The Worthington advance., 1879-01-30
MINNESOTA NEWS,


Horse racing on the ice is a pastime at
Waseca.
Zumbro Falls is about to apply to the leg
lslature for village charter.
Protracted revival meetings at Vernon
Center, Blue Earth county, are sustained
with considerable interest.
Last week 600 cords of wood were market
ed in Lake City. the price ranging from
$3.50 to SO for oak; SO to $4 for green and
dry maple.
The grand jury have indicted all the
liquor sellers of Winnebago City, and each
has been put under $3.50 bonds to appear
at the next term of court.
One of the chimneys of the Ursuline con-
vent in Lake City, burned out the other dav,
the intense heat setting the roof on fire. By
the prompt use of water the fire was extin-
9nlehed thoQt idoiDg mueh damage sss;;
Messrs. J. W. Pitts and J. w. Rolston,
four miles south of Crookston, Polk county,
raised twenty one bushels per acre of No. l
wheat, testing si1ty-two pounds per bushel.
Being on breaking this is splendid crop.
There is mineral spring at Beaver Falls,
that it is believed needs only to be devel-
oped and known to become famous, and to
constitute point of general resort in the
summer months. Capital and enterprise
only are lacking.
MIR. A. Wentzel, living three miles from
Fishers Landing, in Polk county, reports
400 bushels of No. wheat, and 2G8 bushels
OF oats, and fifteen bushels of peas from
twenty acres, and seventy five bushels of
barley from four bushels of seed.
Isanti county Press: Jack Stanley, of
Princeton, has daughter who loved adusky
son of the forest-a one-eyed son-and
married him. The father, disappearing of
the alliance, followed after them on their
bridal tour among the waving pines, but all
be brought back was a licking.
Cambridge City Ne~s:: Owing to
the hard times the village coun-
Gil of Caledonia, Houston county, reduced
the liquor incenses from 800 to $50, while
owing to the hard times always caused by the
excessive use of liquor, the village council of
Cambridge. 1santi county, raised the liquor
licenses from $50 to $3.50.
Sid. Miner, the notorious horse-thief, who
stole team, cutter and harness near Roch-
ester, Olmsted county, was hotly pursued,
and overtaken and arrested near Eau Claire,
Wis.,, and taken back to Rochester. The
State and private reward of $400 offered for
the capture of the thief will be divided be-
tween the sheriff of Olmsted county and ex-
Sheriff Smith, who caught the fleeing rascal.
The county commissioners of Polk coun-
ty, in compliance with petitions of the in
habltants, have lately organized the follow
ing new townships, and ordered elections in
the same: Township 15l, range As, de-
tached from the organized township of Red
Lake Falls, and erected into new town
ship to be known as "Louisville.'' Town.
ship 145, range AZ, erected into new town
ship to be known as ''Anthony." Town
ship 149, range AZ, detached from the Or
ganized township of Bygland, and erected
into new township to be known as
"Tynsed." Several new school districts
were also defined i'll different townships.
The colored people of Hastings in con-
nection with those of Prescott, Wis, are
making an effort to erect church edifice in
the first named place.
Sauk Rapids Press records the sudden
death of H. Rogers, of heart disease. He
was born in England, and was 20 years old.
He had sold his farm, and intended to visit
England next spring. He was unmarried,
and was buried in Sank Rapids, January 10.
Hastings Neac Era: Mr.. Nicholas Kranz,
AatAoI VI NJ +. W. Aranz, our cOun regis
ter of oeeds, met his death in painful
manner last week at his sons residence. He
was walking down pair of stairs, but from
some cause missed his footing and fell to the
bottom. The family rushed to the scene,
but found him dead at the bottom of the
stairs, and further investigation showed that
his neck was broken. He was aged 81 years
and months, and had been q resident of
the city for many years. His death creates
sadness among relatives and all who knew
him alike.