The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-08-14
MINNESOTA NEWS NOT 81,

MINNESOTA NEWS n0TBA
liam Bates, . farmer cra1ed by Cerebral
scrofula, cuts his throat with pocket knife.
At Ninnetonka Mills, Hennepin county. Mr..
Bates was member Of company H Of Second
daughters, and two sons. The Oldest child Is
seventeen years old, and the youngest twelve
mothes.
The articles Of incorporation and amend
ments thereto fled in the Office Of the secretary
Of state, for the fiscal year ending July 81,
amount to 38S, or more than one : day. The
afidavits Of publication, etc., number les
In September, 1882, R. W. Jacklin, Of Water
vile, was elected to and accepted the Office Of
member Of tho board Of education Of the
Independent School district for three years
in November, 1882, he was elected to the leQis-
lature of Minnesota, and acting o. such. &C.
cording to law and the decision of the attorney
general, he has been for the past two years
illegally acting % . member Of the board OF
education.
An old landmark near tho foot Of Lake
Amelia was removed the other day. II was a
government mile pole on the old Red River
trail, set by the soldiers nearly twenty years
ago.
Married at the st. Peters Episcopal church,
Shakopee, by the Rev. Mr.. Osborn, rector, tn,
Rev. George H. Mueller of Denver, Col, to
Ida, daughter of Capt J. W. Sencerbox, of this
city. The reverend bridegroom was formerly
rector of this church and the predecessor Of
Rev. Osborn.
A young Englishman came out from
England with = colony Of young men to learn
farming in the west, and who has been at work
near Dakota in Winons county, recently left
for England in obedience to dispatch stating
that he had fallen heir to $1S, 600 in tho court
of chancery.
Charles Sinclair and Mrs. Alice Walker
charged with setting fire to Ira judas house at
Marine Mills on the 25th inst, were arranged
in the municipal court at Saltwater. Both
waived examination and in default of bail,
which was fixed at $4,000 each, were committed
to jail to await the action Of the grand jury.
Perham Bulletin: Some time ago there was
dissension in the Catholic church in Mercer
county, Ohio, caused by the father of the
church being unwilling to submit to the rulings
OF the bishop, and one Father Joseph was ex-
PEELED from the church, and at his expulsion
several of his followers also left and formed q
colony and came to Rush Lake, in this county,
and settled there, building q church and con-
vent As farmers they were prosperous and
generous, it being one of their creeds to always
lend q helping hand to the poor, and for all
their aid furnished they never took interest,
notes or usury. Everything went on harmoni-
ously until about three months ago, when their
leader, Father Joseph, died After his demise
they we're unable to procure father, in conse-
quence OF which they made arrangements to
leave their beautiful farms, crops and every
thing, and seek some far-o6 western home
In accordance with these arrangements, they
Pacific road and started on their journey last
Saturday morning. The car was loft here Fri
day night, in order to give them ample time to
arrange their baggage and lunch for the trip
to Portland, Or The sleeper was q new one
and would accommodate about fifty persons.
After their departure it was discovered that
they had taken the body of Father Joseph with
them.
From the St Paul Office Of the Bradstreet
company it is learned that the total number of
business firms of st. Paul, according to the
most recent summary, is 2,O29 The new
names added numbered 1876 and the names
erased s. In the state, exclusive of st. Paul
and Minneapolis, II 534 names are reported
and ,2O2 towns. The names added numbered
S34, and 512 are erased There were 10 addi-
tlonal towns and six were erased.
Frank Kellan, arriving at St Paul from Port
land, Or, on the Northern Pacific noon train,
was confidenced out of $50 by a stranger who
Minneapolis aud St. Paul, and succeeded
in playing the old 'payiug debt" trick.
Kellan was left moneyless with the exception Of
. solitaryV.
Mr.. F. ID. Beecher, formerly Of Austin, hi
been appointed agent of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee 4 St. Paul Railroad company in. Faribault,
to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation Of
J. F. Whallon
W. J. Wilson, Of Faribault, who was arrested
for refusing to pay his dog license, was fined
81 and costs, amounting in all to @16 He re-
fused to pay the fine and was committed to tho
Baxter, attorney for Wilson, applied for 4
writ of habeas corpus and the question of the
right of the city to collect dog license was ar
gued before Judge Buckham, A. D. Reyes ap-
pearing for the city Judge Buckham has the
matter under consideration. Mr.: Wilson is
determined to mako it "a test case and If
necessary carry it to higher courts.
Brown county has 6, 655 apple trees, of which
1,S4O bore 626 bushels last year. Four hun
~
The tobacco crop was but 80 pounds last year
to ,l41, in 1879
The shaft in tho Duluth silver mine, on West
end Of the 2OO-foot drift Ore now taken out
assays $50 per ton in silver.
N. A. Schultz l. Co., Of st. Paul, whole
sale fancy grocers, made general assignment
for the benefit of creditors to J. W. Bishop,
president of the St. Paul Trust company. No
correct statement of assets and liabilities can
be made at present, but tho nominal assets arc
estimated at about 3d. 600, and the liabilities at
about $1,000.
E. W. Haskell United States district attorney
for Alaska Territory, and Andrew T. Lewis,
secretary and treasurer of Alaska Territory,
were in St Paul few days ago on their way
to Alaska to assume the duties of their posi-
tons. Both have been recently appointed, and
form portion Of the first territorial govern
ment Of Alaska. They left via the Northern
Pacific.
Articles Of incorporation of the Bank Of Will.
mar have been filed yesterday in the Office Of
the secretary of state The place of carrying
on business is Willmar, MINI. The amount Of
capital stock is to be &c, 600, divided into 4OC
shares of 800 each The incorporators arr
Andrew B. Robbins, Minneapolis; Thomas H
Western. Portland, Me. A. E. Rice, John H
Brown, J. s. Robbins, R. H. Jones, NJ Jorgen.
sou, George W. Tyler, F. G. Handy, H. J. Dale,
c! E Lien and J. T. Berg, of Willmar.
Mary J. Youmans, a young lady Of Winona,
who enlisted as North American teacher in
the normal school of Rosario, South America,
died of typhoid fever May 10.
During the heavy thunder shower early Sat-
urday morning, the barley stacks of l. B. Rice,
three miles east of Austin, we're set on fire by
the lightning. Loss one hundred bushels OF
more. Insured.
Jay Henry Loring is now editor Of the Fergua
Falls Telegram.
Railroad Commissioner Baker, reports the
gross earning of the Duluth for the six month";
ending June 30, 1884, as $491, 246 81, with the
taxes at $14, 49,. 81. As compared with thu
corresponding period last year, the gross earn
ings were SSH ,SS2 50, with the taxes $15, l44
IS; decrease of go, CSC. o. in gross earnings
and $4,000 in taxes.
Fred Foulk, of London, Mimi, had his leg
cut off by reaper, and nearly bled to death
before medical aid was secured.
Mrs. Wilbur Castles, of London, Minr, wal