The Grange advance., 1874-07-15
Red Wing and Vicinity.

be OF iron, l04 1oet long.
-Chafee and Blakely are to put the
combustable part Of the material into the
new hotel.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. H. c.
Hodgnan, died on Friday night and was
buried on Sunday.
e. P. Watson has another novelty in
the way Of neat sign reading, "Novelty
Harness Works.
The extensive imitation Of the depot
building is another indication of the in
creasing business Of this city.
-Vogt & Hill are the contractors Of the
wood works of the new Opera House being
built by the Turner's Of this city.
Tomorrow that comet, according to
best authority, will switch its tail in the
faces Of the dwellers upon the earth.
The Baptist Church in this city, has
been repainted and furnished with gas. In
it's new coat it looks very beautiful.
Men arrived direct from the grasshop-
per regions, report that there is no exager-
alton in the rumors Of destitution on the
frontiers.
People hereabouts have quit saying
"it's hot," and gone to saying "It's pleas
ant, which is something new under the
sun
Mr. Anderson, the present Overseer Of
the poor farm, was badly cut on his now
ing machine on Friday last, in his right arm
and knee.
-Zumbrota is to be the place of the
next Goodhue County Fair. l. C. Stearns
is President, and Hans johnson Secretary
Of the Society.
The laying Of the corner stone Of
the new Episcopal Church at Pine Island
on Monday was made the occasion Of a very
pleasant time. Several from our city were
in attendance.
City Marshal DeKay is spanning the
Mississippi river with an iron rod or wire
fve-eights Of an inch in diameter, in place
of the wire cable heretofore used, on which
to run the ferry fats.
The abstracts Of title of Goodhue Coun-
: ty, owned by Willsiton s. Joss, are here.
after to be kept safe in safe weighing
nearly four tons. This is another item Of
somebody's deserved prosperity.
The Echo, Of Cannon Falls, reports a
big egg eight inches in circumference the
smallest way and nine inches in circumfer-
ence the longest way, weighing six ounces
and wants to know who can beat it.
Those representatives Of Oriental roy.
atty, advertised as the Royal Ieddo Japa'
nese, did some tall heel elevating and body
twisting at Music Hall on Friday evening
They doubtless gave rare literary enter.
tainment; we did not see it.
The NJ. E. Church is to be remodled
enlarged and beautifed by the erection O.
two towers, one at each Of the front cor
ners, BY building a recess for the pulpit
and to be made more comfortable by mean
of furnace. We will tell the rest whe,
the work is commenced.
The Common Council of Lake City ha
appropriated 81, 800 for the purchase of
stone crusher, and is going into the busi
ness ofmacadamizing the roads leading int
the city, and calls on the county to lend
helping hand. Some Of the roads leading
out Of Red Wing might be benefited by
like procedure.
The loose stones from blast on BUS
street became reckless Monday, wen
gyrating through the open door Of print
ing Office, produced a slight commotio,
among the stray locks Of the Foreman Q
the Office, smashed in one of the lights Q
tho door Of book case, and landed safel
among the concentrated wisdom of pas
ages.
A HEAVY FAMILY.-Five members
brothera and aiatera IF the familv IF 8 "