The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-12-20
Senator sabin beads the Republican ma

Senator Sabin beads the Republican ma
tional committee.
The wife of John Kerr Of Warren, Mar
shall! county, gave birth to three boys, two
weighing nine pounds each and the third
FIVE pounds.
1t is reported that Rsv T. c. hudson of
Sank Rapids, will become rector ofss.
Johns Church, Manksio.
The house of Edwin Rogers. of Msnkato
was struck by lightning few days ago and
somewhat damaged.
Thomas Dwyer, living near Sank Centre
had "hard to hand" fight with 200
pound bea, the other day. Mr.. Dwyer wss
armed With Ratchet and brought down
the game.
A driving park association hes been
formed in Kasson with capital stock OF
5000.
referring to a Washington telegram
wheriu it is stated that Treasurer Kittleson
was in New York disposing of certain secu.
tiles, in order to meet the nsturirg inter
est on Minnesota bonds, due Jan. 1. Stste
Auditor Braden said such was not the fact
The interest falling due would be promptly
met. The adjustment act pr,:vides that .
set apart from the tax paid to the State by
railroad Companies and known as the in.
sti:utions iund; that the money is ready at
moments notice. Certain securities had
been ordered sold by the board of invest
| ment for rciCvestment in other, and as the
| board believed, more desirable securities.
In the contested election between L. B.
Josselyn and ". H. White, for the Office of
county commissioner for the Fifth district,
Olmsted county. the case was settled before
Judge Start in chambers The cause of the
contest was that the tickets from one of the
| towns, in numhe. sufficient to change the
| result, were printed to read C. A. instead of
L. i. Josselyn, and, WERE Of coulse. thrown
evidently made through csrelessnes tnet
the court decided in favor of Mr.. Josselyn.
Two new papers have been estab]is ed in
Pipestone. one by Mr.. Jameson, LIBERAL.
and the other by James Baynes. q Repub-
lican.
Sheriff McQuade has closed the store of
Simons, in Duluth, on attachment By Chi
cago creditors.
There were two deaths from diphtheris in
Woodstock, Pipestone county, last week.
At st. Paul George Snod endeavored to
hang himself by . clothes line, driven there
to by the importunate Cummings Of his
boarding house keeper.
Miss Moorhead:: who was on the train
which was blown from the track near OEa-
tonna last summer. died at her home in
Morgantown, KY, few days ago.
It is stated that in some of the interior
counties3ofthe state.the county treasurers are
inclined to protest sgainst being legislated
out of ofiice;before the expiration ofthesterm
for which they were elected, and will en-
deavor to collect salaries for the months OF
January and February, 1884, though pres
ent law provides that they shall retire on
the LIST OF January. The attorney generals
opinions on the subject have been given in
full IN the Pioneer Press.
The house of Moses Chevrete, Moorhead,
used as hotel, was burned at an early hour
the other morning. The flames spread 50
that occupants sleeping up stairs barely had
time to escape through the,second story
window with such cl 0thes rs they had on.
None If them escaping without slight lnju-
~, and several being hurt severely.