The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-04

NTH. E. Perkins was elected q Trus-
tee Of the Goodhue County Savings
Bank, at a meeting held this morning.
He takes the place Of Mr.. Wichman,
whose resignation was rendered and &C.
cepted at the same meeting. -;
The Hotel Company met last night
and reelected the old Board Of Direct
ors. There are two or three parties
who are negotiating for the position Of
!" Mine host" and it is probable that
the building will be let and occupied as
soon as it is ready.
A fine assortment Of gold and silver
headed canes can be had at N. P. Pc
terson's jewelry store at great reduc-
ton from the old prices.
The editor of the Cannon Falls Echo
in speaking Of the proposed telegraph
line from Kasson, through Mantorville,
Pine Island and Zumbrota, suggests a
second line to be built from Mortified
through Stanton, Cannon Falls, Belle
Creek and Vasa to this city. Why
not The: telegraph should be built
and it should then be followed with a
railroad.
W. G. Ware, agent for Wheeler: g.
Wilson's popular sewing machine, has
rented and fully occupied the room late
ly vacated by Mrs. Charles, in connec-
ton with N. P. Peterson's ievelrv
store. He has on hand good supply
OF these machines, which are 50 iustlv
celebrated for their noiseless and easy
motion, their simplicity and capacity
for work and great durability, which he
offers to the public on the very best
terms.
We have received from P. T. Bar
num- the Aduonce Courier paper of
quite respectable dimensions and an
pearance, containing twenty-four pages,
IN which he sets forth the leading fea-
lures OF his truly great Worlds Show,
or Roman Hippodrome and with which
during the coming Summer will visit all
the principal cities and towns in Amer
lea, including Red Wing, we suppose.
tie warns the public that an "oilv-
tongued man" who has stolen Barnum's
thunder without the Tightening to back
1t up; making by a kind of photo-lith-
ography literal copies of his bills, post
ers' cuts and engravings, and has stolen
almost word for word his language and
statements to the public; and provided
with counterfeit copies of many of his
advertisements and engravings, under
an alas or cloak, is pretending to ex-
hlolt such an entertainment as shown
IN the monster building erected by him
In New York in 1873 and "a, in clud-
ing the wonderful "Congress of Ma
tlons,' and other unparalleled scene
which, in the nature of the case, is i'm:
possible. We do know exactly how we
shall tell the true from the false, unless
the first one that comes is a sell then
we shall be apt to know that it is not
barnum. However, the Humbue will
probably be found out before it gets to
Red Wing and we will let our readers
know all about it as we did last year,
Notwithstanding the terrible foggine
that was threatened by the irate show.
man but not bestowed. We never had
much faith in the word of humbug
shoWmen, and since that one failed to
even attempt the keeping of his word,
we have still less.
LII UhAND OPENING of our
new and enlarged premises-the fine
new store in the new hotel block-and
Spring EXPOSITION OF MILLINERY
takes place Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, May 18th, 5th and 9th rho
ladies and friends are all invited
MRS. S. E. CHARLES
Hetteltinger, Howell T. Co. are re-
ceiving large and well selected stock
OF Boots and Shoes, for the spring and
summer trade, which they will sell at
satisfactory prices. No. IS Main st..
Red Wing.
IT you want square dealing buy your
Dry Goods and Clothing and Groceries
at Beheng & Scherf's.