The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-28
Minnesota GOssiD.
RAMSEY,

Minnesota Gossip.
RAMSEY.
'Lautenslaeger, one of the Murder
ers of Mrs. Lick, has been sentenced to he
hanged.
The committee Of the Third District
Republicans, have called a convention for
nominating a candidate for Congress, to he
held in st. Paul, Wednesday, July 18th.
1t is said that ex-Gov. Davis has re-
considered his determination to take n, mart
in politics in the coming canvass, and that
he will take the ''stump" in September and
make tour of the State.
At the recent meeting of the Grand
Grove OF Druids, in st. Paul, Monroe shiere
was elected N. s. A., and J. P. Leitner was
reelected Grand Secretary. This benevolent
order is rapidly spreading in Minnesota, hav
ing increased its membership over tour hun
dred in the last year.
A st. Paul woman has been confined
in the county Jail, on charge Of mayhem.
in the preliminary examination it was proved
that she has disfgured for life her: sisters
child, little girl sent to live with her. by
tearing the cartilage from her nose and biting
her, and by burning the face OF the DOOR little
thing with hot fat-iron. Great patches of
hair had been pulled from the childts head.
and several bones broken The testimony of
the little sufferer created profound sensa-
ton in court, and had the fend been ssnpro-
tected, it is not certain that little lynehing
would not have been done
DOUGLASS.
The Black Killers have all returned.
and it is not likely that they will again risk
their scalps ont that way.
Business at the Alexandria land
Office has been unusually large this season.
In no former season has there been so great
All immigration.
All kinds of fruit, both wild and cul
tivated, are most promising, and with ex-
eellent prospects for grain centennial char
vest home," may be looked for, combining
genuine enjoyment with all the usual out
ward show
1t isn't just the thing to sell an Or
gan before you own it. A chap at Anoka
tried it, but the sale didn't stick
The editor of the Union has sudden
ly discovered the sweetest kind of lassses is
not mo-lasses. Wonder where he passed the
first thirty years of his life2
The fourth annual commencement
of the State University was attended by up
wards of one thousand PERSONS During the
past year the main university building has
been erected, and it affords the best of accom-
mOdatiens~ Music was furnished by the Fort
Smelling band. The exercises were orations
by John S. Clarke upon 'seducation and mo-
rality5" by Robert H. Crafts on the "impor-
F.. Hendrzzekson, "the lawyer by John c.
Hutchinson, "the place Of the scholar - VIM
H. Locke, on "what is science q" John A.
Sweet handled journalism understanding
ly ;. and Mr. C.. E. Thayer ably discussed the
practical question of ''roads and civilization"
The valedictory was delivered by Miss Martha
A. Butler, the only female graduate, and the
production was pronounced most: excellent.
RICE.
The closing of the years session of
the Faribasat public schools was made the
occasion fo7a very interesting public enter
tainment. Prizes were awarded to Alex.
Flint, Grace McKinstry, Edgar Heath, and
Mary E.. Howard. The teachers were remem-
bered by the pupils with choice gifts. Mr.
Geo. H.. Way, young but unusually efficient
and promising teacher receiving beautifully
printed and elegantly bound bible.
GENERAL.
The Semi-annual Encampment of the
Grand Army Of the Republic, Department Of
Minnesota will be held at White Bear Lake
en- the Goth OF July. Acker Post Of st. Paul.,
Geo.. N. Morgan Post OF Minneapolis, Cottage
Grove Post, and the Post at Saltwater, will
each attend in a body, together with large
delegations from other parts of the State.
The Great Western brass and string bands of
St. Pau, will furnish the music: 1t is in
tended so make this an occasion long to be
remembered by the old soldiers, and their
friends participating with them.