The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-06-13
Minnesota News Items.
M'LEOD.

~ M'LEOD.
The foundation of the Catholic church
in Glencoe is completed and ready for the
supcrstructure. ...A citizen of Glencoe. be-
coming alarmed Mt the hOppors, sold 60 acres
OF wheat in Rcnyillc county for 500. New
made IN Glencoe :. !. The Glencoe Reoister calls
its last, "grasslloppcr issue" and suggests
that it be laid off for future inspection as a
reminder Of the trOublous times of the past
There are at least two men in the county
who think it wicked to kill grasshoppers God
sent Them they Say, Tor some special purpose,
and for man to kill them Is only to fiY in the
face ofthe Providence. Queer reasoners these |!
:...A tramp who was working in family for
board and clothes packed up provision, cloth
ing. &C., during the family's abence and ,"lit
out" taking with him the dog and q small
milk:pail, which he will use as he goes along.
..;:ihe reports that the ground in certain To-
calitics was covered with dead 'hoppers prove
to be erroneous. What was found, and led to
the reports was simply the sloughed-of skins
OF the insects. .'Hoppers are less plentiful
and are doing much less damages in the tim
6ered districts than on the prairie. AN old
scotchman delighted the citizens of Hutchn-
son with music from an old ag-pipe, which
instrument he claimed, was PLAYED bv his
uncle in the battle of Waterloo.
The recent rains have Civ en- fair. stage
have decidedly Improved =. Mrs. VIM. II.
Wood, the charming story writer, known as
Minnie Mary Lee" Is visiting at Sank Rapids.
-: The light draught steamer Polaris recently
left Sauk Rapids with shingle mill which IS
to be located 100 miles above Brainerd. The
hOppers are numerous in some localities but
have thus far done little damage.
JACKSON.
Since the recent rains, corn and other
crops are growing finely. The Republics
Heron Lake reporter reports Canada thistlcs
as "hatchng out" at that place; he wants
thistle -dozer invented. :. No hoppers in Heron
Lake yet: .Grasshoppers and hopper dozers
are leading articles of thought and action
throughout the county just now.
MOBILES.
Crop reports are highly favorable.
Gov: Pllsbury has sent 10 barrels Of tar to be
used in this county for grasshopper extermi
nation. Seward claims to be the banner
town next after Worthington. :. There are
three Sunday schools in operation at Graham
Lake. The new cheese factory at Elk uses
the milk of 200 cows and is doing well. . The
-4drance tells of spaniel dog, "knowing
pup" which having been whipped by his mas
ter, left home and remained away day. On
returning he saw his owner at a distance and
deliberately stopped and held up his paw, wait
ing for his master to come up and shake hands
with him.
The contract for the new Catholic
school building at Owatonna has been given
to Conrad Bohn of Winona. >. Cyrus Cornell, a
merchant of Owatonna, died on the 18th ult.
from injuries received three years ago. 80. A
left arm in a kettle of boiling potash, badly
scalding the member. A few days previous, a
little daughter of the same gentleman fell and
broke her arm while playing. :. Petty larcen-
les are being committed in the town of Meri-
dan. The team of an ice wagon in Owatonna
tive mule, the largest part Of which is its ears
The team recently ran away, and took aswing
around the circle. -.
Dodge Centres colored barber has
"vamosed the ranch" %. Fourth of July talk
is coming in vogue. >. "A prisoner in the Dodge
Centre lookup smashed the windows and stove
and then built a fire in the middle of the floor
1t was discovered in time and the fellow made
to pay $25 for the diversion :. The house of a
Mr.. Hutton of Claremont was recently entered
and few articles of clothing stolen. Thepo.
tato bug is gorging his voracious appetite in
the gardens of Mantorville. Four young men
were recently fined $500 for shooting pigeons
contrary to law.
ST. LOUIS.
Hereafter wheat from Manitoba for
Canada will pass through Duluth without
other expense than the customs stamp on
the sack. DO. Knowlton wears the shfniest
hat in Duluth. s. G.. Fulton, late station
agent at the junction, has been appointed pas
senger agent at Duluth.
VIM. Nelson, recently came upon two
VOnnr fawnS in the woods which m holm n
petted, rose up and followed him home."....
The farmers are waging unrelenting war
against the hoppers. 5000 young salmon
have been placed in Lake Agnes and 600 in
Lake Victoria. For killing deer out of sea-
son, Abraham and John Lampman were fined
$50 and $40 respectively. The latter paid,
while the former refused to fork over and be-
ing committed in consequence, sued out
writ of habeas corpus and was released.
'"F'7 ..< FREEBoRN.
Wheat is looking finely, and that sown
early has stooled out and already covers the
ground. A Mrs. Barnhart, Of Moscow, was
attacked recently by a ram, which broke her
leg just above the ankle. Fifty barrels of
coal tar and 1000 sheets of iron have been the
States contribution to the county for grass
hopper destruction. T.. The war upon the hop
Pers is being generally prosecuted throughout
the county. ,-,. ,..
FILLMORE.
Hotels were crowded and every body
happy in Preston during court week. :. The
wheat crop is looking splcndidly. An anti
bond mass meeting was lately held at Wykotf,
at which were adopted resolutions favoring the
defeat of the proposed constitutional amend
mcnt on the 18th inst. .Chatfield refuses to
permit cattle to run at large
NICOLLET.
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