The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-05-15
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The lovers If music in the northwest
have doubtless noticed the announce
ment of q great musical festival to be
held in Minneapolis in June, and will be
interested in the following brief epitome
Of its varied attractions:
Musical G OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Thorn
as, the greatest leader in the country.
Orchestra.-The grand orchestra of
Mr.. Thomas, consisting of sixty solo
musicians.
Chorus.-The st. Paul Choral So
ciety, numbering 258 singers, and the
Minneapolis Philharmonic, numbering
35O-total, over 600.
Vocal Soloists.
1.-Christine Nilsson, the great Swe-
dish prima donna.
2.-Frau Frederick Materns.
3.-Herr Hermann Winkelmann.
4.-Herr Emil Scaria.
Who compose the marvellous trio
whom Wagner pronounced the first
dramatic singers in the world.
5.-Emma Juch, q charming young
soprano, long an admired prima donna
of Her Majesty's opera troupe.
6.-Emily Winant, since Cary's time
the first American contralto.
7.-Theodore Toedt, considered by
Tomas the best American artist for Mr..
the work required of him.
8.-Franz Remmertz, next to Myron
Whitney the best bass in America.
Place: The great University Coliseum
Of Minneapolis, which will hold, includ-
ing chorus and orchestrs, nearly 4, 900
persons.
Facilities of reaching it: The entire
railroad system of the State, which will
deliver passengers ut Minneapolis and
return for one and one-fifth the regular
fare.
For tickets, programmes, or any in
formation concerning the festival, ad-
dress, d. Blakely, General Manager
Philharmonic Association, Minneapolis,
MINI.
Prices Of seats per single concerts,
from 81 to $3.50, according to location.
For season seats to the four concerts
of the festival, from IS to $12. The
COLISEUM is so constructed that every
seat in the house is eligible.
Bishop Whipple's friends in Faribault
invite his friends to be entertained al
their homes on the twenty fifth ami
versary ofhis accession to the episcopate
A Winona umbrella thief was fined
$25 for getting away with a fifty cent
affair
The Red River paper mills at Fergus
Falls will start up this month.
At the Winona fire department elect
ion, Joseph Edwards was elected chief
engineer, W.T.. Gage first assistant.
and NJ. Hanley second assistant.
A double wedding took place at the
Catholic church in Owatonna, Tuesday.
Father Raleigh oficiated. The parties
were Mr.. p. F. Burns and Miss Mary
Langan, Mr.. Harry Krier and Miss
Elizabeth Flanagan, all of Owatonna.
The choir sang Battmann's "Messe Pre-
miere" during the services. Quite a
large concourse of friends attended the
wedding mass and rendered their con-
CALCULATIONS at the close. The young
people took trains for the East during
the day.
DR.. G. N. Hewitt, secretary Of the
state board of health, has gone to Wash
ington to attend meeting of the Ameri-
can Medical society. He will also ex-
anime into the cattle disease, especially
pleuro- Pneumonia and foot disease.
Gov. Hubbard also commissioned him
to visit the Standard Oil works and en-
deavor to secure new test of oil for
this state.
Hon. Cushman K. Davis has been in
vited to deliver the Decoration day ad-
dress in St. Paul, and will do so unless
the delegates to Chicago leave before
the Both.
Apeddler named AL Weire was way
laid between Owatonna and Mazfield by
two tramps. He drew q revolver and
saved life and plumber.
Mike Fogarty has brought suit
through his attorneys. V. NJ. Gore and
H. J. Thatcher of Minneapolis, against
DR.. G.. W. Wood, coroner, and Ara
Barton, sheriff of Rice county. for false
imprisonment, and claims SIS, 900 dam.
ages. He was the only witness to the
shooting of Foster by Donaldson, in
May, 1882, and in the examination be-
fore the coroner, being stranger, he
was required to give bonds for his ap.
pearance as a witness. Unable to dc
80, he was imprisoned from June 5 tc
Aug. IL, when he was released by la.
beas corpus.
In the United States circuit court
the Northwestern Manufacturing and
Car company Of Saltwater has sued the
Liverpool and London and Globe insur'
ance company for s., 900 insurance on 9
four-story building, standing $50 feet
from the penitentiary, and damaged by
the fire Jan. 8.
John w. Cover, formerly of Still.
water recently got into a row with 8
man named Thomson at West Humbug,
Arizona, and in self-defense shot his
opponent in the arm.
Saltwater has number of cases Of
scarlet fever
Mrs. Hitchcock of Pilot Mound died
recently, aged IS years. She was well
known to Minnesota people.
For some time the question has been
mooted as to whether the division Office
ofthe Bradstreet company in Milwaukee
should continue to cover and report up.
on business in Western Wisconsin OF
whether that territory should be trans.
ferred to the jurisdiction of the st. Paul
Office. The central Office, in New York
having considered the matter, examined
statistics and received reports, has de.
cided to make the transfer to the st.
Paul Office, for the announced reason
that St. Paul is the reorganized trade
center of Western Wisconsin.
The Headlight is Ortonville's new
weekly.
Soren Listoe, late register of thu
United States land office, and Charles j
Sawbridge have formed q copartnership