The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-02-10
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MINNESOTA JEWS ITEMS

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A1NNEsoTA g m s''l'| :: :NlEWs1TEHS, J W "a ! !,
AN: 4 NEW Catholic church % Is to Sc baaiiit &
Green. Isle; Sibley county. .'". y; no5sses
aggregated 7e,0o0. 900 pounds. toss1' !''eT5
HExDsRsoN is talking Of building 121i,,,; now
hotel and Touring mill this summer::
THE receipts Of. eerchandise,,s grain :lii and
other produce at Moorhead In 1875 was
49, 8,o48,440 pounds. III .:>F:z>s 81 HHo a..s.t
PnMHARxoxlc Hall in Winonna was bar. BAR
TALLY unroofed by the severe; gale of!the
night of the Goth ult. I'D 5.I5 oosis1c-,:
VIZ. THORN sof Carver was recently
thrown from wagon and badly injured
about the head and face by striking the
roots of ! stump. -
THE stage running between Sauk
Rapids and Brainerd has experienced mo
d,s4lty tiie th;! IN getting through On sehsaale
rnE houseo Of Dr.: Bsrrrlii,oagto5,n,,, H. near e.
Alma City. Waseca county, With nearly
all its contents, was destroyed BY Hfire On
the night of: the 26thi iult.:'s;3 Il .~;:;@4.. j
Tu1R7y ONE marriage certificates we're
issued iii .Matonwan county during 1875,
while the number Of births WAS tl58, land
the number Of deaths "a. q,.t,..:;.|t., =:
: The dwelling house Of II. r.. Weston.
Of Lake City, took fire on the 28th ult..
from Z, defective Hue, and was entirely
consumed: Loss covered BY insurance.
TnE house Of Geo. Bates, near; North.
field, was burned on the Goth ult:: The
house was the saving Of sixteen years Of
hard labor. and had recently been com.
pleted. No insurance.. II
On the afternoon Of the 30th ult ) lhe
dwelling Of Mr.. Madigan in the village of
GAINESVILLE, Wasecs county, caught fire
from Z stove pipe and was soon \ smoul.
der;ng heap Of ashes. .l,..n:.} s.
The appeal of G. W. Holland, County
Attorney Of Grow Wing county, from tho
board of commissioners fixing his salary
at $500 per annum, has been decided, and
CIV. will now get $500. IT,. ..Jrr<,y,
The decision in the suit Of the city of
Wiaona vs.. Horace Thompson and the
Minnesota Construction Company, Oh
trial in Winona before Judge Lord Of
Mantorvillc, will not he made public until
April. .,,.r.
The residence of Wallace Stuart, six
miles west Of JanesvjIle, Waseca: county,
was destroyed by fire on the morning Of
the 9th ult. The furniture and cloth
ing Of the family were also burned y, y
A YOUNG man while looking ut some
axes in store in Buffalo recently slipped
one into his pocket, but was caught in the
act and arrested He paid for the axe
and $2O besides, and went away in no
very pleasant mood. -.
Tue steamboatmen and raftsmen will
strenously oppose the construction Of 4
pontoon bridge ut Winona which with
tho bridge already constructed at that
point, would double the, difficulties that
beset navigation. 9 ~ ''*'.. - -.
WHILE two children Of Frank Meoda Of
Ashley. Stearns county, were left alone
in the house recently, they commenced to
clean = gun which proved to be loaded
and was finally discharged. One of the
children very narrowly: escaped instant
death, while tho others hand was COM
pletely shattered BY the shot. ;1,,u ,.i.,1
Two parties named John Story and
Alex. Harkcom had law suit before =
justice Of the peace in, :Mantoryille. ia
which the former claimed seven dollars.
Under the inspiration of'the Justices
counsel they agreed to compromise on the
payment by Harkcom Of IS to Story,
whcreupon the latter gave the justice 4
800 bill, with VIII ich he left the room to
get change. While he Was gone the, two
men got into quarrel: which ended in =,
fight and in uarkcom being + badly
punched and showed nearly through !
window. The justice returned and lined
Story IS and ordered Kim of his prcmi!
ses. - -: tt: 2i:I.,J q. Nnit