The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-02-12
MINNESOTA, NEWS ITEMS.

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WHEAr 50 cents and airy hard wood +, g.
per cord At Alexandria...' ~ S>'':11
'~DAKorA county reports 395 deaths last
year and 1855 deaths;j:s5 i zs',v-.z..:s:
N1cotLEr county reports 306# more
births than deaths forl874. 49,: ...sy,
An interesting series of revival meet
ings are being held at Austin.
THERE is much complaint in. Southern
Minnesota Of the depredations of prairie
wolves.
THE late storm caused suspension of
travel on the Winona q St. Peter railroad
for four days.. .sss...s-
f. FARGO has = city charter and the first
election thereunder, takes place on the
first Of April. -.
LORENZO EDeERToN, father Of Gen. A.
}. Edgerton, died at his sons residence at
Aantorville Sunday night.
GEORGE l.: Brown, formerly Of Red
Wing, has been elected Chief Clerk Of the
House Of Representatives in Nebraska.
The Austin justices Of the peace fined
five saloon keepers fifty dollars and costs
tor selling liquor to incorporate persons.
BEAR meat is so plenty in the St. Cloud
market that the butchers sell bear steaks
and roasts for pork, in ordcr,to find sale
for it. .
THE Insurance companies have conclud-
ed to pay the insurance in the life of G.
". Stewart, of St. Peter, amounting to.
100000.
MORT. WHEELER of Atwater, was carry.
ing bottle Of yeast up from the cellar,
when the cork flew out, knocked him
down, and in falling he broke his arm.
CHArr1ELD Democrat: The ladies of
Chatfield are highly pleased with tho
election Of their ''brother chip''-Apdy
Johnson-to the United States Senate.
Mrs. JANE SMITH has been appointed
postM,stress at Lenora, Fillmore county.
to fill the place of her husband, who died
recently from injuries sustained by a rum
away team.
Two sons and two daughters Of MIR.
Abe Straw Of Mcleod county, have died
within the past few days of typhoid pneu.
monia, and now the wife is lying i'll Of the
same dread disease.
A wABAsHAw county man, Otis Hun
toon, went in search Of warmer climate
but after few days stay in Colorado he
returned to Minnesota sufficiently amused
and satisfied to remain.
OLD certainties, the St. Peter prophet,
admits he was wrong as to the weather in
January but right as to the snow fall.
For February he promises almost unin-
terrupted cold weather.
ALBERT VoLK is building saw mill and
stave factory on Lake Washington, tLe-
Sueur county. His stave and heading
mandatory is claimed as one Of the
most complete in the State.
BRA1NERD Tribune If times don't
soon get better, we propose to rent q
cheap COW, and then 60 to fishing; man
can worry along on suckers and milk,
anu it beats billed crow alto augens.
The St. Charles Times says that Rev.
I'D. Hilllnan has been for q third time
invited to take charge Of the select school
of the Episcopal church at Des Moines,
Iowa, but has refused to leave his little
flock without a shepherd.
The Wright. County Eagl: says:
just as we 60 to press. we learn
that q Mr.. Steele Of Kokato had the mis-.
fortune to fall a tree upon his little son,
|injuring him dangerously. The father is
nearly crazed over the sad affair.
S. G. LuSD conductor, on the Winona
st. Peter railroad for the past year,
has thrown up his position Of check
puncher to become Granger. He has
farm Of 800 acres near Claremont, Dodge
county, upon which he will experiment.
OK. TAYLOR of Rochester, holds one
hundred shares of stock Of the Comstock
silver mine, Nevada, which has recently
developed such great wealth. He paid
IS each for his shares few years since,
and has recently been offered 1866 per
share. They arc worth $500 each.
MILES and Hart, two of the prisoners
confined in the Faribault Jail for horse
stealing, made a successful Jail break Sun.
day night. They cut off two bars in the
corridor, and ran past the turnkey when
he entered the Jail to lock up for the
night.
JOHN QUINN of Winona received the first
intimation that he had been robbed of
$75 by the following letter.
"You will find your old pocket book in the
He found the pocket book containing,
to him, valuable papers which the thief
did not want.
The notorious Jerry Turner drew re-
volver on W. B. Mohler, a prominent
Reeds Landing merchant few days ago,
but the wouldbe assassin was frustrated
by the bystanders. The never ending
ferry trouble was the cause of the COLI.
lsion.
ON the westward bound train on the
lSt. Paul & Pacific, which stuck at Becker,
Wednesday, was young man who was
to have been married at St. 10, at .
o clock the next morning. 1t is said he
Was perfect picture of contentment as
the hours wore away, and the '.snow, ths
beautiful snow," held the train in its Low.
ling embrace. "=!
The Mankato Repiev says Mr.. James
Cornell of Mapleton was las. week fortu.
nate in striking flowing well upon his
farm, 1T depth Of 81 feet. A large VOL
umo If water ia heiY1t, scon% %;r,,e1i., H.;