The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-12-13
Minnesota News items,
] JACESOE.


Heron Lake wants few Young men to
come there, who are not afraid to see the
girls home in the evening. .. Land! Land! is
still the cry along the St. Paul & Sioux CITY
Railroad, and wheat, wheat is what everybody
talks. An extensive prairie fire was raging
over in Wisconsin township on the evening Of
the 24th ult. No serious damage reported,
ted that several of our citizens visited the
scene, fearing destruction of property might
ensue.
Flocks Of wild geese were still to he
seen in the lakes of Orange Grove township
-. "A large camp of Indians is located on the
north side Of the county. These miserable
rcd SKINS are a terror through all that region
of country. Women and children arc all
afraid of them. They are killing off all the
game.
A two-year old steer attacked little
four-ycar- old son of Andrew Nelson of Parker's
prairie and knocked him down, but the little
fellow crawled out, and getting hatchct re-
turned and drove off his assailant.
A vein Of copper, five feet below the
surface, and Of good quality, has been discov-
cred at Chcngwatona. McCaine Bros. and
Barteau have sawed at their mill in Hinck-
ley, the past season, over 7,000 600 feet of lum-
Der. A new saw mill is to be built at Lygo
side track, two miles south of Pine City.
FARIBAULT.
A. C. Dunn of Winnebago City raised
last season, upon ii acres of land 1,470 bushels
Of corn-an average of los bushels to the
acre.
Mcssrs Viesselman and Hackett late
or f<>u :,
cidcd not to resort to the counties to decide
the question of illegal votes between them,
investigated the subject themselves and find
ing that Hackett was legally elected, the form
er withdrew all claims to the office and the
latter will be pcaceably installed.
DECKER.
An Indian while engaged in stalking
deer near Detroit was killed by the accidental
discharge of his gun. Allen Morrison, a
member Of the First Territorial Legislature
Of Minnesota died at White Earth on the
wAToNwAN.
Thity families of Mennonites have SET
tied in the county. Five ladies recently
The public schools in Madelia have been d.
vided into three departments.
AlTKEN.
A lumberman who left Nettletons'
shinglc mill at the mouth of Swami river on
the upper Mississippi for Grand Rapids, was
so badly frozen that his life is despaired Of .
John Randolph who has been suffering long
time with rheumatism, recently broke his leg
while lying in bed. George Houghton who
owned the steamer Poke CANA recently,
burned, will build another boat in the spring.
Prisoners in the county Jail at Faribault,
! q tom foI ~ 1n%n H..
night of the oath ult. A hole had been made
through the wall, which was two feet thick,
with an iron brace taken from bench in one
of the cells. One of the Jail birds, thinking the
coast clear, pulled out the last stone; when
instead offreedom, he beheld Hart Barton on
guard: It is reported that Dwyer, the Fari-
bault watch thief, who made his escape from
policeman in that city, has been re- e-capturcd
near Greenvalc:: "A new postoficc has been
established at Norsetrand, in the town of
Wheeling, and A. H. Brokke appointed post
master. -. The school house at Little Prairie
has been furnished with thirty new, patent
desks, which arc great improvement over
the old ones, besides increasing the seating
capacity OF the room.
OLMsTED.
Miss Phoebe Cozzlns, of st. Louis, lee
tured to large audience in Rochester on the
29th ult.. DR.. E. C.. Cross removed schirrus
tumor from the tongue of VIM. j. Mich, so
large that he could not close his mouth, and
in doing so cut off two-thirds of the tongue1
The patient is completely recovered. George
Albee, while working for farmer at Zumbro
Wabashaw county, had his arm caught in the
cylinder of thrcshing machine, and so badly
injured that amputation was rcsorted to and
his life despaired of for long time He is
now, however, rapidly convalescing
CAss.
George ". Nichols has been appointed
postmaster at Leech Lake.
FILLMORE.
Mrs. NJ. E. Kelly who was indicted 70,
for gerry, was tried at the late term of the Dis
trict court and acquitted. After the verdict
the Preston brass band sercnadea her, hel