The Grange advance., 1873-12-03

HERE is the way the Monticello
Times utilizes the divine afflatus
Now upon the earth lies. white and
tranquil, the beautiful emblem Of new
ness and purity, furnishing a fruitful
theme for the imagination Of the poet,
and good shedding for parties who ar.
owing us wood on subscription
The weather prophet of St. Peter.
Mr.. A H. Benham. says we.shall have
more pleasant days in December than
we had in two months of October and
November. Encouraging.
THREE convicts were released from
the State Prison last Tuesday on par
dons. They were, Egbert Hull of Lyon
county, Theodore Singleton Of Meekcr
county, and Washington Platt of Good
hue county.
The District Conference OF the Wi.
mona District Of the Methodist churches
in this State will be held at Lake City.
commencing on Tuesday evening, De-
cember I'd, and continuing three days.
The opening sermon will be preached
by Rev I'll. G. Jennings, of La Crescent.
D. S. KINYoN, cashier of the First
National Bank: who has been seriously
sick for several months, started Monday,
accompanied by Mrs. Gillet. for Calitor.
MIA, with the hope of reyaininy his
health. We sincerely wish that he
may return with renewed STRENGTH
Owotonuo Journol
a GAYLORD SPAULD1NG, in the col
umns Of the Waseca Nc1cs, has opened
war upon the custom of employing chap
]ains for the two branches Of the State
Legislature. He says: 1T is super
Auity-a dry bone Of old fogy CUSTOMS
superstition and aristocracy and ought
to be abolished.
"A. IL. GRoNLUND Of Duluth had a
contract to get out stone on Isle Royal
in Lake Superior and was engaged in
cutting logs for winter cabin when
a tree fallen by one of his men struck
him on the back of the head and
crushed his face against the trunk of
another fallen tree. He survived his
injury about thirty hours. The Herald
of Duluth concludes its account of his
death by the remark that
g MIR. G. leaves wife and two children,
with the prospect of another in a few
weeks"
AT the December term Of District
Court tor Stearns county, commencing
at st. Cloud next Tuesday, Theodore
Steinburg is to be tried for the murder
Of Robert Leitch two men named
Morrison and Greenleaf are to be tried
for burglary and attempted rape at
Sauk Centre last May; and Phillips,
the Melrose express agent, is to be
tried for robbery.
A FIRE at New Ulm, yesterday
morning before daylight, burned the
building and stock Of Newman Il Co.'s
saloon and store also Mullen's hard
ware store, Laberer's jewelry store and
Hawenstein's saloon, little being saved
from either. Loss-S2O,OOO, partly
covered by insurance.
On account of the exceedingly low
wages to be obtained by going into the
woods. large number of men are max
ing arrangements to cut cord WOOD in
the woods during the winter, and we
suppose the corresponding increase tf
the wood cut will have tendency to
keep wood at low figures this season.
Anoka Union.
The Rochester Post supposes that
Mr.. Frank Stocking, the young man of
that city who attempted suicide by
shooting himself week before last, CON-
mitted the act in moment of INSANITY
caused by much suffering from neural.
gia. At first hopes Of his recovery
were entertained, but on Friday it was
feared the result would be fatal.
MONDAY evening Of last week Moses
Gates of Mankato was quietly walking
homeward when he met three men who
occupied the whole sidewalk, pushing
him off, and then struck him insensible
by blows on the back of his head and
on his face. Another Mankato man
was similarly assaulted the same even
ing, but recovered himself and. gave
one Of the roughs good drubbing.