The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-11-19
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS.

MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS.
The house Of Owen Sullivan near Still.
water was destroyed by fire on tho 9Th
inst. .
THIRTEEN inches of snow fell last week
near Eau Claire lake on the upper St.
Croix.
ON October 3lst there we're 100000
bushels Of wheat in store in the different
warehouses Of Hastings.
The loquacious young men Of Winona
have formed debating club wherewith
to amuse themselves during the coming
winter.
MERTON EAsrLlcK, the boy hero Of tho
Sioux Indian massacre of 1852, died in
Rochester on the 7th inst. Of typhoid
fever.
ANOTHER hay burning stove has been
tried in the Southwestern part Of the
State and, it is said, has proved to be 4
complete success. =
THE store Of Linnerman l. Demeulcs in
Sauk Rapids was broken open ON the
night Of the 7th and considerable quan.
tity Of goods carried off,
PETER WEEoo has been appointed
County Treasurer by the Board Of Coun-
ty Commissioners Of Carver county to
I'LL the vacancy caused by the disappear
ance Of Hes>cnstaub.
JANEsv1LLE Argus: Duluth bonds
were selling at auction in that city re.
Gently, IL l-2 cents on the dollar. J.
Proctor Knott will have to be called out
for another speech. or the zenith city is
played out.
MoRR1s RUSSELL. who was recently elect
cd Auditor of Crow Wing county by
majority Of four votes over his competi-
tor. H. G. Coy kendall, has 4 contest on
his hands, as his opponent insists on re.
count, which he says will give him 4 ma
jority Of one.
SAux RAPIDS Sentinel: Mr.. Geo. w.
Sweet sold. last week, all the stock, farm.
ing implements, household furniture, ETC.,
Oh his farm in Glendorado, Benton coun-
ty, and has moved, with his family, to
Minneapolis, where, We are informed, he
will engage in the hotel business.
Sr. CLOUD Times: Chas. W. Buss, of
Cold Springs, found skeleton on Sunday
last, near the Sauk River. about two
miles below Cold Springs, supposed to be
the remains Of the man Barber, who was
drowned while trying to swim over the
dam, when the river was very high, some
Eight years ago. Nothing was ever heard
of him after, and it is believed that the
bones found, consisting of the skull, collar
bone and ribs, are Barber's.
On the 4th inst, teamster named
Bergan, sustained serious injuries in the
form of a compound fracture Of one This
legs. Berean was proceeding to the
|pineries with load of supplies, from
which he accidentally fell, his leg being
crushed in one Of the wheels. Mounting
one of his horses, he rode four miles, and
was driven 100 miles in a carriage to
Saltwater, where the broken limb was
set by DR.. Milard on his arrival.
FAR1BAULr Republican Phillip LaBat.
4 young Frenchman living on the east
side of the river, stole horse from Nancy
Taope on Thursday night last and sold it
to Edward Strader in Dundas. The
woman made the facts known to Rev.
Geo. B. Whipple, who sent an officer
after the thief. He was found and ar
rested at Mendoza by Charley Wheeler
and brought back 70 Faribault, and on
examination bound over in 5000 bonds.
Rock COUNTY Herald: A burly speci.
men Of humanity hailing from the Black
Hills passed through town to-day with a
drove of Indian ponies purchased some.
where in Dakota. His appearance was
calculated to strike terror to the hearts
Of the timid. A belt filled with pistol
cartridges encirclcd his waist, from which
was suspended huge revolver, strongly
suggestive Of disposition to shoot at
short notice. Altogether the fellow
looked like a dangerous character to
tackle.