The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-09
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS.

MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS.
A NEW Catholic church is to be built at
Green Isle, Sibley county.
The Red River carrying trade last wear
aggregated 5000, 900 pounds.
HENDERSON is talking of building . new
hotel and Touring mill this summer.
The Northern Pacific Railroad receints
in cash at Moorhead last year amounted
to $270,344.28. N''o
The receipts of merchandise, grain and
other produce at Moorhead in 1878 WAC
48,048, 40 pounds.
Philharmonic Hall in Winona was mar.
TALLY unroofed by the severe gale Of the
night of the 10th ult.
THE Hutchinson grist mill owned hv
Hubert & Ames of Mortified and valned
at $4,000 was burned on the evening of
the 10th, ult.
WV. THORN of Carver was recently
thrown from wagon and badly injured
about the head and face by striking the
roots of stump.
The stage running between Sauk
Rapids and Brainerd has experienced m
difficulty in getting through on schedule
time this winter.
HE house of DR.. Bennington, near
Alma City, Waseca county, with nearly
all its contents, was destroyed BY fire on
the night of the Goth ult.
TH1RTy.oxE marriage certificates were
issued in Watonwan county during 1878.
while the number of births was l58. and
the number of deaths A.
TIE dwelling house of H. r. Weston.
OF Lake City, took fire on the 28th ult..
from defective tlue, and was entirely
consumed. Loss covered by insurance.
The house of Geo. Bates, near North
field, was burned on the Goth ult. The
house was the saving of sixteen wears Of
hard labor, and had recently been COM
pleted. No insurance.
ON the afternoon of the 3Oth ult.. the
dwelling of Mr.. Madigan in the village of
GAINESVILLE Waseca county, caught fire
from stove pipe and was soon a smoul.
dering heap of ashes.
The appeal of G. W. Holland. County
Attorney of Grow Wing county, from the
board of commissioners fixing his salary
at $500 per aunum, has been decided, and
G. W. will now get $500.
The decision in the suit of the citv of
Winona VS.. Horace Thompson and the
Minnesota Construction Company, OH
trial in Winona before Judge Lord of
Mantorvillc, will not he made public until
April.
The residence of Wallace Stuart, six
miles west of GAINESVILLE, Waseca county.
was destroyed by fire on the morning Of
the 9th ult. The furniture and cloth.
ing Of the family were also burned.
A YOUNG man while looking at some
axes in a store in Buffalo recently slipped
one into his pocket, but was caught in the
act and arrested. He paid for the axe
and $50 besides, and went away in no
very pleasant mood.
The steamboatmen and raftsmen will
strenously oppose the construction of
pontoon bridge at Winona which with
the bridge already constructed at that
point, would double the difficulties that
beset navigation.
FRANK LONE, formerly baggage master
on Danforth's train, fell from a freight
car at Waverly, Wright county, on the
9th ult., and striking upon the back of
his head was knocked insensible. He was
very seriously injured.
WHILE two children Of Frank Meoda of
Ashley, Stearns Icounty, were left alone
in the house recently, they commenced to
and was finally discharged. One of the
children very narrowly escaped instant
death, while the others hand was COM
pletely shattered by the shot.
Two PARTIES named John Story and
Alex. Harkcom had law suit before
justice Of the peace in Mantorville. in
which the former claimed seven dollars.
Under the inspiration of the Justices
counsel they agreed to compromise on the
payment by Harkcom of SIS to Story,
whcreupon the latter gave the justice
500 bill, with which he left the room to
get change. While he was gone the two
men got into quarrel, which ended in a
fight and in Harkcom beizg badly
punched and showed nearly through
window. The justice returned and fined
Story SIS and ordered Kim off his premi-
SEES.
A Ballet Girl Burnt ut the Stake.
[London Telegraph, Jan 1871
An inquest was held at Sheffield on the
bedy of the poor ballet girl, Alma Oldale,
who met her death under the wretched
circumstances, through fire which oc-