The Grange advance., 1874-12-29
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS.

A REBEKAH Lodge of I. o. 0. F. was
instituted in Rochester last week.
The new lookup at Kasson had its
first inmates last week-three drunks.
DR.. D'UNGER of the Duluth Herald
is quite ill.
LEW HUDSON has trapped eight bca,
vers on Rush river already this winter.
W1soNA has had a grand organ. con.
cert and is happy. The net receipts
were $l66. a
Hon. 0. s. RE1sBUs of Fillmore county
is candidate for cngrossing clerk Of
the House this winter.
MANY deaths from diphtheria are re.
ported from the Northwestern towns Of
Stearns county.
The Nunda Grange, ,Freeborn county,
have in contemplation the building of a
steam Touring mill in that town.
CITIZENS of Mortified have contrib.
uted $3.50 in money and goods in aid oi
the grasshopper sufferers in Nobles
county.
Hon. B. F. PERRY, seriously and it
vas feared fatally injured by runa-
way few days since, is rapidly con-
valescing.
The new Episcopal church at Vino
na--St. Paul's--is completed. 1t was
commenced in 1873, and has cost near
ly $25.000.
GLENCOE is rejoicing over the fact
that the railroad company is to pro-
vide daily trains for the balance Of the
winter.
TRoor's large Touring mill near Wi.
mona is closed for the present, it being
impossible to get sufficient wheat at
present prices to pay running expenses.
JUDGE MITCHELL proposes Ito make
horse thieving unpopular" by punish
ing such thieves convicted before him
to the full extent of the law.
0. w. WINGET arrested Saturday at
Winona charged with embezzling 5000
from the Green Bay & Minnesota rail
road office at that place, was bound
over for thirty days and in default of
$500 bail was committed to Jail.
The discovery of the plot to burn
Chatfield Thursday of last week, has
resulted in the appointment Of two
night watchmen to keep ward; and
watch over the town in the future.
DR.. G1vENs of Danville, KY. has do.
mated an acre Of standing timber in
West Mankato to the settlers of Cot
tonwood county. 1t is estimated, it
will cut forty-five or fifty cords of
wood.
Mr.. GEORGE w. GRAVES Of Rochester,
has just returned from the East, bring.
ing with him six blooded colts, three
for himself and three for George w.
Sherwood of St. Paul. They are said
to be very promising animals.
The Mantorville Erpress has an.
other example of the benefits Of adver-
tising. Mr.. Edison lost his horse. He
promptly advertised the fact and. few
days after found the horse in. his own
pasture, dead.
A FLOATING warehouse is to be built
at Emerson, Manitoba, in the spring,
for custom house purposes, and all fiat
boats will be obliged to unload their
cargoes and pass them through it: for
JOSEPH r. SQu1REs, = resident of
Scott county for more than. twenty
years, died on the 18th inst. He, was
buried under the auspices Of the
Patrons of Husbandry, Of which Order
he was a prominent and respected
member. ;:
HENRY CLAusES Of Olmstcad, county
lsid injail one day and two nights, and
paid $3.50 for taking two brooms
from in front Of Zimmerman s. store in
Rochester, without the owners know
ledge--in plain wends, stealing them.
A ''BL1zzARD'' visited RenviNe county
last week. A snow-storm set in Tues
day morning and continued throughout
Wednesday, accompanied by a high.
wind. Thursday morning was ushered
in warm and milo, however, since which
there has been continuanee:of Indian
summer weather..
A NINE year old boy, Of Rochester,
went into the meat market Of Messrs.
Rommells, during their absence, and
took from the safe a pocket book con-
tanning anout $50 in money, besides
making about q thousand dollars
When found he had spent several dol
lars for toys, candies, etc. Being so
young he was dismissed with a sharp
reprinand.
WEDNESDAY evening Of last week the
saloon of Henry Olsonof Rush City was
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