The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-04-03

in the spring, but have decided to spend
the summer travelling in Europe instead.
Daniel Banks and family, residents Of
Winona for twenty-seven years, have
taken their departure for Portland, Ore.
to make it their home. .
The jail of Pine City, Pine county
was burned Sunday morning be-
tween IL and 4 O'Clock. Two men, sup.
posed to have come from Murrays
camp, had just been arrested and placed
in the jail and are supposed to have
been burned, Is they are missing and
were in the building at the time Of the
fire. It is supposed that the men being
drunk one of them struck match and
accidentally set the building on fire.
On March s, in response to a request
of Gov. Rusk Of Wisconsin, Gov. Hub
bard issued requisition for the ares,
of Jack Dunkly, charged with arson
committed on May 10, 1883, in Polk
comfy, Wis. George w. Booth, mar.
shall of Taylor's Falls, to whom the
warrant was issued, has made his return
to the governor, having arrested Dunk.
~ on March 20, and delivered him al
the state line to John Brokaw, the Wis.
consin agent.
F. II. Pratt, an old resident of St.
Paul and Knight Templar, died at his
residence on Marshal avenue, Tuesday
the 25th, after an illness of q week.
Deceased came to st. Paul from Rush
City and engaged in the wood and coal
business, being partner in the firm Of
F. H. Pratt & Son at tho time of his
death.
Secretary Hart, of the board of cor.
rection and charities, has returned from
q conference with the authorities Of
Todd and Marshall counties. They
proposed to erect poorhouses, but a
the counties are small and find it com.
paratively difficult to raise funds, upon
the advice of the secretary they will
probably give up the idea.
Walter Mann has resigned his posi-
ton as president of the National Ger.
man American bank in St. Paul, and
Gustav Willius was chosen to succeed
him. Joseph Jockey, formerly assist.
ant cashier, was promoted to the cash
iership, vice Mr.. Willius made presi-
dent.
John Drechler Of Elizabeth, charged
with cutting timber on government
land, was discharged, the land being
found to belong to him.
A large pipe-organ for the Congrega-
tional church at Northfeld has arrived,
and will be placed in position at once.
Mr.. Fleck of Grafton, Ill.,, is build
ing steamer eighty feet in length to
ply on Red lake.
The elevator capacity of Duluth is tc
be materially increased. At present
there are three elevators. Two others
are now in the course of erection. These
will be completed in ample time for the
storage of next seasons crops. Among
other Improvements are the dock now
building on the Wisconsin side by the
st. Paul g. Pacific Coal company, and
the docks and warehouse of the North.
ern Pacific Elevator company on Mime
sofa point. When all the elevators un.
der way are completed the storage ca
pacity will reach 5000, 900 bushels. II
is now about 2, 100000 bushels.
Officer John Casey, who has been on
the police force of St. Paul since April
10, 1869, died Friday morning at St.
Joseph's hospital from q rupture of q
blood vessel in the brain. Casey has
been sick for some time, and his death
has been expected. He leaves one son
who is in business in St. Paul.
Nicolas Gales, a former resident o.
New Ulm, is now one of the principal
members of the New Mexico legislature
and receives his mail as "Hon. n. GALES
with becoming dignity.
Arrangements have been completed
to introduce the fire alarm system into
Faribault. There will be four boxes
one being located so as to accommodate
the public and educational building, or
the west of the city.
Considerable trouble has been caused
by the depredations of wheat thieves il
Clay county for the past winter and the
evil has become SO great that the com.
missioners passed resolution OFFERING
a reward of $500 for the arrest and con:
viction OF the thieves.
Capt. Frank H. Pratt, whose deatl
occurred at St, Paul on the 18th, was .
Minnesotian of many years standing
and was we'll known throughout The
state, both on account of his public ser
vices and his business connections. HI
was a native of the state of Maine
whittier he came to St. Paul in 1885,
with his father, Henry B. Pratt, wh<
became connected with the Minnesotiar
as one of its editors aud proprietors.
j. G. White of Clarified younges
son Of Hon. Milto White, was injured
severely by fall into the cellar. H,
is recovering, and no serious results ar,
now apprehended by the family ply
sicilln.
An artificial lake is to be excavatec
by Frank Reims in New Prague, at
cost of $4,000. It will be stocked
with fish. The work will begin with
STERN dredge as soon as the frost is on
of the ground.
Thomas Eagan, a brick layer, wa
found dead in St. Paul.
Mrs. Bessie Gilflan, wife of Hon. J
B. Gilfllan, of Minneapolis, died on tn,
Goth.
just before the cyclone of last year a,
Indebtedness of 81 500 resting upon tn,
parsonage Of the NJ. E. Church at Roch
ester, was lifted, leaving the societ,
free of debt. Almost immediately cam.
the storm of Aug. 2, which wrecked til,
church edifce. The work of recon
struction was at once entered upon, anc
by dint of the most strenuous exertion
the new building, costing some $13, 900
was erected, but the society was left S..
600 in debt. Last Sabbath, after tn,
morning sermon by Bishop Foss, the at
tempt was made to raise at least q par
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