The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-04-12

and thst teacher Is not entitled to nay 10
any holiday that may be given the shool
except for the END of February. Thes
opinions were called forth by several letter
Clerk ReEdergast received from school teach
ers of 4apleton, Blue Earth county.
Monday night young man named Viii
son Flack was run over by freight trail,
near Kasota. He fell between the tende
and first car, and the entire train passed owe
his thighs, almost severing his legs from
bis body. He was brought to St. Peter ani
died. DE was sixteen years old, aud come.
from s pringfeld, Brown county. He wa!
front brakeman on the train, and, owing t.
his being under twenty-one years, was tt
have been discharged at the end of hi.
trip. ~. ...-.-
Mrs. Horace Thompson of St. Paul ha'
presented to the State Institute for the Dea
and Dumb in Faribault autotype copies o
Sharples portraits of Gen. Washington snC
Martha, his wife. Copies of the same hav,
also been presented to st. Mary's Hail b,
Hon. Gordon E. Cole.
F. NJ. Rowley has been appointed agen
of the Northwestern Traffic association a
Minneapolis in place of J. NJ. Gardner, re
signed.
Mr.. Dorcus White, for many years re.
spected citizen of Mortified, died in tina,
city recently. He hal been an intslid and
had not walked step for twenty years.
Sealed proposals forthe $2l5, 900 5-per.nent
bonds Of the city ofSt. Paul were opened a
the Office ofthe city controller. The entire is
sue was awarded to Konntz Brothers. the
financial agents of the city, who took them
at $50 per cent prem linn, amounting to
mol fhnn
from the sale $2l7 ,575,52.
Mrs. Goodwater, charged with killing he1
husband near Sank Center, is confident Of
acquittal, and declares that the public ha:
not heard One.fourth of her real defense
She Is perfectly willing to be tried. and says
she has friends who are able and willing to
come to her support and defense.
Three mild cases of small pox were dis.
covered in st. Paul on Friday and sent to
the pest house.
Farmers near 81. Peter who have tested
their seed corn say it does not sprout.
David White died at his home near Della
no on Tue sday, aged eighty-ive years.
Rev. J. w. Hargrave, of, Pilgrim Congre.
gat;onal church, and G. A. Cummings of St.
Luke's Episcopal church at Duluth have
resigned, their designations to take effect in
June and July, respectively.
According to the report of the town clerk
there vas neither birth nor death in the
town OF Edwards last year.
Five indictments have been found by the
grand jury, at MoorheRd, against ex-Sheriff
Bodkin, three for allowing prisoners to es
cape and two for embezzlement. Bail was
fixed at 50, 800, which he procured. Consid-
able excitement has been caused by these
developments Bodkin being one OF the Old
settlers Of the county and last fall cat,di.
date for the state senate:
In Utica, Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Rowley were
surprised by friends on the occasion of the
fifteenth anniversary of their marriage, who
brought for the venerable couple niimber
of valuable golden souven rs Of the event.
Rochester proposes to have tournament,
under the auspices of the Southern Mime.
sofa Fair association; on the Fourth of July
At the Komoko house, Northern Pacific
Junction; shooting ARRAY occurred recent:
ly in which James Hauks, proprie.
tor, shot Ed. Mute twice. Mute is in Very
critical condition: Hanks has fed for parts
unknown: