The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-10-02
NORTHWESTERN NEWS.
MINNESOTA.

Duluth prospcctors claim to have discovered
gold near that town.
James Allickson killed large black bear
near Hewitt the other day.
There are over million acres Of railroad
land still unsold in the state.
The Chippewa county fair will be held at
Montevdco Sept. %, ~, and 25
George Rabb, a resident of Minneapolis &c
years, died on Sunday, aged IL.
The Mcriden mill, at Owatonna, burned the
other night There was no insurance.
The average wheat yield in Polk county is
placed 1T twentythrec bushels per acre.
The past season Sc, 800 worth of new build
ings have been erected in Spring Valley.
A moose weighing LOCO pounds was killed
two miles from Hinc!lly by B. c. Bartlett.
Brownsville has a 5000 damage suit for de-
fectivc sidewalk brought by G. II. D. Reppc.
James Scanlon of Sheridan, was thrown from
his wagon and paralyzcd, dying the next day.
Wild geese and ducks are plentiful in the
vicinity of Norris and hunters are having fine
sport
Murphy closed his temperance crusade at St..
Paul Sunday. Nearly 1000 persons signed the
pledge during his meetings.
RI Knox of Granite Falls, accidentally
shot himself through the arm while hunting,
and died from loss of blood.
Stock in Steele county is in good condition,
the grass being more ]uxuriant than for 4 num-
Der of wears so late in the season.
Mrs. James Searlcs, OF Granny, and one of
the oldest settlers of the county, is very sick,
and her recovery is not expected.
A little 14-months- boy of Mr.. Adam
DoLblcford, Of Winona, was drowned in tub
partially filled with water, on Friday
Mrs. Joseph Selbc, of Fort Ridgely, was
thrown from her wagon by a runaway team,
receiving injuries from which she died.
The state teachers institute for the teachers
of Brown county will be held at Springfield
during the week, commencing Monday, Octo-
ber27
A little 9-year-old daughter of s. J. Moe, of
Lambcrton, was attacked by her fathers vic
ious bird dog and badly laccrated before as
sistance arrived.
At Grand Island James McKeever has been
held to the grand jury for the attempted rape
of his neighbour Miss Matilda Lcibig, while re-
turning from town.
George Gee is under arrest at Minneapolis,
charged with the abduction of young lady
from Danvillc, III. The girl acknowledges as
sisting Mr. Gee in the work.
George II. Warden, travelling salesman,
took morphine at the college hospital, St. Paul,
on the 10Th, which soon caused death He was
addicted to the use OF liquor.
The freight train going west from Nadclia
on Monday morning ran into a herd of cattle
near Norwegian Cut AID killed ten of them.
The engine and two cars were thrown off and
tipped over.
+ Frank Crclner OF Dundas, has purchased
the Allen house at Fairbault and the furniture
contained therein, for the consideration Of
$1,000. Mr.. Creimcr proposes to open the
house again at once.
Farmers in the vicinity of Alden have band
cd together for the purpose of handling their
own wheat. They have hired an agent to at
tend to their business who will receive his pay
from the association
The Minnesota Guaranty and Indenture
company of Minneapolis have filed articles of
incorporation with the secretary of state E.
j. Phelps. NJ. B. Koon E. A. Merrill and A. NJ.
Keith are the incorporators.
Edwin L. Kille, who closed a sale in Min
ncapols, two weeks ago, for $1,000 acres Of
Iowa and Nebraska land, to New York syn
dictate, on the 18th sold to the same parties,
10000 acres of Wyoming desert
j. r. Howcs, one of the nominees for the
Legislature in the Thirty-ni district, has
purchased from c. II. Douglas the controlling
ntercs in the Brainard Touring mill, a fine 300
barrel mill. Consideration. s2O,S0o.
Wednesday afternoon, while threshing, Mr..
Fred Warncckc Of Lafayette, Nicolet county,
jumped on the feeding table to get on the top
OF the machine, but slipped and had his foot so
badly smashed in the cylinder, that amputa-
ton will be necessary.
The residence of C. NJ. Perkins, Of Lake
City, was burglarized while the family was
away. A considerable quantity of silycrwarc.
SILK dress, three silver watches and Smith
y Wcsson revolver, amounting in value to
more than $3.50, were taken. No clue.
The pamphlet descriptive of Minnesota. to
be distributed at the New Orleans exhibition,
is nearly ready. The cover is an elaborate de-
sign in several colors, representing the two
cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis and the
agricultural, mining and other. industrial in.
terests of the state.
jail delivery, evidently planned some time
ago before the sentenced prisoners were re-
moved to saltwater was discovered at Braincrd
Thursday morning. large hole had beer
broken through the outer wall of the Jail. Tho
only escape was that of Ed Turner, short
United to occupy the Jail corridor outside OF
the cells proper.
Warden Reed furnishes the following Stats
tics concerning the pcnitentary: The frs
prisoner was received in 1854, Minnesota tbe1
beinga territory. The total number of crimi
nails incarceratcd up to date is ,S4S, of which
1874 were males and "a females At present
there arc 800 inmates, 322 males and female.
The greatest number of inmates at any ont
time was 367.
st. Louis and Minneapolis capitalists arr
canvassing scheme for the construction of .
narrow gauge railway around Lake Mime
tonka, connecting with the Lynialc or motor
line near the Hotel st. Louis; thence along tn,
east shore OF the lake to Wayzata, and from
the latter point to hotel Lafayette across tn
narrOWs to Lake Park, and from thence bacl
to Excelsior, again connecting with the motor
line.
A fourtecn-year-old boy, named Linnic Aber
nethy, disappeared from his home at louisville
Iowa, on the 25th of September last. He wa
OF medium height and fair complexion. Hi:
uncle, Mr. Jcndralsky, of St. Paul, not lon:
since learned from some ladics at Albert L..
that they had seen a boy from McGregor an
swering to the description of Linnie. ANY in
formation OF the whereabouts OF the boy viii
be thankfully received by his aunt, Mrs. Jen
dra!sky, OF st. Paul, and to her any one discoy
cring the lad is requested to send him.
The preliminary arrangements for the Mccke