The Worthington advance., 1880-09-30
MINNESOTA NEWS,

Mn. J. D. Cheney, of Sank Rapids, had
leg broken tho other day, by . runaway team.
Karl Bortz, of Elmore, Faribault county,
threshed from 10 acres Of fife wheat, 303 bush
els.
On Saturday. Sept. l8, there were marketed
at Little Falls, Morrison county, 1900 bushels
of wheat.
Wild geese are reported by the county news-
papers In greater numbers than usual at this
time of the year.
Rush City, according to = statement by the
point between st. Paul and Duluth.
Recently, Lars J. Larson. of New Sweden,
was thrown from . mower by tho running
away of tho team and had leg broken.
Jordan advocate: Wheat is turning out oven
better than anticipated. It in nearly all No. |
except that injured by the vet weather.
A dwelling house in st. Cloud, occupied bv
mrs. Thomas Smith, was destroyed by fire last
week. None of tho contents were saved.
Some 100 steel-rail layers were in Benson,
Swift county. Last week, their Numerous lit
tb tents suggesting . good-sized Indian vii
lage.
the prevalence OF diphtheris, some four or five
deatha having been reported in the past two
weoks.
0. A. Flsnders,of 6auk Center, took to the el-
evator in st. Cloud, At single load, 10l BUSH
ole OF wheat. one day last week, distance of
thirty.six miles.
Tho Nicollet county fair, recently held, 10
pronounced tho best ever held in that county,
though tho weather was somewhat unfavorable.
Permanent buildings arc erected.
The Brown county fair, last week, came very
near being failure owing to tho unfavo1able
state of tho weather. but, despite all drawbacks,
tho displays were very creditable
Over 81 600 worth of globes and maps have
been sold to tho schools in Martin county,
within tho past few weeks, Q creditable siRn of
advancing common school education in that
county.
A loafing tramp. in Hastings, got into the
church OF the Guardian Angels, tho other night,
and stole prayer and hymn books, and other
articles, pswned them Tor iquo 7, and skipped
tho town.
George Abenshein. of Breckenridge, Wilkin
county. was thrown from q wagon tho other
day. receiving . severe out in tho back of his
bead and IN injury to one of his shoulders. He
will recover.
The residence of Prof. Weigel, of Lake
oryst.l, va Destroyed by fire the other night.
part OF the furniture was saved. A piano
was burned. The piano was insured for el60,
and tho house for 600.
Geo. L. Kind, Of Grove, 0tsarns county, VA
accidentally struck tho other day by q binding
pole thrown from hay rigging, in the aldo
men: and 20 severely injured a. to cause biz
death. He was IS yean old.
1t 10 reported that two persons have died of
smallpox in Ookato, Wright county, and that
five other cases are in the hands OF The doctors.
1t il thought that further spread of the diaease
will be prevented.
Long Prairie, Todd county Argus: Last
| week Lee Davis and Tom Rembo, Of Hart
ford, vent bear hunting away northwest Of
tho bridge. They struck trail which they
decided WAS made BY bear and pursued it.
After . hot chase and hard fight they killed
tho animal and dressed and carried it home,
It being . small one. They congratulated
themselves on their good fortune and re-
| marked tho excellent favor of the flesh.
When they came to offer the hide for sale it
was discovered TO be . dog these hunters
had killed for bear, aud their glory van
iohed.