The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-01-22
MINNESOTA NEWS.

MINNESOTA NEWS.
The measles prevail in Long Prairie, Todd
county.
Diphtheria is reported in Pipe Stone
county.
The births in Brown county in 1879, were
1856 and the deaths 191.
The improvements in Redwood Falls in
1879 aggregated $57, ,405.
Janesville, Waseos county, had 81 births
and II deaths the past year.
The village of Zumbro, Goodhue county,
has voted in favor of license.
Three licenses have been issued in Grant
county for the sale of liquor.
Rev. Elder Reed, of Sterling, Blue Earth
county, has lost two children by diphtheria.
mile of railroad iron was put down last
week between Lltch6eld and Darwin, Meeker
county.
The commissioners of Nicollet county are
| taking measures for the erection of q new
court house.
Leap-year parties ore prevalent ali over
the Northwest, and East, West, North and
South as we'll.
A new school house is about to be erected
in Litchfeld. The school board will soon
advertise for proposals.
| The Independent claims that Litohfield
isnot a one-horse town-tive draymen daily
ply their vocation there.
The ice in Lake Pepin is only fourteen
inches thick. Frequently at this time of
| year it is three or four feet thick.
| The, E1ty I@;uo~ ,~ .,.,. e-a.- lnn L. ON
tons of wild hay are pressed annually at
Berkes station and shipped below.
Over 155, 900 acres OF land were entered at
| the Fergus Falls land office during the
eleven months ending Dec 1st, 1879.
The body of Tru!e Knutson, the Nor
| wegian frozen to death near Tracy, Brown
county, short time ago, has been found.
Colds, sore throats and kindred alluents
prevail extensively throughout the North
west, caused, doubtless, by the changeable
| weather.
In Dakota county, in 1879, there we're
4O6 births and l5G deaths. There were
eight pair of twins born in the couaty dur-
ing the year.
pupi! in Medford, Steele county, assault
ed a teacher, for which assault he was arrested
and tried, and fined $40 and COSTS the whole
amounting to $32.45.
In Mcleod county there were $50 births
in 1879, and 119 deaths. Twins were born
in four townships, namely, Glencoe, Win
sted, Penn and Acoma.
The stable of 0. Olson, of Urness, Dong
lass county, was destroyed by fire the other
day, caused by a careless deposit of hot
ashes. A COW perished.
The salary of the superintendent of schools
in Pope county has been increased from
$148 to $3.50 year, and that of the county
attorney from $3.50 to 1915.
J. h. Morris has been reappointed post
master at Litchfeld, Meeker county. He
has received his commission for four years,
running from December 18.
During the past month three butchered
hogs valued at $G5 have been stolen from G.
W. Smyth's storerooms in the basement of
the Diamond 10 warehouse, Lake City. No
clue.
In Long Prairie the other day, Mrs. B.
Ncsslein, vas run over by an OK team at
tached TO sled and receiving injuries, it
was at first thought fatally, but she will re-
cover.
During the year 1874 there we're issued in
Otter Tail county 136 marriage licenses, $50
first naturalization papers we're taken out,
and 26 second papers; 20 suits were com-
menced in the county court.
A. S. Crandall has been appointed jalIor in
Faribault county, aud the appointment APP
proved By the judge. No former appoint
meut to the position has ever been before
approved in the county by the proper
| authority as The law requires.
Wabashaw Herald: 1t is rumored that
Honeyman, the man found dead near Dover,
Olmsted county, in October last, was foully
dealt with He left Lake City with some
$3.50 on bis person, in company with an En-
gliehman, the latter leaving his clothes,
which are as yet uncalled for.
John Fronta, of West Newton, Nicolet
county, was arraigned on charge of at
tempting to poison his wife. On the trial
Mrs Fronta testified that the charge was
false; that sue made it to get even with her
husband, Of whom she was jealous. lie was
discharged, and Mrs. Fronta vas muloted in
$50 and costs for her by-play.
K Mankato paper says the Sioux City is
doing an immense business ut this time.
Extra trains are on the road all the time.
The regular freight ls followed by an extra
each day, and there is an extra train each
night. It is the result of the activity of
trade along the line and its branches. Lum-
Der, wood and brick are in active demand,
especially on the branch lines.
On Sunday night, Jan. 11th, Swan Cole
man, of Ellsworth, Meeker county, was
crossing Washington Lake, at Dassel, with
/ a sleigh, IN which, besides himself, were his
wife and three children. He missed hia
way in the darkness, drove on to a thin
piece OF ice, when the team, sleigh and all
suddenly broke through. A girl, years
old, was drowned. The others, with the
! team, we're, with difficulty, saved.
Zumbrota Independent: Halbert's mill
caught fire from the stove in the new engine
house. Some sparks fell down between the
ceiling aud the siding of the mill, and set
fire to q mouse nest. The fire ran up the
| ceiling and began TO devour things on tue
upper floor, but was discovered before it had
got under much headway, aud its progress
stayed by few pals of water from the mill
pond. It was close call for the mill, and
Mr.. Halbert can thank kind providence that
the ire was discovered when it was, as he
carried no insurance.
In Freedom, Waseca county. few days
since, a brute by the name of Milt Roby At
! lacked his wife's sister, Miss Mary Delay,
aged II years, because she refused to wipe
the blood off his face, proceeding from a
slight cut With q razor while shaving. He
dragged her out into the yard through mud
and SLOW, tearing her clothing from her
body, beating, pounding and kicking her
in most brutal manner. A physician was
not summoned until after two days to minis
ter to her! suferings, and he regards her in
dangerous condition and recovery doubt
full. At last dates the inhuman monster had
| not been arrested.
Willmar, Kandiyohi county, Republican
| Gazette, Jan. 16th We were informed last
evening that Mr.. Albert Sperry's building
on bis farm in tho town of Harrison, which
was occupied by Mr.. Sperry as a residence
and store, was burned to the ground at shout
o'clock yesterday morning. There was q
fau stck Of aonds in tho laI,ildis,er q tho