The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-06-07
Minnesota News Items.
FHEEBORS


H. NJ. Foot, express agent at Alden, has
commenced a libel suit against NJ. w. Dodd, Of
Chatfeld, in consequence of the publication by
the latter, some time last winter, ola commu-
nication charging Mr. F. with "robbcry. or an
attempt at robbery. "A new postotiice has
been established in Bath, and Lewis Carlston
appointed postmaster. Albert Lea is trou
blcd with tramps.
Bishop Whipple confirmed a class of
twenty-five at Christ Curch, in Red Wing, in.
| GLIDING three Sioux Indians .. The annual
meeting Of the County Sunday School Associ-
alton will be held at Goodhue June 9Th and
7th.
Blue EARTH.
A large quantity of wheat is still in
farmers hands. The Mankato city council
is agitating the question Of water supply for
that city. "A chapter of Mankato accidents:
Mr.. Joseph Knott, while working in a stone
quarry, received a blow from a hand spike
with which he was at work, ,&nd sustained a.
severe fracture of the jaw -bonc.-Master
Harry, the tiyc-ycar-old son of VIM Roberts,
sustained fracture Of the collar bone in fall
little daughter of Mr.. A. Busch broke her
left arm Mrs. Kelly, Of Cercsco, who last
winter gave birth to triplets, has been photo
graphcd in group with her children. j.. The
babies are all alive and doing WE'LL hut her
husband has since died. -.
DAKOTA.
Miss Corbelie, young Bohemian girl
in Rosemount, was shot and killed by young
mar named Kelly 1t is supposed that lie was
not aware the gun was loaded. Such Careless
ness is criminal. j. H. Thurston, of Farm
ington, has instituted suit against the Hast
ing & Dakota Railway Company for damages,
in the sum Of $1,000 for injuicS received in a.
collision on that road last fall. Mr.. Balch, Of
Auburn, also brings suit in the same court for
bf,sSn I,~
lision A team of horses belonging to
Thomas Howes, of Hastings, ran away last
week, and one of them was killed and the
other badly njured. .. The friends of Rev. S.
T. Sterrett, of Hastings, have subscribed to
make up his recent loss by robbery, amount
ing in all to some $3.50.
w1NoNA.
Z. II. Lake, an old settler and prominen
business man in Winona is dead. .Winona in
excited by threatened riot. About q hundred
| and fifty or two hundred laborcrs from the
Fourth ward, composed mainly Of Poles and
Bohemiams, called on the Mayor and de-
manded employment on the water-works They
complained that men outside of the city had
been employed instead of men who live in
town. Mayor Simpson replied that the coll
tractors on the water-works did not like the
way the Polanders used them last season
They were engaged at 81. per day and struck
for higher wages in critical part of the work.
The ringleadcrs of the demonstration intima-
ted that they must have work or blood, at
which threat they were promptly met with the
assurance that if blood was what they wanted
tempted anything like riot or attack.
Patrick Kelly, of Leaf Valley, died sud-
denly of heart disease few days since. {. Dur
ing last week three of the five children o.
Hon: Knute Nelson, of Alexandria, died o.
| scarlet fever. Every male citizen of Alexan;
dria, between the ages of21 and 60 are required
to work five days fighting grasshoppers, or
pay 81 per day to get a substitute. The
farmers Of the town Of Lake Mary had grand
gopher hunt and killed l $40 IN one day.
WABAsHAw.
George Geer, of Clifford; lost barn.
and grana1ry, with grain, agricultural imple
mcnts, and several barrels Of -four, by fire last
week. The Lake Pepin sportsmen's Club
had trial of skill in craftsmanship last week
Number of shots 220; number balls broken,
SO. Prizes were awarded as follows; First,
James McCroden; second, Nate Patton; third,
L. s. Van Vliet; fourth, Ed. Patton; fifth, c. W.:
Smyth. -.
A larger area of corn has been planted.
in the county this spring than ever before.
GrasshOppers have not appeared to any great
extent. Business men are encouraged and
farmers happy. .Stock-farming is on the in.
crease and the day is not far distant when a
grasshoppcr visitation would lose' its. terrors
for the people of the county. j.. Mr.. B. 8. Cook
has discovered the fact that two ponds in the
town Of Deerfield, seven miles west Of Ovation:
ma, are filed with fish, and that with little
improvement of their banks and surroundings
they will become favorite places of resort. Tie
larger one, covering an area of about 800 acres
he has named Lake Pelican, and the smaller,
covering 100 acres, Swan Lake. They have
both been stocked with young salmon, sup
piled by the State Fish Commissioners. :s