The Grange advance., 1874-07-22
Red Wing and Vicinity:

-Haying is well under way. This crop
is not so good as last year.
Early harvesting will be commenced
ipl the valleys near Red Wing this week.
1.-The grasshoppers are reported numer-
GUS in the vicinity of Centerville, St. Croix
Co., Wis.
III. Lowater, formerly Of this county,
keeps the post Office and also Surveyors
Office at Esdaile.
Union Temperance Meeting at the Bap-
tist Church next Sunday evening at y p.
m. Dillon O'Brien is to lecture.
Rev. Chas. Griswold, pastor of the NJ.
E. Church, starts East on visit. He will
be gone about a month. Regular services
will be kept up during his absence.
MIR. JIM. Hodgman, the efficient super
intendent of the -four mill department of
the Red Wing Mills, starts East tonight,
wednesday,, for short visit.
Frank Ives, for many years J. P. in
this city. and now a sojourner up some-
where toward the North Pole, showed him
self once more on our streets, Monday.
MIR. Miles Standish, formerly student
in Hamline university, land now resident
Of Memphis, Tennessee, is visiting his IA
ther, Rev. E. r. Standish, living near
Mazeppa.
The enterprising hardware dealers,
Nelson & Peterson, for the better accom-
modation of their growing business, have
leased for term Of years, the store re-
Gently occupied by E. Alexander 8, Son and
will move in at once.
We are glad to learn that Deacon Will
liam Libbey is improving, and hopes are
entertained Of his recovery. His son
Howard having been telegraphed of the
critical condition Of his father, arrived
home from Kansas on Friday.
The Gooddhue County Republican is
concerned for THE GRANGE ADVANCE for
fear it will 60 too fast. Never mind,
friend Republican, there is no danger Of
your ever being lead out of your Shiny,
crawling propensity-the snail will always
be lightning as compared to you.
"A commendable degree of activity,
since the recent fire, has to be set down to
the credit of the Red Wing Fire Depart
ment 1t is well. Let US provoke one
another to good works. for we know not
the day nor the hour of the coming of the
fire fiend.
MIR. Conner. Of the firm of Hawkins &
Conner, showed US letter the other day
from friends in. louisiana, that speaks
very encouragingly of the second cotton
crop in the regions that suffered so much
from the overflow Of the Mississippi. 1t
looks now as though they were to be lifted
out of their present troubles by good
yield Of cotton.
The Indiana Asbury University has
conferred the honorary degree of A. NJ. on
E. Il. Lathrop, formerly pastor of the NJ.
E. Church in this city, and Presiding Elder
at St. Cloud. The degree was conferred at
the request of the college class to which he
had belonged, and with whom he would
have graduated in 1856 had he remained at
the University.
Mr.. Meacham, formerly miller in
Cogel's mill on Hay Creek, and one of the
Oldest inhabitants of Goodhue County, has
returned from a residence Of few years
in Illinois and Kansas, and seems to be
perfectly satisfied with the experience ;
that is, he is satisfied to remain in Mime
sofa. Mr.. Meacham is heartily welcomed
back by many friends.
w. Fl. Featherstone purchased last
week of 7. J. Clark site for a residence.
comprising about one acre of ground, ad
joining the property of his father William
Featherstone on College Bluff, for one
thousand dollars. We understand that
Mr.. Featherstone contemplates building on
this place the coming year. The site is
very beautiful. overlooking the city and
commanding a fine view of the river
E. Alexander & Son have vacated their
old stand on Bush street, and moved thei,
goods into the cellar Of Nelson & Winches.
ter's store. They have been unable as ye,
to secure any other place in the city, owing
to all the stores being occupied. If a suit
able house can be obtained they will remain
in the city. otherwise they will move te
Wisconsin and regret the move ever after
as will also many Of our citizens who hsv.
been accustomed to trade with this hon orabl,
firm.