The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-18
NORTHWESTERN NEWS,
MINNESOTA.

.... m1NNESOIA.
A number Of apple trees in East Rochester
are in full bloom.
The storm was very severe at Kalmar on
Monday morning.
The Carver county fair will be held at Chas-
ka, Sept. rs and 81.
The Mower county fair will be held at Austin
Sept. Is, II, and IS.
The Chicago and Pine counties fair begins at
North Branch Oct. l.
The Lie Sueur county fair has been postponed
to Sept. %, Is and q.
The state Methodist conference will be held
in Duluth, beginning Oct. 4.
The Mcleod county fair will be held at
Hutchinson Sept. q, :5 and Is.
The Lyon county fair will be held at Mar
shall Sept. 80 and Oct and 2.
The grain elevator at Frontenac closed Sept.
l, after fairly successful season.
The corn crop in the southern counties is
considered beyond harr, from frost.
Daniel McGilvcray, aged 90, was drowned at
Duluth on the Bird while catching logs.
The Mankato liremen won the first prize at
the hose contest at Rochester on the Bird.
The state fair at Owatonna is pronounced
success, notwithstanding the bad weather.
David Healcy, one of the Oldest settlers of
Hancock, dropped dead. aged sixty-thrcc
years.
The barn of James Kane of Mount Pleasant
was shattered by lightning two horses being
ruined.
Henry Kruppcl, of St. Paul, has thirty DAYS
in prison to mediate ON the beating he gave
his poor wife,
The fair of the Red Wing Industrial asso-
citation will be held on the grounds at Red
Wing. Sept. 10 and 20.
The Advcnt;sts will hold general meeting
in the form Of camp meeting at Sank Center
about the 1st OF October.
At the recent term Of court at st. Cloud, ap-
propriatc resolutions were adopted upon the
death of Judge McKe!yey.
Chairman Waters, of the Fifth district Demo-
cratic committee, has challenged Knutc Mel
son to a joint debate with Col. Baxter.
Grain sheds on the agency near GAINESVILLE,
belonging to james Lynch, were fired by
steam thrcshcr and 800 bushels of wheat lost
The residence of Sico Wander Velde. in Ano-
ka, was badly damaged by lightning on Tues
day, the inmates miraculously escaping in
jury.
The little 2-ycar-oli son of John p. Lyon,
! living beside Lake Alice, Fergus Falls, wan
dered away and was found drowned in the
lake.
A man named Wcstguard, confidential
clerk for 2. Swcnsen, steamship agent, Mime
apolis, has flown with 81 800 OF his employers
money.
Miss Cora Miller who has been visiting the
family of R.v. Mr.. Manton, of Rchticld, died
On Tuesday, Of consumption, and her body has
been taken cast.
The new Benton county court house, at
Sank Rapids, has been completed, and occu-
pied by the count, officers. 1t is two stories
high, and Ax65 in size
On the Both of June there were 5,005 men,
bers of the G. a. r. in Minnesota, according to
the returns just received, or an average OF for
'y-AinC i'CuIOClo per post.
Nellie Fletcher, dug liter OF state Senator
l.. e. Fletcher of MankatS, and sister of George
II. Fletcher and Mrs. G. j. lockwood, Of Min
ncapolis, died ON Tuesday.
Arrangements are now made and Oct. Is, 49,
II and IS fixed as the dates for the presenting
OF the drama OF frank and File" by the Wclch
post Of the c. \. r. of ReGwny.'
A youth named Fred Clark has been sent I'D
at Fergus Falls Cor passing bill to MGR
chant and then picking up both bill and change
when the merchant was not looking
The Rochester cornct band that accompanied
the excursion to Owatonna on Wednesday dis
ErSccd tn msclv;s and the city by having big
spree and coming home much the worse for
liquor.
Rev. e. n. Showers OF Winona was attacked
with pulmonary hcmorrhagc as he was. about
to begin services, followed by anothot attack
in the evening. Hopes are cntert4incVof his
recovery. :
Arthur Harrington, son of Inman Harr.ny-
ton, of Rochester, died at Chester, of apoplcxy,
while spending the summer vacation 1T home
He has been an inmate Of the blind asylum at
Faribauit
Carrie H., the 15-ycar-old daughter OF Henry
e. Ncwcomb, of Shakopec, ac6 dentalIy pois-
oncd herself with strychninc Tuesday. When
the mistake was discovered medical help was
called, but too late. She died in fearful agony
The little 2year-old girl Of Mr. and Mrs.
s. S. Mallory, OF Albert Lea, while out playing
in the yard Tuesday afternoon fell into a
pool OF water, and when taken out she was
so nearly drowned that she died in a few min
utes.
Last Monday night party of drunken men
boarded the train at Fergus Falls, and while
on the way to Rothsay one or them raised I'D
In his seat, gave two or three piercing wells
and fell over dead. His body was taken off at
Rothsay.
On Tuesday, few hours after the passage Of
the new steamer Clcon at Marine trunk was
found in the water at the l,vec at that place.
Upon being taken from. the water it was found
to be the property Of Mrs. McD:l of Arcola.
How it came there is not known.
The report that an attempt was made to as
sassinatc Sitting Bull at the Grand Opera
House in St. Paul, one night last week, has
since been contradictcd. The report being cir
culated merely for advertising purposes. It is
only to be regretted that the story did not
prove true
A fire at Granite Falls the other morning
burned Oswald g. Johnsor's store and goods
worth $4,000. The Commercial hotel, two
thirds damaged; insured for 81 900. Putnam
4 Rice, proprictors of the Tribune, lost
heavily. Mr. lalley's store, loss $1,000, in
surcd. The origin of the fire is mystery.
The construction of the new Bismarck extern
sion OF the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & North
crn, says the Luvcrne Hcrald,s low completed
to Luverne. The track is laid to distance of
about mile anu 4 half north of town. The
telegraph poles have been set as far as Luvcrnc.
and the wire will be strung to that place in a
day or two. The track is now laid about
twenty miles north of Pipcstonc, and by the