The Grange advance., 1874-04-22
srArI NEWS.
MISCELLANEOUS.

srATI NEWS.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A CHAPTER Of Masonry has been
organized at Albert Lea.
WINDOW is going to impound all
stock found running at large.
Rev. H. A. WHEELocK has become
the settled pastor Of the Liberal Socie-
ty Of Lake City.
THE Hastings Gazette says business
is very dull in the city, owing to tie
great activity on the farms.
THERE are tventy-four Oranges in
Freeborn county, with an aggregate
membership OF about l, 400.
The land Office at jackson has been
removed to Worthington, where it will
be opened for business Monday, the
Goth.
JUDGE HARwooD, Of the Austin
transcript, suffered broken rib and a
bruised side by a fall from his carriage
Wednesday.
TIE Glencoe Register complains that
it has now beeu i've months since the
Hastings Il Dakota R. R. has given
that place a daily mail.
The Window Reporter says every
train brings new. settlers Or Old ones re-
turning, after an absence Of il few weeks
or so during the winter.
ROBERT PR1TcHARD. of Judson.
Blue Earth county, lost his dwelling
house and portion Of his household
furniture by fire, Sunday the 18th
The Wabasha County Council, p
Of H.. have decided to purchase the
large Williamson store at Lake City,
and convert the same into ware
house.
The Winona l. St. Peter r. R. Co.
are relaying their track between the
Winona depot and the junction with
the Milwaukee, 4 St. Paul road, with
new steel rails.
GEN. W. L. LEDUC has sold his
saw mills at Brainerd. and is now en-
gagged in locating lands on the North
ern Pacific Railroad in the interest Of
the bondholders.
What constitutes happy man in
Mower county is one who has seventy
acres Of wheat. and twenty Of barley,
with the warm showers Of >heaven fall
ing upon them"
The Pioneer is glad to( learn that
the item condensed from the fSherburne
county Ne,cs stating that the mill dam
Of Messrs. Mills & Hc@@ton, of Elk river,
has gone out, is untrue.
A CLAIM of the city of Hastings
against the County Of Dakota, for expen-
ess Of pest house, has just been decided in
favor Of the former, thus saving the city
over five hundred dollars.
CAPT. GRINAGER, late defeated can
aidate for the State Treasury on the
Republican ticket, has returned to his
home at Albert Lea, after visit of
several months at Norway.
The County Council P. of H., Of
Freedom County, ARE considering the
.dvisability of establishing comfy and
town fairs at stated periods, for the sale
and exchange Of stock, etc.
A TIMBER wolf entered the barn
yard Of Mr. S. Irish, Of Milton, Dodge
County, few days since, and attacked
his sheep, killing sone and wounding
another before he could be driven off.
The Alexandria Post says that Mr..
D. Burnes, Of Pomme de Terre, Otter
Tail County, sowed wheat on Tuesday,
April I'd, the first we have heard
Of this spring in northern Minnesota
AGRICULTURAL implement dealers
are complaining that the trade in seed.
ers has been "run into the ground by
too lively competition, machines that
formerly sold for $50, is now selling for
about $40. The farmers can stand it.
Ar a meeting of the LIE sueur
Grange, Saturday lat, it was resolved
70 get up ''tree bee''' for the purpose
Of sett,ng out trees, lhrubbery, etc., in
the village cemetery. The bee will be
held Saturday the 9th. A move in
the right direction. Il