The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-12-25

Rev. Father P. ]. Rowland has returned
from trip to Europe.
Rates to Portland via the Northern Pacific
and St Paul have been reduced.
Charles A. Lambert hats, St Paul, as
signed Liabilities, $6,510; assets, $2,5O0
E. W. shirk 4 Co. g livery stable in st. Paul
was burned. Horses saved Loss small
John johnson of Beardsley, is in Jail for
stealing yoke of oxen from Andrew Knudson.
Harry A. Sergeant was commissioned post
master Of Sergeant, and X. s. Nordgarden of
Madison.
Samuel Shoulding, pioneer settler Of Lu-
verne, is dead He was veteran Of tho Black
Hawk war.
Attorney General Hahn decides that bonds
men for treasures in school districts are con-
tlnously liable.
Mr.: Ichstenstein of Rich Prairie, was thrown
from his wagon, run over and 80 badly injured
that death resulted soon after.
Thomas Dalton Of Sherman has lost his
granary with about 900 bushels of grain and
oil his farm machinery, by fire.
Gustave Kaping, aged q, committed suicide
at Lydia, Scott county, by shooting himself,
because he was disappointed IN love.
The body Of John Driscoll was found along
side the railway track near Mortified, having
fallen in fit, and been struck and killed by :
train
The fall term of the St Cloud normal school
opened with large attendance, all the seats
being filed Notwithstanding the raising of the
grade.
A man named Andrew Anderson was found
frozen TO death in shanty in Franconia He
WAS dissapated and had been missing several
days
Ole Thordole, blacksmith in the employ of
the Winona wagon works, attempted suicide
by hanging, but he was cut down and resus-
citated
John Rico night switchman in tho Wiuona
Il St Peter yards at Winona, WAS strcuk BY an
engine and had = few ribs broken and his
shoulder dislccated.
The Bank of Minneapolis u. P. Cummin l.
Co.. made an assignment to Charles Fairchild
for the benefit Of creditors. They state that
al depositors and creditors will be paid in
full.
A week ago four children and grandchild
Of Henry Scheele, of Norwood died. Since
then his wife and four more children have
died, leaving the husband and father alone in
the world
Representative Reese has called meeting at
Willmsr on the Goth inst, to consider bills on
wheat grading and regulation of railroad tariff
which he has prepared for introduction in the
legislature.
Anton Bocek. Republican candidate for the
legislature in Lie Sueur comfy, has decided to
contest the seat of Mr.. Hugh Byrne. democratic
who was elected by five majority, on the ground
of fraud
Herndon Blaine Of Milo, Mile Laos county,
went hunting, and not returning home
at night. search was made and his body was
discovered near his house, having shot himself
accidentally, causing instantaneous death.
very malignant type Of typhoid fever has
come to notice in the family OF Widow Hanson
living about twelve miles south Of Litchfield.
have been sick, and two of the children have
died Three of the nurses have taken sick and
died, and others are ILL
In the township Of Quincy, Olmsted county,
there is an epidemic OF diphtheria. Several
deaths have occurred There is scarce
~ = family in the vicinity that has
not had from one to five cases of the dis
ease. Abaut half the cases are fatal All the
schools have been closed.
A fire started Thursday morning ut Rice's
Point, Duluth. It originated in the boarding.
house OF James Stoddard, on Michigan street.
between Twenty third and Twenty-fourth ave.
nues west, and spread to the Bunnoll building
owned by Mrs. Murdoch Matteson, Both
buildings were entirely consumed.
Among lot Ct bones hauled to jamestown