The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-03-13

the state and drawing profitable houses.
Thomas J. Webster, an old resident
of Lake City, died Jan. %, in Port Or
ange, Fla, of consumption.
Freeman Lamb, ninety lone, of Gull
ford, is dead.
John johnson, q boarder at the Scandi.
navian house. Montevideo, committed
suicide by shooting himself through the
head. He lived recently in Minnea-
polls.
Minnesota congressman are taking
hand in the Dakota governorship ques-
ton.
The Owatonna postoftice appointment
still hangs fire.
D. Y. Gilmore of Anoka was crushed
and killed by log in u camp north Of
Aitkin.
1t was reported that Isaac De Cour'
cy, Fergus Falls pauper, ninety years
old, had received back pension of &c.
600. 1t seems he has not, but expects,
such good fortune.
Assistant Superintendent of Public
Instruction Pendergast has been COM
putting the population of Minnesota from
the returns of public school pupils. In
March, 1880, there were 1G5, 521 pupils
enrolled and the population as given by
the census was 78O,773. The enrol
ment in March, 1884, is POI ,674, from
which Mr.. Pendergast computes the
present population to be 951, 800.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed with the secretary of state of Fisher
Roller Mills company, of Fisher, Polk
county, with capital stock of $4,000.
which may be increased to $4,000.
and the limit of liability, SIC, 900. The
incorporators are Hugh Tompson, John
Gleason. A. D. Stephens and others;
all of Fisher. Also articles Of the Tow
arzystwo Polskie Rzymsko Katolickie
Bratnicj Pomocy Sroietogo, q Polish
mutual benefit society of St Paul, the
incOrporators being Frank Kanka, John
Blachowski and others.
Several subscribers, at various times,
have written inquiring as to what trees
satisfy the requirement of the timber
culture act. Under date of May 18:
1880, the land department decided that
the planting and cultivation of the fol-
lowing trees meet the requirement:
Cedar, pine. fir, larch, elm, oak, black
locust, alder, beech, plane Cotton, but
tonwood or sycamore), chestnut, spruce,
ash, birch, service tree (mountain ASH
maple (including box elder), walnut.
cottonwood, white willow, hickory:
whitewood Nulip tree) butternut and
Eastwood.
A G. A. r. post, has been established
at North Pacific Junction, Carleton
county. The following members were
elected and installed: Commander, C.
NJ. B. Hatch senior vice, L. w. Greene
junior vice, George Page; chaplain,
W. S. Leech; surgeon, E. Berry; Of
ficer of the day, A. Libby: officer of the
guard, ]. H. Cole; quartermaster.
George J. Ridley; adjutant H. H. Haw-
kins.
Mack's hotel, at Anoka, large frame
building at Main and Ferry streets
known for score or more of years AZ
the Kimball house. was totally con-
| sumed by fire, entailing loss of nearly
$4,000, with an insurance on buildine
and furniture of $1,000. Citizens lent
timely aid in renving the furniture and
assisting the guests from the burning
building, all of whom escaped safely
with their effects. The barroom fix
lures were mostly saved.
Jack Ellerston, who published
Scandinavian paper at Albert Lea for
some time, is sued in Chicago for $1O.-
600 damages by the Norwegian Swedish
consul, for libel in the Kosmos.
Maj. Strait was before the subcom.
mittee OF the appropriations. committee
OF Congress on Monday the 3rd, ant
had AL item of $4,000 inserted in the
Indian bill for the Medewacouton Sioux
living in Minnesota, for their mainten.
ance and education. These Indians arc
! now living along the Minnesota river
and are really entitled, Mr.. Strait saws
to portion of the annuit;es made 10,
the support of the Sioux Indians, bu.
rather than remain upon their reserva,
ton in Nebraska, have chosen to seve.
! themselves from the tribal relations ant
adopt the customs of the whites. !
portion Of them are now occupying lanti
of their own in Minnesota. This is il
keeping with what is recommended b,
the secretary OF the interior for the civ
ilization of the Indians.
Charles H. Bosworth, clerk in til.
St. Paul Postofice, holding a respon.
, sible position and receiving handsom,
salary, disappeared last week with
waiter girl at the Clarendon Hotel
called baby Belle Estabrook. A few
days previous, upon some pretence, h
shipped his wife to her parents in Chi
cago. He was q we'll known masher
j 1t is feared that his p. o. accounts ar
not all right
James Gardner is the newly elected
Mayor of Brainerd.
Becker's Touring mill, at Beaver, il
the western part of Winona county, va:
| burned, Loss, $40, goo; insurance, IS,
Geo.