The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-08-20
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS
Some Minnesota st.tistic,.

follows. Z W. E-t-
St. Paul custom house and postofiice:
Amount appropriated, $445,317 .3S; cost
OF site $4,000; cost of building and
site, $445, 299.3S. Minneapolis post
Office: Cost OF site $37s.08; cost OF
site was donated, and the building Is in
course OF construction. saltwater peni-
tertiary: Amount appropriated, $780,
so3.34. This property has been coded to
the state.
The adjutant general OF the army gives
the following as the strength Of the militia
in Minnesota.
General stan officers" 8
Company officers. ................... 50
Noncommissionedo officers & privates !, 2o3
This is the organized militia forces OF the
state. The number OF men available for
military duty, but unorganized is placed
ut l2O, 1000. The officials OF the patent Of
flee report that 213 patents have been is
sued to citizens OF Minnesota during tho
past year, an average OF one to every 8, 6G5
people,
A little son OF Mr.. Wendler OF Red Wing
was kicked by horse and died u few days
later OF lockjaw.
Over one hundred diseased cattle have
been slaughtered in Polk county under the
new law.
The barn OF C. A. Wright of Wascca was
burned by lightning with it's contents.
Three men who robbed Bird = drug store
In Fairmout OF 5000 worth Of jewelry, were
captured fifty miles west OF that place, and
returned to Fairmont Jail.
L. Stcars robbed his roommate OF $245
in Il Glencoe hotel but was captured at
Hutchinson and most OF the money rccov-
cred
The numerous suits against the Mani
toba railroad growing out Of the celebrated
Atwater disaster, and aggregating $1l5,-
900, are dismissed by stipulation, having
been compromised.
At Granite Falls, Mrs. Purvis, charged
with numbering her husband, is held for
trial.
Mankato now has six weekly papers.
There IS also one at Lake Crystal, making
the number in the county eight.
DR.. William w. Buckley died at his resi-
dence in Minneapolis after an illness OF
several weeks duration.
But little has been heard ofthe Rev. r. Il.
kiddell since ne left st. Paul under a cloud
for the East. Recent adviccs are to tho
t'llect That ne ~ living quietly at Hamilton,
=. L., somewhat dcb!litated and complaint
Ing OF partial physical prostration,
farmer residing in Fremont went to
Lewiston after repairs, staid too long,
started for home with Il kcg OF beer in his
wagon and bottle Of carbolic acid in his
hip pocket, drove too fast and burstcd
both packages. The beer ran down the in
side Q! him and the c:,rbolic acid on the
outside. He ran for the creek and the
team. ran away.
Three cows and calf were killed by light
ming on the farm OF =. Ford, southeast OF
Alma fourth COW was parulyzcd by the
shock.
Father O'Neill has become pastor OF St.
AIMS Catholic church IN GAINESVILLE.
Eour new business blocks will be erected
IN Etysian this season.
The defenders OF New Ulm in 1862, now
residing III st. Peter, Mankato, lie Sueur,
Sleepy Eye and other towns, arc making
preparations to be present at the reunion
heldin New Tim on the % and Odd inst.
Entertainment will be provided for those
staying over Sunday, Aug %. Gen. r. w.
Johnson OF St. Paul nd Capt John Jones,
the defender OF Fort Ridylcv, will lie pres
cnt. Judge Flandrau will deliver an adj
dress in English.
At Wasorly Mills, Wright county, j oseph
Schoffer was severely stabbed BY William
Quinn, postmaster OF Waverly
The following are the new presidential
postmastrrs up to late dates: Minnesota
-Crookston. Alexander Mckcnnon, April
l3; Farihault, John II. parshall,, May 2;
Lake City, D. o. Irwin, March -; Manka-
TO. J. C. Wise, July 8; Moorhc;id, b. +.
Mnckall, April 7; Preston, Thomas Hall,
July Is; Rochester, s. De Wolf, July %;
Spring Valley, Do A. Sullivan, July s; Wi
n. Hornheeh, July 20.
FfNn 81, y
turned AS *7,373,34l, 0: $30O, 900 higher
than 1884: personal property, 81 1852 932;
county lands S3,03S 500, and c, = and vii
lage lots, $l,7G9,S73,
During thunder shower lightning struck
the team OF Charles \. Wright at Wascca
and killed his horse and burned the barn.
loss about $500; no insurance,
The Crow Wing county fair will bo held at
l}rainerd September II and IS.
The building inspector Of St. Paul has ia.
sued 2,2S3 building permits to date this
year, the total valuation being So 1O5 2SO.
During all OF 1884 the number was ,431
and the valuation $4,O54,62
The will OF w. A. Culbertson is filed in
the Ramsey county probate court. His cs-
tate is estimated at 81 5000
J. II. Portland and A. II. Jefferson, broth
crs-in-law, and farmers living two miles
from 11awley, have left for parts unknown,
taking with them mortgaged wagons teams,
ste:i and leaving behind a large amount OF
debts:
At the quarterly meeting OF the Mime
sofa state board of health, held ut the Sec
rctary's OFFICE in Red Wing, preparations
were nlado to guard against such diseases
as cholera, which, while not anticipated,
might como Unexpectedly, and mllat DO
taken care OF when they do come. From
the report OF the secretary is cleaned the
| following: An outbreak Of small pox in
Polk county had been overthrow. One
hundred diseased cattle have been slaugh-
tered under the new law, and "A larger num-
; Der quarantincd. Since the middle OF last
December 2O2 cases OF CHAMBERS have been
reported to tho board from sevcnty-nine
ccntcrs of injection; ui those e,gity.ihrce
have been killed or died. and sixty cases
! were still isolated in twenty mine ccntcrs of
Infection. The board also examined re-
ports OF analyses of waters Of the Mississippi
pi, MINNESOTA and Red river valleys, as well
as OF snow and ict.'
In tho town OF OF Torch, Big Stone coun
ty, = large acreage OF crops was damaged
ljy q hail STORM: The storm devastated d
track two miles wide:
Frank Brown, IL veteran of tho Seventh
!! Minnesota volunteers, died at Minnca polls
At the running meeting OF the Pipe Stone
;; Jockey club, Sept. "a and 20, 81 900 will
be put up in purses.
!he iair 81 the Hastings Industrial asso.
citation will be held Sept. 3, , and 1:
A meeting OF the Alumni OF tho state NOR
nal school at Winona will be held In that
city Aug 20 and 2G. The society has over
; ak hundred members, Of whom it is OK
pected IL large Number will represent.
At Hutchinson tho Office OF D. A. Adams,
; real estate, and the hardware store of Viii
: liam Shilling were both broken into and the
; safes OF each blown open. The thieves got
| no money, however,
Active preparations are being made fox
/ the second annual fair of the Southern Min
nesots. Live Stock and Fair association, to
! u HE'LL in Mankato Sept. II.
| There was n severe storm a few days ago.
| Considerable lan.age wis done" to crops
Tho house OF G. A, Clement, Situated eight
miles south 81 Detroit, Becker, Co., was
/ struck by lightning, shattoring the house
and instantly killing Mrs. Clement. Mr..
Clement and an infant sleeping by the side
! Of it,, mother were stunned