The Worthington advance., 1881-09-08
MINNESOTA NEWS.

/ lhreSAerS all over the state are complaining
Of too much wet weather.
Tho state treasurer reported $732, ,O3G. o.
in the treasury on the last day OF August
John Miller OF Carlston, Freeborn county,
lost four horses and buggy, from the vifit Of
midnight rObber.
Tho vito of Hon. H. Houlten of Elk River,
died on Friday; aleo the wife Of Hon. Franklin
Beebe, Of Mnneapolis.
A. J. Robinson was arrested at Hastings, for
attempting to ravish the six. year old daughter
of Mr.. Peterson. He was fully identified.
The fourth annual exhibition Of the Miesis-
sipp Valley industrial association will be held At
Rcd Wing, September 20, 21, 20 and %.
The Goodhue county republican convention,
nominate county ticket will be held IN Red
Wing, September %.
On Tuesday tho Minneapolis Miller's associ-
on the Dakota farm of Messrs. Brown and
Rand, (some 10000 bushels) paying 81. 23
per buehel therefor.
At Mankato, ]. l. J. Dobson Of Philadeiphis,
have just completed the purchase of $4,000
pounds OF wool from Mr.. Nick Lang ana TO-
900 pounds from P W. Beebce, to he used in
the manufacture Of carpets.
One OF the most curioss circumstances con-
nectcd with the New Ulm cyclone, was fact
that all the buildings with peaked roofs were
nninjured or but little damaged, while adjoin-
ing buildings were totally wrecked.
dispatch has been received from J. A.
Leonard of Rochester from Queens
town, saying he was eight days on the
water from New York to Queenstown. He il
appointed U. s. consul at Lietll, Scotland.
The farmers of Stevens county complain that
price of wheat along the Manitoba road Is or 8
cents per bqshel lower than the price on the
Hastings & Dakota line in the same county,
where FREQ competition prevails.
The American Land and Colonization com
pany Of Scotland. limited, has purchased from
John B. Dumont and Jason c. Easton nearly
5000 acres of land in Redwood rottntS, for
$1O,241.34. This land consists OF forty eight
tracts OF forty and eighty acres, located in diff
ferent towns.
Robert Scott has been arrested at Owatonna
charged with stealing span of horses ana
wagon from farmer named McDermott, in LIE
Sueur county. He had traded off the property,
and Marshal Jones is oat to bring it in, Nc
Dernott let him take tho team to work with,
and he got off with it
The new congregational church lately erected
at Wayzata, Lake Minnetonka, was dedicated
last Sunday. Among those who took part were
Rev. NJ. W. Montgomery, Rev. DR.: Beatty, Min
neapolis; Rev. DR.. Dana, st. Paul; Rev. Chas
Sheldon, Excelsior; Rev. j. F. Dudley, Eau
WAS
Furnished by the choir of Plymouth church Of
st. Paul.
At Fairbault, during severe thunder storm,
the lightning struck the large barn in the rear
OF the Barron house, it Immediately took fire,
and, with the sheds adjoining, was soon con-
more for boarding and sale stable There
we're ten aorses in it at the time, eight of which
were saved. II. E. Baron owned the barn, and
estimates his loss at 81 200; insured for $500
IN the Hartford. DR.: baltimore lost a horse,
harnesses, etc, amounting to $500, no in
sursnce. Albert Roper, proprietor of the Bar
ron house, lost about $500 worth of articles
stored in the barn.
Mrs. Ruth G. Swift, rclict of the late Gov
Henry A. Swift, died atSt. Peter on Wednes-
day, from paralysis. She was about sixty-f five
years old Tho announcement of her death
will create profound sorrow in q wide circle Of
friends in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Minnesota,
but all OF them will be comforted by the retiec-
ton that but few so hence better prepared for
the grand final change from mortality The
deceased was native of Gettysburg, Pa, bnt
for some time prior to her marriage to Gov
Swift had resided at P;ttsburg, where her
father and brothers, all now dead, conducted
what WAS once known as the Novelty iron works.
On the Goth inst George Collett, of the town.
ship OF AltiOn, FreeborE county, came to Albert
Lea and procured a warrant for the arres. OF
Frank Metsaw of the same township, charging
him with an assault with an intent to commit
rape upon tho person of Mrs. Collett, an old
lady about eighty-six years old. The warrant
was placed in the hands of Sheriff Shehan, who,
with Deputy Sheriff Greene, went to the house
Of the accused and arrested him and brought
him in and lodged him in jail. On Monday he
was arranged before Justice Blackmer and was
held to bail in tho some of 5 200, which was
furnished, to appear at the next term of the
district court, to await the action of the grand
iury.