The Grange advance., 1876-04-05
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS

MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS.
Long Prairie has organized a ssfarm-
ers' and mechanics club.''
The officers of the Swede college,
located at St. Peter, have determined
to go on and complete the building.
Nearly $4,000 bushels of wheat was
taken in at the Carver elevators dur;no
the week ending Saturday, March
25th. '' I'll
Rev. NJ. n. Adams, of St. Peter. has
been appointed chaplin in the Y. s
army, and is stationed at Fort Gibson
Indian Territory.
Maple sugar has appeared in the cjtv
markets with every fly speck, and 90
forth, strained out by the gossamer
meshes of the squaws' dirty stockings.
The Saltwater Gazette thinks everv
city should have coat of arms. and
suggests as design for Saltwater the
representation of citizen mortpaqinp
his home to pay his taxes.
a temperance society has been
started among the German young men
OF Shakopee. The society is fast grow
ing IN size and influence. Neariy one
hundred persons have united. pledginp
themselves not to use strong drink.
MIR. Edward Harris of Rich Valley
has seven ewes that have produced
sixteen lambs this spring. Two of the
sheep had three lambs each, all of
which are alive and doing finely. Each
Oh the other five produced. two each.
Waseca has a :'church muss.'' The
trouble is between the pastor and the
church, and the latest developments
were the knocking down of the nastor
by one OF his flock, and a fine against
the muscular member of IS and costs.
The man Griffith, who was arrested
IN Mankato for ':raising'' wheat
checks, has been committed to iai].
Four of the checks have been fonnd
and others are supposed to exist.
which will give the culprit long term
at Saltwater.
The shipments of pork from Fari-
bault the past winter were 2,36S dress
ed hogs. In addition, 500 hogs were
bought and packed or recalled by the
butchers, making the total number of
hogs disposed OF in that market for
the season, 1888.
The Rochester Post will occupy a
new block, as soon as completed, the
increasing business of the paper re-
curing more room. The publishers
have built up large business through
out the State in law blanks. and intend
to greatly enlarge their facilities for
furnishing orders
Conductor Messer, of the St. P. &
S. c. railroad, is determined to estab-
lish reputation as hog-raiser.
About the first of December he OBJ
tanned 4 pig of Mr.. DeGraff which
weighed about 80 pounds, and in three
months and q half the weight had
been increased to $50 pounds, an aver
age OF nearly one and half pounds
per day since he first put him in the
pen.
The architects are now engaged upon
plans for gymnasium for Shattuck
school, at Faribault. The first floor
will be used for a gymnasium, bowling
alleys and social enjoyment. The en-
tire second floor will be Odcupied as
hall for military drill of the cadets.
The estimated cost of the building is
$4,000. 1t will constitute very de-
sirable addition to the facilities of this
popular and excellent educational in
stitute.
The residence Of Thomas Farrier,
near st. Peter, was searched for con-
traband articles, last week and it was
ascertained that. his premises have
been used for a long time as the de-
pository of stolen goods. Articles
were found there which have been
purloined from time to time from diff
ferent places. A general assortment
OF goods and merchandise, stolen prin-
cipally from Elysian, Cleveland and
Okaman. Farrier is now safely lodged
in Jail, awaiting trial.
Very Like Some of Our Own.