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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-04
Good Crop Prospects in Canada.

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The most gratifying results are being
received from all parts of Canada with
regard to the crops. One of the best
harvests ever reaped will, if the wealth
er continues favorable, he safely garn-
cred. The crops will not only be large,
but the quality of the grain will be
very high. Both fall and spring wheat
promise large yield. The area of the
former will be smaller than usual, ow-
ing to the utter failure of the crop last
year, which discouraged the sowing of
fall wheat this YER. Inmany sections,
too, large areas were winter killed and
were plowed up. The area of spring
wheat sown is very large, and fortu-
nately this crop also promises we'll. In
eastern Ontario it is said the plants do
not stand very closely, but the heads
are very large and are we'll filled and
the berry is fine. There is danger of
its rusting in some sections, owing to
hot and yet damp weather. In the west,
where the grain has already been har-
vested in localities, the yield has
been extremely large and the quail
ty very high. The new flour is
Of an exceedingly high character.
The barley crop, which is next
in Importance in Canada to the wheat
crop, will be a fair crop as to quantity,
and the grain is plump. If the present
showery weather continues through har-
vestit will be hard to save it from being
discolored. The pea crop is all that
could be desired in appearance at the
present time. The only exception to
the general rule of q good crop every
where appears to be oats, which do not
promise we'll in midland and eastern
Ontario. Wet weather has interfered
somewhat with the haying, but as vet
no complaints have been heard. It is
stated that the abundance of the hay
crop last year and the rapid growth Of
the demand for cattle for export have
induced many farmers to keep and fat
ten an unusually large number of cat
tie. Mich COWS, too, are more numer-
GUS on account of the abundance of food
last winter, and the good pasturage this
summer has resulted in an unusually
large make of both butter and cheese.
Montreal Witness.
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A Railroad 8windle,

A report Of the alleged fraudulent attempt to
induce English capitalists to invest in bonds
Of the New Castle 4 Middlesex railway, which
has no corporate existence, has just been
made public. Advertisements were inserted
in London newspapers Offering for sale u 900
per cent first mortgage bonds of alOO each
The road was to be completed by Oct 1, and
the money thus obtained was to be used for
rails and rolling stock. The prospectus in de-
scribing the new road exactly describes
tho line of the New Castle l. Northern
railway, and names the American Loan
T. : Trust company of New York as the
Road Lane, London, solicitors, and william
Patterson, president Of the Lawrence county
bank of New Castle, Pa, William Van Kirk,
president of the Tradesmen's National bank Of
PlttsbMrg, and John Todd vice president of the
New York, Pennsylvania Il Southern road,
Cleveland, Ohio, as directors The New York
Office is given as No. Is CORTLAND street. Sec.
rotary Sterger of the Commonwealth can ind
no trace of such road as the New Castle 4
Middlesex, and Messrs. Van Kirk and Patterson
deny all knowledge Of it, and say their names
are used without authority:
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Record Of Casualties.

Fire at Ainsworth, WASH, cost the Northern
Pacific $4,000
Fire at Ainsworth, Wash, destroyed the
sheds of the Northern Pacific air compressor
pumps used in the construction of the Snake
river bridge. Loss, $4,000
Bannister's shoe factory At Newark, N. j.,
was almost totally destroyed by fire. The
damage to the building and contents is estima-
ted at fully $1OO, GOO; insurance unknown.
freight train on the Cleveland, Lorraine i
Wheeling railroad, north-bound, when near
Saltwater, West Va, jumped the track, turn
ing almost completely over, wrecking four
teen cars and killing John Exton, engineer, and
James Bulger, brakeman.
A large part Of the business portion of the
village of Adams was burned Thursday morn
ing, including Ripley's harness shop, Clarks
saloon, Gilby's clothing store, Chandler l.
Lamson's shoe store, J. O. Brown, grocery,
arms, etc. Hnngerford, dry goods; Taylor,
dry goods; Kelly. clothing; Ripley, shoe store;
law and other Offices. Loss, $780,
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many renewed their dsposita Oashier I. g.
Ankeny has gone west Tho bank Il in the
hands Of an ofioer detailed BY the comptroller
Of the currency. Cashier Ankeny dealt in
wheat and grain He allowed r. Il Smart to
overdraw 416, O00 Other accounts not entered
show total deficit on his accounts Of @S3 600
The rest were natural losses in business. Dol
lar for dollar will be paid.
Milwaukee Special: The rumor started that
the Western Union Telegraph company had
purchased the telegraph lines lately put up
between Chicago and Minneapolis and St Paul
by the Bankers and Merchants Telegraph
company proves on investigation 70 be vol!
founded General Superintendent Clowry, Of
the Western division of the Western Union,
and number Of other prominent officials Of
the company, were in Milwaukee, and when
questioned about the rumor said evasively that
the Bankers and Merchants company had no
lines between Chicago and St Paul, but that
the lines put up for their use would probably
be leased by the Western Union company from
the parties who put them mp.
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In four years the railroad directors Of
the country are believed to have
pumped 5000, 900, 900 of water into
their stock. Although the real cost of
building railways has continued to d.
minish, the price to investors has in
creased $4,446 per mile of road. This
increase was in addition to an already
enormously inflated capital. Whereas
the building of roads could not have
cost over $4,000 the shareholders
paid, or were supposed to pay, $40, 900
per mile.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-04

Political contribution boxes are lirht
this year. Whether from lack of monev
or lack OF interest, therefore responses
to appeals for campaign funds are a
rarity. The stringency of the civil ser.
vice law prevents many who hold office,
or who expect to fill the offices from
~hack'ng up as usual. But things will
warm up as the weather grows colder,
and the evenings grow longer, and it is
probable that purse strings may be un-
loosed sometime.
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Like Some Railroads.
Wall Street News.

Wall Street News.
A religious denomination in . town
in India, which felt that it must have a
church, called in the services of q bust
ness man to tell him how it could be
brought about.
"The case stands like this" he began
There are twenty of you, and you can
rsise $500 among you. You need It
least 81, 600. Organize stock company.
offer your shares at fifty cents on the
dollar, and you'll have no trouble about
getting the money"
But Mr.: Chairman" protested one
Of the brethren, what about dividends
on this stock ?"
Dividends! dividends!" echoed the
Chairman; why, that's IN after oonsidj
GRAFTON. The first thing is to get rid 81
the stock and get the building No.
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General Manager Clark retires from the Union
Pacific, and is succeeded by MI: Galloway,
The grand lodge Of Iowa Good Templars re-
solved not to ally itself with any political or
ganization-
The house of c. N. Harrison on East Fourth
street, Huron Oak, was entered by thieves.
who distracted $3.50 in cash and watch .nd
chain valued at $50!
Tho Adrian Mich Savings bank suspended
Wednesday. II. Loomis the cashier. saws the
trouble was the inability of the bank on Mon
day to meet check for q, $780,
The sale Of A. F. Hayward's 400-acre farm.
just outside the city limits, Yankton, for S25 900
cash has been fully contaminated, The pur
chasers are J. B. Swinhoe of Swinden. Eneland
and T. McClune of Canada
The Central Wyoming association has shipped
$4,000 worth of machinery from Pennsylvania
to tho oil fields north of Laramie. There will
be gang Of men with derricks and machinery
in that country within two weeks drilling oil
wells Several gangs are at work there now
sinking shafts
The Second National bank Of Xenia, Ohio,
closed it, doors There was run on the
bank Wednesday, but payments were made 90
promptly that confidence MAJ restored, and
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-04

Michigan has suffered a good dea.
from forest fires this year. Much pro-
perty has been destroyed but thus far
there has been no loss of lives. The
scenes Of Peshtigo are not likely to be
PAneakod
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River improvements.


A Memphis dispatch to the St. Louis Globe,
Democrat says:
The board of government engineers, con-
sisting of Maj Amos Stickney of New Orleans,
and Capt c. R. Deans of Memphis, recently
made the awards for the distribution of the
$4,000 allotted by the Mississippi river COM
mission: The claims of various districts were
get forth by the practical engineers, and the
following is the disposal of the funds named:
For repairs and preservation of levees in Yazoo
$5oo, 200 be expended by the state levee board
Of that district; if not, this amount goes to
the Yazoo front of the Third district For the
Iensas front in the Third district, $4,000.
For the Tensas front in Fourth district, $4,000
An unsuccessful attempt was made to sink
large willow mattress recently in front of the
city, where the banks are caving. The mat
tress was go by 400 feet 1t broke in two be-
fore sinking and a portion of the mattress
foated away.
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The Criminal CALENDAR.

30o O11m13A1 Ce1o0041s
Samuel Roberts, Wilkesbarre, Pa, coal
company paymaster and Sunday school
superintendent, is short 90, 0OO'
The defaulting paymaster, Samuel Roberts,
i'll at his summer residence near Wilkesbarre,
Pa, attempted to shoot himself Wednesday:
Thomas G. Haworth, clerk at the Nashua l.
Lowell freight house at Lowell, Mass, is q de-
faulter and fugitive. He left note, stating
thathe lost money in telephone stock
E. Loomis Of Algona, Iowa, was arrested for
attempted rape on a child twelve years Of tee.
an adopted daughter who has been keeping
house for him since his wife left him.
J. 0. Stratton, q prominent criminal lawyer
of Fort Wayne, Ind, attempted suicide by
cutting his throat with q penknife He was
discovered in few moments, and his life
saved by prompt surgical attendance.
Police Officer Henry Shepherd evidently not
good shepherd) Of Leavsnworth, Kans., has
been arrested on charge Of barstardy, sworn
to by young molatto girl, Jennie Green, whs
gave birth to child in Kansas City, a few days
ago. Shepherd became acquainted with her and
seduced her, she says, while he was teaching
her class in Sunday school,
At the Redield, Iowa, camp meeting, Thurs
day night, man named Charles Evans was
found, dying in few moments after, only ex
claiming that he did not know who shot him.
The evidence tended to show that Charles Evans
!the man killed. had started to let his horse 20
home nor and in passing by buggy jerked whip
out OF 1t. when some one said 'shalt" The
command not being obeyed, some one shot, the
ball entering his back under the right shout
der, passing through the body, and was plainly
visible through the skin in his right breast K
policeman was arrested and held for examin-
alton in q, 600 bail
Constable McCann Of Glidden, Wis, went to
house ofill fame in that place kept by one
Lawrence Moran to arrest Tom Moran, his
brother, for burglarizing a store at Glidden.
lawrence Moran had threatened to kill the
constable, James McCann, if he ever attempt
ed to arrest any of the inmates of his house,
and IS McCann entered the door the keeper Of
the house sprsng upon him. They had a
short struggle, when the officer, freeing him
self, drew his revolver and shot Moran
through the head, killing him on the spot
The citizens justified the officer in killing
Moran, and consider performing his duty.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-04

Cholera has thus far carried off about
i've thousand people in France. It
would be high total of victims for any
single disease during single season in
district SO limited as that TO which the
ravages. of the cholera have thus far
been confined. Considering the fright
tulness Of the disease, both in the sud-
deness OF its attack and the agony it
causes, the wonder is that the panic in
france has not been greater.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-04
The Course of Trade.

Bradstreets Journal says the movement Of
merchandise has been lighter than week ago.
Trunk line troubles have foreshadoweda prob
able trunk line war Of rates, and some heavy
shippers have held back goods to take advan-
the seaboard more freely, but receipts have
fallen away at primary market, the farmer hay
ing concluded to hold his grain for better fig
ures than are ruling. The movement Of goods
is distinctly below that of former years, al
though from seyera! western cities, notably St
Louis, st. Paul, Minneapolis, and Chicago
there is fair volume Of fall trade reported.
The general feeling in mercantile circles ap-
pears more hopeful Of an improved, though
delayed, demand
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-04
Death Of 1IinnesotianS.

Hon. William Huey of Traverse Nicollet
county, Mimi, died on Sunday Of bright's dis
ease, and was buried Monday evening. Mr..
Huey was born in Pennsylvania in March, 1909.
He came to St Paul in 1851 and remained two
years, and in the spring of 1853 went to Ira
verse and has been q resident Of the county
ever since. He assisted in organizing the county
and was the first. sheriff of the county, having
been appointed by the governor April Z, 1853
He was also one of the judges Of the first cleo
ton held in the county. He served several
years as county commissioner and IN 1868 was
elected to the legislature. Mr. Huey also
served four years as county treasurer. His
last term expired in 1872, siuce which time he
has led retired life Mr.. Huey took an active
part in all political matters in tho early history
Of the county.
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MINNESOTA NEWS AoTB

E, Death ofDr. J. =. Stewart of0t. 4ssl.
Minnesota ct large and the entire Northwest
viii share in the shock St Paul experienced in
learning Of the death Of Dr. Jacob H stewart,
which took place ct his residence in 81 Paul,
on Monday evening ct eight clock Of apoplexy.
Monday morning he attended his patients a.
usual and did not complain of much suffering
until afternoon, when the intensity Of pain in
his head was such that the agony became unen-
durable. At clock he went to bed. and
an hour later DR., D. W. Hand WAS sum
moned The physician found his con-
frere unconscious, and he did not re-
gain perfect consciousness before death.
The knowledge of this unexpected public be-
reavement soon became general in 81 Paul,
and the estimation in which deceased was held
by those among whom he has lived for thirty
years was evidenced by the hearty, unfeigned
and general sorrow felt and expressed on the
streets and in al places Of public resort DR..
Stewart was born in Connecticut in January,
1929, and was therefore in his fifty sixth year.
While an infant his father-Dr. Philander H.
Stewart, . practitioner whose skill gained him
more than local fame-moved with his family
to Peekskill, on the Hudson above New York.
In 1S49, he entered the University Of New
York, and graduated in 1851 with high honors
and the degree of doctor of medicine. Hecame
to 81, Paul in 1855 and immediately had = large
practice, which he pursued, save when pre-
vented by public duties, until his death. In
1861 he was surgeon Of the First Mimi
esota and was captured at Bull Run
DR.. Stewart served until the close Of the war
as examining surgeon for army recruits at st.
Paul. In 1864 he was elected mayor Of St
Paul, and was again elected to the mayoralty
in 1859, 1871 and 1873 In 1864 he was ap-
pointed postmaster, and in this position also
his executive talents bore fruit OF legisla-
tive honors he had full share serving terms
both a. state senator and representative, and
always to the satisfaction of his constituency.
In 1876 he was nominated by the Republicans
for congress, and in the autumn of that year
was elected over W. W. McNair, Democrat, by
q large majority. Succeeded in congress IN
1879 by w. D. Washburn, DR.. Steward re-
turned to St Paul and the same year was ap.
pointed surveyor general Of Minnesota by pre-
sident Hayes, succeeding Gen. J. H. Baker.
He was president Of the State Medical So
ciety and had many other honorable positions
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4. p. MILLER, Publisher.

The recent advance in stocks Is at
tributed to the unprecedented cheap
ness of money in New York-only two
percent. per annum-and it is said that
produce is equally affected by the same
CanSe
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-04
Personal Points,

Richard Tweed, son of tho late William n.
Tweed, died recently in . Paris mad house,
He does not seem to have left any property.
San. Hing, wealthy Chinese merchant Of Ell
Paso, Tex, and respectable Creole young wo-
married at New Orleans. The bride is beauti-
full
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4. 4. Aaker Receiver 1T Crookstou Land
Once,

Hon L. K. Aaker of Alexandris, Douglas Co.,
has been appointed receiver of the Crookston
Land Office, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Paul Sletten. It will be remembered
that l. o. Storla Of Moorhead was first ap-
pointed to fill the vacancy, but died be-
fore he had assumed the Office. L K.
Aaker was senator from Douglas coun-
ty in the last legislature of 1884. having been
reelected to q second term. He is Scandina-
Wan, fifty eight years old, and man of wide
influence among his countrymen. He came to
Minnesota in 1857, settled finally in Alexan-
dria, aud a. merchant has enjoyed marked
success He has always taken great interest
in politics, and in the memorable Nelson Kind
red contest Of 1882 was Congressman Nelson's
first assistant in Douglas and Otter Tail coun-
lies.
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her skirts. Her ears were roaring with
the water in them she felt as if she had
been drowned and come to life again
but it was the comedy of the situation
which chiefly occupied her even then.
and Mr.. Hale's divided mind between
his wish to be properly grateful and his
Disguised sense of her dripping condi-
ton. And then, womanfike, as she
tried to pick up her dress with some
light remark on its state she cried in
stead.
IL hope you haven't hurt your.
self" Mr.. Hale said, evidently not know
ing what to say. IL am deeply CRATE
full, Miss Bennett-more than I can ex-
press-and I should be very sorry-for
any consequences to yourself"
"Oh, it's nothing" Ruth answered.
as soon as she sould speak. ''The only
consequences to myself are q ruined
dress, and that's proper revenge of
fate. 1t was to save this dress-it was so
new then, and 30 pretty" she added,
pathetically-"that I trepassed on your
grounds six weeks ago. Ihope YOU an.
preciate the fact of the Nemesis" And
Herewith she held up the torn and
streaming silk to his astonished ewes.
"You won't exaggerate my heroism, y
she went on, If I tell you that thought
more of this than anything else when 1
went into the river. I knew there was
no real danger if I kept steady head.
But hope the little boy won't take
cold; and as that is my only danger Just
now-"And before Mr.. Hale could re-
cover himself to find speech, she had
swept him mocking courtesy, and was
flying toward the Alexander house much
rs he had seen her speed six weeks be-
fore.
"niss Bennett" Mrs. Alexander said.
few days later, coming into the library
after the children had gone, II have .
commission to discharge. It's rather q
peculiar one, but I hope you won't mind
such q thing coming through . third
person, OF course tho situation u pe-
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total amount of real estate, 81, 535, 1874: total
amount of banking capital, Sl15,000 total
total amount of manufactured articles, $19,445:
total amount of manufactured tools, ct C.,
&14,O40
The large stock barn, property of Hartley
Bros, four miles east of Brainerd, on what is
burned recently: The barn was full of hay,
grain, machinery and logging outfits. The loss
il about q, 600; insurance unknown.
A full blooded Sioux from the Sisseton agen-
cy, has been spending the summer 1t Chester,
Olmsted county, working for Hon. John Hys-
lop, of that place. He has furnished excellent
much more labor during the season than most
of the help with white skin.
The Lord Bishop Of Rochester, England,
preached in St. Paul last Sunday and lectured
on temperance
At Duluth, Miss Amelia Cornovow, living
with her sister, Mrs. Kruschke, went to the
lake and tied large piece of iron to her neck
and drowned herself.
Judge Wllkin and Flandrau Of st. Paul, on a
tour round the world have again been heard
from. Letters bearing several dates, the latest
July e, and mailed at Suez, have been received
All of them were written on board the steamer
Massillia, in which they travelled from Hong
Kong to Suez, the overland trip through India
having been abandoned by them Judge Flan-
drau inquiries anxiously who has been nomin-
ated by the Democrats for president, and gives
a. specimen Of American news which reaches
the East this cablegram which they saw at Cey-
on: Bombay, July Gov. Cleveland has been
elected by the Republican party in their attempt
to unseat Mr.. Blaine"
Winona Tribune: The casket containing the
remains of Mary Youmans arrived in this city
at midnight from the Argentine Republic. II
10 . pleasant thought to her afflicted friends
that the government of the Argentine Repub-
lie thoughtfully and voluntarily assumed all
the expenses Of the funeral and the expense of
sending the body home.
July 81 George NJ Crane, a leading business
man Of Albert Lea, disappeared The last
heard Of him was in Minneapolis, where he
made inquiries regarding q ticket to Washing
he had been laboring under alteration Of the
mind, caused by overwork Any information
- to his whereabouts will be gladly received
by his afflicted family At Albert Lea.
There we're fifteen cases of diphtheria a
Rock Greek, Chissgo county, al OF q malignant
type.
At Tracy, eight tramps attacked Joe Chase
and Michael Myers, hrakemen, in their caboose,
but were routed. Chase was shot through the
thigh and Myres was seriously wounded in
several places. One Of the tramps has died
from his injuries.
Hon; Levi. Harrington was buried Sunday
at Hutchinson.
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