The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-05-16
Minnesota News Items,
CLAYCUNTY.'

/ The Brainerd Tribune tells of the killing
of a timber wolf that, .smeasured six feet
from head to tail, and stood as high 10 Z
large deer. In fact, Mr.: Paddock thought it
was buck when he shot it." Pretty fair
attempt at wolf story.
A river driver called at the house of a Mr..
Heath, near Brainerd, last week, and de-
manded something to drink from Mrs.
Heath. Upon refusal he became abusive,
when Mrs. Heath seized club and drubbed
him until he was almost insensible.
Settlers are Aockng into Crow Wing
county in large numbers this spring, and
the timber southeast of Brainerd is being
rapidly taken up. Houses are being built
in every direction, and land is. being cleared
and put in crop. at truly surprising rate.
Brainerd Tribune. 49,.
MURRAY COUNTY. a
A prairie fire last week destroyed fences,
and did other damage in the cemetery of
Currie, Murray county. Measures will be
taken to prevent recurrence of such mis-
hap. -.
From numerous conversations with tho
farmers in this vicinity, We learn that the
grain now promises an abundant harvest,
and, best of all, no signs of the return of
the Internal grasshoppers.-Currie Pioneer.
BROWN COUNTY.
Our merchants are making an effort to
have all stores closed on Sunday. This is .
move in the right direction, but unless all
of our business men can be induced to Join
it, it will amount to nothing.-Ne'c Ukn
Reciea0
BLUE EARTH COUNTY.
The veterans of the old First Minnesota
are to hold their annual reunion at Manka-
to on the 10Th and goth of June.
The old settlers of Blue Earth will hold
their annual reunion at Mankato on JunA4
Judge Flandrau will deliver the address.
RICE ooUS.r.
Justice Thompson is waging war against
the unlicensed liquor dealers of Rosemount.
One has been sent to Jail and another es-
capped through default of witness.
At Northfeld, one night last week, the
watchman demanded the business of q
strange horseman. The latter answered
that he had been sent from h1illersburg to
call DR.. Wheeler for sick traveller. The
doctors house was pointed out, the doctor
aroused and sent off to biillersburg, where
he found the errand was a hoax. It has
since turned out that the self-styled mes
senger was horse thief, who had adopted
the ruse to account for his appearance at
such late hour.
MOWER joCSTY.
Cargiu & Van, of Lacrosse, and II. E. An
derson, of Austin, have Just completed
purchase from the Southern Minnesota rail-
way company, of tract of grain and grass
lands, in Martin county, Minnesota, on the
''Extension," containing about 5000 acres.
They expect the road to reach them by Au
gust next, and will break up from three to
four thousand acres this year. Mr.. Cargill
is now in St. Louis purchasing the necessary
mules, forty to fifty teams, to do this work,
and they hope to be turning over the sod by
the 18th inst.
GOoDHCE COUNTY.
Pine Island is to have new Catholic
church, built of wood with a stone founda-
ton.
Zumbrota folks are in ecstacies over the
arrival in their village of the Rochester and
Northern, and the Midland railways.
FREEBoRN COUNTY.
It is not money we want just at this mo-
ment. We want tho local news.-Freeborn
County Standard. Oh, that every country
editor had the wisdom to understand that
the way to get money is to first get the local
news. Let the Standard continue to live up
to this principle, and it need never fear about
the money.
COTTONWOOD COUNTY.
The house of the Rev. MIR. Porter of
Mountain Lake, Cottonwood county, was
burned last week. Mrs. Porter, in trying to
save some effects, was severely scorched.
It is possible that she may lose her right eye.
Her right arm was also badly burned.
A horse dealer from Missouri bought some
aconite in Window, Cottonwood county, to
give to his horses as medicine. The vial was
put in pocket along with vial of brandy,
end the horse dealer soon after, wanting q
drink, swallowed the contents of the wrong
bottle. Powerful emetics were at once given
him, and his life was saved, although he
suffered great pain.