The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-06-19

three months. They became involved
in family quarrel, were bound over to
keep the peace, and in default of $40
cost were jailed.
In the suit of Beynon & Wales of Da.
ktoa against Mr.. Burdick of the Diamond
mills, Owatonna, for damages to the
amount of So 500, for machinery left in
the mill and for breach of contract, the
jury returned verdict for the plain
tiffs for $195 and costs. Gordon E..
Cole was counsel for the defense.
The barn of Frank Remedy of George
town, Clay county, was struck by light
ming Wednesday morning the 18th, and
set on fire and burned to the ground.
The lightning also killed four horses,
that were in the structure. Several sets
of harness and some farm implements
were also destroyed. There was no in
surance. The loss will approximate g.
500.
Thomas O'Neil, who has been held in
the Moorhead jail for year or more for
safe keeping, from Becker county, was
taken back to Detroit few days ago,
and has now been adjudged insane, and
will 60 to st. Peter.
Duluth is to have another paper,
called the Journal, with r. J. Mcguire
editor and Fred Puhler manager.
A few evenings since nicely dressed,
we'll appearing couple went to Saltwater
from St. Paul to get married. They
calledupon a pastor of one of the Protes-
tant churches, and there discovered that
license was necessary. The gentle
man went out to procure one, but was
unable to find the clerk of the court.
Returning soon, the party, with a gentle
man and his wife as witnesses, drove
across the bridge to Wisconsin, and
while sitting in the carriage the mar
riage ceremony was performed, and the
happy couple departed for home.
United States Marshal Denny, Dep
uty Marshal Bracket, and one other
deputy arrived in Duluth, Tuesday
morning with warrants for the arrest of
parties indicted for alleged land frauds.
1t is said twenty-five indictments were
found for pine land crookedness. seven
teen of then against citizens of Duluth.
The officers Immediately served war
rants on C. p. Byam, Frank Burke and
Edward Lynch. Burke and Lynch
gave bail before United States Com
missioner Carey in the sum of $500
each, but Byam, against whom there
are three or four indictments, was I'M
able to get bondsmen. The officer went
around with him all day in his search
for bondsmen, and this evening Byam
managed to give them the slip and es-
capped. He went into saloon. where
Byam called for drinks, throwing s.
gold piece on the counter and went out
the back way. The officer sat down and
waited for him to come back, but he did
not come.
The storm of Saturday was quite Sc
we're north of Northtield. Lightning
struck in different places. Near Cas-
cade the barn of Mrs. Klevl,ergher
was struck and set on fire, and totally
consumed.
Ernest Sargent, aged sixteen, stole
500 from his employer, Mrs. ellison
Wells, but was captured at La Crosse.
At Detroit, Becker county, jury
brought in verdict of $3.50 against the
Northern. Pacific for running over a wag-
on in which Jacob Wygart the driver
was killed. A charge of manslaugl,ter
against the engineer was abandoned.
The house committee on public lands
has agreed to report bill providing
for the forfeiture of s, 500 acres of land
Immediately north of Sioux City, which
is claimed by the Sioux City & st. Paul
railroad.
The sixteenth annual meeting of the
Minnesota State Medical society will
convene at the court house in Saltwater
Thursday, June 10Th.
Warden Reed of the Stat. prison re-
ceived from Sheriff Holcombe of Wash
ington county August Stromberg,
larceny from dwelling house, one
year; from H. NJ. Richardson of Ohm
stead county Allen Robinson, arson, six
months, and Frank Smith, larceny in
dwelling house, one year.
During the thunderstorm Thursday
afternoon the 10Th, lightning struck in
several localities about St. Paul. One
lightning arrester in the fire alarm office
at the central station was melted by the
fluid, and the wire leading to the cleo
trio light in the clothing store of Henry
Norman, at the corner of Seventh and
Rosabel streets, was so charged that the
light was fully lighted for several mo-
ments
G. P. Byam who was arrested at Min
nesota Point, Lake Superior, recently,
upon five indictments by the United
States grand jury at Winona, for pine
land forgeries, was placed in Jail at St.
Paul, to await his trial in the United
States district court in October. It IS
claimed that he forged from a directory
names to pre-emption papers for five
different pine land claims, and then
hired strangers to personate the forged
names at the receivers Office He is
resident of Duluth and about thirty-five
years of age.
Minnesota's wheat crop is estimated at
sc, 600, 900 bushels.
Lightning struck the house of Frauz
Hinzka in Lafayette, Nicollet county,
killing him Instantly. Other members
of the family were uninjured. This is
the third time the same building was
struck by lightning. The barn of Got
tlieb Wager, in West Newton, was also
struck, setting it on fire. As no one
was present, the building burned to the
ground.
Lewie, eldest son of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
r. Butler, of Glencoe, was drowned