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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-12-06
The parsonage of the Catholic c

The parsonage of the Catholic c in
the town Of Alberta was destroyed by fire
On the night nj the 29tb. Fatker Cru.
enho!:z lost his f4rai,ure brAry and pa
p~Is. The total loss was $4,000.
The G.rman Lutheran church in Kelso,
3ibley county, received notice from the
CO 1nty treasurer of that county to pay tax
es on the church and grounds. ard t e of.
Gers of the church paid the taxes. without
knowing that all church prcp.lty is ex-
hpt from taxation.
In Montrose Gprbsch's store containing
the fine st stock OF goods 10 Rice county, and
Nord,nab g ho'el and barn, occupied BY
Charles Mundirg, were burD.d the "a h.
G+rbachs building wss il su,ed or 81 400
and the stock tor $18 OtO, with Gale e. Co.,
Minneapolis Nornlab's building Vas in
sured for 81, 200 in the ST. Paul Fire & Ma
rine.
Many citizens of Rochester have this fall
constructed storm cellars by erecting With
in the house cellars strong stone vault,
arched, and large enough to accommoda ate
the family in case Of another cyclone. There
has been this tall in that city u n,o,b,d Der-
v0usness aud dread of being overtaken in
the night by cyclone, and when thunder
shower threatens, very nany hold them
selves in readiness 70 fly to place of safety
if the wind shall rise.
William E. Smith, pioneer Of Alexan
dria. died on the 28sh. aged seventy. fou.
years.
Diphtheria is raging in the family of
Joha NJ. Sullivan of Haverhill township,
Olmste county. Ole child. girl nine
years old, was buried on Nov. 26; and others
are i'll with the dread disease, aul their re.
cOvery is extremely doubtful. Toe family
nave been entirely abandoned bv the neigh
bors and left to sritt Tor themselves in their
sad extremity. No other cases are reported
in the county.
DR.. NJ. Meg. Dana, of st. Paul who has
the subject of poor houses their condition
and improve nent. assigned hi H IS 8 mem
Der OF the state board OF charities aud cor
rectiOns, is prAptri 6. in coanec ion With
Mr. Hart, secretary Of III. board, the best
practical pan for cou ,ty poor house.
County com missiOnars ABOUT to huild are
invited to correspond with the 'un'y SIC.
rotary. and avail themselves of the iuf,rma-
zion which would help them t. secure
plans OF \ b lit llug, ecoao mic 81 and adap-
ted to its purpose.
Mr.. Knott of N. iris is to build $4,000
hotel At Browns Valley.
T 'e .msey c 'uaty Auditor J. J. Nc
Cardy, promptly on tae LIST December, as
required ~ statutes more or less Ignored by
some of bis predecessors, presents the de-
tail.d list o taxes ia ST. Paul and the rest
ut Ramsey county for the year 1888 The
total tax. real and personal, in the county
rxceeds that Of last year by 1888 e57 95. or
more thsu % per cent. Last year to- total
e'y in the CT was 81 mills; this year it is
"a! mills. The irc--ase arises from the
larger levy and augmented valuations.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-12-06
A St. Paul Wan 1nherits Half Mil.

Warsaw, n. Y, Spec ial Telegram: The
will ofthe late Cyrus Jefferson, formerly Of
Warsaw, was admitted to probate at Frank
'i'vllle, Cattaraugus county. N. Y, recent.
ly. After setting aside $50, 900 for his wife
md several minor b. quests Of $500 each to
relatives. the remainder ofthe property, es
tima'et at 81, O00, 900, Is to be d vided tqua,-
~ between bis tao children, Mrs. James
Bristol Of G +inesville Creek, Y and Ru-
fus Z. Jefferson Of St. Paul, Man. Some
care tn keep the am 'unt Of the vast estate
private was exercised in execution of h,.
will. The whole estate is said to be so ad
nirably invested that it csul be Converted
int" cash in q week. Rufus G. Jefferson
lives at No. 206 Nelson sv-nue. St. Paul and
has been resident of s Paul since the LIST Of
May last, having formerly lived tor several
years at Woodstock, III. He is real e..
tate and loan agent, with Office at No. 81
East Third street.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-12-06
Girl Killed fur JealOusy

Chicago Special: The town Of Lake was
the scene of horrible tragedy recently.
For some time Emma Lafebra, a young
German girl. has been annoyed by the at
tentions OF Fritz Worm ley, a butcher who
wanted her to become his wife, but whose
proposal sh- rejected for another man.
Wornlley went to the house where the girl
was employed, and asked her if she would
marry him. The girl re,uked him and de-
clared that she wo; Id not become his wife.
Quick as flash he drew revolver, and
placing the muzzle CT it ut the back Of her
lead sent hall crushing tbrou h her skull
W'rmley gnzed q moment I'D the bleeding,
wrl,hing form Of his victim. and then shM
himself in the head, dying almost instantly.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-12-06
Sergeant Mason Interviewed.

ALBANY. N. y, Special Telegram, Nov. 26-
Sergeant Mason was released this afternoon
from the peniten,iary, and left for his
home in Virginia. In a conversation he
said: Il am in n great measure indebted
for my pardon to the press. have had a friend iu
them from the time 1 was sentenced /
had los: hope that my release would
come before the expration of my term, and used
to think of the injustice of H., sentence WHAT
bad 1 done? Simply fired aud scared
tho wretch who had murdered our pres:-
dent, ind any Other man would have
done the same thing. If had been tried by jury
would have been acquitted n had killed Gui-
!eau that would have been murder. and I
,!hiuk then if would have had trial
by jury that I would have been
acquitted" Being asked if this would end his
service in tho army. he replied. ION, yes! No
more army for me. can make more money pu j.
ing stumps down in Virginia. whero Betty and the
baby are"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-12-06

The value Of farms, including fences
and buildings. in the United States in
$50 wss sl0,l77 .0OO,OOO. In 1860 it was
W,645 100000, an increase not quite
equal to the increase in population. Ac-
cordlne to the census report, Illinois
pays out more monev for fences than any
other state in the Union. Pennsylvania
comes next. There are in the United
States 6 100000 miles Of fence and it has.
in all. cost something over So. me-, OOO 600.
During the census year alone SIS, $50 {.
UO was expended for fencing purposes.
The onerous fence tax is causing action
IN favor Of mo fences in several states
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-12-06

Mrs. Belva Lockwood. the woman
lawyer Of Washington, was recently very
much incensed at those newspapers
which reported her as having been for.
hidden to practice as pension attorney
before the Interior Department because
of irregular transactions with pension
ers. She omitted that the Commission
er of Pensions had issued such an or.
der, but insisted that he had immediate
ly withdrawn the notice. So he did, but,
as it now appears, only to begin Grim.
inal prosecution of her for retaining her
clients money. Mrs. Lockvo is the
lawyer who requested Lord Coleridge to
use his influence in favor Of the admis
sion OF women to the bar Of England.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-12-06
Curious Blackmai,ine Confession.

Milwaukee. Special Telegram, Nov. 3d.
The two Polish blackmaiiers, Anton Pufal
ski and wife, who, month ego, went to the
two Polish priests on the South side and
threatened to publicly henounce them as
guilty o. the greatest immortality, and cite
lnstsnc 8, if they Old not give them $500,
have confessed that they were cdv.sed to ~x-
tort money from the prits's in this way by
Alderma" Rudziuski, the Polish ii terman,
who has since been charged with receiving
brihes. and by the father of the alderman D..
The confession has created great stir in
Polish quarters where the Ruoziuskis are
strongly disliked.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-12-06

Ella Wheeler, the gifted young WON
an, who has been appropriately called
the poetess Of passion, is twentv-four
years old. has red hair, and wears
stripped hosiery and Langtry bangs.
her hay.fever and fly blister poetry the
church bells ring and the fire depart
ment turns out. So, on the whole, she is
considered as dangerous party to have
around as camphene lamp or q coal
oil can.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-12-06

Immigration has fallen off perceptibly
during the past year and it is just as
we'll that such is the fact. Uncle Sans
astric juices have been pretty hard
worked of late assimilating the some.
INES rather indigestible foreign sub
stances that are thrust into hia body
polite. 1t will do no harm to take a
rest. The west was filing up little too
asst with foreign born citizens. Not that
hey are not, Or will not make good cit
zens, but it will be better for them to
have some people around them who are
o the r1anOr born.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-12-06
DOings OF CRIMINALS.

Arobbery under somewhat peculiar cir.
cumstances took place at Cedar FAILS. Iowa.
Mrs. Cavish Ritter drew 81, $50 from the
bank, representing that she wanted to pun
chase some land. Her husband f.,allv per.
suadcd her not to open the money, and
she promised to put it in the BANK. S.orllv
after noon, having occasion to leave the
house, she was met on turning by fellow
coming out Of the house with revolver in
MS hand. Investigation showed that he
had taken the money and made good his
escape, and although officers have been
searching for him ever since no clue to his
whereabouts have been tanned. The Rit.
tiers are "oor family, aud the money was
obtained by recent sale of the place.
While the family of Gen. James Grant
Wilsoa OF New Yorx were at dinner the
other day, a thief climbed up the pillars of
the stoop. and, enteri an upper win low.
secured bout s.. 600 worth OF .wplry. He
Was met descending the stairs by Gan. vii.
son, whom the thief coverea with revolver
while he made good his escape with the
plumber.
Milton P. Church committed suicide at
Helena. Mont, by shooting timsell through
the hesd with revolver, in his room at
the International hotel. Until recently he
had been employed in the Northern Pacific
land office. No reasO is assigned for the
deed. except that Church vas subject to fits
of dependency.
Aid. and School Trustee Will ]. Davis is
said to have skipped out from Bozem n,
NJ N. Attachments am ountirg to 81 OOO
nave eeen filed against his property. and
more to hear from. Davis was married t.
IN elegant lady there three months ago. Hi
departure creetes marked sens ton.
At Matunk, g., few days ago, Jennie
Murray (colsred) shot her step father, Will.
liam Troup, dead. He was trying to re
strain her from entering q house with
. range men.
At Curytown, N. Y. AIRS. John Dieden-
dorf, awoke in the night to find rope about
her neck and that her husband was trying TO
stfanele her.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-12-06

Woman suffrage has won its battle in
he TERRITORY of Washington, as both
houses Of the legislature have voted to
strike the word "male" from the election
avs, and tn" governor is expected to
Ga the bill. II so the new law will 20
INTO operation in sixty DAYS.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-12-06

The st. Paul board ftrade are to be taxed
81, 500 for accomodstions in the new cham.
her Of commerce building
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Personal GOasiD.

John Dalton L1cke, Of New York, tin.
ware merchant, died at his residence, White
Stone on the Sound At nine O'Clock On the
Mr.. L1cke was of scotch. Irish stock. and
vas born In Kingston, no auong the New
Hat.pshire bills, in 1879. He was q Self.
made man in every seuse or the word
Lraving home ut the age Of eighteen, bare
footed, With Is cents in bis pocket, he
pluckily set out to make his fortune, which
Is rated up among the millions.
Died on Thanksgiving by. at Indianap-
oils, Ind, Prot. Samuel <. Hershour, dis.
tinguished educator. At Richmond, Va,
DR.; George ": B .e'ey, . hu%:rist Lecturer
r cnard F: Clark, a well-kmown railroad
nau. At Philadelphia. G+Drge E. Haines.
president of the Pennsylvania society OF
cincinnati. At Adrian, Mich. Elk Gov. Viii.
IAN l.. Gre,nly.
Ex-Vice President David Davis presided
at banquet given BY Camp Orme, Sons +
Veterans, in Bloomington, recently, when
an elegant silk Il e was presented by Gen.
McNul'y, on behalf OF Mr.. Orme, widow
Nu''y's remarks were replied to by Senator
David Davis.
George William Henry. Lor, Vernon,
baro OF Kinderton. County Chester, and
late captain in her IN ,iesty's Eighth Hus
ssrs, with 'unty seat at Sudbury park,
Derhyshire. and play grounds at Poynlon
ball. near Stockport, is in Chicago.
Lieut. Col. George B. Carse, retired officer
Of the United States army, at Philadelphia
died from nervous pros ration. He vas three
times elected to the legislature o. New Jer
sey, but of late years has not been engaged
in any business.
Lawrence Weldon, who was appointed
judge of the United States court of claims
recently. has been David D .vis' attorney for
many years, and owes the place to him H.
is an Ohioan, nearly sixty years old.
Proctor Knott's successor in congress.
Thomas A. Robertson, has q very red mus
tache and ,atee. He, too, is funny man,
and a better story.teiler, it is SAID, than
Proctor.
Prof. J. II. Tice the we'll known weather
prophet died suddenly on the Goth at his
res dence in the suburbs of Cheitenham
near St. Louis.
Mrs. Bailey, Charleston. S. c., street car
drivers vile, has fallen heir to 500, OOO
from her uncle in Baltimore, who was worth
$3,U0O,OOO.
Gen. John Taylor Pratt, the oldest native
resident Of Scott county, KY, died ut George
| town. He was soldier III the war OF 1872
Judge Ward Hunt, retired fron the Uui-
ted States supreme court as hopeless par
| alytic, is improving in health.
Hon. Lorin Fletcher of Minneapolis an
| nounces that he is candidate. for congress.
R. G. Jefferson, Of s. Paul, comes into q
fOrtr ne Of S5oO,OOO at Warsaw, N. Y.
Capt. KING. IN Coleman county, Tex,
has $50 0OO acres nearly fenced in.
Maj Ben Perley Poore is getting fatter
every day, aud already weigh, 3d.
Senator George of Mississippi is serious
III ut his home III Jackson.
Ex'Gov: Stevenson of West Virginia is
dying ut Petersburg.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-12-06

The st. Paul fire department. ofI1ciated ut
twenty nine fires in November. The total
loss was $40, l2O.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-12-06

AEoka claims to have made building i'm.
provements to the amount OF $4oo, 600 the
past season.
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measures secretly and refusing to disclose
the details to b 3 colleagues, AMI ,ther in.
sOlenty warns him that he IL the servant of
a free people and not pope, issuing infa.
lib;o dexrses.
King Alfonso, in Madrid, on. the 3Oth..
unveiled a statue of Queen Isabella the
Catholic. The German Crown prince wit
messed the ceremony. The king and prince
afterward inspected troops at the barracks.
In the evening ball was given in honor
of the prince, and 1000 persons were in.
vi ed.
Lord Overstone died worth Boz, OOO, 900
He would walk mile to save penny, and
was exceedingly pompous and prosy. Col.
Lloyd Lindsay. who married bis daughter,
is very unpopular. Mrs. Lindsay Is now
richer than the queen, and rs parsimon.
iuus.
valers, the new Spanish minister to
Washington, is reported from Madrid, is
especially charged to look after the interests
of Cuba, and facilitate treaty of commerce
which shall 50 isty the Cubans.
A pacific solution of the Topqut ques-
ton is now regarded Is possible. Eaeland
IS exercising her influence with France and
China for peaceable sett .ement.
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THE LAND OFFICE.

Inc report OF the commissioner OF the general
land Office shows that the dsp ,sal Of public lands
under all acts of congress agRr gates $780,
O32.SD acres, OF which amount 35!l. 1881 acres
were Indi IN lands. and l,l90, 335 II acres rail-
total cash r-ceipts were $ll.7l3,ss3. 40. # v itch
$625.4'A 81 was for sale of Inulan lands The
increase ir 1888 over 1882 was &3.3l9,367. &c,
nd over 1881, $6.3 5.O7s.34: pre-emp ion and
private entries. 4 465.6G5. 40 acres: timber. cu-
ture entries. g. llO.93O.23 acres: the number of
homestead Este entries 56;565; embracing SILL.
of. sid In addition thereto, we're 1898 pre-
emp;ion filings, 4.999 soldiers d-car -atory
atements, aud 1922 miscellaneous filings
Four thousand two hundred and seventy-four
contested cases were examined and &C ed upon dur
ing the fiscal year. The number OF pre- emption
increase of the Eumber in arrears of 1870 and
1872 ne~ cases re received tor action. Com
siderab 9 timber land Was sold: hut 10 land valu-
abe for agricultural purposes has been offered at
public sale.
In regard to fraudulent entries the report says:
NO difficulty is found where the parties making
such fraudulent entries still hold the title but ia
case there has been transfer for valuable con-
sdcratiop without notice Of the fraud. great in
justice is done 10 the purchaser by disturbing the
title which he bad no reason to suppose was fraud.
ulent 1t 1t is clearly established that the grantee
in the pate had no existence the title is he TO be
in the government, and the purchaser has no rem
edy except against The vendor, WHO is usually i'm
pecunlous. and not iufreQuen'y has left the coun-
try, 1t would appear 10 be right that after Ger.
tain time the PRESUMPTION should be conclusive
hat the patent was issued in strict accordance with
ceilings ante rior to the time OF issue"
In the matter of fencing public lands, a prteyor,
alnct'on 10 small Texas cattle men, government Is
urged 10 take decisive steps to prevent rich CAM,
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Melvin c. George...R'
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The SUI 10 ned table gives the States affec.e |
by the reap, oriionment Of 1882 Will, the losses
and gains in the number of districts;

Totals ..................... IS 3
Net CAIN. ................. 80
Following ere the States having delegates at
large:
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-10-13
TENNESSEE AS A FRUIT GROW
ING STATE.

We have tried from time to time to
impress upon the minds of our people
the advantage of Tennessee as fruit
growing State. 1t is we'll known
that the apple is the most valuable
fruit grown, and perhaps no State in
the Union is better adapted to its sue
cessful growth than Tennessee, If our
farmers would take the trouble to select
and plant the best variety in such 10.
calities as are most favorable to per-
petual bearing, there is no crop that
would be likely to pay better in Mid
die and Eastern and some of the West,
ern counties. We should not only Sc
lect the best and most profitable vari
cites, but the trees should be well cul
tivated and cared for. observing moi
to plant the trees too close. If farmers
who own rich Northern hill and noun
tain sides would plant those lands il
apple trees and give them proper at
tention they would soon be worth mor'
and pay better profits than even tn,
rich lands of Davidson, Sumner, anC
Mauray counties. There is no bushes
that can be made to pay better thar
these lands properly managed In frui
trees. ---
The introduction of the evaporato
into this and adjoining counties ha
been very successful. Those who hav
used it have made the business pa,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-10-13

day.xsaGenera satisfaction was ex>
pressed, and all gentlemen with horses
from q distance expressedia, desire to
return next year, The success OF the
Fair is mainly due to the labor and at
tention of Col. G. Marchbanks, PRESS
dent, and A. E. Rhea, Secretary, who
for weeks before the Fair and during
the Fair devoted their whole time and
necessary means to its success. boss
The handsome gold watch and chain
voted to the most popular young lady
was secured by1Miss Pattie Rhea, who
received ITO votes of the .293 cast.
Miss Pattie was conducted to the grand
stand in a buggy by Mr.. wv B.
Campbell, and the watch and chain
was presented to her by the President,
Col. g. Marchbanks, with anieloquent
and appropriate address, bsd q.io4
!, The fair for next year will have ad.
ditional attractions and will be looked
forward to with anxiety. ia djoGa
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-10-13

borhood to select a farm. He first en-
quires, has it an abundance of fruit the
year round? Has it ornamental
and shade trees, and flowers and shrubs?
If an affirmative answer can be given
he may be induced to give several dol
lars more per acre, amounting to FIVE
hundred or a thousand dollars more for
the farm than he would otherwise have
given. The soil suits, and he yearns
for the physical comforts of the fruits,
groves and flowers, while perhaps these
things did not cost him one hundred
and fifty dollars--it may be no more
than a little intelligent attention.
Plant fruit trees, shade trees, shrubs
and flowers; they will pay you largely
and are convincing evidences of the re
6nements of higher and nobler civil
zation. ..a
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-10-13
EvAPORATING FRUITS.

This business is paying we'll in this
county. So far, it has been very
profitable to those engaged in the bust
ness, and we ale truly glad it is a
success. We are always anxious to
see our people do we'll and especially
so when we encourage them to engage
in it, We strongly advocated the
evaporator, but not until we had seen
it tested, and learned of its success in
other places. 1t will be even more
profitable another season as our people
are getting better acquainted with the
business and will know just how to
make the best quality of fruit. The
difference between the value of sun
dried and evaporated, is so great that
nearly all will eventually evaporate
their fruits. 1t will pay to grow fruits
in Tennessee, especially in Middle and
East Tennessee, five will take proper
care of our orchards, by cultivating and
properly pruning the trees and plant
ing in such localities as will bear every
season. rr-t r.fIt
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-10-13
HON. ASA Faulkner.

The Southern Lumberman, in its
issue of the LIST inst, contains, on its
first page, a life like portrait and inter
esting sketch of the Hon. Asa Faulk.
ner of Warren county, to whom the
county and state are largely indebted
for long and wellspent life in build
ing up and developing the manufacture
ing interests of the country. With
much pleasure We inform our readers
that through the kindness of the
Southern Industries, and the Lumber
man, we have the stereotype plate o.
Mr.. Faulkner, and will reproduce the
portrait in our next, with a briefsketcf
of him whom we delight to honor al
a benefactor, good and useful citizen
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-10-13
THE WHITE COUNTY FAIR.

A full list of the premiums awarded
at this fair will be found in our col
umns to-day. The fair was in every
way success, Notwithstanding it
rained every day, and the track was in
a perfect slush. n.rs 4
The attendance averaged 1000 per
day. The receipts at the gates were
amply sufficient to pay all premiums,
and all expenses, as well as the bal
lance due upon the buildings. The
Tullahoma Band, composed of nice,
sober gentlemen gave each day fine
music. There was not the least dis
turbance by any one, sobriety and gen.
teel department was the order Of each