The Worthington advance., 1880-10-07
MINNESOTA NEWa

MINNESOTA NEWS.
new railroad depot is being built 1t Oom-
stock, Nicollet comfy.
Tue amber cane mills of Mankato Ara turn.
ing ont syrup in large quantities AID OF very
6ue quality.
J: ". Bass, of St. James, Watonwan CONN.,
y. has 3 sold hla farm of !. 800 acres. to . man
from Memphis, Tenn.
Ihe corn crop in Brown county is said to be
good one, and to have got out of the wav Of
| the frost in good time.
Tho seventeen year old daughter of George
Green. of West Newton, Nicollet county. died
last week of dipthcris.
George Wagner has returned to his home in
Hastings from Germany. bringing with him
bis mother, brother aud sister.
| Sleepy Eye Herald: Farmers arc beginning
a. soon as their old debts are paid.
The Rush City (Ohisago county, Post ssv.
many farmers are bringing in their wheat and
storing 1t, awaiting An advance in price.
gun that he did not know was loaded, in
! tho lands of q boy named Oleson, in Otise,.
Wsseca county, "~ent off," and killed the boy.
Mr.. Fiacherbauer, Of Milford. Brown county.
set tire to some weeds the other day. and The
hre caused the burniug of four large stacks of
wheat.
All. Henkrickson, Of Verndale recently
killed two large bears in one day. The lareest.
| when dressed, weighed 250 pounds and was
shipped to st. Paul.
Large quantities of sugar oane were cult
vated in Wright county this season, and many
farmer now rejoices in the possession Of froxu
| one to three barrels of syrup
Rush City Post: Hunting parties are CON-
menclng to go into the woods, and very soon
the poor little deer, what few there are in tho
| country, will have to skip OUT
An ''unloadod" shot gun, be knew it vas not
loaded, In the hands of one James Oummins,
want off, the other day but nobody was killed
hough James was rearly scared to death.
Recently the house of Michael Doyer, of
Clearwater township, Wright county, was
burned, and his three children in it, aged l, 8
and 6 years.
Wadcna county is thirty miles in length,
and eighteen miles wide east and west, and has
hfteen townships, embracing An area of 345,6O
acres, large share of which il as good wheat
and as there is in the State.
A hire in the new residence of O. B. Peck of
Sleepy Eye, caused q stirring alarm to 90
through the city, but by prompt and speedy
action on the part of the citizens the Ere was
was e1tineuished and the building aaved.
Brainerd Tribune: Rev. F. J. Schneider
has received from the bishop of this diocese
the commission of pastor Of St. Francis (Oath-
ohc) church In this city and Brainerd has been
constituted parish, position it has never
before maintained.
Janesvllle (Waseca county, Aygus: We are
glad to state that the children of John Fields.
OF Freedom. are recovering. Two daughters
were buried week before last one last week,
and TWO Others have been very ill, with diph-
theria, but are likely to recover.
Reports from the Wadena county fair, says
the Verndae Journal, are cheering, and ali who
attended seem we'll pleased. The exhibits,
though not extensive. were very good. The
address OF ex-Gov. Austin at the fair il highly
spoken of, as also were Gov. Pillebu,v's re-
marks.
A young Woman at Sleepy Eye the other
day got caught in the tumbling rod of 4 thresh-
ing machine, which would have killed her out
right it it had not been for one of the thresh-
ers, who had presence of mind enough to catch
the rod at Joint and run to one side. dis
jointing it, The injured woman, who weighs
$50 pounds, turned around the rod three times
and had her arm broken and the flesh torn
from her side. causing frightful wound. Her
garments were torn completely from ker DR..
Marcellus, who attends, reports that she is
suffering intensely, but will recover In time.
The fair in Watonwan county this year ia
said not to have been equal to former years
Morris Tribune. Sept. 30: Astranger named
Williams, one of the crew employed in dis
tributing the new rails on the main line. wa.
badly hurt Tuesday by being caught under a
falling rail. The acc en- occurred near Don.
nelly and the injured man was brought to this
place for medical aid.
Morris Tribune, Sept. 80: A large force OF
track layers, who are laying the steel rails on
this line, moved their camp to this place last
NM dow oS31 Hres s1r
up the old and putting down the new rails
The new i:on is of the fish bar pattern and
much heavier than tho old, which will add
both to tho safety and comfort of passengers.
Currie (Murray county, Pioneer: ". II. In
gals, of Lowville. informs US that Norwegian,
fresh from Fatherland. WAS discovered on Sat
urday last in the tall grass in the outlet t.
Bear lake. who had laid there entirely without
food for three weeks. All he subsis.ed upon
wcs very poor water from a hole near where he
lay. When found he was too weak to walk.
but was taken to e honse and is getting along
we'll. This beats Tanner, for he remained out
of DOOR OIL the ground all this time, and had
no care nor companionship.
Duluth Ne,rs: McKe'lar's Island lying close
to Pie Island, was sold to Chicago parties last
week. Five thousand dollars have been de-
posted at Prince Arthur's Landing for tha
commencement of work, and the shaft Was To-
Gated last Saturday. The island is somo Eve
tered at Silver Island will not be met here.
Work will be vigorously pushed oil winter by
the McKellar Island mining company, seven
Chicago gentlemen composing the company in
addition to the two McKellars and MIR. Nc
Intyrc.
St. Charles (Winona county, TINES. Oct. l:
On Wednesday of last week tho body of
stranger was found in a ravino in the town of
New Hartford, this county. The coroner's in
queat disclosed eight or nine wounds on the
head, sufficient to have caused death, and ap-
patently made with q slung shot OK club. The
man was six feet one inch high, had . heavy
mustachc and goatee; wore dark clothing,
woolen shirt of dark or grayish plsid; boots
nearly new. No clue to tho perpetrators of
the dark deed.
Melrose Record: On Sunday, the 10Th inst.
the following gentlemen were ordained priests
at the church in St. Cloud by Rt. Rev. bishop
seidenbush; F.: Watry, F. Gam.he. Beda
latter of San Francisco, Cal., and the first three
of this diocese.
The county fair was held at New Ulm, Brown
county, on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. Is and
26. 1t rained both days, but, notwithstanding.
there was good display of vegetables and
ladies graced the fair with fine displays of
fancy work.
L. O. Shoemaker. Of Lincoln, Blue Earth
county, prominent and worthy citizen, died
suddenly last week. He had been in poor
health for some time, but his illness vas not
regarded serious. His name had been announc-
ed to come before convention soon to be held
for nomination for the legislature.
Hastings NelO Era: During the pas. two
weeks our city hasibeen infested with inuumer-
able street peddlers, selling humbug articles,
and We are sorry to say they have literally
humbugeed many of our citizens who have
patronized them. Better spend your money
With home merchants and get good goods.
Medalia Tiu1ess: Last week Clarence Cane
took bis horse to the watering place aud the
animal turning away he attempted to take him
by the bit. but only caught the rein. and vas
swung violently around striking q tree with
such force as to fracture his thigh bone near
the hip.
The Tribune aaYs the we'll known and some
what celebrated Elizur Wright, of Boston
Mass, has been in Brainerd recently where,
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