The Grange advance., 1874-04-22

tREEBoRN county farmers are still
discussing the new tax law, and are
still vehement in their denunciations
OF its stringent provi One Grange
demands an extra session Of the Legis-
lature IN order that it may be inconti-
nently repealed.
THE fact was noted last week that
LIE Sueur Was one Of few towns in
the State aud the west whose business
channels were not at any time cloyged
tor the want Of money, since the 6nan-
cial panic Of last autumn. 1t may now
be added that we have one firm in Lie
Sueur who deal in general merchandise
who have sold more goods the past
year than any similar retail house in
the State outside of St. PauI 3M Min
neapolis. The sales Of this firm have
exceeded half million dollars the past
ten years, and have -sreadiiy increased
from year to year.-Lc !Sueur Sentinel.
The semi-anuua] meeting Of the
Board Of Trustees Of the Soldiers Or
phans' Home, was held in Winona
Tuesday and Wednesday last. The
number Of orphans now in the Hume is
80. During the past half year there
were nine admitted and four discharged.
The expenditures for the past six
months were $9,727.57. leaving BAL
ance in the State Treasury Of $l9,854.-
33. Tuesday evening the occupants ot
the Home gave AL entertainment origi-
mated by themselves, which passed off
very pleasantly and with credit ,r the
participants.
HE Pioneer mentioned day or two
since, the suicide Of Anton Froeh!ich,
at Albany, Stearns county. Froehlich
was an Austrian by birth, about IS
years Of age, of liberal education, and
was the possessor Of 800 acres Of land
in Stearns county. The following no;c
was found near the body:
farewell, ye people of Albany.
You did not assist me when l was in
need. The Abbott Seidenbush is re-
sponsible for my death. Worse Chris
tians than the Benedictines are not in
the world. Damned be the priests. I
die as free man. and do not wish to
have my body dissected All the prop
erty I have | leave to the State of Min
nesota. owe Peter Kramer one dol
lar. +"
slBLEY COUNTY.
Henderson. "A: boy ten years old was
killed while tearing down an old stable
by the falling Of stick Of timber on
his head.
Erick Hans Quick, formerly we'll
known in the western part of this coun-
ty has been indicted by the Grand Jury
Of Carver for an assault with intent to
murder.
MERKER COUNTY.
Litchfeld is in trouble about the 10.
cation Of the new town hall. We once
knew Of a school district that qu.rreled
eight years about the location Of a school
house and We do not know but that they
are quarreling yet.; In the mean time
the school was held in back kitchen,
1ox12 feet, with on> door and one win.
dow, which was seated 9th rough
planks against the wall for t6ebig boys
and girls, and with narrow pHnks sup.
ported by wooden fer legs for the
smaller fry. This IS the only quarrel
that we ever knew to save money. This
quarrel was most economical institu.
tion, none but the cheapest teachers could
be employed, school could only be held in
summer season. a great saving of wood
Besides which half the money that had
not been raised for the building was
saved in the pockets.of the freeholder<
Of the district, and the other half was
saved in1the pocket pfsthe Treasury il
it was not invested II real estate, We
do not suppose our aLitch6eld friends
will save money in that way. G. W
Fuller, agricultural EDITOR ofthe Ledger
is doing : good worl