The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-04-07
MINNEs0TANEWa

MINNESOTA NEWS.
THERE were 1928 births and I 1,ooe deaths In
Minneapolis and the county, in 1850.
.HAs11xos claims Panchat, the ehsp who
won the walking match in New York ths
other day.
GEN. C. c. WAsHDuRx, now At the Hot
Springs, 10 not improving ~ rapidly - his
friends could wish.
NEW roller hourine mill, the Gardner
Min, will soon start At Hastings. with q ca.
pacity Of 100 bushels per day.
BY actual count there are hfty-three new
dweIIing-houses in course OF erection In the
Third and Fourth wards of Winopa.
DULUTH owes debt OF ahout $l75, ,ooo, and
the county. Of which the city is tho principal
constituent, owes m additional t9S 600
HARRIET A. TExxEr, the "sweet librarian
OF Michigan" has notified Librarian Taylor
that $50 pounds of books have been forwarded
70 bis adde's.
The widow Of Ossian f.. Dodge has zone
to England to join her children. having only
recently learned where her husband placed
them At his death.
SEVERAL of the old railroad bonds have been
deposited with State Auditor Whitcomb for
settle mept under the terms of the act passed
by the legislature.
TEE new charter for the village Of D,luth
makes m entire change In the government Of
the village comforting municipal, authority
with village organization.
The mil1ers at Minneapolis report plenty OF
water now, and state that the recent rise will
make three thousand barrels of -four differ.
ence in the daily product OF the mills.
The new stone dam on the west side of
the falls, at Minneapolis, constructed under
direction of the Minneapolis Mill Compauy,i 10
practically completed. and ready for service.
@HE widow Of Charles B. slaueon, promi-
nent citizen, Of st. Paul, who committed sui.
eide in that city 4 year ago. was recently
married At Kansas City to VIM. 3. Towpe, Of
Chicago.
UNDER the provisions Of the boiler inspeo-
tion Law, enacted by the state legislature, the
boilers of Ill steamers on Lake Minnetonka
must be inspected before the summer
campaig gn commence.
THERE Is prevailing in Minneapolis . very
general epidemic OF that blushing but ueually
harmless disease known in the books A
roseola. In many families 1t 10 making q
clean sweep from grand. parents to babies.
HUxaRI rats are said to be devourine vonne
calves and chickens in the town Of Richheld.
They are expected to tackle the heads of the
herd next, but the old roosters are invulner.
allie against the assaults Of the desperate 70
dents.
THE adjutant general is inundated with let-
ters from almost every town in the state,
sent by parties who desire to organiz military
companies under the new militia law. He
finds It impos lille to answer = 1.-THE Of the
letters promptly.
The weather clerk at Winona has been look.
Ing up the record of the winter, and reports
that there have been five months of winter up
to March II, which day was the first Of the
sixth month. In only two nights in all that
has mercury been above freezing. sle,ghing
has been good for four and 4 half months.
Gov. P1LLsBvRY has invited a number OF
architects to prepare plans for new capitol,
and asks that two be furnished from each, tho
first on the basis Of an entirely new building,
an the second providing for the use Of the old
walls, vaults. ETC., as they are In moderate
1y good state OF preservation. The maximum
estimate is limited to 5000.
ARTICLES of Incorporation of the Duluth
Brick and Tile Company have been died In the
Office Of Secretary Won Baumbach The capital
stock 10 fixed 1t $4,000, and the members Of
the company are Messrs. John H. La VAGUE,
W. W. spauldinE. J. E. Cooley, v. Smith,
JAS. d. Ray, Walter Van Brunt. John P. John
son, George H. La VAGUE and r. 8. Munger.
THE boom in building operations has never
equaled the present activity in St. Paul. The
business houses to be constructed during tie
ensuing season will alone have . frontage Of
S,743 front feel, or frontage of hree-quarters
Of a mile In length. They are three, four or
five story buildings, and will be erected in a
style to surpass anything yet attempted in
that city.
LETTERS that hsve beep recievrd from tbe
drm Of Messrt. Morrison, Anderson 4 Bntth-
art, of Dundee, Scotland, announce that they
contemplate establishing in Minneapolis at
once large manufactory for the purpose Of
supplying the American msrket with burlsps
and export bags. The Arm have amplc cap
ital and are now engaged In the same business
in Scotland.
DURING ten years past 373 suits for divorce
have been entered in the district court of Hen.
nepin county, and 2S9 divorces were granted.
In this time 5,27l marriage licenses were is-
sued. One in every fourteen marriages results
In divorce. The grounds for divorce are given,
1856 for desertion, 100 for cruelty and inhuman
ness, for impotencv.
The annual report Of the Minneapolis Board
Of Trade says the wholesale business of that
city has increased from $5,373 ,65l in 1876 to
$24 ,299, ,20O in 1850; and in addition there 10
the product uf flower, saw, oil, and woolen
mille, and q the sash, door, and blind factories
which are mainly sold to jobbers. This would
swell the amount to over sc, GOO, 900. The
retail trade Is estimated at $1S,UOO,OO0.
An extensive colony from Ireland 10 expect
ed to arrived at New York about April /.
These immigrants came out to America at tho
instance OF John sweetman, = wealthy man,
who has purchased two thousand acres Of
land Y Murray county, MIMI, adjoining the
Catholic colony Of Avoca. Mr.. Sweetmans
intentions, it u asserted, are philanthropic,
but thfs he denies. He extends present help
but insists that those who receive, receive only
loan which they will be able to repay.
BUSINESS at Duluth Is rapidly Oh the move.
The elevator company Is going to build
another 100000 bushel elevator this year,
similar TO that completed last year. Their
contract required them to build three elevators
Of 100000 lu,hels capacity, one In 1880,
a6"ther In 1852. and the third in 1854, but
the settlement aud development of the wheat
telt along the Northern Pacific Railroad has
been 80 rapid that it has been thought neces-
sary to Ouild the second large elevator this
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