The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-04

Samuel Gustavson went to bed IN the Central
house, Duluth, in room With eight others.
and during the night somebody nipped two
checks on : St Paul bank, ono for $500 and
the other for 42OO; one check on 8 Minneapolis
bank for $500, together with $50 in gold and
$50 in groenbacks
In opinion of State Auditor Braden the Ram
sey County Board Of Equalization transcribed
their powers in changing the assessments Of
St Paul banks
The long expected report Of the State capitol
commission presented to governor Hubbard
has been drawn up by Mr.. Stevens, the ar
chitect on the committee, and though brief, ef-
fectually disposes of the question - to the cap
itors holidity. Engineer Smith, in canversa.
ton after the report had been submitted, said
there was no doubt that the capitol was
perfectly safe, and that now that the iron pill
Lar on the second floor of the south wing had
been added to the supports Of the upper story,
the floors could stand any weight put upon
them Mr.. Grace, whose long experience a. .
contractor and builder makes his opinion of
value, carefully examined all the walls, especi-
ally those in the foundation of the building,
and he says they are solid and all right
D. P. Bloomer, New York drummer, was
nearly murdered IN Room 81, at the Nicollet
House, Minneapolis on Wednesday night. He
was found with seven wounds on the head. in
ficted with Milwaukee 4 St Paul coupling
pin. No solution of the mystery has yet been
obtained
William Curran was badly burned at Min
neapolis fire.
Mailer Il Thomson, St Paul carriage deal
ers have arranged with their creditors.
Ground was broken Thursday for the 81
Paul club house, which promises to be the
finest structure Of the kind west of Chicago
Edward Locke, Minneapolis grain dealer,
sues the Bradstreet company for $4,000 for
libel
The sixteenth annual reunion of the Society
of the Army of the Cumberland will be held at
Rochester, N. Y, Sept II and Is The Second
Minnesota infantry and Second battery did
honorable service in the army of the Cumber-
land
Dora Hubert pantry girl at the Inter-
national hotel, La Crosse, committed suicide at
an early hour Monday morning by shooting
herself through the heart with q small revol-
yer which she purchased Saturday afternoon.
She had been employed in the house about five
weeks, and was quiet, industrious girl No
cause is known. A post mortem examination
shows nothing in her condition to lead to such
IN act Letters from her sisters in Rochester,
Faribaultand Racine threw no light on the
matter. Her parents and other friends live al
Byron, Mimi, where the body will be shipped.
At the offices of the Northern Pacific railroad
company it is denied that there is any founda-
ton for the statement telegraphed from st.
Paul that Vice President Cakes was about to
retire, or rather, to 'be retired" from his po-
sition on account of differences with the presi-
dent, Mr.. Harris
Mr.. W. K. Vanderbilt arrived in St Paul by
special train, making twelve-hours' run over
tho Royal route from Chicago, landing at
union depot Saturday at 8 p M Ho was &C.
companied by Messrs. H. B. Hollins, E. s.
Knapp, W. S. Hoyt of New York On Sunday
Messrs. Winter and F. B, Clarke, of the
Omaha line, attended upon the party, and
" it'll them visited Minneapolis and the various
local points of interest there, also Minnesota
Transfer and Kittsondale. At the last-named
they were the recipients of the courtesies
Of Mr.. Woodmansee, by which they were
able to look over the commodores fast stock
The party then took in st. Paul, and afterward
were entertained at dinner by Mrs. F. B.
Clarke. At o'clock yesterday morning they
left by special over the Omaha for Pierre
They made the run to Mankato-nearly eighty
five miles-in two hours and forty-five min
utes
Edward Locke of Minneapolis, began q suit
against the Bradstreet company for $685.
coo damages. The complaint states that the
plaintiff is grain dealer and the president
of the Northwestern Grain Dealers association.
He was also one of the incorporators Of the
Duluth and Western Elevator company, and
the main member Of that corporation. Aug.
Is, 1884, he alleges that the Bradstreet company
published in their daily circular defamatory
matter concerning him and the elevator COM
pany:
The death of Sumner Chapman, proprietor
Of the Chapman house, upper lake Minnetonka,
isannounced Mr.. Chapman has been for some
years afflicted with consumption, and it was in
view of getting relief that he made his trip to
Los Angeles. The past two weeks he has de-
clined rapidly, being obliged to refrain from all
duties at the hotel He was thirty-five years
OF age, and leaves wife and children.
The appointment Of T. J. Gray as principal
of the normal school at st. Cloud is officially
announced Mr. Gray was student of the St
Cloud school, and for eleven years since he
graduated has been its professor of natural
sciences and mathematics. He has been the
conductor Of the institutes in that district, and
has rendered valuable service to the cause of
education in the department of philosophy He
ment meets with the warmest approval and
commentator from all who know him.
Total amount Of personal property in Scott
county, $859, .gS4; total amount of real estate,
1.SG6. AS As equalized-Total amount of
personal property in Scott comfy, @9SS, 600;
total amount of real estate, 81, 535, 1874; total
amount of banking capital, *l18,O0O; total
amount of goods and merchandise, va, 1862;
VOlAA duOuklG VI ditlCl0S, &lJ,44O
total amount of manufactured tools, ct c.,
$14,O40
The large stock barn, property of Hartley
Bros, four miles east of Brainerd, on what is
known as the C. W. Kindred stock farm, was
burned recently. The barn was full of hay,
grain, machinery and logging outfits. The loss
Is about IS, GOO; insurance unknown.
A ull-blooded Sioux from the Sisseton agen-
cy, has been spending the summer 1t Chester,
Olmsted county, working for Hon. John Hys-
lop, of that place. He has furnished excellent
satisfaction to his employer and has invested
much more labor during the season than most
of the help with a white skin.