The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-05-18
The Late $ e1,ator Iselnan.


Hon. S. s. Beman, state senator from Vino
n* county, whose death occurred at St Chsrles
Mlnn., OF Tuesday. had be sn in faili1g heaIt,
Tor more than year. \ trip to Forda during
tho past winter see mod 10 tayo had no pe:ma
nent be1 eficisi results. Mr. Bem.n wa borr
at ,! M' Aon, Hancock county, Cts, Ma'c!, l /
.. u late Of Troy, II. u, and read !sw With
David L Seymour. Hs removed to Alsbsms
II 1913 and formed iaw partners! l., witt
". L. YAncey. Ran for congress in lS is il
Dickson e. Lewis district (on Wing scke) apt
wac beaten bv only thirty votes ia d democrat
&c uissrlcs or 900 nla ,risy. III 1882 he re-
turned ~ New York On actouIt OF i'll le lith and
was elected to tho Legislature in S52 fron
Washington county. IL 1896 he remove!, |,
Nlnona county, Mini: n,a e a clam OF ;
quarter sec;io If ian!. +; ! > = !.e III .rri q
Caroline ". "hi:on, niece CT the late Chic
Justice Wilton, OF Wisconsin was elec:ad t:
tre first state legislature OF Minnesota il 1857
with Daniel S. Norton. In 1866 he was ap
polned register OF deeds for Winona count,
for two years; elected to the senate in 1871
re;c'ectel in ls72, and agsin in 1878
Mr. Eeman Possessed alb l:tle5 CT . high or
der, and he wi long be remembered as a ma
ct mark IN tho early history OF Wiaoaa couato
and OF the state.
The general country store OF Peter Hammer.
81. at Lexomberg, Steatns county, burned las,
1.lu"y nisu" Aho uTo WAS causeea Dy the er'
ploslon ota kerosene lamp in tho hands oil
Hammcre!. Loss on building 50, 500; on
stock, $4,000. Insurance. $1,3OO on the
building and ) 600 On the stock
Gov. Hubbard, accompanied by Doctors
Leoaard AMI Bosriman, of the lunacy comm,s.
sion, visited FarbAult on Wednesday last.
They we're met at the station BY Dr. knight and
taken to the imbecile institution where they
dined. The afternoon was spent in visiting IN,
other state institutions At o. m, they visited
Shattuck school, when dress parade a. q re-
view Of the battalion took place in his honor.
Upon the arrival OF tho governor in the morn
ing national salute Of thirteen guns were fred
by the ar'il+ry of Saattuck school,
Mrs L. L. Heruck and daughter, wEo live
near y .Onoco, came near dying frem eating
popcorn that had been soaked in arsenic wate1
to Kill mice.
There union OF the frat Minnesota volunteers
will ba held sc st. James on Wednesday aud
Thursday, Juue ~ ard p.
Walter Fish has been convicted at Red Wing
Of highway robbery. The evidence adduced
was to the effect mat defendent had pointed a
pistol at one Peter lscn, whom he had met OF
the road on the 7th OF December last, and de-
mand"d his money; that Nelson handed him his
pocket book containing 81.
Articles Of Incorporation OF the Warren Man
,,facturing company were filed at the state car
itoL The principal place Of business is in ,he
village OF Warren, Min, ana the purpose OF
the company is to operate general milling
business: Capitol stock. $50, 600, divided in
to ! 900 shares OF $50 eaca.
Plymouth church, Minneapolis, has extend
Columbus, Ohio, who will accept.
The night operator ut Melr0se was startled
one pic eht last week by pietol bullet crashing
through the window and just missiug his head.
dis wife Was present at the time, hear the re-
port aud saw the bullet. No clue hae vet been
found to the perpetra'o or Of this das:ardly decd
Wolves ale continuing depreda atoms among
sheep in the vinciLi,y Of Albert La.
Lightning struck the house Of Mr.. Brugg in
Darrien ana tore up things generally. One or
two members OF the family sustained slight iu-
iuries.
Companies c and D of the St. Paul militia
have accepted IN invitation from the Faribaul,
Driving Park association tocompete for $500
prize for the best drilled company on the Fourth
OF July next.
The republican congressional committee OF
the second district met at Msnkato on Thurs
day afternoon and was called to order by E. P.
Freeman Of Blue Earth. president. Col. VIM.
Pfaender WAS chosen secretary, and withou,
opposition June III was fixed upon IS the date
tor the republican convention for the second
district and dlankato AZ the place.
At the competitive examination at Minneapo-
lis for candidate for West Point, the o 4rd
unanimously decided in favor Of the members
showing the highest standing, and which were
as follows: First, Paul Shiilock Of Minneapo
lis; second Charles P. Hill of st. Paul; third
Levi II. French Of Minneapolis. Mr.. Paul
Snillock, the successful applicant was born q:
5 -. Paul on the Attn of December, 1864, an ia
consequently in his eighteenth year. He is a
scn OF the late D. G. Shillock, widely known
citizen OF Naw Ulm, Brown county, and subse-
9uenily Of Minneapolis The committee say to
Representative Washburne: ''The other two,
Hill and French, are 10 dual in echoiarship Q
that in case ofyour naming IN alternate you
might With prOpriatY ee}eck either