The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-02-21
AROUND THE COUNTY.
Items of Interest Taken from the
Country Papers.

ATTY. A. II. Emerson or LamDertOn
made Sanborn short visit last
Wednesday while on his way home
from Seaforth. where he had bound
man over to the grand jury for
stealing watch, reports the Senti-
mel.
Springfield Advance: The death
of Jos. Gebhart occurred at LAM
berton last Friday. deceased having
attained the age of SO years. He
was an uncle to Mrs. A. G.. Ochs Of
this city. Deceased came to this
country in the year 1865 and settl ed
in Iowa, where he engaged in the
blacksmithing business few years
after which he joined a party of set
tiers and went to New Ulm. Later
he bought farm near Mankato. on
which he resided for a period of
twenty years, and disposing of his
farm he went to Lamberton and en-
barked in the hardware business.
The funeral was held in Lamberton
Monday forenoon.
Echo Enterprise: Mrs. Andy Lar
son had her left hand quite badly in
jured last Saturday by the explosion
of cap which was thrown into a
hot stove. 1t seems that we'll dig
gers working at the Larson farm
had been doing blasting and the cap
in question is one that is used in fir
ing off the dynamite. The children
found these caps after the we'll dig
gers had finished their work, and
they had evidently been playing
with them in the house. Mrs. Lar
son, while sweeping found an inno-
cent looking cap. and not knowing
them to be dangerous dropped it in
to the stove. An explosion followed
that badly injured her left hand,
the front finger especially being
badly hurt.
/ Sanborn Sentinel Sunday morn
ing at the hour of 1920 came the
shocking news that Mrs. Louise
Fernholz of Willow Lake had passed
away at the hospital in New Ulm.
Mrs. Fernholz was taken to New
Ulm the first of February for treat
ment and it was thought that she
was on the road to recovery when
on Sunday morning her condition
took turn for the worse and the
soul left this world Of trouble to
enter into new and strifeless life.
Emma CORES Fernholz was the Sec
ond daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
CORES and was born in Willow Lake
township thirty-three years ago
Fourteen years ago she was united
in marriage to Louis Fernholz and
to that union was born eight child
rem, the Youngest being five days
old.
Granite Falls Journal: A man by
the name of Frank Hall, who tray
eled for Griggs & Co., St. Paul, q
firm that sells direct to consumers,
met his death near Brownton Tues
day morning. in a very peculiar
manner. He was to take the morn
ing passenger east from Brownton,
which leaves there along about five
o'clock. We don't know how ii
came to be that way but they say he
was on the wrong side of the train,
the side that the doors were not
open, and as the train is vestibuled
he, of course, could not get on. and
not having time to go round the
train he threw his grip on the step
underneath the platform and then
taking hold of the rods on each side
probably got his feet on the step
and hung on as the train started.
thinking that some one would soon
pass through the train and he could
call to them. But evidently no one
happened along and he soon found
out he could not hold on that way
livery long, for the train was only 9