The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-02


reported dead something less than a
dozen different times, has abandoned
the law and is now studying for the
ministry in Ohio. He always claimed
that he would reform some day. His
father was prominent minister of the
Presbyterian Church, in Ohio.
The dog skin over coat has been
found and so has O'Mara. I. E.Perkins
is happy but the other man is not; cause
why, he is in Jail. Serves him right.
He ought to have known better than to
have stolen an over coat or anything
else in Goodhue County. TO bag such
chaps is what Sheriff Chandler lives for,
and he don't propose to live in vain.
That man whom an over dose of "for-
ty rod hurled from his sleigh and
stood On his head in u snow bank on one
of our principle streets, is performing
his mission in life, that of affording
amusement for his fellows. 1t evident
ly requires a good deal of the "spirits' -
to sustain him in his hard SER
vice, amidst buffetings, bruises and in
:juries.
Rev. L. NJ. Gossard, who was at one
time pastor of the NJ. E. Church, in
this city, was burnt out, last week, at
Northfeld. The fire originated in a
defective chimney, the Goals dropped
down into the bedroom before it was
discovered, and all the clothing OF MIR.
and Mrs. Gossard except what they had
on was consumed, part of his books and
the furniture and household goods, in
| all of the value of five or six hundred
dollars, a total loss as there was no in
surance. The parsonage building itself
was insured. We understand that the
value of Mr.. Gossard's loss will be
made up by the members of his church.
We are happy to announce to our
readers that through the agency of Mr..
J. c Halves, Red Wing is to have the
pleasure of listening to the Mendelssohn
Quintette Club of Boston. This well
known club will be accompanied by the
celebrated Fannie Kellogg, who has
been producing such Il furror in the
East. In speaking of these musicians
an exchange says: " Everybody who
knows anything of music acknowledges
the marvellous musical genius and cul-
ture which the club combines in it's five
members; but still, as often as they are
| listened to, they seem not only to charm
but to surprise their audience. Five
more modest and unpretending looking
men never stepped upon a stage, but
each seems endued with a power that
literally might be termed enchantment.
The concert will be given the evening of
March 10Th. We shall give further no.
tice next week. Tickets for reserved
seats for sale at the Book stores.
a gentleman with variegated colors
around his eyes in which blue predomi-
mated appeared before Justice Hasler
the other morning and put in complaint
that he had been openly assaulted and
robbed Of his money on one of the
streets of our peaceful city and wanted
warrant to issue forthwith against the
"bandit.' A warrant was issued and
the bandit appeared and gently in
formed the court that at the time and
place charged, he had neither seen nor
assaulted the complainant, and informed
complainant that he was a liar, had
been in Jail at Hastings, and that he,
the bandit, got him, the complainant,
out Of the Jail at Minneapolis: that the
complainant had been in the peniten-
tiary in Illinois, and various other
things which had no "barrin in the
case" The "bandit'' was given free
lodging by the city over night and moth.
ing appearing that would justify fur
Their detention, the court gave the hap
py pair a little advice about making
fair divide, accompanied by hint to
quit these parts or get into trouble and
the gentlemen sloped. "When thieves
fall OUT they are not always caught.
The St. Paul Press is responsible for
the statement, that, Dan S. Merritt, who
was for many years a resident of our
city and editor of the Sentinel of the