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


H. NJ. Foot, express agent at Alden, has
commenced libel suit against NJ. W. Dodd, of
Chatficld, in consequence of the publication by
the latter, some time last winter, of a cOmmu-
nication charging Mr.. F. with "robbery or an
attempt at robbery. "A new postoffice has
been established in Bath, and Lewis Carlston
appointed postmaster .. Albert Lea is trOu-
bled with tramps.
FILLMORE
Two large grain elevators are to be
built in Chattield this season >. The building
Of a railroad from some point on the Southern
Minnesota road via Chatticld to Rochester is
regarded as fixed fact. .. Dickson & Co., of
Chatfeld, purchased 200 bushels of wheat on
Saturday at an average cost of $1.65 per
bushel. /. Mrs. John Benedict of Preston, met
with serious accident few days ago. While
carrying pail of newly Stacked lime for
stumbled and fell, the lime flying into her
face and eyes, the sight of one of which she
may lose: She was also badly bruised by her
fall. The crop prospect is excellent Farm
ers are happy, hopeful and thankful.
Bishop Whipple confirmed class of
twenty-five at Christ Curch, in Red Wing, in
Guiding three Sioux Indians :. The annual
meeting of the County Sunday School Associ-
alton will be held at Goodhue June 9th and
7th.
BLUE EARTH.
A large quantity of wheat is still in
farmers hands. The Mankato city council
is agitating the question of a water supply for
that city. "A chapter of Mankato accidents:
Mr.. Joseph Knott while working in stone
quarry, received blow from hand spike
| with which he was at work, and sustained
severe fracture of the aw-bone.-Master
Harry, the -year-old son of VIM. Roberts,
A little daughter of Mr.. A. Busch broke her
left arm. Mrs. Kelly, of Ceresco, who last
winter gave birth to triplets, has been photo
graphed in group with her children. The
babies are all alive and doing well, but her
husband has since died.
| DAKOTA. -
Miss Corbelle, young Bohemian girl
in Roscmount, was shot and killed by young
mar named Kelly, 1t is supposed that he was
not aware the gun was loaded. Such careless
ness is criminal. ..J. 81. Thurston, of Farm
ington, has instituted a suit against the Hast
in the sum of $1,000 for injuies received in a
| collision on that road last fall. Mr. Balch, of
Auburn, also brings suit in the same court for
81, 900 for injuries received in the same col
lision IA team of horses belonging to
Thomas Howes, of Hastings, ran away last
other badly injured. The friends of Rev. 8.
7. Sterrett, of Hastings, have subscribed to
make up his recent loss by robbery, amount
ing in all to some $50.
W1NONA.
z. H. Lake, an old settler and prominent
business man in Winona is dead. .Winona is
excited by threatened riot. About hundred
and fifty or two hundred laborers from the
Fourth ward, composed mainly of Poles and
Bohemiams, called on the Mayor and de.
manded employment on the water-works They
complained that men outside of the city had
| been employed instead of men who live in
town. Mayor Simpson replied that the con-
tractors on the water-works did not like the
way the Polanders used them last season
: They were engaged at $1.5Oper day and struck
for higher wages in a critical part of the work
, The ringleaders of the demonstration intima.
, ted that they must have work or blood, al
which threat they were promptly met with the
! assurance that if blood was what they wanted
) they would be given plenty of it if they at
: tempted anything like riot or attack.
9" DOUGLAS.
! Patrick Kelly, of Leaf Valley, died sud
/ denly of heart disease few days since . Dur
: ing last week three of the five children O
Hon. Knute Nelson, Of Alexandria, died o
scarlet fever. Every male citizen Of Alexan
! dria, between the ages of21 and 60 ore required
l to work Ave days fighting grasshoppers O.
pay 81 per day to get a substitute. 8. TIL,
farmers of the town of Lake Mary had grant
gopher hunt and killed $40 in one day.
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y George Geer, of Clifford, lost barr