The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-08-15
MINNESOTA NEWS.

-. n1NsEsorA NEWS. u ;,.-'':''
Whooping' cough prevails at Cannon Fails,
The Swedish mission church At Cannon
Falls is rapiidly approaching completion. :.
A hook and ladder fire company is about
being organized in Little Falls, Morrison
county. - :: t&' : 80. r. 49,, d. ,
Willie Chadwick, of Elysian, had \ leg
broken the other day by being thrown from
= wagon.
good deal of sickness is reported in Ma
della, Watonwan county, especially among
children.
Saturday, Aug. 10, there were nine trampa
in the lookup at Rochester, and several
more in jail.
President Hayes has promised to be present
at the State fair in St. Paul the first week in
September.
A postofice has been established in
Richmond, Rice county, and Fred Larsen
appointed postmaster.
One day last week the team attached to
reaper in Belle Greek ran away, and smashed
the machinery to pieces.
The Southern Minnesota railway will soon
run refrigerator cars for eggs, butter, meats
| Auu poflSnaDle pfOQuctS.
Blackberries at Taylors Falls are selling
at from five to six cents quart. The yield
this year is unusually large.
Ana, Clay county, is to have $1,000
school house, the bonds for that purpose
having been already negotiated.
The father of Peter Scherer, of New Ulm,
returned from Germany last week. This is
the fourth time the old gentleman has visited
Fstherland.
The barn of NJ. Calvin, of Morris, Stevens
county, was burned the other day, and his
house, endangered by it, was saved with
great difficulty.
| A runaway team near New Ulm, the other
day, gave two broken ribs, dislocated shoul-
der and other bruises to Mrs. Peterson, some
slight bruises to Mr.. Peterson, besides hope
lessly wrecking tie vehicle.
Thomas Burns, of Albert Lea, was lodged in
the county Jail last week by the United States
Marshall for passing counterfeit coin. He
owns up to the passing of the counterfeit
money, but says in extenuaticn of the crime
that he was drunk.
Weather prophets are predicting cold
winter, because the flies bite so severely. If
that is not non sequiter, what is it? Can't
we have some other reliable sign, SO that we
may take a reef in the stove pipe, prepara-
tory to the winter voyage?
A few days since Fred Beoucheany, while
sleeping at the hotel in Cannon Falls was
robbed his pocket-book, containing $37.
| His three room-mates were searched, and
on one of them the money was found. He
was committed to Jail and the other two were
discharged.
The Preston Republican says the CON-
missioners of Fillmore county have revoked
the authority conferred upon Judge Page to
appoint shorthand reporter for the ses-
sions of the district court, in that county,
and hereafter the stenographer's s services will
be dispensed with.
At point on Main street, Red Wing, q
belligerent crowd gathered on weak side
walk, which gave way, precipitating fighters,
spectators and all distance of fourteen feet
below. The scene perhaps can he imagined,
but the swearing must have been heard to be
appreciated.
Zumbrota Independent: The telegraph
along the line of the Midland is progressing
slowly, and has got as far as Zumbro Falls,
where they have direct communication with
Wabashaw. 1t will not be long before We
shall be in town and have like Improvements.
Zumbro Falls has also the benefit of a side
track put down by the narrow guage.
Albert Lea Enterprise: Ole Selstad, living
about five miles east of here, had his hand
badly hurt last Monday by falling off horse
while returning home with reaper sickle.
AS he got near the bridge, across by the mill,
he fell off in some way, and the horse step
ped upon his hand, hurting it severely. He
will probably be laid up the balance of the
! summer.
Freeborn County Standard: While Beech
er was at the depot in this city awaiting the
train that was to take him to Waterloo, a
gentleman presented him with pen, ink and
paper and asked for his autograph. Taking
the pen he wrote the following:
Too many eggs in one basket; farmers should
raise something besides whea..
! HENRY WARD BEEcHER.
| A stabbing affray occurred in the Norton
house, Rochester, the other day, but without
fatal results. Two men got angry in dis
cussing the crop question, and one empha-
sized his assertions by kicking the other,
and the other stabbed bis antagonist in the
back, but didn't get at the hearts blood, and
the wounded man will live to quarrel and
kick another day.
c. L. Stewart, confined in the Blue Earth
county jail for obtaining goods under false
pretenses, while the ja1ler and family were
absent, except little girl, the other day,
happening to think it would be pleasant to
enjoy the fresh air, stepped ont of the old
shed of a Jail and deliberately walked away.
As he has not returned it is supposed he is
still walking and enjoying his healthy exer-
else.
LIE Roy Independent: Hang him.-Last
Tuesday tramp committed brutal out
rage on thirteen year-old Norwegian girl
at Adams, who was engaged in herding cattle
some distance from the house. He gagged
her, tied her hands, and then perpetrated
the devilish deed. Officers are on his track,
We are no advocate of mob law, but justice
| to such fellows can never be meted out in
the court room.
Wilmar Republican-Gazett Aug. 8: Har
vesting in the county is probably little
more than half done 1t is impossible at this
time to give anything like correct estimate
of the yield, but it will not be likely to run
much above an average of fifteen bushels to
| the acre for the whole county, and much of
this will grade No. aud No. 3. The best
wheat is in the northeastern towns, and the
next best in the northwestern towns, and
the poorest in the southwestern towns.
A few days since two sons of John Minch,
of 10 Daviess, were cutting grain with a
reaper, with four horse team, one boy rid
ing horse, and the other on the reaper,
passing over rough ground, the boy on the
reaper was thrown off in front of the reaper.
The horses were instantly stopped, but the
small boy on the horse could not release his
brother from the reaper. Detaching the
horses, he rode one of them distance of
eighty rods for assistance. When the boy
under the reaper was released it was found
that the top of his head WAS literally cut to
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