The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1874-10-03
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MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS,

The Congregational Church at Zum-
brota has just been supplied with new
$3.50 Burdett organ.
The annual meeting of the Old Set
tiers Association of Meeker county, is
to meet at Litchfeld, October 9th,
1874.
A. P.BuRBANK, is to favor the people
Of Litchfieid with one of his reading
entertainments on the evening of Octo-
Der 9th.
The Democrats of the second legisla-
tive district of Stearns county have
nominated Wendlin Merz for Repre-
sentative.
J. G. DoucH1y of Lake City had one
of his eyes badly injured Wednesday
by a splinter flying from pile, the
driving of which he was watching.
AsALooN at Winnebago Agency, run
by Dick Bracklesburg, has been shut
up by order of the court, for selling
liquor to John Landresh, an inebriate.
JOHN HAYFoRD, of Litchfeld, wants
the badge for being the champion duck
annihilator. Saturday Of last week he
slew fifteen ducks at one shot.
A SON Of Mr.. James of Waseca fell
from the depot platform on to the track
Wednesday, and was run over by the
cars, severing one arm and breaking his
leg in two places.
FRANK DAGGErT is growing bloody
minded. Desiring to enlarge his sub
scripti6n list, he offers ''rhe First
Blood" to those who remit $Sl.50 and
IS cents extra.
A PARTY of gentlemen from Illinois,
accompanied oy their wives, left St.
Cloud Friday of last week, for the vi
cinity Of Two Rivers, where they will
90 into camp and spend several months
hunting.
THos. WALLACE Of Chicago engaged
in putting in the machinery Of tho LIE
Sueur flour mill Friday, fell from the
top Of the mill to the bottom Of
wheat bin, a distance of forty feet, sus-
tanning what were feared would prove
fatal injuries.
The Misses Helen and Emma Gra-
ham, daughters Of Hon. Chris. Graham
of Red Wing, left for the East Wednes-
day, the first to visit friends in New
Jersey, and the latter to enter as
student at the Boston Conservatory Of
Music.
CHAs. L. DAVIS, editor Of the Red
Wing Argus, started for the East We'd
nesday for three weeks vacation.
The editorial management of the argus
during the absence of Mr.. Davis will
be in the hands Of E. J. Hodgson, Esq.
AN attempt was made Thursday
evening to throw the Accommodation
train on the St. Paul and Pacific main
line when between Smith Lake and
Howard Lake, by placing large rock
on the track. The train struck the
rock squarely, but fortunately kept the
track, the only damage being done to
the engine and brakes, from which the
train was delayed an hour or more.
Rev. JOHN Qu1GLEy wants somebody
to knock the following temperance chip
off his shoulder: ''Reso!Ued, That the
medical use Of alcohol is curse to
mankind
The wheat yield of the town Of Will
son, Winona county, this year, with an
increase of 500 acres, will be only about
$4,000 bushels against $4,000 bushels
last year.
Mr.. A. LOMBARD, Of Chatfield, in de-
molishing an old granary, was so un.
fortunate as to pull portion of the old
structure over upon him, and now uses
crutchcs to aid him in locomotion.
The Owatonna Journal says that
families intending to locate in that
place have been obliged to settle else
where, on account Of the impossibility.
of findlnga place in which to live.
THE steam Touring mill at Kasson is
turning 500 bushels of wheat into -four
per day and sending off five car loads
of -four per week. The mill is decid-
edly good institution for the farmers
of that region, paying as it does for
wheat an advance of about five cents
over the market price for shipping.