The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1874-09-12
minnesota NEWS ITEMS,

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minnesota NEWS ITEMS.
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room. =. =.
Polk county is troubled by horse
thieves.
SPRING VALLEY, Fillmore county. has
a new hotel.
WINoNA had small fire Saturday af
tcrnoon. Loss 1900.
SAuK CENTRE, Todd county, had
slight frost Thursday night.
!: +. K. MoRroN's residence in Rochcs-
ter was burned on Friday. Loss $4,000.
A SATURDAY night spree in Saltwater
added about 800 to the city S revenue.
Preston is desirous of having the Cal
edonia railroad extended to that place.
PATRICK CoNLoN beat his wife twenty
five dollars worth in Austin on Tues
day.
The Fillmore County Fair opens at
Lanesboro on the 23d Of September
and continues four days.
FRANK Brown of Monticello, Wright
county, broke his arm last Saturday
while praeticing gymnastics on hori-
Zontal bar.
A HORSE committed suicide in Roch-
ester last Wednesday, by twisting
around his neck a halter. Hc left no
letter.
CnAs. J. JoHNsoN's house at High
Forest, Olmsted county, was totally de-
stroyed by fire last Ihurday; it was
insured for 1880.
WILLIE GAY Of Elk River, Shcrburnc
county, while playing with stavc cut
ter, yesterday, lost the ends Of three
Of his fingers.
THREE stacks Of wheat, containing
about three hundred bushels, belonging
to John Adams Of Rochester,, were de-
streyed by fire last week.
ST.. PETER boasts an elopement case
which occurred last week. Winona
was not to be out-done, and got up a sec
ond one on Saturday.
W1koNA county has two promising
cases of crime to record this week.
Sam. Tomlinson was arrested for biga-
my in Winona, and Martin Donnclly for
incest in Pleasant Hill.
A MAN in Olmstcd county, the
other day, yawned his lower jaw out Of
joint, and was obliged to 60 to Rochcs-
ter, six miles, for surgical aid before lc
could shut his mouth.
A BOY named George Squire at Fer
gus Falls, Ottertail county, fell upon
the sharp stub of an artichokc stalk
last Sunday, which pierced his check.
inflicting ragged and painful wound.
RocuEsrER people saw a peculiar
meteor last week Monday evening. 1t
appeared about three or four feet in
length by one or two feet in breadth.
was of bright reddish tint, and
Rochester wants to know 'swhat was it 9
Two sons Of VIM. Richards, living
near Minnciska, Wabashaw county, left
home last Monday and have not been
seen since. Yesterday their clothes
were found on the river bank, below the
steamboat landing. They were evident
ly drowned while bathing.
MApEL1A, Watonwan county. had two
promising items last week. A boy
named Nicholson was thrown from
colts back and had his head badly cut
up; and Mrs. J. r. Andrews fell down
stairs, spraining both Of her ankles Sc
vcrely and otherwise injuring herself.
DWIGHT Hill, boy Of seven years,
residing in Saint Charles, fell into we'll
twenty-four feet deep and. containing
twenty inches of water, last Monday
evening, and was pulled out alive and
kicking, with only few bruises.
A DRAyxAN named Schultz, in Fari-
bault, maltreated his wife and finally
turned her out of doors and locked her
ont over night, last Monday. Bad
whisky was The trouble, and Schultz
4 Twas sorry the next day while cooling
off in the town refrigerator.
! THERE is, very unpleasant rumor
afloat in the papers to the effect that
the wife of Fred. Cochrane of Albert
Lea, abandoned her husband some two
or three;weeks since and eloped with a
young man whose cage seemed about
49, It is also said that she took with
her what little spare money Fred. had
on hand-about $1,000.
! A KEROSENE lamp was knocked down
in Cragin's saloon, in Caledonia, Hous-
ton county, on Tuesday evening, aud it
was only by vigorous work that gen.
eral confagration was prevented. One
of the bystanders pulled. off his coat
and endeavored to smother the flames,
but the fire proved too much for the
garment, and in = moment he was left
coatless. 1t was narrow. escape for
! the building. ~