The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-07-25

RICE.
The bridge over the Cannon River is
becoming unsafe. ...A young man named
Nelson, u resident of Kenyon, Rice county, had
asunstrokc on the 9TH inst, while at work in
a field and in attempting to reach the house
wandered Oft the road, and although search
was kept up the entire week no trace was
found until the 18th, when his body was found
IN the tall grass OF 4 marsh near by. The
indications were that his suffcrings were ter
rible before death came to his relief.
HOUSTON
1 The upper and lower jaws of the muir
dcrcd man Enos have been taken from the
Dody ana found to tit exactly the severe
wounds upon the hands of the murderer Mar
quctte now in Jail in Caledonia, thus establish
ing another strong link in the chain of evil
dence against him. .. Harvest hands will re-
ceivc from $500 to $3.50 per day in Houston
..Com is looking well in La Crescent
IsANTI.
The crops look extraordinarily promis-
ing. The late rains have helped the drives
along in good shape.
JACKSON
The grasshoppers have LETT the vicinity
OF jackson. Southern Minnesota has thus
far escaped whirlwinds, cyclones and water
spouts: a wealthy family of Russians have
arrived at Heron Lake, and over twenty other
GROW WING.
DR.. J. G. Rosser. the we'll known resi-
dent physician at Braincrd has been cmploycd
by the Indian Department to vaccinatc all In
dams who may apply to him at that place
Ex-Gov. j. Gregory Smith, of Vermont. has
donated the Congregational Society of Brain
erd $500 for putting pews in the church editicc
and 500 year for five years to be applied to
the support OF ministcr.a His wife and wife's
sister have also agreed to donate $50 apiece
per year for five years for the same purpose.
lie sUEUR.
The body of an unknown man which
was found short time ago lodged in a snac
IN the Minnesota River near Ottawa, proved
to DC that OF an insane asylum patient named
A. OlesOn who had been missing since June
3Oth.. One very singular item in the report
OF the Assessor of Waterville township is the
number OF mclodeons and organs in the town
ship, tit the aggregate value OF which is placed
at s44, or about $500 each.
COTTONWOOD.
Henry Lewis, while blowing corn the
other day, laid his vest containing about a
hundred dollars on the ground. He crossed
the field and returned, and found that Il colt
had tHjen Il fancy to his vest, scattered the
none. "a the ground and commenced catin"
it, TEo young equine had eaten exactly sal
when il was discovered, making horsetesh at
three months old very valuable
WRIGHT.
The 'hoppers have done but little dam
age in Buffalo, and that only in spots
The jOists are laid upon the second floor of
the new Court House at Buffalo Archie
Guthrie, formercly conductor, is now purchas
ing agent for the st. P: & P. R. r.. j. F. Mil
Ter, of Montrosc, is making brick at that place.
He has kiln of 10000 now ready to burn :. :.
The St. ?. & P. r. r. Co. is about to put
new bridge or trestlcwork over the crossing
OF the Dclano and Watcrtown road Just west
of the Grow river bridge. II. Fer uson, of
Silver Creek, while standing by the gate wait
ing for horse to pass through, was Knocked
down by sudden spring Of the horse, and
shoulder and otherwise bruising him.
Crops are looking finely in Monticello. :. :.
Napoleon Steinmartz, aged Is years, one of
the old pioneers of Watcrtown, died on the
18th inst, of hemorrhagc of the kiduevs l..
G. Pendergast, who is under arrest for obtain
ing money under false pretenses, sold rail
road lands to different parties, and gave deeds
therefor, with intent to defraud the purchas-
crS.
The Sank Rapids cheese factory is max
ing about four hundred pounds of cheese
daily. Two lawyers are about to locate at
Sank Rapids. A Sank Rapids merchant re-
Gently shipped to Bismarck 5000 pounds of
cheese. q
N1CoLLET.
The hoppers have left the county and
no regrets are felt therefor. C. Baberich has
sold his Touring mill in st. Peter to Frederick
Harkcc for the sum of $1,000. The County
Commissioners have granted petition for 4
new township and set off for the same the
north half Of the congressional township No.
ITO, range 81. MIR. James Hughes and his
sons have destroyed more than six hundred
bushels of 'hoppcrs by surrounding thirty
acre lot with ditch from twelve to fourteen
inches deep with holes from eight to sixteen
feet bored in the bottom in which the pests
were driven and then killed.
Me- a., POLK.
Samuel HONEYWELL has some of the
finest grain in Polk county. 1t stands three
feet high and promises very heavy yield %
The snake root business employs some thirty
hands. at good wages. 1t is estimated that
$4,000 viii be paid out this summer for roots
Tho efficient County Auditor A. Yvernault
received the thanks Of the State Commissioner
Of Statistics for the careful and correct reports
from Polk county,. William Cunnin CHAM,
from Canada, after long exploring trip
through the wilds and wastes of Manitoba, To-
Gated and purchased section of land north of
different parts Of the county have had !: good
tendency OH the people who are confident Ola
heavy yield notwithstanding the abundance
of rain, and rumors of failures. The wheat is
heading out, and barley almost ready for the
reaper. >. The projectors Of the new hotel at
Crookston have completed the contract for its
ercction with Robert Houston i. The Rcd
Lake river at Crookston was two I'M hes higher
during the flood than it has been known for
five years prcvious.;. The boiler in tho saw
mill of Mr.. Hoover was completely submerged
for several days, Which drove the men out and
stopped work en- the grist mill foundation.