The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-07
Minnesota Matters.
MOBILES,

ANAAAI1iSioOGS uAitGJCl
MOBILES.
The Sioux City and St. Paul railroad
has been in operation five years, and not a
single passenger has been killed.
journal: The St. Paul Dispatch ev-
identity counts Worthington's eseditorial
liars'' on the minneapolis plan.''
Advance: John II. Scott, of Ran
som has fifteen head of cattle, eight of which
are mich COWS. Mr.. Scott intends to work
into dairying and stock-raising and thus dety
the grasshopper. We are often asked whether
we can advise men to come to this country
under the circumstances. We say "yes,''
emphatically, if they will engage in dairying
and stock-raising. Our farmers are proving
now the superior advantages of this country
as stock region.
OLNSTED.
DR.. Il. &. Cross has a ''boy calf less
than week old, that he values at $500. 1
Is from one OF his best short horned COWS He
has sold several calves of the same gender
from this COW, the lowest price being s200and
one bringing $500.
Scarlet fever is epidemic in Roches-
ter. A physician in the city says that in
small pox the emanations from the body OF
the diseased person are so heavy that they
tall to the ground, but in scarlet fever the
poison is so light it permeates the atmosphere,
and one case may be sufficient to spread the
disease over whole city. Several deaths
have occurred already, and too much care
cannot be taken to guard against this terri
BILE disease
Record:-1t is said that the millers
of Minneapolis are endeavoriDg to purchase
all the best wheat in the State, so far as posi-
BILE, in anticipation of scarcity of wheat an
other year. 1t is also stated that they are now
purchasing wheat in Milwaukee for the pur-
pose of preventing the mills from shutting
down before the new crop is harvested.
Mr.. R. L. Cotterell, of Dover, has
one of the best, if not the best, orchard in
this country. It contains some four or five
acres, filed with the leading hardy trees,
both of crab and standard varieties He has
number oftrees which were purchased some
fourteen years ago, that are now over foot in
diameter. Last year his orchard was SO
heavily laden with fruit that many trees were
seriously injured by the breaking OF the limbs
His success in fruit-growing may be readily
seen from the crop OF apples raised last year.
He sold over 5000 worth of apples, besides
using large quantity himself and manutac-
turing several barrels of cider He also stor-
ed away sixteen barrels of tall and winter
varieties OF apples for his use during the win
ter. He cannot give an accurate statement of
the number of bushels OF apples produced,
but says that he had no difficulty in disposing
of his Duchess at $500 per barrel, when i'm
ported apples We're selling at s. so.
THE MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
The annual report of the State His
torical Society has just been printed and laid
before the Legislature. 1t shows very graft
flying condition OF prosperity on the part of
the Society. During the past year there were
received over 700 works. The Library now
comprises zoos bound, and lC.6l5 unbound
books, or total OF 1900 publications, being
the largest collection in the State, and COM
prising great number of rare, curious and
valuable works, in addition to General Stand
ard literature, the whole valued at $4,000.
One of the main objects, of course, is the COL
lection of material for tue history of Mime
sofa On this subject, its library is very
complete, and there is nothing too small or
apparently valueless to escape its notice. It
endeavors to preserve every newspaper, book
and pamphlet printed in Minnesota, or else-
where, relating to it, 1t has now sos bound
volumes of Minnesota newspapers alone,
collection OF the utmost value to futnre gen
erations, as material tor the history of the
State, and of great use even at present. Of
most of these journals, it has the only copies
in existence, and persons frequently make
journeys of considerable length Tor the pur
pose OF consulting them, The necessity of
a fire proof building, for the safe keeping of
these, and other irr. placeable records of our
state, is noticed. 1t once destroyed, they
could never be secured again. The Society
wish to secure complete history OF every
county, town and village in the State, which
ought to he done by some competent person
before the old settlers are all taken away, as
most of this material is preserved only in the
memory OF our pioneers. Gov. Pillsbury, in
his message, warmly commends the Society
tor its usefulness, and the good management
it has been under. J. F. Williams, who for 10
years past, has been its Secretary and Librar-
| ian, still holds that position, and is working
steadily for the success 50 and advancement OF
the Society. Contributions towards the
Library Of the Society should be sent to
! him