The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-07-25
and make his escape. Mr.. Lewis hear.

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ing noise in the adjoining room called
out, Who's there. Whe,cupon the
light fingered gent became anxious,
jumped over a table and through the
open window leaving the articles men
toned in the chair making his escape
minus the plumber. A little six-shooter
practice now and then would have a
wholesome effect on such specimens.
One day last week we Glanced to
visit the Touring mill on Hay Creek,
about three and Il half miles west of
Red Wing, which formerly belonged to
Messrs. Cogel & Betcher. This prop.
erty was purchased in April, 1876, by
Mr.. B. +. Ortman, IL first class miller,
by whom it has been greatly improved,
almost built over again, in fact, and it
is now an important and valuable mill.
1t is furnished with three run of burrs,
and all the modern machinery for man
utacturing the finest grades of -four.
The flour made there compares advan-
tageously with that turned out by more
pretentious establishments, and has a
most excellent reputation in the eastern
markets, where it is all sold. Mr..
Ortman informed US that he was nos
doing any custom grinding, although he
exchanges -four for wheat occasionally,
nor does he offer his -four at retail in
Red Wing, because his eastern orders
require the entire products IF his mill.
In going through the mill and about the
surrounding premises, we could not but
notice the general appearance of neat
ness and thrift everywhere apparent,
and Mr.. Ortman said that he had in
contemplation still other improvements
which will add very considerably to the
prosperous complexion worn by the es-
adjustment and its surroundings. We
sincerely hope that he may be success
tul in all his undertakings, for these
small factories tend more to promote
the general interests of the community,
in proportion to the capital invested,
than the large and more extensive en-
terprises.
Although the circus employees APP
peared to be we'll behaved gentleman
ly crowd there evidently followed the
usual number of scamps who operated
on their own account during the street
parade. We have heard of several in
stances. A man entered Wilkinson T.
I1Odgman's store at the rear door and
cody made raid on the safe, getting a
watch for his pains but getting out in a
moment without having obtained any
cash. Later the same party was dis
covered in Mr.. Sheldon's office and re-
piled when questioned as to what he
was doing there that he had lost nickle
and was looking for it. The chances
are that he was looking for several of
them. Mr.. Sheldon kindly asked him
to stay moment while he called an
officer. He accepted the invitation and
marched with the officer to the lookup.
AS Marshal Kemp was passing along
Plum street on Thursday last he noticed
a sad, pensive, long geared specimen,
leaning up against building. The
specimen accosted him and wished to
know about how much it cost man to
get into Jail and out again in this town.
The Marshal inforped him that the
amount varied according to the degree
of natural cussedness'' there seemed
to be in the case. "Wal," says he, chow
much do you allow t'would cost Teller
whar it takes all the policeman in town
to take him p The Marshal told him
that to the best of his knowledge there
was not case of that kind on record
in our city. "P'shaw," says he, Thar
amt policemen enough or billeys enough
to take me I don't reckon" The Mar.
shall being busy passed along and when
last seen the specimen was leaning up
against post evidently thinking the
matter over. The police force was not
| annihilated.
1t is matter of to frequent oh.
servance that domestic animals are not
properly cared for. They are often to
be seen destitute of sufficient shelter