The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-09

Charles Realm, resident in Montana for
twenty years and a popular business man,
died in Helena recently.
The saloon and dwelling house OF August
Bernick, at Delano, were burned. The fur
nlture and fixtures were mostly saved
Loss, 81, 500; insured, 81 900 in the Amer
lean Philadelphia company.
The old settlers of Faribault county held
their fifth annual reunion at Bash lake.
Over one thousand people were present.
The address was delivered by A. C. Dunn.
A farmer named John Weinderhoft, was
thrown from his wagon at Madelia, while
under the influence of liquor, and was kill
ed.
The News is new paper published at
Brownsville, weekly, by H. G. Ferschler,
formerly foreman Of the Caledonia Journal
Fifty Sioux Indians, under Black Prairie
Hen, visited the quarries of Pipestone
comfy.
As George w. Perkins, agent of the Amer
Jean express company in Lake City started
for the noon train being in hurry, as he
was a little late, he merely closed the door
OF his safe, without locking it, though he
locked his Office door. On returning to his
office an hour later, the doors were as he
left them, but he found that $50 had been
stolen from the safe during his absence.
The Winona postofice was, at the close
OF business on June 80, formally transferr-
ed to the custody of the new postmaster.
Mr.. w. j. Whipple. Thatgentleman's COM
mission has not yet arrived, but for reasons
OF business convenience the outgoing post
master, d. Sinclair, Esq, ON Monday tele-
graphed to the postmaster general for au-
thority to make the transfer at this time.
and favorable reply was received on Tues
day.
The census OF Duluth village and city is
about completed. The village shows q
population OF nearly II 900 and the city of
OF 800, or nearly $50 per cent.
A: j; Lamberton and Hon. G. Amundson
of St. Peter have purchased the buildings
from the statelately occupied as temporary
hospitals at that place. There are three
buildings and nearly a whole block of land.
The price paid was 81, 700.
Assessor O. L. Cutter has compiled the
census and finds the population of Anoka
to be 1929. OF this number 698 were
born in Sweden and sc in Norway, making
one.sixth of the whole population The
total number of foreigners is !, 532.
The Sciffman- Harrington boat race at
Lake Minpetonka is won by the former in
twenty-four minutes.
The Second regiment had a highly sue
cessful sham battle at Faribault.
Peter Valley, a bridge carpenter on the
Chicago northwestern railroad, wasfound
dead upon the ground at Winona with his
skull crushed in, under his window at the
Commercial hotel. There is a strong sus-
picion that he was murdered.
Thomas Hanley st. Paul, who had been
convicted in the Hennepin county district
court of murder in the first degree, was
brought before Judge Lochren to receive
hts sentence. During all OF his trials up to
this time Hanley has appeared perfectly
unmoved. His deathly paleness when SEN
tence was called for was his only sign of az
ttation. In response to the usual question
he replied that he had nothing to say.
Judge Lochren then sentenced him to i'm
prisonment. for life.
Attorney General Hahn decides that a
medical student residing in another place
from his preceptor cannot practice medi-
cine; also that marriage licenses cannot be
issued to girls under eighteen or young men
under twenty-one without the consent of
parents or guardians.
The Metropolitan Hotel of St. Paul closed
on the morning of the 1st, most of the
guests going to the new Ryan House. The
Metropolitan has borne a most excellent
reputation since its opening, and many old
citizens IN all quarters will greatly regret
it's closing, as they call to mind the many
pleasant gatherings within it's walls.
]. E. Kittson has been appointed rail-
way clerk, to succeed D. P: Morgan, re-
signed, between St. Paul and Duluth: G. D.
Purdy succeeds F. Wilson, resigned on the
St. Paul and McGregor route, and Frank
Tousley is removed from the Minneapolis
and Albert Lea route to make place for E.
Crowles.
1t is said that parties who contemplated
building elevators in the southern portion
OF the state this year have decided to wait
til! next year, owing to thepresent discour-
aging outlook for a good crop.
The governor and stad visited the camn