The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1874-10-17
MINNESOTA news ITEMS.

MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS.
TnR annual conference of the Conere.
gational Church Of Minnesota is in ses-
sion at Winona, with good attend.
ancc.
The Kellogg FIGURING Mill Company,
; at Sauk Centre, has been. adiudgcd
bankrupt upon the petition of its cred
itors.
A DWELLING house at St. Cloud,
owned and occupied by Mrs. j. Sulli-
van was burned about o'clock Friday.
The ire was set by lamp explosion.
But little of the contents were saved.
Small insurance.
CAPT. KNAPP, of the steamer G. B.
Knapp, has discovered field Of paint
on his farm in Luck. It is good vel.
low ochre and pronounced superior
article. Captain X. is certainly i'll
"Luck."
THE St. Cloud Journal says that the
tax assessment for Stearns, as equal
lied by the State Board, works great
injustice, and instances tract of 100
acres of land, offered for sale at $500,
which is assessed at $500.
SATURDAY of last week threshing
machine run by John and Mitchell
Slater of Freeborn county caught fire.
In his efforts to extinguish the flames,
Mitchell had his left foot caught in the
cylinder. injuring it so badly as to
nccessitate the amputation Of part of
it. The machine was badly burned
and seventy-five bushels of wheat de-
stroyed.
one hundred and forty.one rattle
snakes were killed around Mantorville
from May Goth to September Goth.
AUGUST VEST, section hand on the
railroad near Brainard, was run over
by an engine and killed Monday of last
week.
TIE Faribault Democrat says that
the rumor connecting the name of State
Treasurer Dixie with marriage con-
tract, has good foundation.
GRAVES Bios, of Rochester, have sold
their six year old Hambletonian stall
lion, Alexander, to Peter Hopkins, of
St. Paul. Alexander is said to be one
Of the finest blooded horses in the
State.
The number ofchildren now belong
ing to the Soldiers Home, Winona, is
81. Eleven have been admitted to the
Home during the last half year, and IA
discharged during the some time.
JAMES WARD, colorcd barber, was
! arrested at Dundas Wednesday last,
charged with theft and taken to North
field where he was locked up for the
night. When visited in the morning it
was found that Ward had attempted
suicide by cutting his throat with
razor. The cash was an ugly one, ex-
tending directly around the center of
the throat though not sufficiently deep
to cut the wind pipe or any Of tho prin-
cipal arteries, and no greater damage
resulted than the loss Of considerable
blood.
The Baptists have organized church
at Dodge Centre, with Elder Ross as
pastor.
REDwooD county offers $500 reward
for the apprehension Of any one setting
prairie fires.
Mr.. WV. WHEELER Of St. Charles, is
to remove to Utica to take charge 0 {
the elevator there.
The store of Messrs. Bush e. Ross, Of
Northfeld, was burglarized Friday
night to the amount Of about Ss57. The
thief made good his escape,
The German Moravian church at
Mortified, has been improved by the
addition Of beautiful spire, and the
swinging Of new 800 pound bell in the
belfry.
By runaway last week. in which
John Benedict, Gus. Schnnbaum, l..
Smith and J. Kramer, participated, Mr.
Schenbaum was thrown from the wagon
and had one of his legs broken badly.
The others sustained severe bodily
bruises, but were not seriously injured.
! a BOY named Charles Yorck was
caught burglarizing the store of Messrs.
Lewis & Son, at Lewiston, Winona
county, Saturday night last. Yorck
appears to be a hard one, confessing to
several burglaries and attempted in
cendiarisms since his arrest.
ALBERT RUcG, frcightist between
Breckenridge and Fort Wadsworth, fell
from his load Saturday, the wagon pass.
ing over and crushing his leg. He lay
upon the prairie thirty hours without
help, and was discovered by scout and
conveyed to Fort Wadsworth. He will
recover.
Another White House Wanted.
A Washington correspondent says:
A strong effort, in which the President
will cooperate, will be made at the
forthcoming session Of Congress to Sc
cure an appropriation for the purpose
of building a new executive mansion in
the western section Of the city, made
somewhat famous by the district real
estate pool. in which Hallet, Kilbournc,
Boss Shepard and Senator Stuart were
interested. The expense Of the annual
repairs to the present headquarters, for
the past several years, approximates a
sum which would amount to enough to
build new and pretentious home for
the President. 1t is the design to have
the present building used as the cxecu-
tive Office for the transaction of business
and the proposed structure for resi-
dence.