The Worthington advance., 1878-12-26
MINNESOTA NEWS.


buildings At Montevideo. .'.- -.
, In digging q we'll at Little Falls, what N.
peered to be ooal oil was found. Twill
burn. ,..- -. -, -.
1t is alleged that the population of Monte
video has more than doubled in the lart two
months.
Some twenty five new buildings h,va ,beAn
erected within few weeks past In Sleepy
Eye, Brown county.
The faribault fire department has over
In excellent condition. i:,:} - ), :; ).
Two children of Sheriff johnson, Of Deer
neld, died of diphtheria last week. One died
on MONDAY and the other on Wednesday.
son of M. Bengston, of Chisaeo Lake,
sccidently shot himself the other day while
out hunting. He is not expected to recover.
The Canton Iron Bridge company ia con-
structiug new iron bridg ge across q branch
OF the Little Iowa, at Ls Roy, Mower
county.
A project il on foot to form new county
out of ports of Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medi-
ONE and Lincoln counties; with Candy for
the county seat.
Peter Anderson, of New Sweden, has had
twelve head Of valuable cattle die recently,
from causes unknown. N. n. Ostrom, of the
same town, has lost three. So
Calvin Neal has had the two middl.
fingers of his right hand taken off bv the
planer in the wagon factory of Neal. Swami
d Co., in Lake City.
Four prisoners escaped from the jail in
moorhead, Clay county, recently. 1t is said
tne sner1H OF the county has made no effort
to recapture the prisoners. =!
John X. Brown, recently land connia-.
sioner OF tho Southern Minnesota railroad.
Is about to establish bank In. jackson.
de will be ready to open his bank for bust
ness about January I. =
| George Hall was crossing the Misstasippt.
six miles north of Little Falls; With a load Of
corn, when the ice broke where the watar
was fifteen feet deep. The team was saved.
but with great difficulty.
Michael O'Dowd, of Eagle Creek. Scott
county, while driving his team, walking by
the side OF a loaded wagon, slipped and fell
between the wheels, and was run over by the
hind wheel, causing his death soon after.
The house of William Wodoms, of Jsnes-
viiie' "aseca county, wac destroyed by Ere
with most of it's contents few nights since.
The cause of the fire is not known. Every.
thing appeared all right when the family 70
tired.
| The depot building at LIE Roy came near
being destroyed by fire the other night. The
tire caught in box Of saw-dust under a
stove. The hands on night freight train
discovered the fire in time to save the
building.
A new bell has been placed in the belfry of
Catholic rhy7rc in <ha To- 1eC
The conservation services were performed bv
the Right Rev. Bishop Seidenbusoh. Can
non were fired, and other manifestations
were INDUCED in.
An insane Norwegian, aged 28 years.
stephen Hagan by name, attacked neigh
Dor, Edward Schonstad, with an axe, infliot-
Ing fortunately only q slight flesh wound.
bis mind has been failing for two years, but
has not been considered dangerous. He will
be taken to the asylum.
Gordon Cleland, of Dundas, by the stunb-
| ling OF his galloping horse, was thrown vio-
lently to the ground ar.d was taken up in an
lnsensible condition. His left collar bone
was broke, his head cut, and he had several
| bruises on other parts of his body. Though
severely hurt he will recover.
Red Wing Adrance: John o. Curtin, of
Red Wing, dropped dead few days: since.
He was at work as usual during tho day, and
after eating bis supper went out to saw some
wood, when his death occurred as stated.
| Heart disease is supposed to have been the
| cause. He leaves a wife and three children.
A boy, years old, son of O. Q. Porter, Of
Lftchheld, while at q neighbor's, shot him
self with revolver, which had been care
lessly kept loaded on the mantle piece. The
bullet passed into the pit of his stomach, =.
causing nearly instant death. The parents ;,
were absent from home, and were tslsgraphsd
to return. : -
A Mr.: Pope was going from Canby to Lao
qui Parle with load of wood, and tho night
being dark, lost his way. He left his horses
to search for the road, and ON his return his
horses were gone. Diligent search was made
for ten days, when they were found drowned
in tho creek but short distance from the
place whore he bad left them.
Pleasant Prairie, In Faribault county, waa
agltated the other day by a personal on
counter growing ont Of tho charivarie Of 3.
Roberts. His BROTHER, John E. Roberts,
and Charles Hooser met and had hand 70 ,
hand fight. In the ARRAY Hooser got one Of
his thumbs nearly bitten of, and Roberts
had his fingers badly chewed up, and both
both were badly punished. The end is not
yet.
In tho Saltwater State prison the report
is that Bob Younger 10 In good health, but
that Cole and Jim Younger are in tho boz
pital. Cole is suffering from the ball that
lodged under one of his eyes and has never
been removed. In Jim's case some obstruo.
| tion has formed in the roof OF his mouth.
caused BY the passage; Of the ball which
spattersd his Jaw. This interferee with his
respiration and at times he seems On tho j:
point Of su6ocation.' .hi' =;
Carlton College, at Mortified; shows IN
enrolment this year of 254 students, repre-
senting thirty counties of Minnesota, nix dif-<
ferent States, ten nationalities, and eight 10
igious denominations. The new astronornf-
cal observatory is now completed; valuable
additions have been made to the geological
cabinet, to the chemical and philosophical
apparatus, and also to the ubEary-indicas-
ing that this young college isin prosperous
condition. 80 ~ = -. :. e: =
New ulm Reuiep: Mr.. o. Lipp last Fri
day evening met with an accident which
came very near terminating .seriously. He
was on his way home about O'Clock and
when near Hauenstein's brewery, hs became
bewildered and drove into sand-pit; where
he remained, calling pitiously for help, until
about 8 O'Clock when he WAS. rescued by
Hauenstein and his men. Himself and
horse would certainly have psrishsd before
morning had they been left to their tate. g.;
Sid Miller, ono of the worst horse thieves
who ever infested Minnesota and who Waa
recently released from : the State prison at
Saltwater, ID up to his old tricks again. Re-
Gently he hired . team ut Chatheld for !
couple of hours, but he forgot to take the
rig back when the time was up, lnd the
owners are now after him with xa1Ant.
He vas last sesn In West Albany, YklfS b
stayed over night at the. house ofE16omas
Reedy, and traded the carriage foJsa lumbsx
wagon. A reward Of $50 is offered for hta
apprehension, and officers are on his track.
81 Handsome new fans are of black satin
elaborately embelished with: Japanese
figures and designs, IN gold. ~! i