The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-07-18
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New hay is plentiful in St. Peter. and
sells for "a to IS per ton. :. No hucksterinD
Will be allowed upon the grounds of the Ea~Ie
Lake camp meeting. "A young German
name named Herman Bothen was drowned in the
Minnesota river near st. Peter, on the Sth
Bishop Grace, of st. Paul, has been on a nasto.
raj visit to st. Peter.
In Caledonia, on the 9th, Michael Cor
bett, a shoemaker, while suffering from the
effects of strong drink, cut his throat with a
razor, but not fatally. The crops are re-
ported IN excellent condition, and with favora-
bic weather will be the largest and most ahun-
dant gathered for years.. :. Joseph Enos and
wlfc living five miles below LaCrescent were
murdered on the It'll by man named Josenh
Marquette, and their house burned to cover ali
traces OF Inc nefarious. deed. The murderer
mas Deen arrested. Prof. Winchell, State &C.
ologlst, has published pamphlet on the GEO.
logical and natural history 81 Houston county.
RESv1LLE
In the fall Of 1874. CharyesE Shenn.r1
filed on forty acres of land in the town Of Room
Lake and made considerable improvements
thereon. Being poor man and having a
large FAMILY to support he was unable to nre-
empt the the land ut the expiration Of tho
time OF payment, but continued to reside
' .ne!eon, planting crops from year to year
when were destroyed by the 'hoppcrs. He
sui felt secure as to the title to his land. as
nc had read newspaper statement that the
time for presumption had been extended to
sufferers neighbore named
IT, "A. Clifford becoming acquainted with the
facts went to the land Office and filed on the
land for himself, which becominp known
his ncighbors, after his refusal to Telinouish
his claim, met and pledged themselves to
have no further dealings with, Or even to
speak to him until he made restitution TO
poor Sheppard
MINNEAPOLIS.
On the afternoon of the 18th. James A.
Lennon, one of the pioneers and best known
citizens the East Division, committed suicide
by cutting his throat with a razor, while seated
in chair in his Office. The fatal deed is sun
troubles.
On the eth, George F. Drake Of Austin
was arrested and held to bail in the sum of
$500, for attempting to commit rape upon
Lucy Herzog. Several buildings in the
Northeast part of the county were badly
wrecked by the storm on the It'll Potato
bugs are numerous in Brownsville. :. Mrs.
E. j. StimsOn of Brownsville has after several
years of patient and careful nursing, succeed
ed in raising very beautiful blooming cactus
..t. OLMsTED.
Frederick Schoenneman, a German.
aged IS, while engaged in quarrying stone in
the town of Marion ON the It'll, was Frustrated
with heat and died the following evening.
The six months old child of Mrs. A. J. Doug
! las, of Rochester, died in its mothers arms in
the cars between Dover and Eyo,a. The
| mother and her child had been visiting at
| South Bend, Indiana, and shortly after start
| ing on their return home, the infant was Ia
| ken sick and died as above stated when nearly
at their journeys end
| .'.. DODGE.
! During the storm OF the It'll, several
| buildings were blown down in the town of
| Vernon. .Rattlesnakcs are more numerous
| than ever this season near MantoryilIe
! Crop prospects are promising for a large
| yield. Burglars and petty thieves are plying
E; their nefarious trades in different sections OF
| the county.
WORTHINGTON.
An eighteen months old son OF Charles
II. Dana, of Summit Lake, fell into a we'll on
the 10th, and was drowned Crops still con-
| tnuc to look promising.
The body of a poor inebriate known as
"Whisky Charlie y was found on the 1st inst.
! in the Minnesota river, and after an INQUEST.
! Inferred in New Ulm. The body was so de-
| composed that recognition was impossible.
though it was believed to be the remains of
the party above named Nor could it be as
certained whether death resulted from acct
dent or was suicide.