The Grange advance., 1874-03-25

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wheat raised il seriously impairinx the
reputation and price Of our wheat products {;
that under the existing methods Of buying
and selling wheat, the producer Of hard
gets less, while the producer Of soft wheat
gets more than the articles ere relatively
worth ; that oil proper efforts should Be
made to disseminate these facts among the
producers Of wheat; and that producers
and manufacturers should take united ef.
! fective action to procure fresh, vigorous
varieties Of Flint wheat for seed.
W1NoseA COUNTY.
Wsnoma-Mr. I. j. Cummings, m
esteemed citizen ofthis city and formerly
cashier Of the Wi,on. Deposit Bank,
died At Colorado Springs, Colorado Ter
| ritory, on the 18th inst. He was 45
years old, and leaves a wife aud five
childrcn.-The rumor that G. T. Morris
formerly cashier of W. l. St. Paul r. r.
was implicated in the recent express rob-
berry in Oregon seems 70 be confirmed.
STERILE COUNTY.
Found Dead.-A poor travelling tink.
ar was found dead on the prairie near
Beaver Lake. He was known by the
name Of Labshyoden. Another lonely
friondless soul gone from a cold world
into the presence Of it's Creator.
Albert Lea.-Two saloon keepers have
been prayed out Of the ~hiskey business
by the ladies and have gone into the fur
niture trade.
WAsDCA COUNTY.
Jerry Hogan, ! bachelor living neA1
GAINESVILLE wss found dead in his bed.
His team ~as found in the stable nearly
starved.-The County Council meets the
18th inst, per- order Of the Master, c.
E.. Crane. (Please send us the proceed.
ings Of your Council at the earliest day
possible. These Council meetings are
ofinterest and profit to all the Patrons
of the State. Ed. Advance.)
! JaaesviNe-Wm. Baker, living a,
Freedom, was caught by an upright
shaft in the mill Of Stokes & Kimball Of
this city. One arm was broken in sew.
eral places, one Of his legs was entirely
and the other nearly severed by striking
a post. The unfortunate man lived but
three hours.
! NICOLLET COUNTY.
| Ntcolet Statton.-The Fire Fiend
(or AngeD came to the aid Of the women
in their crusade against. whiskey and
licked up the saloon of John Mann a,
| this place on the 9TH. The wind blew
| a perfect gale, and strange to say all Va.
lost except the whiskey; that didn''
burn ; it wasn't made for that purpose
! 81. Peter.-The Superintendent's re
port Of the Insane Hospital for the quar-
ter ending Feb. %, gives the following
showing: No. in hospital Dec. 1st, 1873
3o3 admitted during quarter Al !; No
treated 344; discharged including deaths
%; No. remaining 322; increase 10; o.
the discharged, 9 recovered, 6 improved
l not improved, 6 died.-A sash and
door manufactory is to be built here th<
present season, thing long needed
Excavations for the new wing of the
! Hospital have been commenced.
! New Ssoedes.-A hundred or more
farmers met in this town last week, 1t th<
: call Of the Patrons, to discuss question:
OF mutual interest. A portion Of Gov
Austin's Message recommending tn.
farmers to organize was read. Tret
planting was discussed. The 7ri
o''"e says: At this meeting the ques
tion Of admitting 70 the Grange meet
ings those Who are not Changers u.
{ discussed, and vote being taien i u.
decided to admit III. s.5 >s
Seas Ldke: Tie Blne E.rth "a
peddleEs, some half dosea n nnnber