The Worthington advance., 1874-11-20
MINNESOTA NEWS ITENS.

the Cannon river at Cannon Falls.
IT is estimated that the fax crop of
Stearns county this year will amount to
$S4; 900.
CHARLES McCARE, living near James,
| vile, had his house demolished in the
storm Of the 7th.
The railroad shops Of the Southern
Minnesota r. R. at Wells, are to be
moved to Hokah.
SYLVESTER L. BEDEL, Of this State.
has been appointed assistant surgeon
in the Amy.
The Catholic fair just concluded at
Hastings netted 1000.
A FREIGHT train on the Winona and
St. Peter Railroad, was wrecked near
Waseca Tuesday. No one hurt.
HousroN county voted by a majority
Of 200 to retain the county seat at CAL
edonia.
Hon. H. A. CHILD has removed from
Glencoe to Chaska.
THE failure of Cramer. & Co. Of
Henderson is announced.
W. j. DUGAN, formerly of Waba-
shaw, is now postmaster at San Anto-
MO, Texas.
The Sentinel estimates that $4l, 1000
were expended in improvements in LIE
! Sueur this season.
TWENTY-FIVE tons Of butter were re-
Gently shipped in lot from Duluth to
Liverpool, England.
ARTHUR WHITE of Mortified, is nurs-
ing a broken leg received in jumping
from moving train.
The farmers Of Freeborn county are
moving for the erection of a steam
Touring mill at Albert Lea.
The Fillmore County Republican
has recently been enlarged and other.
wise improved, geographically.
The Saltwater Messenger claims that
the spirc of the new Catholic church,
of that city, is the finest in the State.
TWELVE residences, one store build
ing, and number Of barns and other
buildings, have been erected in Alexan-
dria this year.
A LARGER area Of plowing has been
done in Dodge county this fall than
during any previous fall since the set.
tlement of the county.
JERRY MCCARTHY proposes to resign
the Office Of County Commissioner for
Dakota county, upon or before taking
his seat in the Legislature.
Mr.. 0. HARRINGTON of Mower county,
had $50 bushels of wheat stolen from
his granary few nights since. Other
grain thefts are reported from that
county.
The house of Jacob Hanson Of Cot.
tonwood county was destroyed in the
storm Of Saturday last. A wagon
standing near the house was torn to
pieces.
WM. TALBOT of St. Charles will be
careful how he handles gun after this.
He went to take one out of wagon the
other day, and sent shot throug gh his
right arm.
TIE Austin Independent is to be en-
larged with its next issue. The Inde-
pendent is evidently meeting with
good support. as it deserves to.
The Prairie Schooner says at the
rate homesteadcrs are taking claims in
Lyon county there will soon be no
vacant government land left in tho
county.
AN incendiary attempt was made to
burn the American House, Hastings,
Saturday night the 7th. Prompt dis
covery and a few buckets Of water
spoiled the plans Of the would b. in
cendiary.
TIE Spring Valley Progress says
the farmers OF that section are talking
Of feeding their stock on wheat this
winter, that grain being as cheap as
corn at present prices, while it contains
more nourishment than the latter.
THE lumber mills of John Robson of
Winona, near Eau Claire, Wis.,, cut
this season about 10000, 600 feet of lum-
ber. Mr.. Robson has contracted for
$4,000, 900 feet Of logs for next seasons
business.
HERR MAX WEGENER, one of the larg.
est hat manufacturers Of Germany, paid
a visit to his cousin, the other day, Mr..
Herman Wegener, deputy register of
deeds of Winona. Mr.. Wegener is on
a tour around the world.
THE mail agents on the Northern Pa
cific need looking after. The Perham
NeaOs says ''they have not failed for the
past two months to either carry the
mail by that place, or leave the wrong
mail, on an average Of about three times
a week.
| Mr.. J. A. WALKER is to erect a
$4,000 hotel in Kasson. It will have 4
front Of Ga feet on one street, so feet
on another street, with depth of 80
feet on each street, and two stories
high vcneered with brick.
The body of Smith, drowned in =
lake near Pennington some three
weeks ago, was recovered Monday.
Smith had been recently discharged
from the insane asylum at St. Peter,
and drowned himself while suffering
from temporary return Of his old
malady.
Il P. CUxx1Ns, new conner from Ire
, land, purchased farm in Fillmore
, county few days ago, on which no fall
blowing had been done. His country.
men, knowing the circumstances,