The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-17
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS.

MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS.
ONLY 43 ballots were cast in Eu Verne;
Rock county,at the late election. s.. e
The house Of Owen Sullivan near Still.
water was destroyed by fire. on the 9th
inst. -77t''rsg' "s.r f4Hh ,sar@1>,' !; J.
THIRTEEN inches of snow fell last week
near Eau Claire lake on the upper St.
Croix. >'f-* ,."f*'" ,'S]."I'' - r
On October slst there we're 100000
bushels of wheat in store in the different
warehouses Of Hastings. !; y. %I,7>ty J.. r.
The loquacious young men Of Winona
have formed a. debating club wherewith
to amuse themselves during the coming
winter. ~,gs'r s:t. 800. .. " I;
MERTON EAsrL1cK, the boy hero Of the
Sioux Indian massacre of 1862, died in
Rochester on the 7th inst. Of typhoid
fever. -~ a. '''S'' 10"
ANOTHER hay burning stove has been
tried in the Southwestern part Of the,
State and, it is said, has proved to be "a
complete success. t,,... ...~~. ~ 3.
The store of Zimmerman & Demeules in.
Sank Rapids was broken open on the
night of the 7th and a considerable guam
tity Of goods carried off.
PETER WEEao has been appointed
County Treasurer by the Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners Of Carver. county to
I'LL the vacancy caused by the disappear.
ance Of Hessenstaub.
EVANSVILLE Argus: Duluth bonds
were selling at auction in that city re.
q I'LL
Proctor Knott will have to be called out
for another speech, or the zenith city is
played out.
MORRIS RUSSELL, who was recently elect.
ed Auditor of Grow Wing county by
majority of four votes over his competi.
tor, H. G. Coy kendall, has contest on
his hands, as his opponent insists on re-
count, which he says will give him a ma
jority Of one.
SAUK RAPIDS Sentinel: Mr.. Geo. W.
Sweet sold. last week, all the stock, farm
ing implements, household furniture, etc.,
on his farm in Glendorado, Benton coun-
ty, and has moved, with his family, to
Minneapolis, where, WE are informed, he
will engage in the hotel business.
LIE SrEuR Semti1el* LIE Sueur is be-
G. N. Cosgrove, last week. sold buff
Cochin cock of his own raising for the
enormous sum of fifty dollars: also trio
of black cochin chicks for thirty-five dol.
lars. These were all sold to the same
persona gentleman from Minneapolis.
There is no doubt that LIE Sneur poultry
will compare creditably with the best in
the State. u--~ --..
ST.. CLOUD Times: Chas. W. Buss, of
Cold Springs, found skeleton on Sunday
last, near the Sank River. about two
miles below Cold Springs, supposed to be
the remains of the man Barber, who was
drowned while trying to swim over the
dam, when the river was very high, some
eight years ago. Nothing was ever heard
of him after, and it is believed that the
bones found, consisting of the skull, collar
bone and ribs, are Barber's.
OK the 4th inst, teamster named
Bergan, sustained serious injuries in the
form ola compound fracture of one of his
legs. Bergan was proceeding to the
pineries with load of supplies, from
which he accidentally fell, his leg being
crushed in one Of the wheels. Mounting
one ofhis horses, he rode four miles, and
was driven 100 miles in a carriage to
Saltwater, where the broken limb was
set by DR.. MilIard on his arrival.
FAR1BAuLr Republican: Phillip LaBat.
ayoung Frenchman living on the east
side of the river, stole horse from Nancy
Taope on Thursday night last and sold it
to Edward Strader in Dundas. The
woman made the facts known to Rev.
Geo. B. Whipple, who sent an officer
after the thief. He was found and ar
rested at Mendoza by Charley Wheeler
and brought back 20 Faribault, and on
examination bound over in 5000 bonds.
Rock COUNTY Herald: A burly speci.
men of humanity hailing from the Black
Hills passed through town to-day with a
drove of Indian ponies purchased some.
where in Dakota. His appearance was
calculated to strike terror to the hearts
of the timid. A belt filled with pistol
cartridges encirclcd his waist,from which
was suspended huge revolver, strongly
suggestive of a disposition to shoot at
short notice. Altogether the fellow
looked like dangerous character to
tackle.
The Raid on the Whisky Thieves.