The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-10-30
MINNESOTA

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son county from wild grapes.
All the Minneapolis saw mills will be shut
down in less than two weeks.
Diphtheria of malignant type is raging at
Twin Lakes, Frceborn county.
A large wildcat was killed in the town Of
Lawrence, Scott county, few days ago.
Four young ladies took the white veil at the
Ursulinc convent at Lake City last week.
The Nickcrson house barn, at Owatonna,
burned on Sunday. Loss, $500. No insur-
ancc.
II is stated that the Washburn Touring
mills, burned some time since at Anoka, will
be rebuilt.
j. NJ. Mccain, of Fergus Falls, who was
shot few days ago while hunting, died on the
21st from the wound.
II. C. Heintzleiaan, st. Paul machinist,
committed suicide at Minneapolis on Sunday
by shooting, at the house of his brother.
]. NJ. Mccain, popular young man of Fer
gus Falls, was accidentally shot while hunt
ing on Saturday, the wound being considered
fatal.
Vernon Benton, the little son of Winfield
Benton. of Window, fell from wagon, a wheel
of which passed over his stomach causing
death the next day.
Joshua Trcssler, the third of the three broth
ers who murdered Ole Iyerson in Blue Earth
county on the 18th inst, was captured in Pot
awattamie county, 10.
Mrs. Charles johnson, who lives at Greyson's
mill, near Austin, while in bed, was assaulted
by burglar she discovered in her room. She
was seriously injured.
A double wedding occurred at Alaniato on
the evening Of the 22d. Misses Naudc and
Carrie Tyler were married to j. G. Becklcy and
John A. Brown, respectively
X. T. Modem, a restaurant proprietor at St.
Peter, has disappeared, leaving a profitable
business and considerable property. Fear of
arrest for bigamy is said to have prompted his
action.
The body of an unknown man was found on
the railroad track near FArbauit on the morn
ing of the 10th, literally cut to pieces by the
cars. II is thought he fell from train while
stealing a ride.
At Waltham, few miles north of Barnsdale,
Charles Whitaker arose from the breakfast
table, kissed his wife and children goodbye,
and went out in his back yard and cut his
throat and wrist with jack knife, inficting
probably fatal wounds.
Hattie j. Balstcr, of Minneapolis, has sued
Arthur McMullcn for breach of promise Ar
thur had already patched Hattie's laceratcd
feelings with $1,000 coin Of the realm, but Hat
tie thinks $4,000 more will be necessary to
make them as good as new.
Mr.. John Kirk, of Clearwater was arrested
and bound over TO the district court to answer
| to the charge of arson. He is accused of burn
ing the grain stacks of two brothers named
Miller, who live near Clear Lake, and who are
on unfriendly terms with him.
A year ago DR.. Amber, the Methodist minis
ter IF Sank Center was charged by Mrs Klctt
with assault while treating her as Il physician.
conference in Duluth has found. Amber
guilty and dismissed him from the church. lie
did not await the result Of trial, but went to
his home in Iowa.
| A steam thrcshcr, working on the premises
of Nels Rasmus, of Nevada, near Austin, Sat
urday, set fire to his stacks and stables, CHI
tirely consuming them. Six stacks Of oats and
wheat were burned, also forty tons of hay, the
stables and number of hogs Loss, 5000; I'M
! insured. The engine and separator were
owned by Mr.. Dunkel, of Illinois. The scpa-
ratOr was burned Sheriff Corey attached the
steamer, teams and other property near Aus
tin, and it is proposed to make the owners of
the steamer pay the damages Of the above loss
of property
! Quite peculiar case in the healing Of a
wound was developed at Dulath. More than
three weeks ago John Johnsoa,a laborer at the
saw mill of the Duluth Lumber company, was
injured on the head by stick flying from the
! saw. The stick broke the skull just over the
! left eyebrow, and when the physician dressed
| the wound he took out piece of the skull
about an inch and half large exposing the
brain. For some time Johnsons recovery was
very doubtful, but he is now doing we'll. Tho
wound has not entirely healed, and it appears
as though it would not. The wound reached
the nasal cavity, and now the patient can act,l-
ally breathe through the hole in his skull He
promises to fully recover, except that he vii
always have the power to breathe through this
hole, as we'll as through his nostris or his
mouth.