The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-11-12
MINNESOTA MATTERS.

MINNESOTA MATTERS. / i
A FOUNDRY and. MACHINE, !! : shops are
being erected in Hutchinson. Il,
| A LARGE black bear was recently seen
near tho Taylor'siFa cemetery.
/, DESTRUCTIVE prairie fires are reported
through the southwestern counties.
II. B1cKroRD Of Manchester, Freeborn
county, recently lost twenty valuable
sheep by dogs or wolves.
The prairie wolves are very thick and
Gun be seen almost every day in the
woods near Zumbrots.E: lsTu-.I:
t.. The Evangelical, Lutheran Society Of
Alexandria Douglas county, are about
building new church: s,as ]..at
TIE poll books of the city of Faribault
show a list of voters in that city Of 1,5O0,
Of which only 1,035 voted At the late
election. I" ~
Ur to the present date, 2s.7l9 acres Of
school lands have been disposed of in
Freedom county, leaving i0,78o acres
yet in the possession of the State.
Bishop GRACE confirmed about $50
persons in the Catholic Church in Hen
derson on Monday, the lst inst. The
congregation in attendance was unusually
large: -
WILLIAM SHERIDAN, who was recently
arrested and confined in the Blue Earth
City Jail on the charge of horse stealing,
broke Jail on the night of the 4th and IS
now at large. 80.
Mrs. KREcGER, aged 65 years, residing
near Waterville, Rice county, accidental.
ly knocked down loaded gun which
caused the discharge of its contents into
her right foot near the ankle.
! Mr.. Lorraine of Pine Island, the former
publisher of the Citizen, has invented
machine for setting and distributing
type, which he has thoroughly tested and
is satisfied that it does perfect work.
A NAN named Farmer, living on Hatch.
er's run in Mile Laos county, on return
ing from deer hunt recently, accident
ally exploded his gun-the charge of
buckshot entering his hand and injuring
it very severely.
A SCANDINAVIAN, in tRock county,
whose cooking fire escaped beyond con-
troll and burned over = large extent of
prairie cast Of the Kanaranzi, was fined
$50 in default of payment Of which, he
is held in durance.
A NAN named Ziske and his wife were
caught in the act Of stealing large num-
Der of articles from the store of Welch &
Goebel in Glencoe, on Monday, the LIST
inst. He paid $25 for the articles and
was allowed to 60 his way.
The Board Of County Commissioners
of Carver county have instructed the Au-
ditor to commence al action against
Frank Hassenstab and his bondsmen for
failure to make settlement with the Au.
ditor on the 10th of October, as required
by law.
SAMUEL Brown, the brakeman on the
freight train between Elk River and St.
Paul, who foolishly attempted to turn a
''hand spring" from the top of one car to
another on the 5th inst, and fell between
the cars and was seriously injured, died
at an early hour on the morning Of the
9Th.
LIZ SuEuR Sentinel: Lexington is en-
titled to the banner for hard and true
work. But few years ago it was one
of the solid Republican towns of tho
county. On Tuesday it gave the Demo.
cratic State ticket 88 majority, and on
the Representative ticket it did even
better.
.M1Dsn1rxAN F. E. BEATTY, who left his
parents home in Mantorville, Dodge
county, on the 10th ult. for Mare Island.
California, as per order from the Secre-
tary of the Navy, was serenaded tho night
previous by a large number of friends
who, with 4 brass band, called to pay
their respects to him.
On the LIST inst. William Arnold of
Clinton Falls, Steele county, while en-
gagged in taking sand from bis we'll, was
precipitated from the top to the bottom,
= distance of 81 feet, by the breaking of
the rope. He was taken out very little {
injured-with several slight flesh wounds
and dislocated ankle.
MAxroRv1LLE Erpress: It is reported,
and upon good authority, that ''D.te''
Miller, who several years ago lived near
this city, and was we'll known to many of
our citizens, Was short time since mur-
dered in Nevada. The murdercrs were
two in number, and were armed with =
club and pitchfo1k. He lived fortyeight
hours after being assaulted by them.
ON the Sd inst, the boys Of Stahl, who
reside near Hutchinson, Mcleod county,
during the absence Of their parents, got
hold Of loaded gun, which was in some
manner, unknown, discharged, and the
contents entered the abdomen Of the
younger brother from the effects of which
he bled to death in 4 few moments
A STRANGER en.routc from Missouri to
Duluth, stopped recently At st.. Cloud.
His clothing was ina dilapidated condi-
tion and he carried two large coffee sacks,
filed with old papers 6f which he was
very careful and which he seemed to
think were very valuable. He was in
every sense wreck both mentally and
Il physically.
t1rcnriELD Mto,, Ledger: A few days
ago P. E. Hanson of this town did the
best shooting We have heard Of in many
. day. He Was out with his rifle and
came upon flock Of geese. He shot one
while setting on the ground and: two
after they had raised, thus killing three
geese at. three consecutive shots. Let's
hear from some one who can beat: this.
DESTRUCTIVE prairie fires are reported
in Martin county, owing to- the neglect