The Grange advance., 1874-09-30
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Tue Willmar Republican says if the
Methodist Conference now in session
fails to return DR.. Willdredge to Will
mar, there will be weeping, wailing.
and gnashing Of teeth
TIE Bishop Of Litchfeld, (Eng..) one
Of the most eloquent speakers Of the
English language, is to visit Faribault
and preach at the Cathedral.
A CASE Of :'nest hiding is reported
ed from Otisco, Waseca county, the
parties being Hattie Hoffman and Gus
Palm.
REV. ER1cK L. PETERSON, a recent
convert from Catholicism, and station
ed at Faribault, among the Scandinavia
as, has been appointed by Bishop
Whipple, rector Of Kasson and Mantor-
vile.
REV. H. G. WooD, rector of the parish
of the Good Shepherd, Faribault, ten
dered his resignation to take effect on
the Goth inst.
The Rice county fair at Mortified
last week, though not attended by so
large number Of people as previous
exhibitions Of the Society, was success
both financially and as show Of fine
stock.
A Council Of the Sovereigns of In
dustry was organized at Winona, Thurs.
day evening.
CAPT. JOIN PERKEY Of Dubuque, has
purchased the Wabashaw boat yard of
Commodore Dugan.
Two hundred and forty Mennoaites
passed through Moorhcad last week for
the Red River country.
Hon. IGSAr1us DoNxELLy's address at
the Stearns county fair, is spoken of as
able, eloquent and practical. The fair
itself was poor affair.
Hon. PETER F1xToN and John n. Mil.
Ter, Of 0lmsted county, are about to re-
move with their families, to Sanders
county, Nebraska.
The Fillmore and Mower counties
Agricultural Fair, like the State Fair,
chanced to- fall on foul weather, and like
the latter, was therefore failure.
REV. DR.. CyRrs Brooks, retiring pas
tor Of the II. E. Church, Winona, was
rendered a farewell reception Friday
evening, and presented with an elegant
gold watch.
Nh. GEO. WH1rxoRE, Of Douglas
comfy, was found dead in his bed
Wednesday evening Of last week. Sup
posed heart disease. Mr.. Whitnore was
so years Of age, unmarried, and lived
alone on his claim.
A MOVEMENT is on foot in Wabashaw
to secure change of track of the NJ.
& St. P. r. R. so as to carry the road
through the city. The depot is now
about mile from the business portion
Of the city.
j. W. GREGG and W. 3. Griswold of
Mankato, have purchased what is known
as the Howe brick yard at Chaska. The
yard has capacity for 10000 brick a
day, the principal market being Saint
Paul.
TEE new Turner Hall at Mankato
was dedicated Tuesday and Wednesday
last. Visiting Turner'S were in attend
ance from Minneapolis, New ulm, Saint
Peter and other nei ghbcring towns.
UP to this time the following towns
have voted bonuses in aid Of the con-
struction Of the Zumbrota Valley mar.
row gauge railroad: Mazeppa, $780,
600; Oakwood, $4,000; Wabashaw,
$4,000; Zumbrota, $50, 900; Minneola,
$4,000.
SEVERAL families of Mennonites,
among the first to seek homes in Mani
toba this season,ha returned to Moor.
head, and are looking up land on which
to locate in that vicinity. Sooner or
later Minnesota will get fair proper
tion of this Mennonite immigration.
The Olmsted county fair was hardly
success, owing to tie unfavorable
weather. The display Of stock, was,
however, particularly good, and speaks
well for the improvement in this res
pect made in that county in the last
few years.
A MOVEMENT is on foot by Wabashaw
capitalists for the organization of
company for the improvement Of the
Zumbro water power.
The Owatonna Peoples Press says
the late heavy rains have caused much
damage in Southern Minnesota, in wet
ting stacked wheat.
REV. JAMES GrRLEY Of Detroit was
ordained by Bishop Whipple, Friday,
the 11th inst, to be Diaconate of the
Episcopal church. The Reverend gen.