The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-05

either at this Office or at the book
stores.
The picnic club dance which took
place in Music Hall, New Years night,
was agrand blowout. The attendance
was quite large, and the boys say they
meyer had better time.
The Rev. Edward Welles, Episcopal
Bishop of the Diocese of Wisconsin,
held religious service at the NJ. f.
Church in this village, last Sunday
ELLSWORTH Herald.
Frank Patch Of Esdaile, who was
injured at the burning of his fathers
building, this fall, is dead. He was the
second victim of the fire.
The new Board of County Commits
sioners is in session. 1t consists Of
Swante Anderson, w. P. Brown, A. K.
Finseth, A. j. Grover, j. G. Benne-
WITT and S. J. Willard, Clerk.
Last Friday morning a slight fire oc-
Cured in the residence of Mrs. Mes
sick on Fourth Street. 1t was soon ex-
tinguished, very little damage being
done.
Any one contemplating a visit to the
old countries will learn something to
their interest by calling on the popular
banking house of Pierce, Simmons and
Co.
There has been some talk of organiz-
ing dramatic club in this city with
the intention of giving an exhibition for
the benefit of our poor. The project is
a commendable one and should receive
every encouragement.
Monday evening the hremen elected
the following officers for the year 1875:
B. c. Stephens, Chief Engineer; S. w.
Roberts, First Assistant Engineer;
John Zirkelbach, Second Assistant En-
gineer; Secretary. David Kemp;
Treasurer, 7. j. Clark.
The Oyster supper and sociable held
at the residence of Mrs. Messick, last
Friday evening, by the ladies of the
Methodist Church, was most enjoya-
BILE occasion, goodly number being
present and the receipts satisfactory.
Within a week past three young
folks parties have been given in this
CITY. One at the residence Of Peter
Daniels, ESQ.,, one at Mr.. J. G. Pierce's
and one at Mr.. Chas. Betcher's. Now,
if we only had good sleighing, the boys
and girls could ask for nothing more.
Their cups of pleasure would be run
ming over.
In view of the great number of small
and insipient fires which have occurred
our city Of late it behooves each and
every good citizen to keep vigilant un-
firing watch over the receptacle in
which the ashes produced in his house,
shop or store, are deposited. Too great
care and caution cannot be exercised in
this direction. Would it not be well
for the city authorities to turn their at
tention to this important matter?
On last Saturday the Goodhue Coun
ty Savings Bank began operations. We
have visited the banking room in Music
Hall block and found Col. J. S. Hoard,
the Treasurer, in charge. The Office is
fitted up in an elegant and substantial
manner calculated to inspire confidence
in the minds of depositors. The insti-
tuition is well worthy of liberal patron
age.
About month ago stranger sold to
a couple of Scandinavian farmers, a
tract of land in this county, for seven
hundred dollars in cash. The seller
had in his possession deed purporting
to be from his father to him which, he
exhibited to his victims as guarante e
of title. After the gentlemanly young
fellow had departed with the money, it
was discovered that the person to whom
the land was assessed had never trans
ferred it and as he had taken the
doubtlessly forged paper with him, the
purchasers have no redress, and are
consequently about seven hundred dol
lars short.
We were shown at GustafsOn &