The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-05
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS.

The town Of Elysian is being moved
to GAINESVILLE, two dwelling houses now
being on the wing.
The new grange elevator at kellogg is
in the market and buying fair share
Of wheat.
The motion of contest Of Hon. E. St.
Julian Cox, was served upon Hon. II.
+. Strait last week.
TIE work Of sinking the shaft for
the Taylor's Falls copper mine is being
prosecuted night and day. 1t is claim
cd that the indications thus far are
much better than when the work was
commenced.
Mr.. joan PuoH, aged about 93 years,
and for 20 years resident of Blue
Earth county, died at the village of
South Bend, Monday.
AT grand wolf hunt in Sumner
township, Fillmore county, the other
day, fifty wolves were scared up. but
only three were bagged.
WILLIAM PLUMMER has be arrested for
robbing the money drawer of the sta.
ton agent at Moose Lake of $35 Christ
mas night.
A MAN named 1nglebredt Gulekson,
of East Prairie, Rice county. fell from a
hay stack Christmas day, and broke
his neck, expiring instantly.
THOMAS O'BE1ES living near Dundas,
had his house burnt on the 24th, saving
nothing. His father came near perish
ing in the flames.
Tue city Of St. Charles is sound,
financially, being out Of debt and hav-
ing funds in the treasury. No tax will
be levied for the coming year.
The Rochester Post says there were
three hundred and two teams on Broad
way, in that city at one time Saturday
Of last week, by actual count.
The town Of Viola, Oimsted county,
donated 1856 bushels Of wheat, 50 pounds
Of -four, II pounds Of pork, two pack
ages Of cloth and clothing and $42.40
in cash for the grasShopper sufferers.
A PECULIAR disease prevails among
the horses in certain portions Of Dodge
county. Mr.. J. II. Hart Of Concord,
has lately lost three horses by the
disease.
a spoRTsMEN' club has been formed
at Sank Centre, and offers reward of
IS for the arrest and conviction of any
person who violates the law for the
preservation Of game in Stearns and
adjoining counties.
A COUPLE Of Milwaukee drummers got
on spree at Winona Sunday night,
and were locked up in the calaboose
over night, paying the city next morn
ing $l2 for their lodging.
The Lake City Sentinel comes to US
this week changed from quarto to an
octave, by which it is greatly enlarged
and otherwise improved. The Sentinel
is ably edited, and altogether one of the
most creditable of the country press of
the State.
The building improvements Of Lake
City the past season aggregate $86,642
against $76,279. The most important
blocks, one costing $4,000 and one
$4,000.
The elevator at Waseca took fire in
the roof Thursday of last week, but
fortunately the fire was discovered and
extjDguished before getting fairly
started.
Hon. H. W. HoLLET was presented
with gold watch and chain Wednes-
day evening last, by the employees OF
the Southern Minnesota railroad. as a
testimonial of regard for his late official
duties as superintendent.
10 Mr. A. B. Blair Of Eyota, and
Miss Isabel NJ. Sheardown of Stock ton,
belongs the honor of being the first
couple married in the new Episcopal
church Of Winona.
The Window Reporter is out in a
new dress and is decidedly improved in
general appearance. Such evidence Of
prosperity in the grass-hopper region
is truly gratifying.
The Hastings Gazette says that
through the efforts Of Judge O'Leary
and NJ. Allen, Esq, every poor family
in that place enjoyed Christmas din.
ner.
WEDNESDAY of last week a child
about two years old of Mr.. johnson of
LIE Hitler, Blue Earth county, sat down
in a pail Of hot lye, and was burned so
badly that death occurred Friday.
A MENDOZA mechanic, poor but hon.
est (?) has been sent to Jail at Hastings
for sixty days for stealing a Christmas
turkey. He was out of work and
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