The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-10-04

| a. D. E0SertOn. :,
This Concluded the work and the con
vent4on adjourned. .jI
| Minnesota News. 10;
YELLOW MEDICINE. ~ ,.tf1 :,
A coincidence connected with recent
marriage in Granite Falls is that the groom,
the preacher and the party issuing the license
were all of the same name-Baker. . On the
18th, while Mons Bratherg was burning
around his stacks, the fire caught to and
burned all his grain and hay, and also 80 tons
Hans P: Moe who lived in Stony Run, has de-
serted his wife and child, leaving them dcsti-
tute, and eloped with fifteen year old girl
named Ellen Jacobson Their present where
| abOuts arc unknown. -. O.;
FREEDOM. ,tt ;:
Miss Emma Walker came within ten
votes of being nominated in the Republican
Convention for Superintendent of Schools! ~.
were driven through Albert Lea en- route to
Rochester. They had been grazed during the
summer upon the rich prairie lands west Of
that place.
The Democratic County Convention
met at Buffalo on the 25th, and put up the
following ticket: State Senator, 7. G.. Mealy;
Representatives, A. Erlandson and c. r.. Raw
son; Treasurer John Young; Superintendent
J: +. Wendell; Sheriff. c. Nugent; Register
Of Deeds, F. W. German; Judge of Probate,J
F. Dilley; Surveyor, James jerks; Coroner,
DR.. Catlin; Commissioner 4th District, o.
Berthiaume; 5th District, Henry Mooers. The
Republican county ticket is as follows:
Johnson, Nathan Warner; County Treasured,
Thomas M'Leod; Register of Deeds, 8:
Junken; Judge of Probate, Josephus Alley;
County Attorney, Daniel Fish; Sheriff; John
Knights; Superintendent of Schools, @. II.
Stewart, County Surveyor; F. B. MCord;
4th District-C. W. Bonniwell, 5th DISTRICT
H. E. Jones. "a
LIE SUEUR.
The Democratic County convention was
held at LIE Suenr on the 22nd, and the follow
ing nominations made: For Representatives,
P. s. Gardener, R. w. Jacklin, W. Richter; for
Treasurer, NJ. McKasey; for Sheriff, NJ. Gra-
dy; for Probate Judge, John L. Meagher; for
Clerk of Court, J. W. Kolars; for Register OF
Deeds, j. F. Quinlin; for Surveyor, L. H. Bull
lis; for Coroner, Jno. Blakiston. = -
LYON '.,:.'
Wheat is worth 94 cents in Marshall
....A man named Wakcman in trying to
burn around his stacks, set fire to and burned
"a 4tons of hay. ~::'''
J: W. Oberg's Photographic gallery, in
st. Peter was recently broken open and one of
his best lens carried off, The late rains
have brought out the grass considerably. -.
F. A. Donahower and Martin Peterson have
been nominated for county Commissioners BY
the republicans. The other county nomina-
tions arc: Representative, Sumner Ladd;
Sheriff Thomas Downs; Treasurer, Frederick
Fritsche; Register of Deeds, Lars Anderson,
Judge of Probate, j ohm Peterson; Superintend.
ent OF Schools, Vhos Montgomery; Surveyor,
s. Fl. Briggs. -
THE LATE STATE FAIR.
Treasurer E. H. Moulton has published
the following table as the correct exhibit of
the receipts and expenses of the State Agri-
cultural Society at the late Fair, which pre-
sents very gratifying exhibit of the flna11.
cial success attending the exhibition: :, ,.o
Received from sale of tickets. %. .$16,1W ~
Received from sale of privilcges.... 991 ~
Total. :sl7;095 8
Paid expense account..... 4,ss070
Balance in treasury, Sept 27th.s 5 6,27l &C
FILLMORE. '}3iT
Republican nominations: judge of
Probate, II. 8. Bassett; Register of Deeds,
Lars Lars o: Ham, Hamre Treasurer, W; W. B,aaen;
Schools, Prof. P. II. Brady. -
r. H. Morton, formerly resident of
Meriden, but lately living on his farm in Rose
at the insane asylum, recently, where he was
under treatment for insanity. His rcmaina
were brought to Owatonna for interment.
The Riedell mill, of Owatonna is turning: out
six hundred barrels OF flour per week., Four
hundred barrels are shipped and two hundred
publican county convention met at Ovation
ma on the 22d and nominated the following
ticket: State senator, A. G. Hickman; Clerk
of Court, Isaac w. Burch; Treasurer, l. "A.
Cansdell; Sheriff, Clark Chambers; Supertn-
tendent Of Schools, G. G: Tanner; Surveyor,
resentatives, W. Muir and G. w. Buffum.
A deaf and dumb man by the name Of
Christopher jacobson, who is a resident iof
Douglas county and had been at work in
Geodhue, was run into by the upward bound
train between Northfield and Castle Rock, on
the 21st inst, carried up by the pilot to the
platform, from whence he was taken badly
bruised and brought to Pennington. He will
recover. ..>;
wABAsHAw. !,
| TOEk ~ uOW III OpcIatAOA OA K3 AAA&Ss
of the Midland r. r. This leaves but II milea
more to reach Zumbrota. - =.
COTTONWOOD. -. :;.i
Silas Blackman, of Selma, sowed II
bushels of wheat and recently threshed 81
bushels from that sowing. The Republican
county convention was held at Window or
the I'D, when the following officers were
nominated: Clerk of Court g. II. Sodle
County Attorney, A. D. Perkins; Supcrintend
ent of Schools, s. Taggart. ,.j;s,t
VIM. Small: living 3 miles northeast: O.
{ St. Charles, raised on 12square rods Of gronnt
IS bushels Of peerless potatoes. This Y at tn
rate of7921 1bushels per acre. -. The lol!owlnl
are the Republican nominations for count!
officers: For County Treasurer. X. b. 8ae
ford; for Sheriff, }. F. Remore, OF st. Ene5ee
for Judge Of Probate, Judge Barber; 1or G!ell
of Court, e. N. Meyers, of Winona; for Coui
Commissioner, o. Y. Gould; for superintend
ent Of Schools, o. NJ. Lord; for Commissione
of ird District, NJ. H.. Gates: Cutie
mum .ber Of young men of st. Charles ana Y
Gin ty have of late gone to Louisiana % % Nor
on the sugar plantations. This fall Iasg
lumber have conclnded to 60 and Try ae' me'
luck in the g Sunny South" Evan Gllimof, s
| son Of VIM. Gilmore, Of the town @ ;,
Charles, has organized company OF a1o, So
thirtY who. gtJ ,rfad on the Mth Tor ~