The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-08-30

dressed the Sunday school children M At
ma tMattaswa ohtrehn chattield on the night o1
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J G.; Lawrence has received the. ap:
Judicial District, on the State Board Of Eouo:
'lizalion.. .Wabashaw Is livelicri these dayd
than has beenlknown since those of.'60. The
streets are full of contractors, graders and ID.
s6orers q, every class =. Jerry cMahoney :was
killed on the 10th, while working around the
ERE 1n1sSher 9n fa5;a n A&hlena sf
entered Knhn's store, in Wabashaw, Whe
broke open the till and secured few doliars
IN change, but were frightened off before thev
could take away any goods or other articles Of
value. :: :,
W1NONA- '...
The following is the summary of the
business transacted at the depot in ST. Charles
ior 1 the month OF July:; Freight received, 8Os,
ed, 1,24, ,405 lbs: charges, &S,S66Oa. The
freight forwarded and received is considerably
In excess OF the same month last year. :. The
saloon keepers of st. Charles hive been noti-
ned by the proper authorities that no games
VIII DC allowed in their saloons except bill
iards. N'
LIE sUEUR.
Daily trains on the Minneapolis s. St.
Louis 1:aalroad arc running to Montgomery.
DAKOTA.
On the Curry farm, near Farminoton.
6l6 bushels OF milling wheat were raised from
Il aczes-an average Of SO 4-17 bushels to the
Hcac. The total expense of cultivating and
hAfFcstlng the crop amounted to $259.10
JACKSON.
in case the required aid is voted four
teen miles Of the Martin county railroad will
the road to point near Lone Cedar, and with.
IN sixteen miles Of the town of jackson :.
Two years ago this summer Mr.. George Free
mirc, OF Heron Lake put in 70 bushels Of wheat
and got back IS bushels. One year ago he
put in 40 bushels and got nothing back. This
shows what can be done, how the 'hoppcrs
have gone.
A good deal of building is going on in
different parts Of the county About fort
night since, DR.. Lewis removed f1brous tu.
NOR, weighing several pounds, from the side
of N. Hartung, Of Carver: The patient is now
11i walking about town, in apparently good
the Minneapolis & st. Louis road last week.
No. (Lcvi Butler) is in charge of Engineer
John Lee, and No. John Martin) is under
control OF Engineer Robert Thomas.
DENTON.
Terrence Carr of Sauk Rapids who was
confined in the st. Cloud Jail for an assault
on man named Simmons, has been exam
med and pronounced insane and taken to St.
Peter. NJ. Huffman who was arrested on
charge OF larceny preferred by Charles Gil
man has been discharged Two St. Clond
gentlemen were recently detected in a VIOLA
ton OF the State game law by a curious mis-
and was captured by e uple of citizens Of
sauk Rapids, who OF, examining the buggy
found brace OF prairie chickens. This led
to the arrest of the chicken hunters
COTTONWOOD.
The yield of wheat on the lsarden farm
is estimated at 5000 bushels .iust 20 bushels
to the acre. About 5000 bushels have been
threshed. Bingham Lake begins to look
NE s. business town. The track is covered
while the mill is using more or less cars.
They will need depot soon. .. Mr.. Dunnicliff
OF Window thinks that "those who laugh best
laugh last" for that is his experience with 4
crop: In the spring the people laughed at
him for sowing, and now he has secured sixty
their timldity 49,. There are In this county but
two sections Of minimum government land
land situated beyond the land grant limits and
this Is in town 106 range So. Mr.. Smith has
located several families of Russians on these
lands, the price of which is $125 an acre.
IL 's 8 stated that if the entire plowed acreage
in Vottonwood county had been sowed to
wheat OR cropped with other grain it would
nave placed every farmer on his feet again
and let him out Of debt.
Blue EARTH.
William Murphy, Alias Bassett is in
the Mankato jail charged with obtaining
money under false prctenscs. His plan was to
heavy and apparently genuine geld
game in Mankato, securing $500, but on de-
lection, was speedily sent to Jail. Licuten.
ant Bradley, the first man killed in the recent
fight between Gen. Gibbons command and
the Indians in Montana, was q cousin of the
Bradley brothers of Mankato He spent some
time in that place few years ago, and will be
remembered by many Of their citizens. "A
son of Mr.. John Larson, living up the Gene
tory ravinc in Mankato recently sustained
severe fracture Of the left arm, between the
wrist and elbow -. A music-loving citizen of
Mankato has just received from New York, q
large seized music box, made in Switzerland.
and imported upon his order It is arranged
to play 48 airs, selected from the best compos-
ers The cost OF the instrument was $3.50.
WRIGHT.
The tax judgment sale takes place at
Buffalo, Sept. 18th, and at the same place the
18th. The house of James Sheridan, .'of
Rockford township, was burned on the S9th.
1.-THE St. Paul & Pacific railroad company
arc offering half fare rates to exhibitors at tho
coming State fair, for all stations excepting
st. Paul and Minneapolis.
NICOLLET.
Capt. T. G. Scott, formerly captain of
Company F. Second Minnesota Regiment and
for many years resident of st. Peter, died
July 30th ut Fort Smith, Ark. Lars Peter
son proprietor of the Northwestern Hotel St,
Peter has invited the farmers Of Nicollet and
Lc Sueur counties to free "harvest honQc''
dinner: at his hotel on the 20 and 21st inst. =.
emptor at Lake Emily died on the 18th, in the
10Th year of Lis age. Pas uraee near St Pc
ter is very scarce owing to severe drought
-. "A nine-acre field just across the river from
t. Peter yielded 357 bushels of wheat, an ay-
eragc Of SO 2-3 bushels to the acre. This is
The best yield SO far reported in this county
wABAsHAw.
A tramp at Lake City the other dav
undertook to play it off on the boys by feign-
ing sickness, and falling In fit, but instead of
Whisky Whisky he got big dose Of potassium and
& finished work in the grain fields and arc on
their march westward.
HOUSTON.
Root River and the Mississippi are
lower than they have been for several years
49,. Coon hunting is being indulged in BY
some of the Hokah sports. jew peddler
known at Hokah as "Litttlc 10" is reported
TO have been murdered and robbed and that
his body had been found in wheat shock. =.
Eight miles of new iron on the Southern
railroad will be laid this fall, on
sections where tho old iron is badly worn
The s: N. track will be in good condition for
:ars this coming season. y, %. G. Bellrood; of
Hokah is spoken Of as the probable Demo
cratic candidate for the Legislature from that
District. Diamond Jo Reynolds recently
paid the McMichael Bros, $1,000 for losses
sustained BY the sinking, early last spring at
of q barge loaded with wheat be-
raiiroad,S an aresian well, and the
closing Of all saloons. On Sunday. :: The Gale
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