The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-03

David Gamble has made a sale of his
farm near Marshall on rather peculiar
terms. The purchaser vase. w. Pomeroy,
and the consideration is that l 900 bush
els OF No. wheat shall be placed in the ell
evatOr here ut Candles disposal Ct, CHI year
for four years, making i 900 bushels, when
Pomcroy is to have IL warranty deed.
Francis King OF D.llin, N. Y, whose leg
was cut off by mower at Hastings died.
At the Congregational church in Winona
q sub cription OF 500 was raised in aid of
the new Congregational church at Ashton,
Oak:
Capt. John r. Beatty of Mankako has
received the contract for furnishing the 200
car loads Of stone for the new insane
asylum at Norfolk, Neb: The cement and
lime used will also be from Mankato.
tho Fargo, Moorhcad & Northwestern
filed articles Of Incorporation with the Sec
Rotary Of state, stating that the object of
the corporation was to operate a railway
with all the necessary appurtcnances from
a point on the Red river, near Moorhead,
by the most feasible route to Ada, Norman
county, and thence in Il northerly direction
to point on the Red Lake river in Polk
county.
At La Crosse, Wis, Mrs. Nathan Myrick
OF st. Paul suffered /. fracture of the left
qverturning OF Il hack in which she was
about to ride to the depot in order to take
q train for home.
S. 6. Calvin, secretary Of the Beaver Falls
building and Loan association, and one of
the most prominent citizens. has been ar
rested on Il charge OF embezzling $40, 900 Of
the funds OF the association. The accused
gave bail and claims he will be a bic to prove
his Innocence.
Rev. Thomas Burnct, for several years
pastor OF the Presbyterian church of Oro-
noco, Olmstcd county, died at Manitou
Springs, Colo, Aug. IA, of quick consump-
ton, which developed from a cold brought on
by over work at Du Page Ill.,, last February.
The three burglars arrested at Winona
had their examination before Judge Allen,
OF the municipal court. on the charge OF
burglary preferred by A. S. Gregory, and in
default OF $500 bail, were sent to Jail until
the October term Of court. They gave their
names as Dan Mcmahon, Thomas Rice and
Frank Smith. When arrested tw O self cock,
ing revolvers Of large calibre were found up-
on them:
The board of equalization figures the to-
tai amount OF personal property in St.
Paul at Sl4 1860, 600, and in the towns at
1926, 5000.
Returns from all the counties show the
total population OF Minnesota to be L.
1885, or an increase OF 337,7l3 over
that of1ssO.
1t is expected that one of the most in
teresting and valuable features of the COM
ing State Fair will be the dairy exhibit.
and the enthusiastic managers of this de-
partmcnt are certain that it will rival any
thing heretofore seen in the United States,
and some do not hesitate to assert that
MInnaSnfn hnu y,o Il l. l. L
respect. +. 5. Potter of Minneapolis, the
superintendent OF the dairy department.,
states that a large interest is being taken
in the matter through out the state, and
that MinnesOta's seventy crcamercs may
be relied upon to give a display that will
easily surpass that OF the late New Orleans
exposition.
Matthias Drcen's award for building the
Ramsey county court house is formally an
proved by the city councilan the county
commissioners.
Thegamblers connected with Giles circus
reaped a rich harvest ut Henderson. The
LIE Sueur Sentinel is informed that they
took in ut least 81, 500 and perhaps ST..
900. Two men lost about $500 each. 4
third $3.50, etc, etc. The Sentinel says It
appears that thecrop OF fools who attempt
to beat a sharper at his own game increases
from year to year and that they cannot
learn anything from the experience OF
Others. =
I. +. Young, county attorney OF Swift
county, has asked Attorney General Hahn .
opinion as to whether notes given by mem
bers OF the county for farm machinery and
still unpaid, are liable to taxation as per-
solai property. He states that the board
OF equalization OF Swift county has refused
to reduce the regulations in a number of
cases 81 this kind. The attorney general
replied that it was not the intention of the
legislature to list or assess notes in the
hands OF persons Tor collection. &c. Wall.
chairman OF the board of education at