The Grange advance., 1874-03-04

called Clown Claims" at Rock Bend.
William L. Ames Of St. Paul and
Oliver Ames of Massachusetts, entered
into an arrangement with Dodd to fur.
nish the requisite capital and lay out a
town to be called Rock Bend" Af-
terwards, however, certain other parties,
all Of St. Paul, viz, Willis A. German,
(then Governor Of the Territory of Min
nesota,) George H. Harrington, J.
Travis Rosser, George Hezlep, D. H.
Dustin. VIM n McCarty, aud Charles
H. Parker, formed and organized under
the general laws of the country, cor.
poration which has ever since been
known as the Saint Peter Company,
and changed the name Of the town to
Saint Peter. The Saint Peter Compa-
ny had been reorganized under special
charter given March 1856 1st, by the
territorial Legislature
At the session of the Territorial Lcgis-
lature held in winter Of 1867, an act
was passed for the removal Of the Ter
ritorial Legislature from St. Paul to St.
Peter, but the bill containing this act
disappeared from the files before it could
be made a matter of record, and rumor
has ever since had it that some oppo-
nent the of measure removed and dis
posed of the bill Intentionally to prevent
the law going into effect, and but few
years. ago, quite noted politician, at
least OF Territorial times. residing in a
distant part of the State, carried to his
grave the unenviable reputation of
having been the actor in this piece of
" "skulduggery." The formation of a
State constitution in the summer of 81
and its adoption in the fall of the year.
having clause therein fixing for the
time being the capitol at St. Paul: pre-
vented any further action under the
law for it's removal to St. Peter. This
capital-removal scheme gave St. Paul
the most thorough fright it has ever had,
and but for the questionable means Of
prevention used, that. romance would
have become reality in the history of
both St. Paul and St. Peter.
Wheat is reported as coming in slow
ly at St. Peter and it is supposed to be
nearly all marketed in that vicinity.
wABAsHA.
The Grange at Hyde Park raisei
money enough at one meeting to buile
a Grange Hall 20x25 feet and the mex
day six teams we're taking out the lum
ber. This is way they have Of doing
things in the Grange and this is tn
kind of material which composes tn
order of P. of H., the order which Ger
tain men, whose wishes are fathers t.
their beliefs, prophesy it to have shor
existence.
The Pastor of the NJ. F.. Church a
Lake City was pounded at his residence
few days since. It was not the kim
of pounding however to which Paul wa
treated; this was a " Pound Festival,
which resulted in loading the Pastor
tables with pound packages and for whicl
Mr.. and Mrs. Hurd express thei
thanks.
us there any element Of the so-calle'
Christian Religion to which the ostra
cism, intolerance and persecution prae
tised by both Protestants and Romanist
can justly be ascribed, or are these blem
ishes due solely to the weakness and de
pravity of human nature?" is the ques
tion now being discussed by "The Ere
Thought Association" Of Lake CITY
We go two to one 'on the depravity sid
Of the question every time.
GOoDHUE COUNTY.
The Rail Road meeting that was I
have come off at Zumbrota on Wedne
day was prevented by the heavy snow
the meeting is to be held to-day.
OATS sold at SO cents per bushel, .
the auction of Mr.. A. Setback, in th
town Of Zumbrota, on Saturday, an
| many other things in proportion.