The Worthington advance., 1882-01-19
VOLUME I: X.
4 WinGfail for Minnesota.

On Monday letter WAS received Ut The ex-
scntlvo Ottce from tho frst com ptrollor OF tho
United States treasury, ". A. Lawrence, stating
that the claim Of tho stale OF Minnesota to 6
per cent Of Sit not pruces.is ur lantls sold from
the Winhebaso Aid sionx fnuia. reservations
in tlils state from Jan. I, 1863. to Jnne 30,
1879, srh0uuting 10 the hsl,,lson,u snnl Of
t3.. .lTt.G7, wonid bo paid by a treasury
draft in 4ne course IT Dnsi,asa 1T the depart
mont. kaasAs wss 1rst to make claita for
used ~ Indian reservations and II was le ,it!sl in
her favor. This decision ia favor Ut kansas
Geing regarded as u test case. Auditor Whit
ct'nb, Oh the eth OF October 1850, preferred
similar clam before General I.aAi Commis
s!2ner }. 4. Williamson, who inoaci mp the
oi t,n,e the c!n':a passed III. through tho hands
of tho ue ;teary 1T t],e intefio: t. tle treasury
department, aud the whole matter eliminated
N tbs a11ot.naeme0t from the general ;,:Yt,u
I:'snt SIS nlentoael above
Hurird to Death.
Tho hOllse uf Joseph Posey Ut CIoa,,ot.
Mmn., hear Knife River Falls, was hurnoI q,
Monday night losey and two OF has children
were hnrnoti to death: Foseys wife son and
daughter had Sone away ut tho time
Tho Old gentleman and t~D children, l.onOra
aEed seven, AMI Mary. this'oo" years. remained
at iinmt. Nothing moro issInowh until the alarm
nf 1iro Waa given, when 'hs coll Josoph and
daiIghto: Susan started for .!.eir tome, JOSEPH,
soa:hins il frat, tonna tho front door standing
open, but The fire raging 80 furiOnsly ~ to for
bid entrante. SeizinE an ax ho broke open the
slillttor and peering into tho soething, fer,
nass c0nM Aca tho bo,lca of his father. frnr,
| which, ali tho flesh had ',-tl, burned. The
hons" was iiilt "f cts''sr logs. ana tho roof
was u bsrK, and b0n. dry as Under, burned
with wonderful rspility.
The following pctsons and firms Of Abort
Lea pay q personal property lax excee,iins
$an::ea !. ". Brigham I Co.. al07 IS; ii:
$ll3.1U;C. N. Hewiti, xl22.t;4: Naoya I' +
Saith, $ll2; W. W. POWELL 4 Co.. SLOT. .l5;
Ransom Rros.. $lll.2i: Raymond Bros. i
Prentice, $'os $50. .. snndhy, $lGs. 20
" +: Sergeant, $167.7l; Smith L. Hassett,
$lO7. ~: Wedge 4 Spicor, $1l3,1:i
Lane K. Stone OF Monte7itleo, ne,ni,t.r Of
the last legislature, was married al Milwaukee
t. Caroline N. Adams, t;,t OF tho reignine.
belles OF the cream city. lhe rorcmoniala
were imposing:
at Blue Earth county, tho attorney general Of
eraI statutes Of 1878. holding tina! il town
supervisors refuse 10 lAy o,,ta highway they
cannot again act upon tho sahlo highway for
ono yoar thereafter, alI! after an appeal ant!
reversal thoy cannot act again 0i, the name
highway for ore yoar.
da6tt transferring thirty blocks in Win.
dom's addition ct Minneapolis f.om Vim. Win,
dom 10 lohis r. Managa has been flod 1T the
resister. Office. Thu, confederation Was YG:2
600
al Lie meo,inB OF tho trustecs for tho i,,sanc
tho contract for building tho east vim, Of the
asylum at Rochester was awarded tb Granville
Tdus'""tth for 1858 1926.
Tie aiose and 1wellius Of j. Ar..stun, St.
Johns. kandlyohi county Caught fire about |
o'clocl Sunday morning ana was burned to lhe
ground Mr.. Arnston WAS postmaster ard the
postoft1co wss iii tha store The building stock,
etc, are total l0sa There was no inH,,rance.
The fire caught in the Eoutheas, corner OF the
old atoro, where there had batn no fire 70,
r.,ne time. The belief ia that il Was set on
fire. The iiro was discovered ny their Eeigh
Gors and tho family had barely time to escape
On Monday evening an unknown timer
whose name has not been ascertained, applied
tor iodgings al hotel in Carver. and being de-
MED admission, stopped ont Ii, HIS sidewalk,
drow revolver and fred a nIiot into his head
which killed him Instantly