The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1874-12-18
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS.
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THERE are about 800 men now in the
lumber woods north Of Brainerd.
CALEDONIA claims to have the best
beer in the State. "IIo!''
The rabbits are girdling the fruit
trees in the vicinity of Lac qui Parle.
>THE; places of business on the princi-
pal streets Of Lake City are being mum.
bered. ~"
The dwelling house Of Charles Ahlers
Of Red Wing was nearly consumed by
fire Tuesday morning. +
Rev. Mr.. SPENCER, late Of Iowa, has
accepted call to the Union chnrch of
Elk River.
THE Methodist and Christian Union
church societies of Elk River will each
build houses Of worship another season.
The Union and Reuiew, a. temper.
ance publication at Rochester, has been
suspended.
Sr. JAMES is said to be one Of the
healthiest places in the State. It has
no doctor. .'>
OVER eight thousand pounds of but.
ter were shipped from Window the
past year.
The school house in Rich Valley, Da
kota county, was burned Monday night
Supposed incendiary.
The libel suit of A. j. Overalls
against the Red Wing argus comes up
for trial at that place Tuesday next.
LAC ou1 PARLE has genuine case of
''nest hiding,'' t. settle which the law
has been called into requisition.
THE new grist mill Of D. McEvoy &
Co., of Shicldsville, Rice county, was
started up last week.
The Moorhead Touring mill has al
ready ground over 10000 bushels OF
wheat into -four, most of which has
found market north and west of that
point.
A RED Wing Justice publishes list
of the drunkards of the town. warning
liquor dealers against selling them
liquor.
Mr.. A. W. FIELDS Of Otter Tail
county, had the misfortune to lose a
span of horses valued at $500 the other
day, By breaking through the ice and
drowning.
W1SoNA voted down the proposition
to issue water works bonds. The vote
stood l4l for to IT'S against.
A MISS E. r. Gu1ox of New York,
has presented the Episcopal parish of
Winona with fine toned bell for their
new church edifice.
S1BLEY county is in bad way. The
Independent says that cases of typhoid
fever, diptheria and babies are preva-
lent.
JUDGE CROSBY has settled the County
Commissionership contest in Dakota
county by deciding that John Y.
Woods was legally elected.
The Press, heretofore published at
Delavan, Faribault county, has been re-
moved to Blue Earth City, from which
it will be published in the future.
JuD Moody Of Meeker county went to
Oregon last spring, and now he writes
that he shall return to Minnesota as
soon as he can get together enough
money to do so.
Mrs. Pray Of Chatficld was severely
burned few nights ago in attempting
to extinguish the flames Of kerosene
lamp accidentally tipped over.
Mr.. G. HAYDEN, ESQ.,, is engaged in
overhauling the records of LIE Sucur
county for number Of years past,
just to see whether the officials have
been honest or not.
The Pennington Press is out in
new dress, and now presents as neat
and handsome an appearance as the
most tasty or captious printer could
desire.
BIZ the completion of the railroad
from Mankato to Wells the price Of
wood at the latter place has been re-
duced So per cord, which is good thing
for Wells.
G. D1DRA, fifteen years old, son of the
postmaster Of Henderson, was instant
ly killed Monday. Young Didra was
out with two other boys, one Of whom
had gun, when the gun was accident
ally discharged, the charge taking effect
in Didras' Jaw and neck.
The hotel business in st. Cloud is
finally settled. J. E. West is the man
that proposes to solve the conundrum,
little after the style Of the Louisville
Library Association. There is nothing
like this species Of gambling.
The Alexandria Post says there ID a
report in circulation that John I. Mich.
OILS and Byron Matthews were killed by
the Indians on the James river in Da-
kota, but their friends claim that there
! is no truth in the report.
Mr.. BYRON TRIP Of Sauk Centre
loaded his gun for deer the other day.
In the discharge it exploded. mutilating
the palm of his hand very seriously,
knocked his thumb out of joint. and
otherwise injured his hand.
ABOUT sixty choppers and fifteen
teams from Cottonwood. county are at
work in the vicinity of Mankato and
Kasota getting out wood for the people
of that county during. the winter. The
citizel:s Of Mankato <re subscribing
means to support them while thus en-
gagged. r., <~t.
Mr.. SAMUEL DUNCAN gives the follow
ing interesting figures Of the yield Of
grain in Fillmore county this season.