The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-05-02
Minnesota News Items.

Minnesota News Items.
o1TnR TAIL COUNTY.
Crops in Otter Tail are doing we'll.
Asturgeon weighing IS pounds was spear.
ed by Furgus Falls man, recently.
A. J. Gibson, of Otter Tail County, who
attempted suicide by cutting his throat some
days ago, is likely to recover from the
wounds.
The first logs of this seasons drive reached
Anoka Monday of last week, and the saw
mills will soon commence work.
FARIBAuLT COUNTY.
The Winnebagu City Touring mill has
been enlarged and greatly improved, aud il
is now one of the most complete institutions
of the kind in the State. Its capacity is one
hundred aud seventy-fve barrels of fou,
daily.
Grading on the Extension" has com.
menced at this end, and as soon as profile
OF the work has been completed, large
force of men will be put on all along the
route between this place and Fairmont.-
Winnebogo CITY Press.
The Winnebago City Press comes ont in
a handsome new dress with its issue Of the
Goth. geographically the Press is now
one of the handsomest papers in the State,
while it's entire appearance is that of sue
cesstul AID prosperous paper.
DOUGLAS COUNTY.
Efforts to learn tho whereabouts of friends
of August Byrne, who killed himself ut the
Minnesota house in Alexandria. have failed
so far.
Two prisoners, Langdon and Allen, e.
capped from the Douglas County Jail at Alex
andria, on Wednesday last. It is supposed
that outsiders assisted in the escape.
STEELE COUNTY.
The stock hos been subscribed for steam
Touring mill at Meriden, Steele county, and
work on the building is to be commenced
Immediately.
NC LEOD COUNTY.
Judge Nathaniel T. Hauser, of Minneapo-
lis, is about to remove to Glencoe.
The Glencoe Register man makes an i'm
perative demand for ''the strawberries of our
daddies.''
Mr.. A. II. Baker, of Norwich, Conn.,, came
to this county twenty-one years ago, then a
young man. He remained about two years
and returned to his old home, married, set
tied down, and raised seven children. All
of his household goods, on which DR.. Benja-
min paid $92 freight bill, arrived in Glen
coe last Monday, and MIR. B. and family will
be here this week. He comes to make for
himself and family home.-Glencoe Regss-
Pr.
SvRT rorYNT1
About twenty iramps, vino were stealing a
ride in all empty car, were switched off at
Henderson. Sibley County, one day last
week. They deliberately spread themselves
about the depot platform, to finish their
snooZe.
N1CoLLET COUNTY
On Friday night burglars entered the de-
pot at Minnesota Junction and secured suit
of clothes from trunk left there, and the
amount of ten cents from the money
drawer, after which they visited the depot at
st. Peter, where, after failing to open the
safe and finding only disappointment in the
money drawer, they walked away with box
of cigars.
STATE AT LARGE.
Wheat is growing nicely, is the report
from all sections of the State.
New potatoes are turning up, or rather
being turned out of the ground, all over the
State.
CLAY COUNTY.
Miss Norah Lewis, of Glyndon, who was
visiting Mrs. Dickey, at Moorehead, had her
face poisoned by some plant in the woods,
and was using simple remedy. On Sun
day, of last week, she took by mistake q
dose of mixture containing strychnine
Fatal results were only avoided by the free
use of emetics. When the doctor arrived
Miss Lewis had begun to cramp.
wAsEcA COUNTY.
A son of Bishop Whipple is going into the
banking business, at GAINESVILLE.
Nee Brothers, of New Richland, Waseca
County. have made an assign ment to Major
Dyke, of Faribault, for the benefit of their
creditors.
sTEARNs COUNTY.
N. P. Clarke, of St. Cloud, has purchased
some 40 head of blooded COWS from the
famous herd of Mr.. VIM. S. King.
FREEBoRN COUNTY.
Albert Lea has two new railroad depots,
very neat in appearance.
A tramp stole watch from the house OF
Jens Lee, in Albert Lea, last week, and was
caught and put in Jail.
The next conference of the Danish and
Swedish Baptist churches will be held al
Albert Lea on the 9Th, 7th and 9Th of June.
A side e-track will be run from the Southern
Minnesota railroad to Gordonsville, Free
born County, in time for moving the crops
next fall.
The twentieth anniversary meeting of the
Baptist State convention and central associ
alton will be held in Albert Lea on May %
sunday school convention is called for thu
day previous. The committee on entertain.
ment consists of Mrs. NORM, Mrs. Whitman
and Mrs. DR.. Smith.
HOUSTON COUNTY
The Hokah library has recently had an in
crease in the number of its books.
oLMsTEp COUNTY.
DR.. Martinitz, of Rochester, will leave fo
Europe about the 4th of next month, to b,
gone for year or more on visit to tn
"Faderland.'
Two hotel thieves robbed the Winon,
| house, in Rochester, of several articles O
jewelry and other things, on Wednesday last
One of tho men, named Perkins, was ar
rested.
The Rochester & Northern Minnesota rail
way company have made proposition t.
build through the village of Oronoco for
bonus of $4,000, and the Narrow Gaug'
propose to run there for $25,OO0.
gang of lightning-rod swindlers ar
operating extensively in Olmsted county
Many farmers have been defrauded. 'rh,
rogues contract to supply rods of good
quality, and afterwards put up cheap rods
and demand higher price than that agreed
upon.
The Eyota & Plainview railroad has bee,
permanently located as far north as tn,
county line, and the right of way securet
| over good portion of the entire route. Th,
grade for three miles, from the summit, a