The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-06-26
MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES.

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Polk county's treasury shows ~, 7O6 misap-
piled.
Centennial Maid of St. Paul won race at
Sioux Falls
Minneapolis has received Sill 1858 under her
new license law.
President Strong delivered the baccalaureate
sermon ut Carleton college
St Paul Episcopal clergymen will hold sum-
NOR services at suburban points
Mcmillan thinks Northwestern rivers and
harbors will get good showing.
Mrs. Newman and Mrs. Ware of Mantor-
vile killed largo rattlesnake near that vii
lsge
The house Of Lewis Sheets of Hartford, Todd
county, Mimi, burned with its contents. Loss,
$500.
Extensive preparations are being made in all
| the larger towns to celebrate the Fourth of
July.
Eddys saw mill on Red Eye river, Minnesota,
was burned The loss is about $4,000, in
sured.
The Waseca Maplewood Park association vii
hold daily and evening sessions from juno "a
to July IL
John H. Wilson, Monticello blacksmith, is
held to bail on charge Of attempting to raw
ish Mrs. Spaulding.
Stengrim Nopon, ono of the early settlers Of
Rock Dell township, Olmstead county, leaves an
estate valued at over $4,000!
Reports from various parts in tho Northwest
regarding tho crops are most encouraging.
Grain of all kinds is looking well.
The farm house of Michael Farrell, situated
in Mt Pleasant, Mimi, burned with all its
contents. Loss, 81, 500; insurance. $1,1Oo
NJ. Mickey, sheriff of Stearns county, took
Conradt H. Srstes to the state prison for two
years; offence, obtaining money under false
! pretclces.
John T. La Du has been elected to the prcsi-
dency of the Southern Minnesota Fair assoca-
ton, made vacant by the resignation Of c. H.
Chadbourn.
A stable belonging to DR.. Wilson, about six
miles north of Moorhead, burned, destroying
considerable property and burning to death
thirteen horses.
The Congregational society of Fergus Falls,
has called Rev. J. F. Taintor of De Witt, Iowa,
to preach at the Congregational church, and he
has accepted the call
On the LIST of July the Perham bank will pass
into new hands, and will be conducted by
Charles Pancratz, president; A. E. Luedke vice
president; John Gerber, cashier
The school house in District No 2, Waseca
county, was struck by lightning, and Miss
Phoebe DIN, the teacher, and two pupils were
severely shocked, but none received serious in
juries.
Belle Jones, only daughter of Hon. Ira Jones
of Austin, was thrown from her horse, while
pleasure riding and struck on her head She
was rendered insensible, and conclusion of the
brain was feared.
The committee appointed by the Minnesota
diocese to consider the subject of the appoint
ment of an assistant bishop for Bishop Whip
pie will hold meeting next week and fix a date
for special convention to make the nomina
tion
Eight head of cattle have been found dead on
the shore flake Ietonka, Waterville, poisoned
by a small plant found in the lake. This was
the third time in many years that cattle
were found dead after drinking the water from
this lake
Cards of invitation have been issued by Mr.
and Mrs J. C. Eaton, announcing the wedding
of their daughter Hattie to Dr. Thomas Media
witt of Winona, to take place at their residence
at La Crosse on Wednesday, the 25th inst, at
5 O'Clock in the evening.
The house of p G. Gordon and John Peter
son of Pelican Rapids, standing close together,
were struck by lightning. Mr. Gordon was
, stunned, the lightning breaking his bed to
pieces and throwing himself and wife on the
floor Both houses were badly wrecked
Company D, Captain Bean, of st. Paul won
$3.50 prize silk banner at Lake Minnctonka.
beating the Washington rifles who came, all
the way from the national capitol to getit The
judges were Licuts. Glenn, Sa:lbora, and Tear
of tie Twenty fifth infantry at Fort Smelling.
The baccalaureate sermon was delivered be-
fore the eleventh graduating class of Carleton
college on tho 18th, by the president James W.
Strong. The day was bright and clear, and
densely packed congregation gathered to lis
ten to an eloquent address upon the s'Divinitv
of Christ"
Jamsey Ramsey, aged nineteen and single, a
brakeman on Conductor Lewis train running
between Fulda, Mimi, and Woonsockct, Oak,
accdently fell on the track and had both legs
cut off by his train at Wentworth, Oak, re-
Gently. He lived only two hours. The de-
ceased made Howard his home Two sisters
live there and bro Ter at Woonsocket
When the fire in the Detroit mill was first
discovered it appeared that the side of the mill
had been swabbed with oil from the outside,
and set on fire from the roof of the engine
house. Col. Johnston estimates the loss at
$4,000; insured for $1,000 on mill and ma
chinery, and $1,000 on stock. He proposes to
rebuild, and to place mill of 100 barrels ca
pacity upon the old site.
Rev. S. Thomas, of St. Paul's church, st.
Paul, reports to the Bishop Of Minnesota this
year: Baptisms, 81; combinations 10; mar
riages IS; burials, 2S; communicates, $50 Re
ceipts for current expenses, $64l9,7S Char
| ities-In aid of feeble churches, $3.50; hos
pitfalls and homes, 81, IS %; missionary offer
ings, $1,266; relief of poor, $l,2:e; Sunday
school and specials 81 ,037.43; total, $21, l1sos
Matte Hays, about fourteen years old, and
a niece of l. N. Snow, left the residence of
her uncle, No. 4o2 Exchange street, St. Paul,
where she had been visiting about five weeks,
between II and - o'clock last Thursday night
unknown to any one in the house, and has not
been heard from since She is about five feet
three inches tall. and of slight build; hair
light brown, worn with bangs, and back hair
in three long brads. She went away wearing
light blue shawl. blue cashmere dress, and
wine colored, tight-fittins jersey
The commissioner of the general land Office
has written letter to Representative Strait re-
garling tho cases of John Kulpincke and John
Strtcrsky of Hutchinson, Mimi, against the
st. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba and the
Haatinss 4 Dakota Railroad company. These
are the cases in which large number of set
tier in the vicinity are interested The COM
missioner says that the register aud receiver at
Benson have been directed to permit both
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