The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-04-25
STA TIE NEWS.

Douglas county will harvest crop
Of pea nuts this year.
The Sank Rapids Sentinel states that
BE ton county is ''exceedinly rich in
lN,N"rS."
The population of Red Wing is esti-
mated ut 5000.
The corps Of l.. $. Engineers who
made I'm examination Of the falls ut
Minneapolis report that it will cost
$t19, l92 to prcsei We them.
The Lake City Lco'I'r says: One Of
our setaler men says that "t|e settler
trade is run into the groun'l,"a AS prices
have been ''cut' so that good sec.lerS
are selling for f",ty oil instead of sixty
or seventy dollars. We expect that
such is the XII ID of squrt ling that
Changers intend to give the ''middlt-
men" all around.
Rev. J. Cadwalladtr. Of Lake City. is
conducting Il very successful revival in
st. Paul. The Press says Ibis method
is plain. simple and quiet,' and very
successful.
II. II. Young. Of the Rochester Rec
ord und tni"n, has invente}a mailing
machine, which is said to work rapidly
and ccurtttly. and can he furnished
at a cost not exceeding $50.
The wind flo ring mill recently erect
ed on Greenwood Prairie, OlnStpl
county, has commenced running, and is
pronounced il complete success.
NEIGHBORH0OD NEWS
The Rock County UewN says Our
sire IS are daily l:ne'l with emi!rant
teams. destined tu locate in Rick conn
ty and the eastern part of Dacota terri
tory
The Jackson Rppub1ic says: The
mammoth Calla Lilly Of Mrs. :. Avery,
which WAS mentioned among the house
plants last fall, is now i'll full bloom.
having two large white blossoms, eacI,
standing three and One-half feet from
the earth in the t1"we:-lOt in which it
grows. 1t has five leavps which rise
still higher than the blossoms.
The Spirit Lake Bencon says: How
many newspapers can boast IT an 1872
s"ldier on their subscription list ? The
Btnc"n counts one in the person Of
uncle Joseph Clark. who is over eighty
years old, and us ''spry as Il cricket
The EStherville Uowa) Iin1icator
says OF seeding up this way: Farm
ers have been busy sowing grain. and
some have even fi,riShr,l. Not bad for
Minnesota. willie the farmers Of South
erli Iowa. and Illinois, were contending
with Il foot Of snow.
The Rock county Herald says: Dur
ing the high wind last Sunday. the sta
bic Of Mr.. Orlin Bassett ut the Kama
ranZi. on the road from this place t,
N"rthil'gton. WAS destroyed Ivy fire.
a span Of horses and harness belonging
to Ed. Gillian Of this place. and Il cow
belonging to Mr.. Bassett were also
burned. Tie fire is supposed to hive
been kindled 10y Il Spark from the stove
pipe.
\ sa loon-keeper, 1T I.u Verne who
was visited by the ladies and requested
to discontinue, the ruinous traffic.
writes to the Herald and says: ''So,ne
few men in this place hold up their
hands in holy lnrrorat the idea Of drink
ing a dram Of whiskev. who have Il CT
gar in their mouth from morning till
evening, with the knowledge that this
'vile' practice is .injuring their health
every day.
Hon. Willis Drummo,d. Commits
sloi'er OF the General Land Office, has
resigned because of the small salary at
tached to the position.
We see by tt Z Window Reporter that
the business Of impounding cattle is
lively ut that place. This is right. If
cattle canuot stay 1T home and obey the
herd law let them be m-pountled, if not
pounded.
The City Council of Mansfield, Ohio.
nave passed All ordinance prohibiting
the sale OF Intoxicating beverages. The
CHURCH bills were ring. and cannon
were fired.
The Toledo Commercial says ice two
INCHES THICK was taken from the river
ut that place Oh the 18th and put up