The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-09-17
MINNESOTA T. ",MATTERS

QurE a colony is being collected in st
feter for emigration TO. New Mexico this
MISS Mn.11E Morr has been appointed
. teacher in the Blind Asylum. at Fari-
lum for the ensuing yea1,,,r
PorAToEs Of. the yerV best kind are sold
in Mankato 1t retail for IS cents per
Hon. Isaac STAPLES Of Saltwater is in.
augurating a-system of drainage by
which = large tract Of wet lands an that
|city will be drained. a.',,:~r sii:%* oil;
THE farmers of Lexington and DERRY
name, lie Sueur county, Are s:c3siming q
yield of70 and 80 bushels of@oats per
acre. >s:''.A7 - ~ - :ss,} 80 g
THERE have been l47 ,ls2,l64 feet Of
logs scaled at Saltwater thus far this sea.
son, which have been sawed there or
RATED below. 80
The entire wool clip of Minnesota does
not exceed 100000 pounds--not enough
to supply single mill like that 1T Min.
neapolis. So says the Caledonia Jour-
nal. G~~!s
The vexed county scat question of
Becker county has finally been decided
in favor of Detroit, and the county of.
fees will be forthwith removed to that
place.
A YOUNG man named Sisson, living =
few miles southeast of Spring Valley,
committed suicide on the evening ;of the
2lst ult:, by shooting himself5with re-
volver. 49,, u ts
A JUG Of New. Orleans. molasses ex.
)ploded in closet, in Faribault mansion.
with noise resembling thunder, and
scattered its contents around in: every di.
rection. ''-:s:r
1r the report of the Commissioner of
Statistics is to be believed, Goodhue
county raised more wheat last year than
any other county in the State. namely,
2,308.67 bushels: v:,v, ~
The violent rain of the 30th ult. swept
away the large truss bridge txo miles
east of Lanesboro. Also the Rush Creek
bridge near Rushfcrd, and about 500 feet
Of track between Isinours and Laneboro.
The Turtle Creek cheese factory in
Mower county has proved success
large amount of cheese having already
found its way to market at remunerative
prices and still more awaiting shipment.
In 1860 Faribault county had q popu-
lation Of but 1885, and in 1870 the census
returns show population of 0,94O, 4
gain of 8,6O5. During the same time
Winnebago City increased her population
800.
The present rise in the Mississippi, it
is estimated, has loosened up and; started
downward fully 20,000,000 feet Of logs
that, had the dry weather continued,
could only have been made available this
season by large expenditures Of time and
means. ''*
The Duluth Blast Furnace Works were
sold at sheriff sale on the 30th ult., un-
der decree of the District Court, and
were bid of by Messrs. Brenneman &
Ward, Of Pittsburg, Pa, one Of the larg-
est creditors of the concern, for the sum
of $26,867.
CALEDONIA, Houston county, has 4 CEN
tenarian named Walker. He is Scotch.
man by birth, is one hundred and three
years old, and although his hearing is
partially impaired, he is still in good
health and bears up under his great age
with wonderful vitality. .,.:'
Mr.. A. W. MuNsoN Of .Plainview, has
invented and patented a very ingenious
yet simple machine for measuring grain,
which does its own tallying and is so ar'
ranged that mistakes are out Of the ques.
ton. The machine can be used the same
as = half bushel measure. ,;.t:,
CAPT. McSPADDEN's mill in Looney's
Valley, near Houston, valued at $1,000,
was undermined and ruined by the re.
cent rains. The whole of the Root River
bottoms was under water, and at least
one-third of the wheat crop in that Sec
tion is damaged.
AUSTIN Register: The other day one
Of the prisoners in the Jail was sent to Z
we'll for a pail of water, just across the
street. He went, filed his pail, and
turning about to see that he was not
watched, took to his heels and fed. He
was pursued but not captured.
The War Department has decided that
the proposed bridge across Lake st.
Croix opposite Saltwater will not be An
obstruction to navigation, and the bridge
Lawlor for its construction which togeth.
er with its franchises will be transferred
to the city Of Saltwater. Work will be
commenced at once aud the structure
ready for use by the time the ice goes
out next spring. -'h'- =. T..
A. NJ. GREELEY of Maine Prairie, while
driving over the slough road !; below
Bridgeman's mill, undertook to lind .
short cut, and leaving the beaten. track,
started to drive over the slough. In =
short time his horse began to sink-then
followed his buggy, and on getting out,
he himself sunk to his waist. The. buggy
was up to the hubs and the head of the
horse only could be seen when assistance
came and the whole outfit was rescued.
ON the night Of the 10Th ult. MI. A.
Cox Of Austin Was awakened by ! noise
about the premises, and on getting up
SAW man jump out of the. windo1. He
Immediately fired 1t him.. and following
after gave the alarm which raised IN OH.
Ger, who joined in the pursuit, and after
= considerable chase succeeded in captur.
Il ing the burglar He gave':the %name Of
John Flynn, and was bound over IN the
sum of $500 to appear a, answer. and
in failing to give the bonds ! was g sent to
Ijail. 49,. -. 49,.
week / stranger visited the house. Of Mrs.
OFT, in Mankato township, and in tho
absence Of the family, outraged the per-
son Of her daughter, girl l4or IS years
of age. Though he WAS seer ~ several
persons Afterwards, he has not yet been
apprehended. He is described Is tall
man, light complexion, dark hair;s short,
black mustache and long >facA: wore lieht