The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-08-08
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MINNESOTA, NEWS:

Waseca is about to build a Sc: 900 school
| house. -. >. HI! :Df go r. .s.Gn1
| The cranberry crop is reported to be very
large in Otter Tail county,, ~.
girl in Aiken took up loaded gun and
carelessly discharged its contents into her
body: She is not expected TO live: - ;'''i't
Burglars robbed a jewelry store in %Faris.
bault few nights ago of between two and
three hundred dollars worth of :gooda.
| Telegraphic communication has been
established between Wabashaw and Zum-
bro Falls, along the line of the Midland.
Some tramps in Albert Lea undertook to
fight gang of haryesters last week., The
mayor interfered and prevented bloodshed.
drive of about 10, 900, 600 feet of logs is
working its way slowly down the river, and
is expected to reach St. Cloud in d few days.
The new bank in Albert Lea will be
called the "City Bank of Albert Lea,'' and
will be ready for business By or before
Sept. L.. '"*'.,'i' &i'>".'7
Mrs. J. W. Townsend, residing at Pelican
Lake, Otter Tail county, had a cancerous:
arm ampufated the other day., The patient
is doing well.
Sleepy Eye, Brown county, lis to have a
round house for the railway; the com.
company having bought 100000 brick for
the purpose of building ono.
house was burned in Mankato last week.
They have no fire engine, but the ';bucket
brigade worked vigorously, and prevented
the confagration from spreading.
| The hardware store of F. Rueckert, OF
Lake City. was burglarized, and a small
amount of money taken. An unsuccessful
| attempt to burglarize A. c. Weour's store.
<Eo NEI
! Lake. Carver county, the cow-catcher struck
boy Is years old, who was asleep on the
| track. His skull was crushed in and his
| brains laid bare.
Sherburne county Star: Prairie chickens
are said to be very plenty around here, and
the fact that the law does not allow them to
be killed until August II, does not prevent
! some people from shooting them.
In the streets of Owatonn4, fight oc-
CURED between butcher and railroad hand,
IN which the latter got severely punished.
The butcher accused the railroader of steal
ing sausages. Nice "linked'' sweetness lol,
| drawn out. ' = :
In Chaska, the other day, boy stepped
| upon scythe, severing the leshy part of
the heel entirely from his foot. A surgeon
| being promptly called, stitched the severed
| heel to the FOOT and made good job of it.
The heel will heal.
terribly destructive storm passed over
the eastern portion of Carver county on
Tuesday, the 3Oth inst. For half an hour
wind, rain and hail reigned supreme. In the
path of the storm crops were beaten down
and greatly damaged.
The Sherburne county Ne,cs tells of a
man named William Wilt of the town Of
| haywood, Benton county, who was suffering
from rheumatism. A neighbor induced
him to try some sort of medicine which was
warranted to be sure cure. So it was: it
cured the rheumatism, but killed the man,
who leaves wife and six children.
A few nights ago James NJ. Hall, on his
way on foot from Rochester to his home in
Marion township, was met OIL the road by
a she-wolf and two whelps. The old wolf
disputed the right of way. Mr. Hall,
regarding discretion the better part of valor,
yielded to the wolverines demands, and
sought his home by an undisputed route.
A terrible accident occurred last week to
little son of MI. Frische, who owns the
nwayne farm in Rochester, Olmsted county,
The boy, about Gyears old. had laid down in
the grain and his father drove harvester
over him. All the fingers on the right hand
were cut off, and the left arm badly cut. He
was brought to the city, and his wounds at
tended to by city physician.
The Granite Falls Journol reports that
the boys allege that the young prairie chick
ems are affected with some disease that
makes them dizzy when they attempt to fly.
They sa. they rise from the ground all right,
but are taken with fit just after rising and
fall to the ground. It behooves those who
eat them to look out and get healthy chick
ems, or the eaters may be dizzy too, or worse.
Glendale (McLeod county, Register, Aug.
l: A ride Of some thirty miles through a
part of the best wheat growing section OF
the county, during which we made perso
nal examination of every wheat field passed,
convinces us that the recent hot weather has
damaged the crop more than one-half in
quantity, and that the remainder will only
grade No. at most.
The local papers in different parts of the
State say that ':sfortsmen'' are getting
ready and impatiently waiting for the 18th
of August, to commence the slaughter
of prairie chickens. And many of the local
editors treat the subject so trihingly and
hippantly as to show that they have given
the subject of the unlimited slaughter OF
the prairie chickens no proper thought.
The driver of the mail stage between Ell
river and Princeton, was assaulted in the
woods three or four miles from any hsbita
ton, where he had stopped to water his
horses, by tramp, whose object. no doubt
was to rob the mail. The tramp got the
worst of it. and disappeared from sight, and
the driver proceeded OH his way The mail
needs to be protected by guard in that lone
woods.
= Owing to some misunderstanding. and
! consequent bad blood. Charles Dors made q
, murderous assault upon Peter Kokluch, OF
, the Polish settlement in the town of Hold
, ing, Stearns county. Kokluch was knocked
senseless by blow on the back of his neck
, with club, in falling fell on scythe, cutting
deep cash in his face. The physician says
it Is wonder his neck was not broken
The ruffian DORIS is under arrest.
Owatonna Recie,c: On Monday last 6
tramp entered the house Of Mr.. Kovers who
resides near the line between Somerset and
Havana. Mrs. Kovars being alone in the
house, the tramp demanded what money she
had. Upon being refused, he searched The
? house until he found $25. Mrs. Kovars
seeing he had got the money, attempted to
take it away from him, when he drew knife
and cut large cash in her left arm, ate,
which he made good his escape.
Goodhue County Republican, Aug. I:
Our correspondents still continue to give us
reports as to the condition of the wheat
, We learn nothing more encouraging from
them or any other source. One Vassa farm
er secured his harvest crew and put them in.
= to the field, but found the grain worthless
4 although it looked like large crop. He
] discharged the men at once, and offered to
t give the entire crop as it stood for 81 pei
acre. They did not take the wheat, and il
will be burned or plowed under. There arr
: many fields in the same condition. The loss
/ in this county is terrible, and every fresh re
. port intensifes it. We hear that the shrunk
en- wheat gives indications Of good Touring
qualities, there being little waste to the ker
f nels.
Carver County Free Press, Aug. 2: On
Tuesday We had one of those gentle and re-