The Worthington advance., 1880-10-28
MINNESOTA NEWS,

Thousands of bushels of potatoes remain IN.
dug.
Deer may be killed from November l. to Do.
cember IA.
The college observatory At Mortified il to be
heated by steam.
Gilbert Wall, Of Lanesboro, has received
81 500 back pension money.
Scarlet fever and whooping cough are pre.
vailing among the children in Austin.
A boy in Long Prairie, the other day killed
thirty-seven blackbirds At single shot.
The local papers report that village mer-
chants generally are having lively trade.
Late q the season is, prairie schooner arc
reported on their winding way for the West.
The Elk River Ne,cs says the Orono s.w
mills shut down for want of water last week.
L. Quackenbusb, of LIE sueur, lately sold q
yearling Jersey heifer to II. @. Smith for 800.
There have been 6ve frame and two brick
school houses built in Waseca county during
the past year.
Mary McOabe, of dreeuvale, Dakota county,
has been sdjudged insane and taken to the
asylum at St. Peter,
John June, of Moland, Clay county, aver
aged from his 200 acre farm twenty.one BUSH
els to the acre of No. wheat.
Last week Matt Hall, of Belle Plaine, while
out duck hunting, accidentally shot himself In
ono of his feet, inf]icting severe wound.
Wade Hampton Lusk, . young man, stole 4
horse in LIE Sueur. he was pursued, captured,
and pat in Jail the horse. also, recovered.
Mr.: and Mrs. Charley Bean, of Jordan, colo
brated their tin weddiug Oct. l8, and tin pres.
George Mccarthy, of Mulligan, Brown connd
ty, fell from loaded wagon the other day. an
had = leg broke by . wheel running over it.
It begins to be noticed that pigeons are
scarce this year. Scarcely any have been seen
ities. Why?
There are many reports of tho violation Of
the game law by killing deer out of season.
The Minnesota game laws arc nearly or quite =
dead letter.
Mrs. e. Holden took to tho auditors Office
in St. Cloud tho other day the scalp of = wolf
she had herself shot, and got tho IS State
bounty for it.
The Elk River Netos says lumbermen are al
ready commencing to leave for the woods, and
preparations are being made for extonsive log
ging operations.
J. r. Thomas, of Elk River, 6herbrrne oouu.
ty. who vent to Virginia last summer for tho
wife having died.
Felix Lawton, of Owatonus, conductor of =
freight train ON the Southern Minnesota rail-
road, WAS instantly killed last week by being
run over by the train.
Benson (5wift county, Times: Business At
the United States land Office At this place is
very brisk just now. Every one seems to be in
hurry to provo up 1t once.
A man recently purchased Of an Osakis mer-
pounds of shot, and when ho got homo and
poured out tho shot, IS bill rolled ont.
A 10.year.old son of Seth Phelps, living two
mics east of Waseca, died Saturday night, Oct.
l6, aad there were at tho time six other persons
in his family sick with tho same disease.
Mr.. Quirk, Of New Riohland, Waseca county,
recently had six stacks of wheat, containing
carelessness of . neighbor burning straw.
The Adrance says J. O. Dow, of Bed Wine.
shot Ut fifteen mallard ducks in the water, tie
other evening. he killed five with the first
barrel, and two with tho second, 10 they oso
from tho water seven to eight.
The other night ut Anoka Mn. John Oracle
Lost sixty dollars. together with some papers
which were tied up in tho package. She heing
poor widow, tho loss 10 . serious one for her.
St. Peter Tribune: This whole section il be
ing stripped of maple wood to ship west on the
before coal will have to take the plsce Of wood.
Father Meyer, of st. Peters parish, Mazep-
pa, has just received IN elegant silk damask
banner, valued at $50, for tho young peoples
society. of Bellvidere parish, Goodhue county.
The Catholic society at Bells Prairie, Norri.
son county. recently completed . church edi-
fioe costing o., 600. It was dedicated on Sun
day, October 10th, 100 people ate nding the
exercises.
'Uncle Ed Brown," of Henderson, whs has
been acting strangely lately, threatening to
kill himself or somebody else, has been 3D.
judged insane and taken to tho insane asylum
in st. Peter.
On Sunday morning, October II, Frank
Clark, of Faribault, bad . 1t in tho nature of
epilepsy, and subsequently had two moro, 10
sulting in his death next day. He leaves .
wife and child.
Oct. 20. Mr. frederick Terry, brother Of
Gen. Terry, was engaged with . party Of men
is surveying the river, in taking tho soundinRs
in front of st. Cloud, by order of the United
States government.
Sleepy Eye Herald: On Sunday night, Ooto-
Der II, Chris. Noe, the watchmakee, CON-