The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-09-04
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.
State ut Large.

State ut Large.
1t is reported, and with goou reason
that the prairie chickens will soon bc OK
terminated at the rate Of slaughter now
yearly going on.
ed to be built at Kasson, Dodge county.
Three praric chicken hunters in Swift
county fired 118 times and killed only
one chicken, out they frightened good
many.
| Stevens County.
The frame Of the new Congregational
church at Morris is up, and the work will
now |,e pushed forward rapidly. =
Renville County.
] Kenvillc county Times: The hum uf
the steam threshcr is heard in the land.
The yield of wheat does not appear to JUS
tify the predictions made early in the
season.
Meeker County.
Cattle men are buying cattle in Litch-
field and vicinity, in Meeker county, for
shipment to Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Anoka County.
Anoka Union, August %: A man was
run over by the freight train Tuesday
| night near Coon Creek. He was we'll
dressed and carried satchcl. His BODY
was completely divided, and presented u
most sickcning spectacle to the section
| men who found him. A letter was found
in the pocket bearing the name of Wright
Wheeler, but nothing could be ascer-
tained as to the whereabouts Of his home
or friends. The body was buried Wednes-
day afternoon.
Pipestone County.
\ horrible accident occurred near Pipe
stone City the other day, which resulted
in the instant death of young man
whose name we were unable to learn. In
attempting to draw the ramrod from his
gun as it lay in the wagon. the piece was
discharged, and the muzzlc being close
to his head, the charge struck him full
In the face with the terrible effect above
noted. On the same day child belong
Ing to his family died of dipthcria.
Sherburn County,
Elk River (Sherburnc county, Star:
The wheat crop is not panning out as
good as was expected. The average in
the county will not exceed eighteen bush
els to the acre, but it is all good quality.
Mcleod County.
The other day an inccndiary set fire to
Alex. McDougall's grain stacks. in Helen
| Mcleod county, destroying about $50
bushels of wheat.
John Wilson reached Glencoe the 9TH
| CT night fourteen days from England.
! He brought with him from the old coun-
try a genuine English game cock.
Glencoe (NLcLeod county, Enterprise
Mrs. Slung, of Hale to 1nshlp, gave birth
to a twelve pound boy Sunday, August
It'll, and on The following Wednesday,
| three days after, took her place in the
harvest field, and pitched grain the bal
| ancc OF the week.
Swift County.
Appleton (Swift county, Recorder. Aug;
%: It is said misfortune never comes
single. Only short time since Geo Gun
| ningham lost his barn and four horses by
fire, and on Tuesday, August 10, the
| dwelling house Of Mr.. E. was struck by
| lightning, and the bolt played sad havoc
among the kitchen furniture. Strange to
say no ono was injured.
Benson (Swift county, Times, August
20: Last Friday, during tho prevalence
OF heavy rain storm, Z. A. Samscl, IL
farmer living near Shakopcc creek, south
of town, was returning to his house, hav
ing been to prepare some stacks against
the coming rain, when llc was struck by
lightning and instantly killed Every
shred of clothing on his person was torn
from him. He was buried the next day
I.,t4 4bp Civ ,1<
Fillmore County.
n highway robbery was committed at
Preston. Fillmore county. the other day.
One man was robbed Of ten and another
Of eight dollars.
A hand car in which were six men was
thrown of from the track tho other day,
near Spring Valley, by Il piece Of broken
upon the track. All were severely i'll
.iured, and one Of the number terribly
bruised and cut
Dakota County.
J.. NJ. bell, u farmer of Hampton, Uu-
kota county, had Il tisticutf fight with Il
harvest hand, recently. A pause in tho
| fight cnsued, when the harvester came at
Bell with his head down. Bell, mean
while, had drawn Il small revolver. and
fired at his hcad-down antagonist, the
bah hitting him square on the bridge of
the nose, passing down through his mouth,
and out through the CHR, ,causinga wound
more painful than dangerous.
! Freeborn County.
The other day, at Albert Lea, green
harvest hand, who had earned *25 IN the
field, met a confidence man, and they
both became fast friends. Night came,
and they both put up at the Gardner
House, occupying the same room. Grecny
put his money in one If his shoes and
pushed his shoes under the bed The
confidence man narrowly watched the
operation. When Grecny awokc III the
morning his ''tricnd" was gon" ,and so was
his money.
Benton County.
Rev. S. Hall, of Sauk Rapids, fell from
a wagon the other dav, striking on the
back part of his head and neck, giving
his spine such shock as to paralize his
arms and legs. He was carefully 1cmov.
cd to his home, and seems to be gradual
ly improving, and it is hoped that M
permanent serious injuries will remain
sauk Rapids Denton county, Sentinel
During late afternoon thunder storm,
the house of Thomas Sparrow, in the
town of Alberta, was struck by lightning
and seriously injured Mrs. Sparrow. The
electric fluid came down by the stove pipe
and in Its passage through the room to
the cellar severely burned Mrs. Sparrow
on the breast and rendered her inscnsi-
bic.
Faribault County.
The lady barber of Wells, Faribault
county, has shut up shop and left for the
northern part Of the State.
! Win0na County.
| Georwe A. Frey, we'll known German
resident of the town Of Hillsdale, Winona
county, met with fatal accident on the
evening of Aug. %. His team ran away