The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-18
DAKOTA.

among Huron Baptists.
Corn husks are thin this season, which is
said to indicate mild winter.
The house of Thomas MoEntee, at Mahtowa,
burned, the furniture being saved
Proposals are invited for an enlargement of
the territorial penitentiary at Deer Lodge.
For mutual protection there Las been organ
lied at Pierre the Hughes County Liquor asso-
citation.
Rev. F. Humphrey, late of Fairmont. MIMI.
has accepted a call from the Episcopal society
| at Huron.
trainman named Timmons, at Huron on
Monday, had his hand severely crushed while
coupling cars.
The Mitchell band ncttcd 81 so by the recent
supper and dance given for its benefit by the
ladies of the place.
VIM R. Carroll, Of Sanborn county, wants
$4,000 from the Mitchell Republican for
defamation of character.
On Friday, Warren Wcllen, while working
in the bottom Of d we'll at Holabird, was killed
by cave. He was Swedc.
At Groton two children of Mr.. Rolschel were
accidentally shot by their cider brother, and
both will PROBABLY lose their sight.
The Salem Pionecr-Registcr finds fault with
the way in which the route agent between
Hawarden and Huron does his work.
The Episcopal college now in course of con-
struct!on in Sioux Falls has been christencd
the ''All Saints school' by Bishop HIRE
Hundreds Of bushels of wild plums have
been gathered in Barnes county. They sell
readily at 81, while No. l hard is but SO cents.
Effects belonging to Hans Rund of Mi une-
sofa, found on the river bank at Valley CITY,
have occasioncd suspicious of suicide or mur-
der.
A slight frost fell in the vicinity of Mitchell
Wednesday night, but not heavy enough to ill.,
jure vegetation. Corn is fully matured and
safe.
An apparently inexhasstible vein of water
said to contain medicinal properties has ,cen
struck at White Lake, 800 feet from the sur
face.
A. W. Lavender has resigned his position as
one OF the commissioners Of Yankton county,
and II. 3. Wynn has been appointed to fill the
vacancy.
Foley's sporting rooms at Pierre were raidcd
by the police the other night, and m;scelan-
eoIs collection of gambling accessories was
captured.
w. T. Wilkinson, editor Of the Grand Army
Advocate, of Dcs "N{oires, TO-, delivered an
address at the soldiers reunion at Yankton
this week.
Madison is proud of her improvements this
year, not among the least of which is an elc-
giant bank block just completed by Jacobs
Brothers.
By the burning of the country residence of
c. Cra,ncr, formerly United States signal ser
vice officer, near Sterling, a valuable scientific
library was lost.
A small sidcwhccl steamer is on it's way
down the river, managed by several young men
who are taking this way of going to the New
Orleans exposition.
The First National bank of Mitchell pre-
scented the fire department of that place with
$50 FOR its efforts in saving the bank building
during the recent fire.
Responses received indicate that there will
be over 100 newspaper men at the banquet to
be given at Pierre next week, during the meet
ing of the territorial convention.
stage line has been organized by Marquis
&c Mores to run from Mcdora, on the Northern
Paciti: railroad, to Dcadwood The distance is
1870 miles and the trip will be made in fifty
hours.
The fourteenth annual fair of the Dodge
county Agricultural and Mechanical society
will be held Oh the grounds of the Union Park
and Fair association, at Kasson, Sept. lG, II, IS
and 10.
The north Dakota delegates to the Pierre
convention will probably accept the proposition
of the Fargo and Southern for transportation
by way of Ortonville, and thereby save about
one hundred miles of travel.
Fifteen Congregational ministers assembled
at Huron on Sunday, organized the new Con-
gregational church and ordained J. Spencer
Voorhees, to the ministry, who has been called
to and accepted its pastoratc.
The United States geological survey corps
now prospecting in the Sioux reservation, has
found coal sixty miles northwest of lie Beau,
on the Morcau river; one vein being seven
feet thick and another three
Five hundred people of La Mourc county
have signed petition ordering the county
commissioners to call an election to vote on
the relocation Of the county seat. This is con-
sidcrcd victory for La Moure.
The first annual fair Of the Turner county
agricultural society will be held at Parker
September II, IL and 10. Liberal premiums
are offered. An eminent lecturer has been
engaged and large list OF exercises will take
place on each day.
Mitchell received her baptism Of fire on tho
evening Of the 9th, property to the value of
nearly 100000 being swept away. The origin
of the fire is not known at this writing, and it
is yet impossible to estimate the loss and in
surancc but the total loss will not fall short
of 100000.
The thief who stole Assessor Wyckofr's horse
was captured near the Turtle mountains by
the sheriff of Steele county. lie was brought
back to Hope and was put in Jail there prepare
tory to being taken TO Fargo the next day. He
broke Jail and escaped during tho night, and
there is no clue to him. The horse and buggy
were recovered
Lilly Walton, aged 1S, only daughter of E
c. Walton, Of Huron, clerk If the distric
court, died on the Sth inst. A few weeks ago
she had typllo-lnalarial fever, got over it and
was UP and dressed, August %, when cy-
clone passed in sight of her. She was frightcn-
cd at it and became unconscious and so con-
tinued until dcath-litcrally scared to death.
| A gentleman who saws he wanted to satisfy
himself whether or no southern Dakota is Il
! good corn country, visited ffty-acre field
three and one half miles southwest of
Vcrmil!ion, and picked some cars thirteen
inches in length and from seven or eight
inches in circumference and dry as bono on
the 1st inst. lie was assured by the owner OF
the field that it would s!luck out 100 bushels to
the acre.
A farmers team which had been left stand
ing in the street, in Sioux Falls, on Friday,
took fright and ran away. In its flight it coli
| liled with a covered buggy containing Rev s