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

the church is being built. Leaving Mr..
Jones, the builder, ones attention is
called to the sign Of VIM. Greaves, M.
D., who is having good practice, also
good trade in his drug store, which is
we'll kept and fully stocked with drugs
and medicines. Adjoining the premises
of the comfortable, well.fed doctor, is
the Kenyon Hotel, kept by H. Gross,
who has recently sold to Joseph B.
Slee, his hotel and the one-half interest
in the store and stock Of Messrs. Slee
u Gross. Mr.. Gross has very much
improved the house since the writer's
last visit, he will soon leave for Red
Wing, much to the regret Of his Ger
man friends. Mr.. j. B. Slee will start
again in the house, the same he first
opened to the public some years ago
From what the writer could gather
from the conversation of Mr.. Slice, he
inferred that he intended to run first
class house and completely nopolize
the business. But the satisfied counte-
nance of the landlord of the Pioneer
Honse, as he welcomes one to his warm
fire and good square meal seems to in
dictate that there is difference of onin.
ion.
Opposite the Pioneer House is the
new store built by W. Steers & Co.,
about year ago. They are dealers in
the usual line of goods kept in country
stores. Here is where the Post Office
is kept, over which there has been so
much contention the past year. Ad-
joining the store is the machinery yard
and sheds Of Messrs. Marshall g. Blinn,
who it seems are preparing to do
larger business than they did the pre-
vious year, which was by no means
small. They are agents for, and have
on hand, even now, large stock of the
Mccormick machinery, beside being
agents for several of the best Insurance
Companies, also doing a general land
agency and collecting business.
Next comes the double store of
Messrs. Slice Bros. formerly Slice g.
Gross, who evidently do large bust
ness, and from the appearance of the
junior member of the firm, one would
think him very glad to change from the
rowing, wasteful life Of the past year to
the business Of money making, once
more, and the urbanity he displays
toward the people Of Kenyon, is mar
velous. Then comes (oh Kenyon, thy
disgrace y a little dirty shanty on the
edge of mud hole, where the Capt.
dispenses potent fluid called the stuff
to gentlemen O. who have a banker
ing for that sort of support, despite the
efforts of the better classes, who have
harrassed the dispenser. not little, in
their attempts to put stop to his ne
farious little game. Ere proceeding
further, the new pump shop of Mr.. L.
A. Close, formerly Of Faribault, must
be noticed. Mr.. Close is quite an addi-
ton to the small society of the place
and is making the pump trade lucrative
to himself and benefit to the commu-
nifty at large. The large establishment
of Messrs. Kelsey & Ash, wheelwrights
and biacksmiths, but recently opened
for the benefit of the public, is branch
of business that was very much needed.
Kenyon boasts also of another black
smith, d jeweler and a good shoe shop
where one can get pair of well-made
boots.
In residences the writer noticed the
coumodious, comfortable home of DR..
Hewitt. the largest farmer in the neigh.
borhood, he also does little in wheat
at Milwaukee, besides many minor
speculations and enjoys amazingly,
when talking with the Pioneer of Ken.
yon, to deliver philippe against
High Tariff. Also the cheerful, coy
cottage of Mr.. Albin Bulls attracted
the writer attention, it was built last
Summer and lies back from the street
we'll sheltered by beautiful shade trees.
In fact the writer of these lines was
much pleased with the progressive
strides Kenyon had made in the past
two years. Knowing that Editors pre-
fer short articles the writer is fearful
that his notes may be rejected. Hon;n o