The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-05-29
The republican central committee.

"PPOAAA"0>A ~ oAAO A0Vo 0Udt0 COuV0uG1Ou,
met at the Metropolitan hotel St. Paul.
The folio wing members were present:
H. A. Castle, w. p. Sergeant, w. j.
Ives, D. T. Chamberlain, Joseph Bob
Letter, Levi Nutting, Charles n. Stro-
beck, NJ. J. Daniels, NJ. D. Flower,
George P. Johnston (proxy for F. A.
Day, G: X: Davis (proxy for E. G..
Holmes.) Mr.. Petit of Hennepin was
absent. On motion of Gen. Nutting,
Il. A. Castle was elected permanent
chairman, and Mark D. Flower perma-
nent secretary. An executive commit
tee was appointed, upon motion of Mr..
Ives, as follows: II. A. Castle, M. D.
Flower, w. J. Ives, Levi Nutting, d.
I. Chamberlain, Charles Fl. Strobeck,
W. P. Sergeant.
Charles Gehrker, arrested at Apple
ton, Wis, on Monday last, for the en-
bezzlement at that place of $165, was
last year q resident of St. Paul, and
while there was engaged for while in
the real estate business, and afterwards
was a clerk in the abstract Office.
The stable of Mr.. Skordol, in Lake
Shore, was burned with its contents.
Loss, $500.
At meeting of the directors of the
Germania bank at St. Paul the follow
ing officers were unanimously chosen:
Presisent, Ernst Albrecht; vice presi-
dent, Alexander Ramsey; cashier, Will
liam Bickel; assistant cashier, Peter N,
Kerst; general bookkeeper,, Edward j.
Gallien. The bank will be ready to
commence business, with capital of
$500, 200, about May %,
Capt. Fred H. Bishoff, of the ferry
Mary Martin; was arrested at Duluth
on complaint of Coroner Thompson,
charged with murder in tho second de-
gree. He waived an examination and was
committed, but was afterward admitted
to bail in 1900 by Court Commissioner
Martin. The Martin; is the boat that
collided with the sail boat, causing the
loss of four men,
Although the rain came down in tor
rents at Winona Sunday, the storm
was comparatively quiet and no serious
results followed. Reports from the in
terror, however, show that the storm
resulted in more or less damage. The
storm was very heavy south of St. Char
les. The mill dam at Troy was washed
out. Loss about $1,000 Many fields
were badly washed. South of Dover and
in Elrlira township Olmsted county
considerable to crop is reported. A few
bridges and much fencing were washed
out.
The body of an unknown man was
found at Austin, near the South bridge,
recently. He was we'll dressed, height
five feet two inches, sandy complexion
and whiskers, about forty five years old.
He had no money and no marks OF vio-
lence. No clue to his identity has been
found. He was seen about the city for
a day or two before his death. The in
quest developed nothing.
Judge Charles E. Norgood of Rush
City, died on the evening of the 10Th, of
pneumonia, after an illness of six months
aged thirty-seven years. He was uni
versally liked, and leaves widowed
mother, living at Rio, Wis, and eight
| sisters and brothers, two of the latter
being with him during his last illness.
About forty delegates to an industrial
congress met at Chicago, Wednesday.
The temporary chairman started out
with an extreme high traiff production
speech. At the conclusion of his re-
me- orb V11Ioro A4u,o%o,. -
ta, representing the Minneapolis board
of trade, said he had come to the con-
vention under misapprehension. It
was called for the purpose of discussing
the needs of the industrial interests of
the country. From the tenor of the
presidents speech he found the conven-
ton had cut and dried its proceedings
in the interests ofprotection. The -four
and grain interests of Minnesota was OPP
| posed to more protection, and he there
| fore asked to be excused from serving
on the committee on resolutions and
permitted to withdraw from the conven-
ton. President Bush replied that
Judge Atwater's assumptions were er-
roneous, but the resolutions reported
were of the extreme production order.
Fifteen thousand speckled trout fry
and 5000 land-locked salmon were re-
ceived in Winona on Tuesday, the goth,
from the state fish hatchery at st. Paul.
The trout were taken by sportsmen
to brooks in various parts of the coun-
try; the salmon were placed in pond
uear Pickwick.
John Streade of Watertown, Carver
county, Mimi, and Alfred Anderson, al
work on Erickson's contract. near Port
Arthur, were accidently killed, the LIST
inst. Mr.. Erickson writes that several
other men have been accident}y killed
on the railway work, but none of them
except the above named belonged to
his crew.
In the district court at Faribault the
jury in the case of the State VS.. Mary
Swarts, indicted for the attempted muir.
der of NJ. N. Pond, returned verdict
of guilty. In the case of the State VS..
Michael Riley, indicted for robbery
the judge instructed the jury to bring
in verdict of acquittal, the evidence
being insufficient to convict. The case
of the State:vs. Walter M. Cavanaugh
indicted with Godfrey Ward, William
Call and Riley for the murder of the
Norwegian, Bjorkebek, has been dis.
missed. In the case of the State vs.
Cavanaugh, indicted for robbery, a con.
tinuance was asked for and granted.
Kiss Helen NJ. White, who has been 8
teacher in the public shoots of St. Pete,
for two years, has been offered posi-
ton in Mills seminary, Oakland, Cal,
at salary of 81. 900 per year. She has
not yet decided to accept.
N. N. Ostrom, who resides seventeen
miles west of st. Peter lost his barn by
fire on Sunday. The barn was 3Ox1OC
feet, and contained considerable grain,
five calves, machinery and harness. The
loss is 81, 300, and the insurance only
$500; insured IN the Union company Cali