The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-14
Minnesota Gossip.
OLMSTED.

which s6oO were appropriated by the council
Two prisoners were last week
brought into court, at Rochester. with hand
cuffs on, and Judge Mitchell ordered them
removed, .remarking that this is a ssfree
| country.
W. II. Gum, the proprietor of the
Color Guard, a grand military allegory. will
give an exhibition at Rochester, soon. the
proceeds to go to paying for grand ceiebra-
ton OF the Centennial Fourth
HOUSTON.
Caledonia wants narrOw-gauge rail-
road, and is going to have it if talk will build
Adolph Reiher, an architect and
builder, in Brownsville, committed suicide
by shooting, last week. Trouble was the
cause.
lsreal Mosseau, of Plymouth, was
run over by wagon loaded with lumber, and
instantly killed: He leaves wife and sew
eral children. Whisky did it.
This is the fourteenth ::peculiar,''
season since the editor of the Journal came
to Minnesota in 1861, and he now thinks he
would like to experience sample season and
letthe ''unusual' weather take rest
A farmer complains of the size of
wheat sacks being so large. He don't see
any reason why farmers will strain and ruD-
ture themselves lifting $50 pound sacks of
wheat when the same work could be as quick
~ done t.y having sacks which would not
hold over one hundred pounds. He writes
sensible letter to the Journal on the subject
The publication of a new directory
Of st. Paul and Minneapolis, by a gentleman
ofthe latter place, gives ST. Paul 10. Fec names
and Minneapolis l0,995 This differences in
favor OF Minneapolis is accounted tor by the
tact that the preponderance of males over
females in that city, while the lumber mills
are running, is quite large, anil the further
TACT that Minneapolis patronized tile direc-
tory much more than st. Paul.
According to the latest reports of
the recent drowning OF two young men near
Houston, the catastrophe was the result of
criminal too]ishness iii such !: thing could bel
brighten their comrades by rocking the boat.
10 all appeals OF the lamented boys that the
two brainless boobys should cease their tor
ments the latter only added to their exertions
to cause fear, and the result was that the boat
filled and sunk.
The contracts for the erection of the
Bethlehem academy at Faribault have been
let. The walls are to he faced with Ninneap-
oils brick, and the building will make very
handsome appearance. The building is to be
ScAAtA ~ ottOOC1 lolJA
Hofgard, who savagely stabbed his
wife on the Sth ult in Wheeling township,
Rice county, has been bound over to appear
before the next term OF the district court.
Mrs. Hofgard has sufficiently recovered from
her dangerous wounds to be able to give her
testimony at the preliminary examination of
her NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. husband
Blue EARTH.
The cultivated area of the county
is larger than ever before
The Methodist camp meeting will be
held at Lake Crystal, commencing June 18TH
The Fourth of July Grafton at Man.
kato will be delivered by Hon. NJ. 5. Wilkin-
son.
y. ". Hurlbut. OF Lake Crystal. is a
bankrupt with liabilities at $4,000 and as
sets at 81 500
The MankatO brick company last
week received an order from LIE Mars, Iowa,
for 25O, 900 brick, delivery to commence i'm
mediately.
The st. P. s. S. C.. railroad will car
ry passengers to and from all celebrations of
the Centennial Fourth at 60 per cent. of re g
ular rates.
The editor Of the Review has taken
pains to look up the crop prospects and pro-
nounces the chances in favor of the largest
yield OF wheat Minnesota has ever produced.
sTEARNs.
The peace officers of Maine Prairie
ought to have the custody of q man named
Sabine, who armed himself with rifle and
attempted to shoot neighbor named
Greeley. Greeley threw up his arm and
raised the mlZzIe OF the gun above his head
just in time to save his lite. Sabine got
away.
st. Cloud inaugurated Il monthly cat
tie market, ON the 9th inst, on which occa-
sion addresses were made by John Richter
and Capt. West. Sales were quite lively, re-
sulting, in numbers, as follows: Horses, II;
cattle, "; hogs, %; sheep, 4.
MOWER.
8 An old warehouse ut Brownsville
burned down last week, entailing a loss of
about $4,000.
a wild animal got into Il cattle pen
at Brownsville and caused a stampede in
which four OF the smaller cattle were trampled
ON and killed outright.
FILLMORE.
The untimely arrival of a circus
demoralized the Sunday schools and knots
of corner loafers in Preston.
John Finckle, of Granger, was roll
ing a piece of land when the seat upon which
he sat broke down, throwing him in front of
the heavy implement His arm was
broken in three places.
The old settlers will get together at
Preston and rejoice on the 10Th.
The sidewalks Of Spring Valley are
being leveled up preparatory to the usual
number OF cases Of Fourth of July jim jams
CHISAGO.
The streets of Rush City are in a
filthy condition, and the village paper says a
hog pen should be kept cleaner.
A centipede was found at the Dalles
of the St. Croix, recently. 1t is about four
inches in length, and is on exhibition at Tay.
lor's Falls.