The Grange advance., 1874-12-22
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS.

HUTCHINSON wants to be incorporated
rs city.
The Willmar Gazette, after very |
brief career, has suspended.
WAsEcA, says the Neaos, never enjoy
ed a larger trade at this season Of the
year than at present.
A LIBERAL LEAGUE was organized at
Winona Sunday, some twenty persons
becoming members.
SENATOR S. P. CH1LDs Of Faribault
county, who has been quite i'll OF late,
is slowly convalescing.
The comic opera of ''Cox and Box
is soon to be brought out at Lake City
under the direction of Gen. Jennison.
THIRTY new buildings we're erected
in Chaska the past season, costing from
$500 to $4,000 each.
The " abashaw legislative delegation
will, it is said, present the name Of l..
Y. Rich for Sergeant-at.Arms Of the
House.
VIZ. AcKERNAN of Medo, Blue Earth
county, was crushed to death Wednes-
day of last week, by being run over by
load of lumber.
A NUMBER of the men in the Northern
Pacific machine shops at Brainerd have
gone to Palestine, Texas, to enter the
machine shops there.
WM. WE1sE of Carver county, while
discharging his gun, had his skull frac.
turcd and his face blown full Of powder
by the blowing out of the breach pin,
from which he died the following day
The new Academy of Music at Lake
city was formally opened by grand
ball Wednesday evening. The Acade.
my is claimed to be one Of the finest
halls in the State.
HENRY RAFFERTY,, section boss be.
tween Ottawa and St. Peter, was run
over by hand car loaded with 1000
pounds of railroad iron, and strange to
say escaped with only slig ght bruises.
The Lake City Leader learns that
considerable indignation exists in that
county because the county authorities
are seemingly making no effort to dis
cover the murderer Of John Chambers.
The Taylor's Falls Journal says
Col. j. P. Owens has about completed
the manuscript Of his new political his.
tory Of Minnesota, though the publica-
tion will be delayed some time on &C.
count of the hard times.
WABAsuAw was visited by burglars
Wednesday night, who succeeded in
opening three safes--one in W. V. Gil.'s
office; one in Geo. McDougall's office,
and the third in the store OF II. H. Jew
but without finding any money.
They escaped without molestation.
A MAN named John Brennan, in the
employ of the Central railroad, under
took Wednesday to go from the ca.
boose to the engine while the train was
in motion, and after running along The
side for some distance fell dead from
overrzertion.
AT an exhibition in St. Cloud one
night last week, W. II. Lamb of the St.
Cloud Times, was voted a mirror as
the homeliest gentleman in the place.
Any one acquainted with Lamb will CO.
incide with the verdict thus rendered.
JOSEPH R. SQuREs, a 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 prominent and respected
member.
GEo. P. SMITH, the noted horseman i11
charge Of the bloodcd stock of Mr..
Baker of Boston, at Lake City, has
gone on his annual tour to Orange
county, New York, the home of some
of the most noted descendants of old
Hambletonian, and from thence to Bos.
ton, and in few weeks will return to
Lake City with some b]ooded stations
purchased by Mr.. Baker for this
State.
THE Red River Star devotes two
columns to report Of tine festivities
attending the opening Of the new Head
quarters Hotel at Fargo, Thursday of
last week, from which we Judge it was
a most enjoyable affair, credltable alike
to Messrs. Hubbard 4 Tyler, the pro.
.prictors, and the people Of Fargo gen.
gerally. Delegations were present from
lSt. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, St.
Cloud, Brainerd, and other points
along the Northern Pacific.
Z A D1seRAcEFuI fight, with possibly
fatal consequences, occurred at St..
Peter Monday night, between Peter
Young and j. Crone. Crone had re.
fused Young credit for pair of shoes,
and incensed thereat, Young assaulted
HCrone, beating him fearfully owe, the
-hna6 facp md hreast Crono lav ;rcon.