The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-13
RED WING AND VICINITY.

Inc council nave ordered the grad
ing Of Park street from the North line
of 9TH to the North line of 5th street.
One Halver Hellaugsen was drowned
in the river at the foot Of barn bluff Sat-
urday evening while in bathing.
Court opened this afternoon in this
city. There are some fifty witnesses in
attendance in the Churchill murder
case.
The St. Paul papers speak very high
ly Of Howe's Great Show, which ex-
hibited in that city on Monday, and
will be here tho 2lst.
Capt. Smithers, an old resident, now
living in Minneapolis, arrived in our
city Saturday on the up train from Wi
mona.
The City Council have appointed a
committee to superintend the erection
Of building for the new Fire Extin-
gushing apparatus.
A petition has been granted for open
ing an alley, across block 43, from Plum to
Bush street and Messrs. J. M. Hodg-
man, Thos. Wilkinson and T. B. Shell
don were appointed a committee to view
premises and assess damages.
There will be a formal joint dedica-
ton of the new hall, in post Office block,
on Wednesday evening, July 2lst, by
the Temple Of Honor aud the Good
Templar Lodge. The ceremony will be
both beautiful and instructive.
Elsewhere will be found the statement
Of the Savings Bank in this city, which
speaks volumes for the bank and for the
city. We do not believe that any saw
ings bank any where ever made better
record in the same length of time after
its organization.
Thirty-one casks of crooked whisky
were seized in our city Saturday, of
which R. Launder g. Co. furnished if
teen, Friedrich & Hack eleven, johnson
Bros. five casks. We understand that
it was all bought of the firm of Rinds-
kof Bros, Of Milwaukee, whose estab-
lishment the government seized some
time since, and who are charged with
using the same casks twice without re-
stamping. The packages were to all
properly stamped and can
celled. 1t is not charged that dealers
here knew anything of the fraud.
The Republican electors of Goodhue
County are called to meet by delegates
at the Court House in this city on
Wednesday, July 2lst, (the day Of the
Big London Circus at 2 o'clock, p. IN.
for the purpose Of electing ! delegates
to the Republican State Convention at
St. Paul, July 28th, and to renominate
Mr.. L. A. Hancock, our present efficient
County Treasurer, also County Com
missioners for the I'd and Sd districts.
Every 40 votes for Chief Justice in
1874, entities town to one delegate.
We took a look one day last week
through the fine residence, just being
finished up, on West Avenue, by Mr..
l.. A. Hancock. It is a two story
frame, OF very respectable proportions,
neat, airy rooms, a bay window toward
the river, and from the second story
most lovely views of the river, city and
the bluffs skirting and surrounding, are
presented to the eye. Under the whole
house is il cellar, a&ording ample room
for storing fruits, preserves, vegetables
and sweet meats for the making happy,
during the longest winter that Minneso-
ia ever knew, of the County Treasurer
and many of his friends.
The time of he dedication of Turner's
hall has been changed to the oath, 25th
and Goth Of this month. The St. Paul
brass band will be down on the morn
ing train Saturday, the Oath, and at two
o'clock P. m. there will be grand pa
rade of the Turner's of this and other
cities through the principal streets. In
the evening there will be graud con
cert at the Opera House. On Sunday
morning at nine o'clock large excur-
sion will come down on special train
from St. Paul: the Maennerchor of that
City will be in attendance to assist in
the dedication. Mr.. Joseph Rasch, a
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