The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1874-12-25
Minnesota NEWS ITEMS.
HUTCHINSON wants to be incorporated

AuASAANoON Wduts W uo 1HCOI POlatoO
As city.
The Willmar Gazette, after a very
brief career, has suspended.
W1sEcA, says the Nesos, never enjoy
ed larger trade at this season of the
year than at present.
A LIBERAL LEAGUE was organized at
Winona Sunday, some twenty persons
becoming members.
SENATOR S. P. CH1LDs Of Faribault
county, who has been quite ill Of late,
is slowly convalescing.
The comic opera of "Cox and Box"
is soon to be brought out at Lake City
under the direction Of Gen. Jennison.
THIRTY new buildings were erected
in Chaska the past season, costing from
$500 to So, 900 each.
The Wabashaw Legislative delegation
will, it is said, present the name of l..
Y. Rich for Sergeant-at:Arms of the
House.
WA. AcKERxAN of Medo, Blue Earth
county, was crushed to death Wednes-
day Of last week, by being run over by
load Of lumber.
A NUMBER Of the men in the Northern
Pacific machine shops at Brainerd have
gone to Palestine, Texas, to enter the
machine shops there.
VIZ. WE1sE of Carver county, while
discharging his gun, had his skull frac-
tured and his face blown full Of powder
by the blowing out of the breach pin,
from which he died the following day
The new Academy Of Music at Lake
city was formally opened by grand
ball Wednesday evening. The Acade-
my is claimed to he one Of the finest
halls in the State.
HENRY RAFFERTY,, section boss be-
tween Ottawa and St. Peter, was run
over by a hand car loaded with 1000
pounds Of railroad iron, and strange to
say escaped with only slight bruises.
The Lake City Leader learns that
considerable indignation exists in that
county because the county authorities
are seemingly making TO effort to dis
cover the murderer of John Chambers.
The Taylor's Falls Journal says
Col. J. P. Owens has about completed
the manuscript of his new political his
tory Of Minnesota, though the publica
ton will be delayed some time on ac
count Of the hard times.
WABAsuAw was visited by burglar!
Wednesday night, who succeeded il
opening three safes--one in W. V. Gill;:
office; one in Geo. McDougall's Office
and the third in the store Of II. H. Jew
but without finding any money
They escaped without molestation.
"A MAN named John Brennan, in tn
employ Of the Central railroad, under
took Wednesday to go from the ca
boose to the engine while the train wa
in motion, and after running along IN
side for some distance fell dead iron
over oxortion.
Ar an exhibition in St. Cloud on
night last week, w. H. Lamb Of the 81
Cloud Times, was voted a mirror a
the homeliest gentleman in the place
Any one acquainted with Lamb will ca
incide with the verdict thus rendered
JOSEPH R. Sou1REs, a resident
Scott county for mere than twent,
years, died on the 18th inst. lie wa
buried under the auspices of tn
Patrons Of Husbandry, Of which Orde
he was = prominent and respectc
member.
i GEO. P. SMITH, the noted horseman i
| charge of the blooded stock Of NJ,
Baker of Boston, at Lake City, ha
gone on his annual tour to Orang
county. New York, the home Of som
of the most noted descendants of oil
Hambletonian, and from thence to Boz
ton, and in a few weeks will return t
, Lake City with some blooded stallion
purchased by Mr.. Baker for thi
State.
The Red River Star devotes tw
= columns to q report Of the festiviti<
attending the opening of the new Heat
quarters Hotel At Fargo, Thursday ,
last weeF. from which we judge it W.
, = most enjoyable affair, cred,table alih
to Mcssrs. Hubbard 4 Tyler, tho pr,
: Eprietors, and the people Of Fargo &c,
orally. Delegations were present fro1
! St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, 81
Cloud, Brainerd, and other point