The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-08-29
AROUND THE COUNTY.
Items of interest Taken from the
Country Papers.

held In Morgan the coming 1dil VI
winter, at a date not yet announced.
Combined with the regular institute
program, will be lecture on the
most Tactical methods Of eradicat-
ing the grass hopper. Mr.. M. T.
Somes IF the state experiment farm
had intended to hold a separate
meeting for discussion of the pest
and methods of dealing with it, but
in letter to c.. M. Bendixen he
suggested the change which will
very likely be carried out.-Morgan
Messenger.
Quite a little excitement was visi-
BILE in the village of CORTLAND last
Sunday afternoon when it became
known that William Struebing,
laborer who lived at the home of
William Holzerland, had committed
suicide by shooting himself. The
family had just finished dinner and
Mrs. Holzerland was clearing the
table while her husband was looking
over the Sunday paper, when Strue-
bling remarked that he was going up
stairs to shaye himself. A few mo-
ments later shot was heard up
stairs, Mr.. HoIzerland opened the
stair door and was met with the
smell of smoke. He at once hunted
UP the village marshall. Just at this
time Mayor Bornemann, Adolph
Bornemann, William Holz and j. A.
Loehl drove into the village on their
way to New Ulm. A visit to Strueb.
ing's rom found the man lying
across the bed on his back with a
Winchester shot gun between his
knees, and chisel stuck in the floor
beside him. st. Peter Tribune.
The dedication of the new dormi-
tory and the music hall took place
Sunday attended by the largest
crowd of people New Ulm has seen
in its history to date. The services
were attended by about 5000 people
who found seating room on the I'M
provised benches which were ar
ranged In a semi-circular fashion
facing the speakers stand. A more
perfect day for the occasion could
not have been wished for. The
morning broke with a bright and
smiling sky and the fair weather
continued throughout the day
New Ulm Review.
Joe Johnson was brought down to
the county jail Monday with very
serious charge hanging over his
head and his victim. Chris. Smith.
now lying at DIR. Gray's hospital
lowering between life and death
with a skull badly fractured in three
places. Tie whole affait arose over
a trivial dispute over a coat.-Lyon
County Reporter.
Through the Identification of a
watch brought to his store Monday
for repairs H. O. Schleuder had the
first clue to the loot stolen from his
jewellery store just one year ago this
month, and assuming the role of de-
tective he was so fortunate as to
trace part of the stolen property
and recover a number of watches.
The theft, without question was
committed by ht-fngered gentry of
some tramp specie, for the watches
reco vered were found to have been
disposed of to party in one of the
neighborlng towns, who was in no
wise connected with the theft
Springfield Advance.
A. M. Knox died at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Geo. F. Gage.
Wednesday, August 16, after long
and lingering illness of several
months duration which together
with his advanced age prevented his
recovery and he grew gradually
weaker until death ended his suffer-
ing. The deceased born in Pennsyl-
vania January 18th, 1929, and when
young man came to Minnesota and
located at Cannon Falls, where he
engaged in the mercantile business
until 1882 when he moved to Granite
Falls where he resided until last