The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-08-20
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MINNESOTA, MATTERS.


TIE St. Croix 1iivesr Ii lower than it has
been for twelve years.
AUSTIN is put down as the thirteenth
city III the State. -
CHARLES SpERRY Of Clitheral, aged IS,
is the Oldest man in OttW 1ail county.
ExAorLY 1921 persons visited tho Fari.
bault Mineral Spring on Sunday, the 9th
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A COOP TExPLAR's Lodge with forty
three members WAS recently organized in
Pine Island. 1898 y = =
;. MEASLES are raging in Vernon Centre.
Garden City and surrounding country Of
Faribault county.
A surER1oRsquality Of potter's clay has
been discovered on the banks, Of the
Pomme de Terre river.
HARVEY PARrR1DaE, an old and respect
ed citizen Of Albert Lea, died on the 7th
inst in the Goth year Of his age.
CouNTY Treasurer Ingmundson of
Mower county, has so swarms of bees
from which he expects to Jet two tons Of
honey. II ,a4@i
The lumber drying machine in opera
ton at the Northwestern mills in Still
warer has an average capacity of about
1000 feet per day.: -: 3:
JONES, the Welsh miner who was put
in Jail in Saltwater while suffering from
delerium tremens, has been adjudged in.
sane and sent to St, Peter.
RICHARD HuNrLEY was arrested 1T the
railroad crossing near LIE Roy, Mower
county, with stolen horse belonging to
L. j. Masen in his possession, and was
lodged in Jail.
A FARMERS and Mechanics Associa-
ton is about being organized ut Whine:
bago City, with the intention of holding
a fair in that village about the middle Of
September.
The badge of the Austin Sportsmen's
Club at the recent contest, was won by
! G. L. West-hc killing six birds in ten
shots, while his competitor Joseph Swami
brought down but five.
The Northwestern Telegraph Company
is putting up new wire for commercial
purposes from Milwaukee to Owatonna
by way of Winona, and will locate an
other Office in the Cook House, in Roch.
ester.
The prevention of prairie fires and con.
seqent preservation of the grass for the
purpose of destroying young 'hoppers
next spring is the subject of paramount
Importance just now under discussion in
the western tier of counties.
RED Wing Republican: Mr.. Butler, Of
the Main street barber shop, has q bird
dog for which he is offered $50. A tour.
j ist stopping at the Lakeside bet Mr.. But
ler $50 that he could not send the dog
across the Mississippi river for his hat.
The dog accomplished the feat.
SALTWATER Messenger: Silas Staples,
an elderly gentleman employed at the St.
Croix mills, stepped on piece of slippery
bark while at work the other day, and
fell, his left eye coming in violent contact
with Il roller. intlicting cash above and
below the eye.
New ULM Herald: :Curly," Mr.. Pros
ser's canine, carrying the mail in bag
attached to his collar from the State line
to Two Wood Lake, a distance Of fifteen
miles, is becoming celebrated as the best
mail agent on record. He never drops 4
bag in the wrong place, and never prizes
into postal cards.
FARIBAuLT Democrat: D. r.. Mcdonald
is one EARNED painter; but nevertheless
he manages to do about as big days
works as any Of them and does his work
we'll too. Not long since he painted two
barns, two coats, for John W. Wood,
one of them 62x42 with l8 feet posts, the
other 22x42 with sixteen feet posts, in
nine days, for which he received forty
dollars. Nc. wants some of the two
armed painters TO beat it whenthey have
leisure.