The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-04-16
MINNESOTA NEWS CONDENSED.

MINNESOTA NEWS CONDENSED.
81 - 1900 al. = tr"rs
The counties have about I'll made returns
to the stats treasurer on the March stax settle
mont The amount received aggregates about
o8O. 600 On the revenue, and about e20. QUO on
the forestry and redemption ,funaae-
g: 4 0erdon's barn, with some hay, oats.
etc, st owatonna wis burned BY an inoendiary
are Loss, $50 This vas the fourth fire
started BY hrebugs within forty eight hours.
Pap Thomas Post No. 80 Of Brainerd adopt
Cd resolutions denouncing the action Of Plum
mers Post No. 50 Of Minnexoolis with reference
to Gov. Hubbsrd's veto Of the appropriation
for soldiers and sailors reunion. The Brain
ord post prononnces this action "subversiv
Of good government, and worthy Of Paris or
Central America"
Robert Miller, . prominent Democratic poll
dcen has bought the Fergus Falls Telegram,
and win hereafter run It - Democratic paper:
Northaeld will do about >o5,oo0 worth Of
building this season.
BlyhsrB's stors, ono Of tho laudmarks Of
Pelican Rapids, burned recently.
T.. Several glandered horses have been found
In the town OF Otto, Otter Tsil county.
Brainerd voted 70 issue >5o, 900 in bonds to
build dam across the Mississippi river.
Dennis Ryan, Esq, has returned to st. Pail,
having completed extensive arrangements Tor
tho equipment Of his mammoth hotel, which
will be thrown open for the reception Of the
public about tho first Of July. Tho Hotel
Ryan has been leased to Mr.. j. H. Brugh Of
Boston and Mr. Charles NJ Truman Of Now
York for term Of nve yearA
Gov Hubbard has p.rdoned Ed. Mack and
Robert Lincoln, both colored, and sentenced
penitentiary for an assault upon IN Indian
squaW.
Nh. T. r Rogers, an old resident Of Feather
stone, died 1t his home and was buried under
tho auspices of Red Wing Lodge No. ]. A. +.
and A. n, OF which he was member.
Northdeld's now city council has made tho
liquor license $780,
Gen. J. II. Baker and tho other railroad COM
missioners, Gen. George l. Becker and g. 8
Murdoch; qualified, and the board held an in
formal conference at their oflice 1t the capitol
Tho law was considered and the scope Of their
duties discussed It il Understood that Gen.
Baker will be chosen chairman, - the Oldest
and most experienced of tho commissioners
Gen. Bakor speaks in the highest terms Of his
new coadjutors, and declares that tho law
win be given / thorough and convincing
trial
". 4. Sumner l. Co., who have been en-
gagged in the grain commission business in
Minneapolis, with branch Office in St. Paul.
announced recently that they would do no more
business.
It is said the Milwaukee l. St Paul and
Fargo Southern will build ! union depot
l401lO0 feet, At Ortonville.
There are about q, 600 persons in Minnesota
who have to pay special government taxes for
and tobacco. These taxes must be paid before
May l, under penalty of prosecution.
The G. N. Nelson Lumber company Of Still
water has completed . mortgage on its entire
real property to tho Boston Safe Deposit COM
pany, ~ trustee, to secure IN issue of per
cent bonds Of . sufficient amount to fund al
Of the floating debt and to retire oil of tho pre-
ferred stock of the company.
John Norland, one Of tho murdersrs of James
Farley, hanged himself in the county jail At
Duluth.
Andrew Kelly, brother Of P. h. Of st. Paul,
was taken to tho insane asylum At Indepen-
dence, Ia
Two brakemen were arrested Ut Shakopee on
suspicion of having murdered Erick Hend-
rlckson, whose body was found on the railroad
track near there They gave bail for 81, 900
each to appear for preliminary examination.
It Is estimated that tho stock of logs in the
district tributary to Minneapolis aggregates
3s, 0oO 900, Is against SIS SOC, 900 for the sea-
son of 1884 This indicates that the Mississippi
pi river lumbermen fully realized tho necessi-
" Of reducing tho supply and acted accord
ingly.
The Northern Pacific becomes q competitor
for business between St Paul, Superior and
Duluth.
The name of the farm hand who was burned
10 death with Van Camps farm house, near Or
Jacob 1ngel was badly injured
The death Of the man who took poison in tho
Ct James hotel, Minneapolis, brings to light
dian in the employ of Nashburn, Crosby l. Co.
1t seems to bo conclusively established that
Andrew Almquist was killed by tho cars 1t
Dassel, and not murdered, - first believed
Mrs. Wander Horck, who jumped into the
river at Minneapolis, was found.
Wilkinson Il Gilbert, general dealers at VII
lard, have assigned to Van Dyke of Minneap-
oils. The failure il = small one
Andrew Flynn, vol to do farmer OF Grand
Prairie township, who lived about half mile
south Of Ellsworth, WAS found dead on the
chased . vicious horse, aud it is thought that
he was thrown of and his neck broken.
Joseph Kollnesky's saloon, W. E. Calkin's
law Office, Squire sweeneys Office and Druids'
hall, in Waverly. were burned Kollnesky's
loss, 5000; insurance, $4,000! Other losses
very light
At the meeting Of John & Marsh post, g. A.
R., at Redwood Falls, resolutions wore ADOPT
cd approving of the veto Of the $7,OOO appro-
priation for tunket
Mrs. Platts, wife of Lieut. r. B. Platts for
merly Of the United States navy, died at
Worthington recently.
Waterville has raised the price of LIQUOR L.
censes to $500.
Mr.. Isaac Plummer, IN old and respected
citizen of Faribault, died ut the residence Of
his son, John Plummer, In tho town Of Wells,
recently, aged seventy-seven yearsI
Lanesboro has just opened $4,000 roller
rink.
Tho regimental officers Of the Second regi-
ment, Ma N. G., hold meeting At Mankato
and elected First Lieut. D. F. McGraw, Of the
Mankato company As inspector of rife practice
and Sergeant Simmer, Of the St Peter COM
pany, % commissary of Subsistence. It WAS
decided to hold the annual encampment At
Faribault during the week beginning June24
Arrangements are being made to have the
light battery 1T Fort Smelling Join with tho
regiment in its encampment.
News was received at O watonna from Bridge
water Nova Scotia, of the arrest of man an
swering the description Of Furnival, the sup
nv~plnv 80 ~