The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-08

3. b. HERBERT, Sec.
VERY little wheat is offered for
sale as yet.
LIVELY times they have nearly every
evening down there at the Auction
Rooms in Music Hall Block.
The fire boys had little run about
town with one of the hose carts, but no
hose practice,-except in the region of
their feet.
HALF fare rates on the boats, Wed
nesday, Thursday and Friday, for per-
sons visiting the County Fair at Vino
ma. A large number are intending to
90 from Red Wing.
Two very large, fine conditioned
three year old steers, owned by Mr..
Amsbro, OF this city, were weighed last
Friday. One of these beauties weighed
1880 lbs, the other 1910 lbs.
The repairing of the Presbyterian
church belfry Is going on rapidly, and
is nearly finished The new bell has
not arrived yet, owing to the detention
Of freight by the rains, but is expected
daily. Its weight is 1000 lbs.
CHRIST Church Parish Library is now
open every Tuesday evening. The
room is over Pierce, oimm ons y Co.'s
Bank. The books in this library are
we'll selected, and it is pity there are
not more users. No charge for draw
ing books is required.
G. A. RYDER g. Bro, of Hader, are
keeping good hotel in that village, and
have excellent stabling for teams. They
have, also, well supplied store, which
seems to be literally patronized by the
residents of that vicinity. We found
them to be agreeable gentlemen, and
accommodating and attentive landlords.
Z1RkELBAcK is making and orna-
menting four magnificent cakes for
the wedding of Miss Matte Graham,
which takes place to-day. These cakes
are ornamented with the designs and
wreaths that only Zirkelback knows
how to make, and are really works Of
art. The bride cake is finished in su-
perb style, with figures Of the bride and
groom, all in white.
ZUNBRoTA is blessed with an excel
lent hotel, where good meal and a
clean, nice bed and comfortable room
may always be secured. The proprie-
tor, Mr.. Frederick George, is an accom-
modatiDg and efficient landlord, and his
lady understands thoroughly and at
tends faithfully to her part of the duty.
In the absence of the landlord, "Cap'
makes splendid deputy: The citizens
Of Zumbrota ought to be proud of their
hotel, for it has already made their town
popular with the travelling public.
MEssRs. BoxRuD Bros, on Plum St.
near Third, are just receiving their fall
supplies Of Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes,
Clothing, Carpets, Oil Cloths, Hats and
Caps, etc. They are getting in q
much larger stock than usual and their
new Dress Goods will comprise every
thing required by the trade in this line.
They have also purchased a large and
full supply Of Carpets and Oil Cloths, of
all the new styles and patterns, and will
cell them at greatly reduced prices.
They have also laid in full stock of
Groceries, Crockery Ware, etc., and
having purchased all their stock at the
lowest prices can afford to sell cheap.
1T WILL be seen by an advertisement
in another column, that Messrs. Tandy
& Rodman will have their patent BAG
holder and truck on sale at the ware
house on Bush St., eopposite the new
hotel, on Monday next, where SAMPLES
may be seen by farmers and others wish.
ing to purchase. Mr.. Rodman, Of this
firm, is practical farmer, having run
farm Of over 800 acres in this county
for several years. He knows the neces
sity that farmers have for this machine,
and being a Granger, is disposed to fur.
nish it to them at the lowest price. The
machine is at once time-savine and
labor-saving apparatus, and the firm arr
preparing to manufacture them exten.
sively. They want the farmers IN ca1