The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-03-15
Minnesota Forestry Asso citation,

Minnesota Forestry Asso citation.
At meeting of the Minnesota State
Forestry association held in St. Paul on the
9th, with Hon. George L. Becker in the chair
the election of officers to serve for the ensu-
ing year resulted as follows: President,
George L. Becker; vice presidents, first
district, William Somerville. Eyota; Sec
ond district, o. B. Turrell, Redwood;
third district, G. w. Fuller, Lichfield;
fonrth district, J. H. Stevens, Minneapolis;
fifth district, Loren Listoe. Fergus Falls;
secretary, Leonard B. Hodges; treasurer,
Porter, State University; 1gnatus Donnelly,
Nininger; Herman Trott, Gen. J. w. Bish-
OPP, and ex-Gov. Marshall, St. Paul.
1t was decided to issue a new edition of
the Tree Planters Manual, to he prepared by
the secretary and treasurer, and Of which
10000 copies will be issued during the next
two years. The secretary was instructed to
communicate with the governor, asking for
the use of the hall of the house of represent
estry association, which is to be held in this
city next August. The association starts off
on its two years work with brighter pros-
poets than ever before. Its officers are deter
mined to do all that can be done to encour-
age forestry, aud having abundant means,
and with growing interest on The subject,
the next few months will see some valuable
work done.
A Norwegian, supposed to be partially
insane hanged himself at Oakdale, Wash
ington county. Before hanging he wrote a
letter and by his direction the envelope was
Hendricksen, Crow Lake postoffice, Stearns
county MINI.
L. L. Miner, of Eagle Lake, Blue Earth
county, formerly resident of Jackson has
lost five of his six children recently from
diphtheria.
Hon. G. G. Hartley, member of the legis-
lature from Brainerd was married at Mime
apolis on Wednesday to Miss Clara Wood
ward, daughter of ex. alderman Woodward.
Mr.. end Mrs. Hartley LETT for Chicago, and
will return shortly to take up their residence
in Brainerd in home already prepared by
the groom, who is an enterprising and
prosperous business man of that city.
Mrs. Rodgers, wife of Rev. E: Rodgers
county superinteD dent of schools, died sud-
denly on Wednesday, at Mankato. Mr..
loss will be mourned by many friends.
The large frame building owned and &C.
Gu ,,ied by J. G. Clark, at Hebron, with all
its contents, was burned on Saturday. Loss
81 800; insurance $500.
Wallace Eagle of Homer, Winona county,
has been convicted of using obscene language
to school ma'am.
In Grow, Anoka county, Sunday, March
8, William A. Shepard, aged IS years, died
of asthma.
DR.. Townsend was found dead sitting in
his chair in his Office at Candy few days
age.
The trial of the action brought by Miss
Hy]and against Mr.. Biggar, M. p, for dam.
ages of breach of promise, was begun Thurs
day. Counsel said the parties were intro
duced in Paris by Patrick Egan. A verdict
Of &4O0 against the defendant was returned.
Miss Hyland said Egan was mainly respon-
sible for bringing the suit against Biggar.
It is stated tina. Egan left Dublin to avoid
being called as q witness in the case. His
flight is regarded as af1ording the strongest
moral evidence of the intimate connection
of the land league with the crimes in Ire
land. It is rumored that the government
has evidence proving 'eyond doubt that
Number One" is an Irish. Americau offer
of the league now in America.
ot6te treasurer hltCleSO0 tr1O0Y received
drafts from the Chicago. Milwaukee 4 St.
Paul railway company amounting to $1O1,-
461.26, that being fhe amount due the state
for taxes on the gross earnings of the road
for the year ending Dec. 81, 1882.
A water power company has been organ
lied in St. Cloud with q capital of $500 900.
A telegram from Gainesville, Fla, an
nounced the death ofLynn c. Skinner, who
left Mortified short time ago for the ben
eft of his health. He was graduate OF
Carleton college, class of 1882.
c. P. Stillman ofZumbrota, died suddenly
at the Merchants hotel, St. Paul, of conges-
ton of the lungs. stillman was quite
wealthy, his father dying few years ago,
and leaving an estate valued 1t 500, 600.
stillman was married, but leaves no chill
dren.
J. w. Wilcox, who was to marry Jennie
Lum on the ed of February last, and got
left on account of the interference of out
side parties, met his intended and stepped
over the line into Dakota, where they were
quietly married.
Robert Craig, brakeman. on the Red
wood train, was shot and slightly injured in