The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-03-12
GOSSIP or THE PRESS

Irving A. Caswell, clerk of the
Minnesota supreme court, has been
placed in charge of the Roosevelt
movement in this state. The people
seem to stand pretty solidly back of
Mr.. CasWell Sank Center Herald.
Will Judge Sanborn tell US why,
if the two cent rate was confscatory,
the ministers and travelling men and
the class who receive large incomes
can travel for two cents? Why a
number of people can buy a ticket
for big cut in rates while the work
ing man who has no time for excur-
sions and whose salary is not large
enough to allow him to buy two cent
rate mileage books for forty dollars
must pay three cents a mile. Why
the railroads can make money and
stock holders can receive dividends
in state where the two cent fare
law is enforced when they cannot
make money in Minnesota at the
same rate?-Owatonna Tribune.
Peter Scott of Underwood town.
ship is a man who could fill the
sheriff's office at the county seat to
queens taste, as he at one time
was deputy sheriff and resided at
the county seat. Pete's rather bash
full in speaking out in meeting, but
he would win should he get into the
race. -Lamberton Star.
The United States supreme court
lat week handed down decision
that the children of Virginia man
who murdered his wife and paid the
death penalty therefor were not en-
titled to the SIS, 900 insurance which
he carried on his life-the court holds
that the mans execution cancelled
the insurance policy. 1t is hard
enough for the poor little children
| to lose their father and mother in so
tragic manner without being de-
prived of their heritage. But we
presume that it would be impossible
for the supreme court to place a
wrongful construction upon the law!
Princeton Union.
The Minneapolis Journal states
that Hon. |. A. Caswell. clerk Of the
supreme court, has been selected to
be the Roosevelt manager in Mime
sofa. If he puts up as aggressive
campaign for the colonel as he did
for himself two years ago, there will
be something doing every moment
of the time up to the first state con-
vention. -Ortonville Herald Star.
A number of prospectors have
gone out into the Wilds of Manitoba
and staked out gold claims on the
snow covered prairies merely because
farmer found a nugget of the pre-
cious metal the size of a buckshot in
| the crop of chicken. Fools appear
| tie be as numerous in Canada as in
/ this great and glorious country
| Princeton Union.
Judge KenesaW M. Lands has
again come into the limelight. This
time he attracted notice by not al,
lowing the attorneys for loan sharks
to come into his court. Lands
seems to be man Of very strong
convictions mostly in the right di-
rection, too. Winona Independent
| President Taft has sent another
message to congress, and in this
newspapers come in for his atten-
ton. He would have the postage
on newspapers and magazines dou-
bled. The president wants more
revenue for the post office depart.
ment. Ii he could put a stop to the
sending cf campaign literature and
seeds under the franking privilege
and secure decent rate from rail
roads for the transportation Of mails
there would be no necessity for rails.
| ing the rate on newspapers. This
move on his part will not make him