The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-10

Aitkin to Little Falls. The advanced food
tide has reached Brainerd and the various
dams, including the Winnibagoshish and
Others above Grand Rapids, have been open
| reported, five feet at Grand Rapids, and has
ranged from that down to two feet at this
point, and grows less, according to distance
down stream.
| Sept. 1 brought heavy frosts to the
Northern and Southern sections OF the
State. At Ada, away up North, q dispatch
| says: Garden stuff was almost totally
destroyed. Corn will be no crop at all.
About four-fifths of the wheat is cut, but
that left standing was the late sowing and
not ripe yet. This, it is feared, is severely
gives the best yield Of the season. At
Rochester, Southern Minnesota, a dispatch
says: Low flats hereabOuts were white
with frost Tuesday morning, the clear night
and light breeze from the northwest bring
ing the temperature away down to the
lowest point reached this autumn. Vege-
tation suffered severely, and few gardens
escaped"
The Chicago News publishes a silly story
about Commodore Kittson intending to re-
move permanently to Philadelphia. 1t is
hardly necessary to quote the Commodore
as denying this report.
The receipts OF wheat at Minneapolis for
the crop year of 1884, ending LIST Sept,
were 80 900, 900 bushels, an increase of
5000, 900 over 1883. New York is the on
ly city in the United States which receives
more wheat than Minneapolis, Chicago
having been outstripped last year.
The Rev. Patrick Danncl,ey, of the cathe-
dral staff. and one OF the most popular
priests in St. Paul. after a service of sew
eral years in the cathedral parish has sew
has made preparations for removing to
Faribault to take charge of the Catholic
parish in that city.
H. F. Barker, county auditor of Isanti
county, asks attorney general Hahn what
should be done in Il Case where the town
assessor omitted one quarter 9th" person
al property and assessed the balance at
one-third its value. In reply Mr.. Hahn
states it is the duty OF the auditor to make
necessary corrections as regards omissions,
and of the town board OF review to make
corrections in case of under assessment.
Should the board OF review fail to make the
correction, it is then the duty of the county
board to do SO.
The Chicago, Burlington T. Northern files
articles OF incorporation in Minnesota.
Louis Tice, in Jail at Fergus Falls on a
charge of theft from his employer, hangs
himself in his cell.
President Stickney, Of the Minnesota &
Northwestern, makes contract with the
Central OF Iowa where the latter road will
run trains into St. Paul by Dec. 1.
At Minneapolis J. H. Huntington, of the
Sixth Avenue hotel, is held to the grand
jury for refusing to accommodate colored
people.
The Minneapolis and St. Louis arranges
to enter St. Paul over the tracks of the
Omaha.
Samuel Fosgate OF Minnesota father OF
Charles Fosgate of the town OF Baraboo, has
received notice from England that he has fall
len heir to 81 900, 600 and over. Mr.. S. Fos-
gate lives upon a farm in Minnesota and is
about eighty years old.
John Waisenen was hanged at Duluth for
the murder of Farley ut Tower last Novem-
Der.
Charles Cordt has been arrested on a
charge of burglarizing Meuwissen's store at
Cologne, some of the stolen goods being
found in his house.
At Fair Haven, near Clearwater, S. F.
Anger is wanted on a charge OF attempting
to outrage the six-year old daughter OF Mr..
kimball.
Several attempts have been made tostart
incendiary fires in Wadena, which were
fortunately discovered in time to prevent
damage.
The Wright county fair will be held at
Howard Lake on Sept. Is, &c. II and IS.
Commissioner Murdoch states that the
railroad commissioners have made no
official order reducing the standa rd Of hard
wheat, but that the screws will be looscned
little.
Harry Humble OF Pipestone, who fled to
Iowa recently, was arrested brought back,
and placed under bonds OF 81 900, charged
with the seduction, under promise of mar
riagc, OF Gertie Green, miss in her teens.
Mr.. John Winkelmann, aged sixty-two
years, OF New Ulm died suddenly. Mr..
Winkelmann was we'll known. His son
Charles ia now city marshal of New Ulm.
B. G. Reynolds, county attorney of Far
ibault county, Whites to Attorney General
Hahn, asking If in case the personal prop
erty OF each copartner of n bankrupt firm
is liable for the tax assessed against the
firm property, the county treasurer sh ould
proceed to asses, the same against the per-
sonal property of the copartners, and
whether if he fails so to do he is liable for
the tax himself. In reply the attorney
general says that each member of part
nership is liable for the firms debts, and
that it is also possible that the assignee
and his bondsmen are also liable. There
is no authority for the treasurer to pro-
coed to enforce the assessment, and this
answers the last question in the negative
The Witoka Dairy company is the name
of a corporation that has been formed in
Winona county, with $4,000 capital, for
the manufacture of butter and cheese The
incorporators are we'll known farmers,
Rev. J. w. Colwcl, OF Providence, r. l.,
has accepted the position ofhead master at
the Shattuck school, Faribault, Prof.
George II: Bliss having resigned.
Gordon f. Cole OF Faribault, received a
telegram announcing the death of his faith
er. DR.. L. +. Cole, which occurred ut Che
shire, Mass. DR.. Cole has frequently visit
ed Faribault, and his death will be sincere
ly regretted by Il large circle of friends and
acknowledgements: He had reached his
eighty-third year.
At Albert Lea. Henry Ogden a young
man aged about 25 years, while out hunting,
attempted to pull the gun, muzzle toward
him, from wagon, the result being that the
gun was discharged, and the young man re-
ccivcd the contents i'll his left side.
Patrick Flynn. who was shot by Consta-
BILE knueple at Gibbons still alive but yerv
weak. Knucple is IL lumber merchant Of
GloDon, and has always borne a good rep
utation. He says he had no idea OF shoot,
ing when he drew the revolver, but he be.
came excited when Flynn acted so badly.
Miss Maggie Spillonc of Waseca was Sc
rtously If not fatally kicked by a colt, two
ribs and her shoulder blade being fractured.
Thieves entered the tailoring establish
ment ofGilbcrt Hall at Pipestone, and took
$500 worth OF cashmere and other goods.
At the special election at St. Cloud, Da.
vid T. Calhoun was elected mayor in place
OF c. F. Mcdonald, resigned.
John Filbert got drunk, laid down on
the railway track near LIE Sueur and was
run over und killed.
The st. Cloud Journal says a breach of
promise suit was amicably settled at St.
Cloud by the marriage OF Mr. Gus Kern
and Miss Hattie Killing.
Luther Jaeger of Minneapolis has been
appointed deputy Internal revenue collector
vice Louis Dc Mcules, deceased The newly
appointed deputy will assume his Office at
once: The names Of the staff appoint
ments will be announced by Collector Bier
r11or iv,c