i'll at
Tracy and took berth in the Sleep
err. He had been in the railway SER
vice for twenty-five years and re-
sided at Huron.
1t is not often that the fake agent
who gets farmers to sign notes gets
the worst of his transactions, but
according to the Granite Falls Jour-
nal. R. E. Hall of Wood lake is $50
earnest money ahead in little deal
in which he insisted on writing
across the face of the note Not
payable until the first payment on
farm is made" The faker protest
ed in vain and tried to get his depos
it back, but was placed under ARE st
and is temporarily resting from his
enterprises.
Vesta Censor: Joseph Kratochyil,
son-in-law of V. Mason. killed him
self Wednesday afternoon in Vesta.
He placed shot gun to his head and
blew his brains out. He had just
from Iowa, and apparent
ly was in good health and spirits.
About one o'clock he sent his wife
down town after the mail and while
she was away, he secured gun and
put an end to himself. 1t is claimed
he was brooding over his selling his
home in Wisconsin, believing he was
beaten in the deal.
Granite Falls Journal: Saturday
last while a freight train was com
ing east near Watson, eight miles
west of Montevideo, the driving rod
on one side of the engine suddenly
broke, and whirling around with
lightning speed was playing havoc
with the side of the cab when the
fireman, Helge Brenden, jumped
from the cab window to save his
He lit on his head on the frozen
ground and was killed. Charles
a brakeman, who was rid
ing in the cab; was somewhat in
jured, and was taken to the hospi-
tai. Had Brenden remained at his
post he would not have been killed.
Morgan Messenger: Albert Al
brecht, who left Morgan last April
for Milk River, Canada, returned
home Sunday. Since his leave AL
bert passed through very unfortu-
nate mishap. After spending a
short period in the Canadian country
he left for Seattle. Washington,
where he entered the employment
of contractor and builder. 1t was
at this point where he met with an
accident which came near costing
him his life. On November 29th,
while at work on the construction of
depot he fell from a scaffold and
was precipitated a distance Of 25
feet to the ground. He broke the
heel cap on his left foot, tore the