The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-04-21


First Minnesota, committed suicide at Fargo
last week.
A STOCK company has been formed in Albert
Lea, with a capital of 600 for the purpose
of operatinga creamery.
TIE main business in Duluth at the present
time seems to be building. One new building
was commenced every day last week.
FRED HORT, convicted Of murder in Utah,
and sentenced to be shot, formerly lived in
New ulm, where his parents now reside.
THE chamber of commerce at Duluth has
passed series of resolutions which pay a
high tribute to H. E. Sergeant, late general
manager of the Northern Pacific
Mr.. HoPr, of East Baldwin, ninety eight
years old, walks to neighbours houses nearly
mile from home, and reads chapters in the
Bible without the use Of spectac1es.
GEORGE ADKINS, of Minneapolis, has been
awarded the contract for constructing the
proposed new wing Of the hospital for the
insane at St. Peter. His bid was $6G, ,725 for
slate and &S6, 900 for tin roof
DANIEL F. CALVIN, having ch"rge of the
train causing the accident near Rothsay last
In examination on petition for writ Of
habeas corpus the court refused to discharge
him but held that he was not wholly culpable,
THE Appleton Press is authority for the
statement that Appleton has been blockaded
eleven times this winter, the last cne lasting
sixty eight days, and the whole number max
ing 1875 days. Montevideo has twelve block
ades, with total Of 120 days, the longest
being sixty-two days
BURT STEVENS, of Montcvideo, plead guilt,
to the charge of stealing wheat, duplicating
Lew Adams as his accomplice, who, when
arrested, also confessed his guilt. Each was
fined $3.50 and costs, making about $50,
besides paying for the stolen grain. Many
tarmers in that section have lost grain from
their granaries this winter.
OWING to the scarcity of tcncmcnts in
Saltwater there are an unusually large unmber
of dwellings being erected. One man who
owns large amount of property in the north
end of the town is disposing of his lots at the
rate of five or six per day, at prices raging
from $50 to S275 each, every one of them
gong 10 persons who will erect houses there.
on.
ARTICLES Of incorporation of the Winona
Lumber Company have been filed with the
Secretary of State. The capital stock of the
association is S450, GOO. The incorporators
arc Andrew Hamilton, s. W. Hamilton, Will
liam Hayes, VIM. II. Laird, James L. Norton,
Matthew s. Morton, V. Simpson, Winona,
aud Samuel Written, Rochester
The party Of Northern Pacific surveyors,
at work locating the line from Rices Point to
Superior, via Connor's Point, are making good
headway. They have made the preliminary
location from the st. Paul & Duluth track at
Rice's Point, following down the point on
about the old line of track, on the west side.
They have staked out location for the bridge
from the end of this point to Conncr's Point,
and then finding the snow too deep to permit
advantageous work, have commenced surveys
In the Nemodji river, and will locate to Con-
nor's Point. They will run along the bay
front on or near First street. Duluth.
BIZ certain document filed for record with
the Secretary Of State it appears that Thomas
A. Scott, of Philadelphia, has resigned as one
of the trustees of the Minnesota Valley Rail.
road now st. Pa1l & Sioux City Railroad
Company under the mortgage bonds of
said company, amounting to 81, ,920, 600, and
that under the terms of the act creating and
governing such trustees, the vacancy caused
BY the resignation Of Mr.. Scott has been filed