The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-05-21
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS.

MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS.
THE post office at Koronis, in Meek.r
county, has been discontinued.
A HALF breed was, killed on, the Apple
drive on Thursday Of last week.
on Tbbit's creek the drive this season
has been very nearly clean one
The Sherburne county Nesos, at this
lite day, calls for . spelling school.
Nh. JERoME K1nBLE. of Fair: Haven,
stearns county, died suddenly Or The 4th
The Litchfeld Odd Fellows are. taking
Of an excursion to St. Paul and Ninneap
oils. .,.<:E-~s$.f =: 4 ri z:::..sf9<, 4
TIE Ne,es predicts that Elk River will
be city of 1000 inhabitants within three
years.
TIE farmers of Stearns county have
With single exception put in seed for q
full crop. =
MISS H. NJ: NoRrox, of Chicago, has
taken charge Of the telegraph Office in
Saltwater.
STAPLES mill in Saltwater closed for re-
pairs few days last week, but is now in
running order.
FIVE million trout eggs have been sue
cessfully hatched at the trout ponds near
Lake City this season.
A FIVE year old son of W. w. Parker,
of Rockford. died on Sunday morning,
after twenty hours illness.
A SEVERE thunder storm-the light
ming striking several trees in the city
visited Red Wing last week.
The directors of the St. Cloud, Litch.
field, Hutchinson and St. Peter railroad
have meeting on the 18th inst.
The third quarterly meeting of the St.
Cloud charge Of the NJ. E. Church is held
in that city to-day and tomorrow.
Mrs. JANE G. Sw1ssHELx and daughter
are visiting their old friends in st. Cloud.
Not one has dared to kiss the old lady.
The price of wheat in Red Wing de-
clined from 800 and sos last week to
o5 cents which was the highest quotation
on Wednesday.
The barn of Sidney Buck, few miles
below Monticello, Wright county, was
burned on Monday night with two herses
and colt. Amount of loss not stated.
A LITTLE son of George Cook, of Rock
ford. was SO badly scalded by sitting down
in kettle Of boiling water that death en-
sued in about an hour after the accident.
Two prisoners from Houston county
were received 1T the Saltwater peniten-
tiary on Tuesday: Charles Fronhawk,
larceny, two years; Charles Fleisher, lar
ceny, one year.
N. s. BARNES, of St. Cloud, has pur.
chased the farm of 200 acres of Robert
Smith, on Lake Louise, near Alexandria,
and will remove to it next fall. Tho
price paid was $1,000.
JOHN W. SrEED, formerly of Anoka,
has just erected in the town of Isanti,
fine grist and feed mill 23x28 feet, l8 foot
posts. His machinery is ready to be put
in and the mill will soon be in operation.
TIE logs on the East branch of the
Rum River were passing Princeton in
large numbers on Wednesday, and with
good stage Of water. The Parker drive
on the West branch is abandoned.
The Grand Jury of Olmstead county
failed to find an indictment against 10.
seph Wise for killing Robert Gravelin
some months ago. The accident was
caused by the careless handling of fire.
arms.
A PARTIALLY blind horse fell over the
bluff at Saltwater, distance of one hun.
dred feet, and wedged himself between
the bluff and blacksmith shop. but on
being extricated. hobbled of seemingly
little hurt. =.
A son Of NJ. G. Humphrey of Lake
City met with serious accident Monday.
He was chasing pig with pitchfork,
when he fell, striking upon the tines Of
the fork. which penetrated his abdomen
to the depth of five or six inches. J.
JUDGE MITCHELL, of Winona, has rem.
dered decision in the case of Hamilton
VS.. Brown, sustaining the injunction and
restraining the defendant from shutting
off the water at his mill during the night,
and thereby flooding plaintiffs land.
A YOUNG girl living in Forest City.
Meeker county, has been missing for
several days, and there is every indica-
ton that she has committed suicide.
Although young il years she had been
seduced and deserted, and was about to
becolhe q mother.
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