The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-11
MINNESOTA : NEWS ITEMS.

The Methodists of Henderson are ahon+
erecting new church.
IHE present season has been a nroe.
porous one for the maple sugar makers.
A NEW brick school house is to he ere.t.
ed in the town of Wells, at a oost If
$500. " 'os' u
The Delano Eagle says the late frosta
have done no damage in that part Of the
State. " VIC
E. A. CASE, former station AGENT a.
Houston, has been succeeded by Mr.. Rem
pee Of Rushford.
j. D. You've has reftted the old Ave-.
nue. House in Delano, and consolidated i
with the Young Hotel.
The Congregational church of F.r;.
bault, has extended q call to Rev. Dr..
Parrot to become their pastor.
DECORATION Day. May Both, coming
this. year on Sunday, will be generallT
observed on Saturday, the Goth inst.
Mr.. G. H. NICHOLS of Faribault, was on
Saturday last thrown from his wagon
and dragged some distance but not ser;-
ously injured.
A DAUGHTER of county commissioner
William Maue1, of Sibley county, was
thrown from wagon on Sunday, break
ing her leg.
The May Term of the District Court
OF Rice county, Judge Lord presiding,
opened on Tuesday. There are "a cases
on the civil calendar.
The dwelling house of George Farrar.
near Plainview, Wabasbaw county, was
destroyed by fire last Saturday after
noon. Loss not stated.
SEVERAL new boats have been added to
the Lake Pepin feet this spring, and con
siderable sport is promised this summer
in the yacht racing line.
The Willmar Republican will soon be
issued from its own Office, a lot having
been purchased upon which the erection
OF a building has commenced.
SAuK RAPIDS Sentinel: There. has
been an unusual amount Of sickness in
town of late, but as far as we can learn
oil who have not been fully restored are
getting better.
Mr.. A. TANNERS residence at Swan
River, Benton county, was onlv saved
from being burned by prairie fires last
week by the most persistent efforts of
the settlers there.
The residence of MIR. L. Williams, in
the town of Kanaranzi, Rock county, was
entirely consumed by fire on Friday. the
SD ult. Only few articles were saved.
No insurance.
TIE sum of 800 has been donated by
the citizens of Medford, Richland, Mer-
ton and Dodge City to William Ray of
the latter place, whose house and con-
tents were burned last winter.
AN incendiary fire at Owatonna, Tues
day night, destroyed J. D. Holden's
cooper shop. Loss $500; insurance
$3.50. This is said to be the third incen-
diary fire within the past three weeks.
The Faribault Republican says twenty
tive thousand ties have been purchased
by the railroad company to be distribute
ed along the line of the Iowa and Mime.
sofa division, for the repair of the road.
On Sunday last, Mr.. D. W. Dact, of
Moscow, F1eeborn county, committed su-
icide by hanging. His body was found
hanging to tree, and the tree bent so
low that the man was actually sitting on
the ground.
j. G. A. MARSH, formerly of Wells,
has succeeded L. D. Maxwell in the man
agement Of the Western House at Anoka,
and has changed it's name to the ''Union
House." Mr.. Gilmore, late of Riceford,
has also taken the Weber House in the
same place.
The Platte river bridge in Benton coun-
ty, which was partly carried away by
ho1 oo hSOhx 20
It was repaired by the town of Langola,
and cost the county nothing. 1t cost
$500 to repair the damages.