The Grange advance., 1874-12-08
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS.

EIGHTEEN fast horses are being win.
tered at Rushford.
JUDGE E. T. WILDER has resumed the
practice of law at Red Wing.
A BRA1NERD firm shipped thousand
Christmas trees to Chicago last week.
OVER forty new dwellings have been
built in Hutchinson the past season.
The new -four mill at LIE Sueur, ssone
Of the best in the State" will be start
ed up this week.
The Mississippi river at St. Cloud
closed Friday, the 9th ult., or about
two weeks earlier than last year.
THERE are seven persons, interested in
a greater or less degree in horse steal
ing, confined in Jail at Faribault.
The American Unitarian Association
at Boston has donated thirty-eight
volumes Of standard books to the St.
Cloud free reading room.
JOHN WARNER is the name of horse
thief convicted at the November term
Of court for Fillmore county, and sent
up for four years.
TIE ladies of Albert Lea, interested
in building q chapel and school build
ing, cleared $3.50 in feeding the hungry
Thanksgiving day.
Mrs. McLA1N, Of Pleasant Lake,
Stearns county, fell from wagon Sat-
urday, the Goth ult., breaking her neck,
causing death short time afterward.
The new grist mill at Glencoe will
commence operations this week. The
Register claims that it is the best mill
in Mcleod, Sibley or Carver counties.
TuE total taxes Of St. Cloud this
year will be $l6,037.l3, on a valuation
of $500, ,379, or a reduction of nearly
100 per cent. as compared with last
year.
SUNDAY, the 10th ult., two respected
citizens and among the first settlers of
St. Cloud, died-Mr. John Fritz, aged
81 years, and Mr.. Edward F. Latsch,
aged AZ, both of consumption.
The Hayward family took their
Thanksgiving dinner together in St.
Cloud. The party numbered twenty.
six. representing six families and four
generations, the oldest Of whom was IS
Years and the youngest 2 months.
NICK ZIMMERMAN, a one.armed hunter
was found dead in the woods north Of
Melrose, Stearns county, Tuesday, the
oath ult. The top of his head had,
been literally blown off, supposed by
the accidental discharge Of his gun.
A FIRE has been after Capt. A. Libby
of Stearns county again. This time a
barn, mower, reaper, seeder, tanning
mill, horse hay rake, hay cutter, bob
sleds, hay, ETC., were burned. Loss
$1,50O, with 1900 insurance in the St.
Paul Fire & Marine.
The total valuation Of real and per-
sonal property in Mankato is $780,.
813, and the rate Of tax is 25 as mills
on the dollar. The rate of taxation for
State AMI county purposes is As
mills, to which must be added the town
and special school tax.
HRNRY SHAUBUr, of Mankato, and
George w. Van Deusen, of Rochester,
% have entered into copartnership in the
management of the elevators on the
Winona & St. Peter railroad at Man.
kato, Eagle Lake, GAINESVILLE and Wa
SEGA, and also to generally deal in grain
at those points.
JAS. REEDY, by his attorney, has
served a mandamus upon the City Fa.
theirs of Duluth, requiring them to levy
an additional tax sufficient to paw his
judgment of $4,000 and interest and
costs, obtained against the city for in
juries sustained while crossing a defec.
tive bridge.
TIE wolves are reported as making
sad havoc among the sheep in Houston
county. Mr.. Daniel Keer, living near
Caledonia, alone, has had 40 killed out
of his flock this fall.
The Mennonites settling in Manitoba
this season, have purchased and had
forwarded to them from this State this
fall, eight car loads of seed wheat, two
car loads of beans. eight car loads of
seed barley, and ten car loads of -four.
SNYDER HICKS, of Benton county,
mention of whose assault upon his
father with an axe. was made in the
DISPATCH Of a few days since, has been
pronounced insane, and sent to Saint
Peter for safe keeping. e.. ,;~
Two freight trains on the river divi.
sion below Winona, collided Wednesday
afternoon, resulting in serious injury to
one of the engineers named Felts. No
others injured. a. "a.
ia The Hospital for the Insane came