The Grange advance., 1874-10-21
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS,


ALBERT LEA claims population of
1900
RECENT prairie fires in Cottonwood
county, have done considerable damage.
Rev. j. B. FUTILE of Anoka, is off on
four weeks hunt up in Ottertail coun
ty.
WV. S. GoRsL1N, late of Belvidere,
Ill.,, is about to build Touring mill and
improve the water power at Houston.
The St. Aurant Bros. of Wheatland,
Rice county, are about building a new
Touring mill.
THE town of Chester, Wabashaw
county, has decided against the narrow
gauge railroad project.
AN outfit of "prairie schooners'
passed through Renville last week
bound for Nebraska.
GEORGE and Nelson Wilmot in the
District Court at Winona, Wednesday,
plead guilty to stealing two horses in
July last.
CHARLES KELLER of Henderson, re-
turning to his home from the county
fair, was thrown from his wagon and
had his collar bone broken.
A W1NoN1AN eating raw oysters Tues
day night, discovered in one large BIZ
valve sixty-one pearls ranging in size
from a pigeon shot to pea.
THE Faribault Republican learns
that the farmers of Bridgewater, Rice
county, have been obliged to dispose Of
their sheep, on account Of the ravages
of the wolves, a large number of sheep
having been killed the past summer.
DoA1x1cK Ocr of St. Cloud, while en-
gagged in digging well at Fair Haven,
was caught by cave Friday of last
week and instantly killed. His body
was recovered Sunday.
They fine man in Mile Laos county
$25 and costs for indulging in the man
ly sport of assaulting his wife and
breaking two Of her ribs. $l2 apiece
for ones own wife's ribs! What is the
world coming to!
MONDAY as Mr.. Jewett of Faribault,
and Rev. G. H. Plumer were driving
into Lake City, the horse took fright,
upsetting the buggy, throwing both oc-
cupants violently to the ground, Mr..
.Jewett sustaining broken arm and Sc
we're bruises of the body. Mr.. Plumer
escaped with few bruises.
Mr.. D. A. HoYT Of Maine Prairie,
'Stearns county, has gone into deer rails.
ing. He has a sixteen acre park enclos-
ed with high fence, in which he now
has nine deer, which he will increase by
breeding and by catching wild deer un-
til he hopes to be able to supply vension
by the thousands Of pounds yearly.
Mr.. Hoyt says deer confined in this
way keep will and breed freely ~.
A LITTLE daughter of G. G, Fox Of
Rice county, saw her father strike q
match. She liked it so we'll that she
tried it in the vicinity of her father
hay stacks. Mr.. Fox sums up his loss
in stables burned, also sixty tons OF
hay, his granary containing $40 bushels
of oats and 100 Of wheat, his farming
tools, harnesses and one horse, in all
about 81 900, with no insurance.
AT Faribault Saturday a lahore,
named Frederick Pfeusky, fell off &
gravel train, breaking his neck and
legs, instantly killing him.
GEO. W. SwEErsER decamped from
Winona Friday afternoon, leaving hi.
bride, whom he had married four day.
before, at Plsinview. He left severa
hotel and livery bills unpaid. Tn,
scamp halls from Arcade, N. Y.
,ORn CRAvArH, : we'll known citizer
of St. Charles, died Of apeplexy of th'
heart Friday night. He was in hi!
usual health up to the time of his sud
ssdkn dssth.
70 TAaEss. horse thieves named JOIN
Qaackenbosh, Charles Miles and ALFRED
Snalley, With team stolen from Dr.