The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-16
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS

The remains Of tho late D. 8. Brawley
were inferred with masonic honors, at Penn.
bina On theinquest Developments showed
thathe committed suicide from being broken
down in health and being old and infrm.
| Pipe Stone county's census gives q pop-
ulation Of 4,O51. It has doubled within
| five years.
The census gives Nicollet county . pop.
ulation of IL, 4S4.
Joseph F, Townsend of Mount Pleasant
Wabasha county, and his son Harry, aged
| ten years, were in Lake City with double
team, and started for home in the after
| noon Shortly after, a very heavy thun-
der storm arose, and when Mr., Townsend
| and son reached what is called the DEVILS
Elbow in the Boston house cOolie, through
which they had to pass, they met with
flood that swept the wagon from the road
and caused the drowning OF the boy, Har-
ry, and one of the horses.
The grand jury at Moorehead, Clay coun-
ty: found the following indictments: George
Staubro, forgery; J. Mccoy and Lynn, lar
Johnson, embezzlement; F. A. Elder, EN-.
bezzlement.
The census in Rice county is completed.
The gain in the city of Faribault in five
years is l. 44. The gain in the county in
the same number of years is z, 472. Total
population "a, 953.
At st. Cloud recently there was single
heavy report Of thunder, which came with
out the slightest warning, and was not fol-
lowed by rain. The accompanying bolt of
lightning struck The frame store building
occupied by Representative b. Reinhard as
grocery and stationery store, and passing
fh6Ar
can two-thirds full OF gun powder. An ex-
plosion followed which completely wrecked
the building. The entire structure collaps-
ed and about one-haH the stock Of goods
were destroyed. No fire followed:
The Park Region Agricultural association
has been organized and differed ;.s follows:
President Col c. H. Brush OF Wilkin; first
vice president, F. b. NASH Jr., Wilkin; Sec
ond vice president, o. C.. Chase, Otter Tail;
third vice president, H: G. Tilleman, Grant;
fourth vice president, J. Henry, Traverse;
secretary, Robert Miller, Otter Tail; treas
urer, c. d. Wright. Otter Tail; executive
committee, the above officers and T. b.
Roberts, Weston; J. G. Nelson, Parker's
Prairie; c. ID. Burke, Fergus Falls; f. w.
Cooke, Pomme de Terre; f. w. Dewey,
Berse; Nelse Morrow, Citherall; knud
PETERSON. Sever.lrup; 4. Leverson, Pelican;
ii. kcmper. Perllam; II. T. Putnam, Amor,
The nuptials OF Prof. J. J. Halsey ofLake
Forest university, Chicago, and Miss Bessie
Gardner, daughter OF Mrs. {. M. Gardner Of
Faribault, were celebrated ut the residence
OF the brides mother. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. DIR. Halsey OF Chicago,
father 81 the groom.
A St. Paul incendiary eonfesses that he
set Mrs. Broderick's house ON fire at here.
quest.
Milling Is duh at Minneapolis, the esti-
mated daily output for the week being but
5000 barrels.
Harlan w. Page of Austin, has surrender
cd his position as cashier OF the First
National bank to n. F. Baniield Mr.. Page
started private bank in Austin in July,
1866; two or three years after it was trans
formed into national bank, and Mr. Page
has been its cashier all these years. Mr..
Page has been appointed financial and re-
cording secretary OF Carleton college, North.
field, and his duties cover the management
81 all the financial interests Of the college.
A young man by the name Of Pelyy
Blumm, working for Mr.. Zimmerman near
Lake Albert was killed by lightning recent.
y.
The Northern Baptist association will
hold its next meeting at Detroit, June l6,
1856.
Hon. John Stewart for many years a
leading attorney OF Wab;,si.a will remove
to Northiield soon, to reside pcrlna nently.
At Hallock, July Thomas Ingles, about
twenty-four years of age, was struck and
killed by IA broken ring exploding between
two anvils.
At ST. Vincent, D. F. Brawley attempted
suicide by shooting himself through the
head with a revolver. 1t appears that
ne wrote his son, who is in st. Paul, for
money, and not having received it, grew de-
spondent and attempted his life He had
been here about ten or twelve wears, and
was postmaster six years ago. Before
coming here he was a resident of ST. Paul
and member OF the legislature.
The grand jury OF Clay county fails to in,
dict J. I. Brrgquist for ;sr.oA, ;.ns; he is
now in position to press his libel suIt
against the Minnean.4iis Tribu4se.
Wpifsahs hartman, lately OF st. Paul.
committed suicide in Washington county.
a young woman, unmarried, named
palmer, attempted her life by taking a
dose OF red oxide OF mercury on the ia rm OF
Sol Smith OF Busc, Otter Tail county.
Emetics were administered, and she vii,
probably recover. The Woman VAS ELI
elente which eondit;,% SAC claims was
brought atoGt u, smith whom she desired
tG marry her.
AIC IA<lH AouLi uctttl near lI2 SSue1H Sell-
ter hanging to 4 tree by a rope, was Fritz
Feig.
Willie, the eight -year-old stepson ofC. u.
fruden, OF Minneapolis, fell into the mill
race near the Eastman Il Bovcy saw mill,
and was carried over the falls or cataract
at the outlet OF the race, and drowned.
The First regiment, NJ n c.. have cone
into camp at White Bear Lake. There
were ten companies, the Emmett Light
Artillery and the First Regiment band in
the encampmcnt, the companies being as
follows: \ and b, Minneapolis G, DandE,
ST: Paul; +. Furgns Falls; q, Red Wing ii,
Litchffeld; /, Minneapolis; X, Saltwater.
Numerous bullet holes in Fsit. Feie
found dead near lie Sueur Center occasion
suspicion Of murder.
WHICH have .setln destroyed by al, unknown
insect which is devastating fields in that
During May 147 800 bushels of wheat
were marketed at Cannon Falls
Several cases OF CHAMBERS have been found
near Adrian.
In the King Remington case. Lawyer Levi
brings counter charges oi fraud against Col.
King.
Judge I.orhrpn grants the petition of the
regents OF the state university for a tenn
porary injunction restraining the location
of the Northern Pacific linsnex its campus
The attorney general has given an oni,.
ion on the powers OF trustees O.! .ti.t,oi ,iis,
tricts relative to the handling of school
funds t. .ays .hc boards Of trustees have
only such powers as are prescribed by Law.
All moneys belonging to the district 60 into
the hands of the treasurer and he is made
absolutely liable for them. II the trustees
have authority to loan on mortgaged Sc
curity, they should of necessity have the
right to foreclose and to buy in the mort:
gagged property at the iost:s,oaiise sale and
thus possibly he,ome the owners OF real es.
tate not needed for school purposes. This
aneharity would scarcely be claimed. Moth
Ing but the pl:tihest provision OF the law
would warrant such course.
An eight sou nI John Kuske O.
Rush River had his leg cut off by being run
over by moving machine.
A Newfoundland dog killed three sheep Of
Miner and Shepard's flock, ut GAINESVILLE, in
about as many minutes. -
The president has appointed John c.
Wise pOstna ;ter of Mankato vice T. p