The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-11-05
MINNESOTA MATTERS.

..'. ~. ,.:..= MINNESOTA lli:t'li MATTERS.
The killing Of prairie chickens or quail
are prohibited after the 3lst inst. 70
RED WING has 500 scholars enrolled
III its school. This is gain Of 102 over
last year. F,'.''-. 80 s. =.
ROCHESTER last week shipped five thou.
sand pounds Of butter direct to tho Bos.
ton market. -. ~~ -...-
SPR1Na VALLEY wants to give $4,000 to
some competent, energetic man to aid in
building steam mill in that town.
| A HASTINGS firm shipped 2.205 barrels
Of -four, 1876 sacks Of barley and $3.50
bushels Of wheat in one day last week.
THERE are six candidates for County
Treasurer in: Carver county. Enough in
all conscience to make it lively for tho
boys:
The school census of the, city Of
Winona shows the number Of children In
that city to be 3,1l4-a gain Of l6 over
last year. ":-- ~
F. 6. CLARK lost leg by getting it
into the horse power Of threshing ma
ccine At Claremont, Dodge county, last
week.
The smart little town Of Morristown
has subscribed over twenty thousand
dollars for the building of Touring mill
of eight run Of stone. -:-
W. S. MEE1 LEN, of Winona, general
agent Of the Chicago l. Northwestern and
Of the Winona l. St. Peter roads, has 70.
signed his position.
A PIECE Of newly broken land in Otter
Tail county yielded thirty and half
bushels to the acre. Old ground in the
same field returned but twenty-five.
A SPAN Of horses driven by two gentle.
men, on Monday night the Goth ult.,,
went off bridge near Chaska, and fell 4
distance ri ten feet, killing ono of tho an
imals.
THERE was = double runaway near
Dodge Center last week, the result of
which was that two wagons were over.
turned and Mr.. II. Brayton seriously
bruised.
A NAN by the name Of Murphy who
lives in Mountain Lake township, Cotton.
wood county, suddenly disappeared
several weeks ago, and ne trace has been
found Of him.
FRANK DAooEr1 is aiding in the disscm.
ination Of the gospel by publishing 4
series OF communications on Baptism.
The disputants have as yet only reached
''secondly.'
SCHwERTrEoER's mill, near Golden Gate,
Brown county, burnt down on the 24th
ult., between 9 and 10 o'clock r. n. It
vas insured for $1,000 with Colonel
Pfaender.
Col. DEGRAFr is pushing the building
af the railroad from Northwood, Iowa, to
Albert Lea, Minn., with ali possible
vigor, and expects to have it completed
before Christmas.
A LARGE quantity of Manitoba freight
has accumulated at Crookston and Fish
er's landing, and the probabilities are
that large portion will have to remain
over, owing TO the low stage Of water in
the river.
A FIRE broke ont IN the second story
Of Castles furniture in Winona, on tho
night Of the Goth u]t., but vas got under
control by the firemen before it spread to
the lower floor. Loss $4,000; insured
for $4,000
Two Norwegians left Red Wing one
day last week and started home together
in badly intoxicated condition. One of
them, Ole johnson, fell out of the wagon
and was instantly killed by = wheel pass.
ing over his head.
BROWN county Republicans having
nominated Jas. NJ. Thompson for legisla.
tive representative, l.. 8. Wisniowski,
manag ing editor Of the Herald, refused
to advocate that portion of the ticket,
and has resigned his position.
Sr. CLOUD 7in.ts: Bonds of the zenith
city (Duluth) were sold At auction last
week in that city, fer eleven and 4 half
cents on the dollar, Think of that, for
city which it was expected At one timo
would rival Chicago.
MINER FISH, forty.five years Of age, Of
Mapleton, Blue Earth county, was arrest.
ed on the 28,h ult., for committing rape
on his daughter, aged Is years. He first
succeeded in his attempt about two weeks
ago, since which time others have been
made.
A BOY was shooting At mark in 0wa.
tonna, last Friday, when . bullet from
his gun went through = window, striking
man named Byrne on the hand, shat.
tering several bones. A little child had
just left the window, undoubtedly saving
it, life.
A FELLOW was caught setting dre to
the grass in Mobiles county and plead
guilty before justice of the peace, who
fined him $50. which sum. with the costs,
$50, he will have to pay, or be impris.
o"ed for ninety days in the Blue Earth
county Jail.
THE wheat dealers of Chicago have. by
= combination, raised III, grade Of wheat,
according to the Rochester Record, 80
that wheat that had hitherto graded No.
l and 2 now goes rs rejected II this
proves to be fact it is tho most outr
geous steal yet perpetrated by the whsa
gamblers.
4 Great ConVon1oDco.