The Grange advance., 1874-07-08
Red Wing and Vicinity.

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-Vasa Lutheran Church had picnic on
the Fourth. . -..
The high water makes the use of the
ferry fats in this city rather difficult.
Where, O where is the Nellie Sheldon -'
MIR. Moses Bryant sold his farm in the
town of Leon, consisting of 160 acres, on
Thursday or Friday of last week for &c..
500. It is worth while to own farm in
the best wheat growing county in the
State.
The calaboose, or city lookup, was
the receptacle Of five patriotic individuals
on the Fourth. They were put in to let
their superabundance Of patriotism cool
off: Patriotic whisky was too many for
them.
The police nabbed smart young man
on the train Monday. A telegram had in
formed them that he had made a sad mis-
take at st. Paul, and taken revolver that
very unluckily for him happened to belong
to some one else. Mr.. Kemp made the ar
rest and Marshal Dekay very obligingly
accompanied the enterprising youth back
TO the sanity city.
Z. The Svea Benevolent Society had a
picnic celebration on College Bluff on the
4th, which was very neat affair. There
were the members Of the society and their
families and few friends from both city
and country. There were about three hum
'dred present. Mr.. 8. willard, the
President Of the society, and the coming
State Auditor of Minnesota, delivered a
fine oration in the Swede language.
Several of the old friends Of Superin-
tendent H. B. Wilson made the occurrence
of the thirtieth anniversary Of his wedding,
coming this year on the fourth of July, the
occasion Of friendly evening call; very
pleasant, old-fashioned, social time was the
result. May the Professor and his most
estimable lady live to enjoy many returns
of their happy wedding day.
The mules belonging to H. E. Perkins
broke away from a boy that was holding
them at Spring Greek Mills on Monday,
and made some quick time and left the
wagon in a'rather dilapitated condition.
One Of the mules received:a very severe
injury by being struck by the broken
tongue Of the wagon just below the fet-
lock joint.
Prof Hood, accompanied by an engin-
.eer from Iowa, who has been engaged in
the work Of turning and carrying streams
by means Of canals and ziaducts for mill
and manufacturing purposes, by City En-
gineer Danforth Mr.. Merriam of Mime
apolis, and several others Of the magnates
Of our growing city, visited Cannon River
on Monday for the purpose of bringing the
waters Of that stream home in their pockets
for manufacturing purposes. or at least to
find out whether some such scheme would
not be feasible. The Iowa engineer adds
his opinion to that already given by Mr..
Danfroth, that the carrying Of the waters
Of the Cannon to Spring Creek, and making
them useful for mill power is entirely prac-
'ticable. But whether the cost would not
be too great to make it a profitable invest
ment is a question that he is not able to
answer until he makes his final report.
This is just exactly the question that it is
for the interests Of Red Wing should be
solved at once, for no one will put capital
into the enterprise: until this question is
answered. More than this, it is not for
the interest Of this city that this or any
other scheme, until proved practical,
should be used as means Of initiating prop
erty or inducing men to make wild invest.
ments here. The permanent interests Of
no individual, town or city can be advanced
by sham, or visionary schemes, for ali such
must in the end fail, and bring with the
failure want Of confidence in the city or in
dividuals connected ,therewith. There are
no lack for want Of profitable investments
in our city, investments which would EN-
+ploy all the capital that can be obtained,
give safe return and help to build up
both city and country. Thousands more
could be proatably used in opening for mar.
ket our most valuable lime and some de.
'poslt' thousands more in buying machinery
so that we could compete to better advan
tsge with other cities in the manu- ufac,ure
of wagons and carriages: Not a bette,
place exists in the State for the manutac
ture Of all classes Of farm machinery. ",
have heretofore enumerated half score 3