The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-08-02

.""Ah! I feel ashamed!" said Teedla
Toodlum to herself. II see, now, that
one II should ',ft never 'se" speak the
speckled feathers one sees in.s others
since one can never be sure that one has
not speckled feathers ones self!"-Ars.
ABBY Morton Diaz, st. Nicholda for AuQ.st.
Minnesota News Items. g.
A threc-year-old daughter of Charles
Tuttle, of the town Of Merton, was recently
scalded to death, by falling into pail Of hot
water
The Republican conventions, for the
nomination of Judge of the 9th Judicial Dis
trict has has been called to meet at New Ulm, Au-
RENv1LLE. 80,
David Benson, Of Renville, is suggest
ed as an acceptable candidate for Secretary of
State. ...rt
MORRISON
A log, in good state of preservation.
was found on farm near Culdrum, at depth
Of 10 feet.
wAroNwAN
A novel sight! A Russian farm rig for
two horses recently made its appearance in
Madelia. The agon was small and lily ar
ranged for farm work. It cost SIS in Russia
and half as much more to bring it over.
FREEBORN.
A woman calling herself Mrs. Lucy !.
Ackley, was recently arrested at lie Mars, Iowa,
and taken to Albert Lea, on the charge OF hav-
George Woodard, about the 9th of Oct 1876. :.
The following are the dimensions of boss
Hopper, recently discovered by DR.. Cady, of
Manchester: Across the chest II inch; crown
of head to point of nose 7-16 of an inch; length
Of head TIC Of an inch; length Of leg ~ inch;
thigh "a of an inch; wings, from tip to tip 81
inches: VIM. E. Wilson, alias WIN. E. How
ard, and Frank B. Davenport, alias Frank B.
Clifford have been convicted of robbery, and
sentenced each to five years. hard labor In the
State Penitentiary.
Turnips and rutabagas are being ex-
tcnsively sown. >. Actual suffering for the
commonest and cheapest neccssaries of fo.d
and clothing will be the certain lot of many
families in this county unless large charities
from abroad are contributed. Some remark
able remains were lately cxhumed from an ex-
cavatioa near the outlet Of Lake lie Hommc.
dieu. DIR. Lewis is investigating their charac
ter. .. Mr.. J. w. Mann of Smith Lake town of
Osakis has a field of Scotch Fife wheat, sown
on the 22nd Of Feb. last, which is heavy aud
excellent in every way, and promises yield
OF IS bushels per acre. The oats measures
five feet inches high, and will yield 20 BUSH
injured these crops.
MIR. E.J. Aults drug store, of Dundas,
was entered Sunday night, the 22nd, and the
two cash drawers carried off, containing about
$24 in change. Entrance was made through
the cellar window and exit by the cellar door.
-. Thomas Nelson, Norwegian Of the town
ff vrhi rro1 v,1N tR>o
7th was sunstruck and died next day. .. .Coun-
terfeit half dollars are in circulation in Dun
das.
OI.MSTED.
A Havcr hill farmer says the wheat crop
of this county this year will be tn largest pro-
duccd within the past ten years. He says
that the barley crop is better in that town this
year than he has ever seen it before, and there
has been a large amount of it sown this sea-
son.. "A man named Francis j. SartOri, who
was arrested in st. Louis several weeks ago on
the charge of stealing 500 and watch, and
who had since jumped his bail, was arrested
i'll Rochester by Sheriff Dill, on the 18th, and
surrendered to the officers who were looking
for him. NJ. w. Leland died in Rochester Oh
the 18th from q shock of apOplexy. He had
resided in Rochester since the fall Of 1881 and
was highly respected. =. Mr.. W. A. Wiley, of
Rochester, is the inventor of a wood graining
which has every appearance Of being a very
its of this process arc, that the graining is
done entirely without grainlng tools; the
work is speedily done; the material is cheap
and within the reach of all, and the finish il
beautifuland perfect.
Pro6les of infants and human heads
are found upon the window pancs Of the house
of Mr.. L B. Fcrrin i'll St. Charles-a house
in which the Spirtualists are in the habit of
meeting Sheriff Dill has been awarded
from the State fund for the purpose, $73.22for
services rendered in the capture of the North
field robbers. >: For Fourth of July celebra-
tions st: Charles uses cannon which was
cast for the Seymour and Blair club Of that
place in 1865, by Mr.. Lowth of Owatonna.
sTEARNs.
The landlady of Melrose hotel in 4
dispute with boardcr spit in the young mans
face, and on repeating the operation was
struck by the young gentleman. A warrant
failed to come to trial :. Travel is increasing
up the Sauk valley. Nearly every evening the
train brings up an even stage load, besides
those going further who take other convey
ances, and those who remain in the vicinity.
Over 10000 forest trees were planted
in Ripley this season. -. The farmers are not
afraid of grasshoppers, judging from the way
harvesters, mowers, rakes, ,reapers and wagons
are being sold this week. Potatoes promise
an abundant crop this fall Mr. E. p. Can
dee, of Canisteo township recently had a rib
broken and his shoulder dislocated by being
tossed up in the air by heifer that he was
leading. ..., ''
Rev. s. H. Murray, the able and popr-,
lar minister in charge of the Presbyterian
church at Chatfield for several years, left the
18th, to again engage in missionary work in
Africa. lie expects to he absent about three
years. Flowers placed by loving hands on
graves of departed friends in Chatfield are
stolen by thieves
Jackson. 80
Mr.. A Gruhlke, of Petersburg, who has
year, after year been exceedingly unlucky
with his crops, has this year, 20 acres of corn,
of oats, 6 Of wheat, 3 OF peas, 2 of sorghum, 2
of buckwheat, 2 ofpotatOes, and ne-haH acre
of ripe barley, and all looking well. The
graders on the Martin County Railroad were
at last reports at work nine miles west of
Winncbago City. :. An enterprising miller is
wanted to build Touring mill at Heron Lake
- WRIGHT.
Potato bugs are very numerous In some
Observation-Disclosures. so . than for several
years past. :. The grasshoppers remaining in
Silver Greek are rapidly dying of. They nearly
all carry from two to twelve parasites each.
Good luck to the parasites!
A passenger train on the Pittsburgh.
Columbus & st., Louis railroad ran into
freight train at Columbus on the 10th. The