The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-08-14
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.
WashingtOn County.


2 Several Of the genus tramp have been
hanging around the boom at Saltwater
the past few days, some of whom, in an
apparently unconcerned manner, were
mas ing inquiries as to the time and place
Of payment Of the employees. This tact
being made known to the secretary of
corporation, Mr.. J. S. Proctor, that gen
tleman considered prudence the better
part Of valor, and on Sunday, Aug. 2,
With large amount of money for the
payment Of the men, went up to the
boom in a row boat, instead of driving
alone in his buggy, as has been his Gus
tom hitherto. If the suspicious inquir-
ers had any evil object in view they were
completely foiled in their purpose.
| Steele County.
Three highwaymen were arrested ut
Aledford, August 6, for robbing a farmer
OF $6 in money aud q watch.
Olmsted County.
oc hester Record and Union: + ID.
Swort" oed, tho other day, ad the hook
of self binder enter his left hand at the
side, and ~hen it had effected good hold,
Mr.. S. pulled away, and tore out bones,
muscles and everything else. He will lose
part Of his hand.
| Dakota County.
The diptherla is prevailing at Lake
willie, Dakota county.
The Dakota county commissioners
have made levy for county expenses this
year of $22,00O-a reduction of $1t 900
from the amount assessed last year.
Pennington Dakota county, Press:
Sheriff Chapel has sold over z, 900 acres of
wheat on attachments during the last two
weeks-mostly to recover payments due
on machinery. Twenty-thrce actual sales
were made, the crops being bid in by the
plaintiffs, and renewed notes secured for
future safety. In all he had over sixty
levies, but mast of the suits were adjusted
without salsc.
State at Large.
New wheat is beginning to find It's
way to market at various points III the
State.
| AS the harvest is nearly through. the
towns and villages are being ovcrrun with
lazy, thieving, begging, vagabond tramps.
In the vicinity of Young America the
other day, three year-old boy of Peter
Meyer, fell into painful of hot starch
and was so severely scaled as to cause
death in a few hours.
Capt. Bradon will build five depots on
the Blue Eerth City branch, one 24x7O at
that town, one 24x60 at Winnebago CITY,
and the other 24x4S each at Garden CITY,
Vernon, and possibly at Shelby.
According to the latest revised game
law, sportsmcn cannot enter nor allow
their dogs to enter growing grain, and
permission must be asked Of the owner
to enclosed grounds at any time Viola
tions of these provisions subject the trans
grcssor to penalty of $40.
Douglas County.
Alexander Post: 4 large apple tree
growing in the yard of John Simonton,
bore full crop of blossoms in the spring.
Most of the fruit blasted. On the 1st Of
August it again blossomcd as fresh as
May.
Alexandria douglas county, Ne,os:
The other evening, during the heavy thun-
der storm, the lightning entered an open
window in the residence of w. H. Nc
Killips, in Lake Mary, the shock knock
ing Mrs. NJ. inscnsiblc. Mr.. McKillips
was just stepping in at the door, and
caught his wife as she was falling. A
little cold water soon revived her, and
she has almost recovered from the shock
No damage was done to the building or
furniture.
Stevens County.
a very large crop of oats in Stevens
county is reported.
Quite a number Of horses have sicken,
ed and died in Morris during the past
week, from wha: seemed to be lung fever.
The merchants and business men Of
Morris, Stevens county, arc antici pating
d great increase in business, and arc max
ing corresponding preparations to meet
the anticipated prosperous state Of at-
fairs.
Goodhue County.
The amount of taxes levied by the
commissioners Of Goodhue county, ut
their late session, was $4,000.
The other morning, Charles Armenian,
a worthy German farmer, living near Pine
Island: Coodhuc county, was kicked in
the bowels by a colt, producing injuries
resulting in death. He was ~ years Old
One day last week son of Mat. Eigo,
Of Bell Creek township, Goodhuc county,
aged years, while leading horse to
drink during thunder shower, was
struck by tightening and instantly killed.
The only mark of injury was slight dis
coloration of the temple.
The other evening the house Of John
Strom, who lives about five miles ccst of
Cannon Falls, was struck by Lightning.
Mrs. Strom and her little children were
alone in the house at the time, but were
not injured. The building took fire,
which Mrs. Strom succeeded in quencl,-
ing before it gained much headway.
Recently a man in Bell Creek, Good-
hue county, was driving a reaper, and
had his little girl on with hlm, giving
her a ride. The horses we're troubled
with flies and became unmanagcablc, and
in order to control them, he threw off the
child, out of harms way, and IN doing 50
lost his balance, was thro sn in front Of
the sickle and had an arm cut complete
ly of, besides being badly cut in other
places.
Martin County.
Seth. "A. Faulkner, OF IenhasSCD, Mar
tin county, thc o*her day borrowed his
fathers team to 60 to an adjoining town.
ship, and then put out with design to ap-
propriatc the team to his own use. The
relentless father pursued his fleeing son
with sheriff, overlook and arrested him
for horse stealing and he is now in jail.
Stearns County.
The st Cltud Times: The other day
Michael Moos, of st. Augusta, Stearns
county, drove Il horse over a manure pile
in which pitch-forx was sticking. The
animal stepped upon the fork, threw it
up, and. the tines entered its body, tear
ing the flesh and causing the cntrails to
protrudc. Attempts were made to sew up
the wound, but they were unsuccessful
and the horse died.
Faribault County,