The Grange advance., 1874-11-24
THE GRANGE ADVANCE.
Official Paper Of aoodhue County
Red Wing and Vicinity.

Red Wing and Vicinity.
Thanksgiving day will be quite gener-
ally observed in this city.
The Board of Managers Of the Y. NJ.
c. A. meet this, Tuesday, evening.
Go to Eisenbrand anu get your nobby
suits made TO order.
This is bad week for everything, and
especially bad for locals and turkeys.
-Dr. F. A. Williamson and wife 60 to
Minneapolis to be thankful and eat turkey.
The Mississippi River is clogged with
ice, and navigation and crossing from the
Wisconsin side have been stopped at one and
the same time.
The cold wind of Monday put a tempo
rary stop to the building improvements.
There are quite number Of houses in an
unfinished state.
The Minneapolis Tribune is writing up
Red Wing this week. Monday was good
day for looking up building statistics. If
one looked in the winds eye he could
easily see double.
The monthly union services Of the M.
E., Baptist and Presbyterian Churches will
be held at the Baptist Church next Sunday
evening. Sermon by the Rev. Mr.. "insor'
of the Methodist Church.
"A large delegation went from this
city to attend the Convention of the Young
Mems Christian Association of the State.
Mr.. T. Bixby of this city was elected Sec
retary Of the Convention.
-Drs. G. H. W H. Crary are proud
over a new dental chair. 1t cost one hum
dred and ninety dollars and it beauty.
If anything could reconcile person to
having tooth extracted, it would be the
privilege of sitting in 50 fine chair.
The Directors Of the Savings Bank
met on Saturday evening to complete ar
rangements for opening their Bank. The
Safe has been ordered and all the prelimin-
ary arrangements made and the Bank will
be opened for deposits the first Of next
month.
-Heffelfnger, Howell & Co. keep con-
stantly for sale full line of boots and
shoes, CATERS and slippers for old and
young, rich and poor, which they purpose
to sell at prices that will secure quick sales.
Remember the place, Sd door from the cor
ner Of Main and Bush Streets, Red Wing.
We understand that Mr.. Chas. Erick-
son, of the firm of Erickson &, Swanson,
furniture dealers and manufacturers, has
sold out his interest in the establishment to
Col. J. G. Gustavson, lately of the firm Of
Simmons, Olson, Bush & Co., and an old
time partner Of Mr.. Swanson in the dry
goods trade.
-Coasting is one of the most healthful
and enjoyable sports for boys and girls,
and in view of this fact Mr.. c.. H. Smith,
who deals in hardware on Plumb street,
has laid in q very fine stock Of hand sleds
with which he hopes to make the boys and
girls of Red Wing and vicinity happy. Call
and see. If parents are contemplating
Christmas presents for their boys they
should have one of these sleds set by at
once.
Hon. Robert Deakin has been prospect
ing on the St. Paul s Pacific Railroad. He
speaks very highly Of the country in the
vicinity Of Morris, the county seat o.
stearns Co., now containing IS buildings,
one hundred and sixty miles out from St
Paul. It is fine, rich, rolling prairie, and
the only drawback is scarcity Of timber
However wood is now carried out on tn.
cars and sold as chesply Is at Red Wing
We understand that quite . number viii
look over this section Of country with 4
view Of investing.
On Thursday there will be uniol
Thanksgiving services Of the Baptist, Meth
odist and Presbyterian congregations a
the Methodist Church at 10} A. Il. III,
sermon will be preached BY the Rev. Mr.
Aaclaren, Of the Presbyterian Church
At the same hour services viii be held
and sermon delivered BY the Pastor q
the Episcopal Church. There viii also
We understand, be Thsnkseiving diseours,
and service at the Swedish Lutheran. and
High Mass will be celebrated q the Ca4ho
lie Church. Others may think - The,
please, but We believe that citizen Of Il,
United States ought to have . little: rsli
gion mixed with his patriotism on Thanks
giving Day. Then listening to good solii
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