The Grange advance., 1873-11-19
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
THE farmers warehouse at Albert
Lea is nearly completed
The upper Mississippi steamer Poke
gonna, has gone into winter quarters at
Aiken.
Miss MARY TANNER has been cho-
sen for School Superintendent of Mar
tin county.
MASKAro, according to recent
enumeration by directory publishers,
contains population of 1886.
The New Ulm Herald claims that
sol 1893 bushels of wheat were shipped
from that place from August '72 to Au-
gust 49,
The voters Of Lyon county at the re-
cent election voted, by a majority of
393, in favor Of the removal of the
county seat to Marshall.
The house Of Fred Letter, few
miles west Of St. Peter. with most of
the household furniture, was DESTROYED
by IRE Saturday night last.
Rev. E. THOMPSON, Of Waseca,
Will soon deliver series of lectures in
various portions Of the State on The
Universal Christian Republic
BY the premature discharge of a gun
in the hands Of Bruno Schubert, the
other day, DIR. E. H. Lewis, of Chaska,
had MS left arm badly shattered.
THERE was no truth in the story
about son Of Mr.. Griebler of St..
Cloud, being killed by another bov
examining snow in his mouth and bind
ing it in with handkerchief.
Some Of the "boys" Of St. James
were firing a cannon the other day to
celebrate their county seat victory,
when the gun exploded. No one
hurt.
JUSTICE P. NJ. WRIGHT of Delano is
accused by the Eagle of carrying away,
on his recent departure from that town,
the docket of his court which shows
him to be indebted to the county for
fines he has collected.
VINCENT s survey party have abou,
completed the location Of the proposed
branch Of the Sioux City road, from
Good Thunder's Ford to Blue Earth
City. Grade stakes will be set in the
Spring.
The Duluth Mi,,nesotion says there
are now about 1000 men out of en-.
ployment in the Lake Superior mining
towns, and the probabilities are thai
the number will be increased.
QUINN, the rough who was concerned
in the Arrasmith stabbing affray at Wi
mona, has been sentenced to two years
in the State Prison. His pal, Cauley
was discharged for want of evidence.
A MAN from GAINESVILLE was arrested
last week on a charge Of incest with
his girl, only eight years old. Thu
case was adjourned over to Monday las,
and was then Withdrawn. The genera
opinion is that the case had no founda
tion in fact, and for the sake of decen.
cy We trust the opinion is correct -
Woseca Ne,os.
BUTTER-We understand that Mr.
G. Russell, ESQ.,, of this city, who ha.
been engaged through the summer ir
purchasing and working over butter
by an improved process, has packed
over thirty tons during the season, ane
has about twenty now on hand for ship
ment. He ships to Boston and St
Louis. The dairy interest is fast grow
ing in Rice county, and will eventually
largely supplant the exhaustive system
of cropping conseq uent upon exclusive
wheat culture.-Faribaah Republican.
COLONEL w. H. WOOD, command
ing at Fort Richardson, reports tha
four citizens, who encamped on Los
creek, about 600 yards from the pa
rde ground, were attacked, on tn
night Of October 9th, by party sup
{. posed to be Indians, and one Of them
Mr.. Edward Farrell, was mortallj
wounded. The attack was made fol
the purpose Of stealing horses, but Al
the citizens returned the FIRE the In
dians beat hasty retreat. SSsible,
Co. Independent.