The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-27

Rudolph Kruger, Overseer;
B. B. Herbert, Treasurer;
H. II. Young, Secretary;
W. S. Grow, Lecturer;
J. B. Smith, Chaplain;
Henry Busse, Steward;
Michael Doyle, Assistant Steward:
Peter Stromberg, Gate Keeper;
Miss Clara E. Bunch, Pomona;
Mrs. A. Crosse, Ceres;
Mrs. NJ. Doyle, Flora;
Miss Minnie Miller, Lady Assistant
Steward.
1t was moved and carried that an adj
iourned meeting be held on the fourth
Friday, Of January next (the 26tb day.
at Burchardt's hall, for the purpose of
installing the new officers and confer
ring the Pomona degree.
We understand that paper will be
read at that time on the ritual of the
Order.
The Grange then closed in due form.
The +|little dears," for instance,
boys of from fifteen to twenty and girls
Of from thirteen to eighteen, must have
their fun, and those snarling, disagreea-
BILE, uncomfortable old scolds, who OBJ
;icct to being pelted with snowballs, or
knocked down by a ''coasting" sled have
no business to be on the streets and in
cur the risk of such mishaps. They are
in the way anyhow, and if they get hurt
it is their own fault. Only think, they
would have such sports prevented, and
even want the police to interfere and
arrest the dear little innocents. Out,
upon such cruelty! Children must
have their fun, and those who would
seek to prevent them from enjoying
themselves deserve no quarters; but,
when "young gentlemen and "young
ladies'" have no more respect for them
selves nor regard for others than to
make the streets dangerous for passers,
it strikes us that it is the duty of the
police to protect the public from liabili~
ty to injury the from hands of these
youthful outlaws. And, if the police
fail to do their duty, then the parties
assailed by these Arabs have the right
to defend themselves from their assa;l-
ants.
"A Town LOT FOR No1H1SG.-We
would call the attention Of our readers
to the advertisement Of the Ohio, Ken
lucky and Texas Land Company, and
to their very liberal offer. The Com
pany is only carrying on, on large
scale, what is done every day in our
large cities-selling alternate lots to in
duce settlers and increase the value of
the remaining lots-with this difference:
that this Company gives away their al
ternate lots. Mineral City is a growing
town, and will undoubtedly become
large city, when the lots that are now
given away will be very valuable. The
offer is bona tide, and only open for
thirty days, as the demand will exceed
the supply, and she Company will not
dispose Of all their lots free. The Com
pany is composed Of reliable gentlemen,
and our readers can be assured that
they will, by complying with their in
>tructions, receive, by return mail, a
warranty deed to town lot, which can
be held for further use, or sol.j, or set
tied upon, IA the owner may please.
christmas was very generally OBJ
served in this city as an occasion for
festivity and rejoicing. Service WAS
held in several Of tho churches in the
morning, and in the evening thsve wa@
grand time in the Methodist church
over the Christmas tree. It was loaded
with presents for old and young, and
the distribution If these was An occa-
sion. for no little merrimeat. At some
of the churches the ChYist4n as trees were
stripped of their fruits on Sunday eve
ming, Christmas eve, and in others
this interesting ceremony was postponed
till later in the week. The Bapt:sts
had theirs on Tuesday evening and had
. happy time, of course. In the Epis
copal church this ceremony will take
place on Thursday Tomorrow AFTER
noon. We did not hear of any public
balls, exhibitions. or amusements, bat
there were a number of private parties.