The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-03-05


commenced In that city and vicinity, The.
churches were generally moving In the mat
ter. The Trustees Of Trinity Church had de-
cided to no longer lease the property oe the
church for purposes Of liquor selling, and
other churches were requesting their members
to stipulate that their property should not
hereafter be used % saloons.
| On the afternoon Of the 29d an engine ran
on the track at Uniondale, Pa, on the Jeffer-
son Branch, between Susquehanna and Car
bondale, and fell down an embankment sew
enty-fve feet, instantly killing Conductor
John r. Harding, Engineer Cramer, Fireman
David Cramer, and Brakeman Thomas Rapley.
The Foster farm at Worcester, Mass, was
sold on the 2lst by the tax-gatherer to recover
unpaid taxes of 1872, which the Fosters re.
fused to pay on account Of Mrs. Foster not
being allowed to vote.
West and South.
The State Grange of Ohio met at Xenia on
the 18th. There were present SIS delegates,
all Masters Of Oranges. Worthy Master g.
| II. Ellis presided. One hundred and fifty
visiting members were present. The Secre-
tary reported that SIS of the 600 Oranges in
the State had been organized since last April.
A motion to make the meetings open was
voted down. Motions to ask the railways for
half-fare arrangements and to make organs Of
certain newspapers were tabled.
The Illinois Railroad and Warehouse Com
missioners have notified the railroads doing
business in the State that they must comply
with the law requiring them to provide scales
to weigh grain which they take for shipment.
The Chicago Inter Ocean of recent date
says the firm of George B. Hodge & Co., pro-
prietors of what has been advertised as the
Union Furnishing Store, are bankrupt, and
their stock was in the hands of the officers of
the law; that they had been missing for q
week, and that the express companies and
Postoffice authorities were retaining all pack
ages and letters addressed to the Union
Furnishing Company, for ultimate return to
| the senders.
The insane in Illinois are reported by the
Board of Public Charities to number 5000 of
whom 2, 400 are considered incurables. The
State has asylum room for only l 500 Of these
unfortunates, and, when the Northern and
Southern Insane Asylums are completed, 1900
will be left unprovided for. They recommend
the State to furnish additional facilities for
their care.
The first annual session of the State Grange
of Missouri met at Bonneville on the 18th.
Nearly every county in the State was repre-
sented. The State Grange organized last
May, with 800 subordinate Oranges, since
when their number has increased to over L.
700. Master 7. r. Allen delivered long ad.
dress, in which he gave the history of the
Order in Missouri, and made many suggestions
looking to the perfecting of the organization
in the State, and touching the growth and
future prosperity of the Order.
! The Ohio State Grange on the 18th unani-
mously passed a resolution rendering the
sympathy and aid of the Order in Ohio to the
women of the State in putting down the evil
of intemperance. Columbus was chosen as
the place of holding the next meeting of the
State Grange. All the amendments proposed
by the National Grange, except items first and
| second Of number three, concerning life men,
! bers, were adopted.
The temperance movement grows apace
At South Bend, Ind, on the 18th, and in va
rious parts of the State the foundation for
vigorous crusade was laid. The saloon.keep-
ers of Indianapolis received postal card an
nouncing that the ladies would visit them on
the 23d. At Richmond, Ind, about twenty
five women and two or three praying men had
taken the movement in hand, and were NOV
ing along the line after the late approved>fash-
ion. The temperance fever began to manifest
itself at Peoria, ILL.,, on the 18th. At Man.
chester, Iowa, the women were advancing on
the saloons. and with singing, praying and
fervent exhortations were imploring the
keepers to close their places. The move
ment was spreading in other portions of the
State. At Lincoln, Neb., a large number
of ladies visited the saloon of Bailey & An
drews, where large crowd assembled, COM
pletely filling the large hall. While the
exercises were at their height the floor gave
way, but fortunately stopped when it had
settled about one foot. There was great con-
fusion, and in getting out of the room several
persons were injured. The ladies then went
to other saloons but were not admitted. The
Mayor had sworn in extra policemen, and had
declared his intention to put stop to what he
calls their riotous proceedings. There was
great excitement in that place on the 18th.
The movement continued undated in various
parts of Ohio on the 18th, and had commenced
in Jersey City, N. j. In the latter city twenty
five ladies proceeded to billiard saloon, knelt
in prayer, and spent half an hour in exhort-
ing. They were greeted with the jeers of the
men, and left without seeming to have made
the Impression they desired.
The Ohio State Board of Agriculture has de-
cided to locate the State fair at Columbus for
the next five years.
The Kansas State Grange commenced its
annual session at Topeka on the 18th. One
thousand Oranges were represented. The re-
ports of the officers show the affairs of the
Order to be in an excellent condition, although
but q small amount remains in the treasury.
The financial interests are shown to have been
economically managed, and the State Business
Agency is on a satisfactory basis. On the 10Th
resolutions were adopted requesting the
State Legislature to pass prohibitory
liquor law, and declaring that no person
who retails liquor shall be admitted to the
Order; also declaring that the greatest good
and the highest happiness Of an enlightened,
virtuous and prosperous people are the legitf:
mate results Of thorough and practical educa-
ton diffused among the masses Hon. NJ. E.
Hudson was elected Master of the State
Grange.
The State Grange of Tennessee assembled at
Gallatin on the 18th in its first annual session,
Nearly 500 subordinate Oranges were repre-
sented, there being between 500 and GOO repre.
sentatives present, and many ladies being
delegates.
The Ohio Constitutional Conv ention has
given the Governor veto power, subject to re-
versal by two-thirds vote of the General
Assembly. 80 : $ -. $ss
The Executive Committee Of the Illinois
State Grange haye issued a call for . delegate
meeting Of the Grasges in the State, to be
held at Bloomington on the 14th day of April
next, to ratify some amendments to the
bylaws in reference to organizing
county Oranges. It is ordered that
the Masters of the several Oranges in each,
county Of the State hold 8 meeting 81 he AArl
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