The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-19
A Little History and Biography.

county commissioners chose THF
GRANGE ADVANCE the Official paper Of
Goodhue County. This choice was
made unasked and unsought by us, and
without our knowledge. We were told
by members Of the Board that THE
GRANGE ADVANCE was chosen because
it had the widest circulation, and was
believed to be the paper that the people
would want to read OF course we felt
gratified and complimented. Since that
time we have increased our local circu.
lation in Goodhue County over two hun,
dred and have enlarged our paper from
10 columns to 48 columns. Since that
time also there has been slight change
in the constitution of the County Board.
The august body of County Commis.
sioners have had a meeting, four of
them-Hon. AK. Finseth was not there,
ne was attending to his duties in the
State Senate. u change in the Official
paper, it seems, came at once to be
deemed a military or political necessity,
one Of the necessities often arising in
the mind of the modern one horse poll.
tician, growing out of the Golden Rule
of demagogues, "You tickle me, and
III tickle you.' The result is that The
GRANGE ADVANCE is no longer the
"Of6cial paper" and will be cut off from
receiving the enormous sum of from fif-
teen to twenty dollars a year for pub
hshing the proceedings of the Board.
TO be sure the honor had only rested
on our shoulders for six months, and
were it not for the necessity above re-
ferred to, it might be a wonder why
these grave Commissioners, who vaunt
their independence, neither counting ia
vor, nor regarding censure, should so
soon end what they so lately begun.
We publish paper for the benefit
OF our subscribers and shall publish the
proceedings of the Board, pay or no
pay, as we have in the past, and as we
shall all other news. We shall not 90
off and pout about it as did cur delecta-
ole contemporaries and refuse to publish
what our readers wish to read. Not
much.
N. B.-The Little Biography has
been written up and will be published
when the public good demands ite pub
licction.
CLOSING OUT.-Simmons, Olson l.
Bush announce their determination to
sell out their large stock of goods at
greatly reduced prices in order to close
out their entire business. Mr.. Sim
mons commenced business in Red Wing
over eighteen years ago and Messrs. OF
son and Bush about eleven years ago.
These gentlemen all commenced busi~
ness in this city bare handed, and by
constant application have built up neat
fortunes and have decided to retire from
trade. They have the largest store and
by fourteen to fifteen thousand dollars
the largest stock of goods sn the city.
The store and goods belong to them and
every cent paid for. The goods were all
bought for cash, and bought by men,
who from long experience understand
how and what to buy, and when they
say that they propose to throw their i'm
mense stock of general merchandise in
to the market to close out, it means
very low prices to all purchasers. The
goods being all their own, they can do
with them as they please, and they
propose to get rid of them. Every body
is invited to call and examine a COM
plete line of samples with prices at
tached and satisfy themselves.
Take your Prescriptions to Poole.
Pure Drugs and Medicines at Poole's s.
Hair oils, great variety, at Poole's
Jones 4 Cole are selling Wall Paper
at reduced prices.
Fancy goods for sale at Mrs. Esping's
new millinery store, Main street.
Toys at greatly reduced prices, to
close out the stock, at Poole's.
Paper covers furnished free to all that
buy School Books of Jones g. Cole.
Poole sells groceries cheap. Try
him.
Mrs. Kimball is closing out her mil
linery at cost.