The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-09-16

Meade, formerly Mayor Of Mandan, y. T.,
and Frank Farnsworth, Q merchant ct Man
dan. just what tho quarrel was about no
one really seems to know but the mon met
In the Office Of tho hetel and some words
passed between them when Meade claims
that Farnsworth spit In his face where
upon he (Meade) drew revolver and shot
Farnsworths' recovery Is doubtful and
Meade 10 locked up to await the result.
Both men have families, Meade Il an old
Minnesota newspaper man having publish
ed several weekly papers and Q daily ia
minneapolis and also having been employ
cd on the st. Paul and Minneapolis daiiies.
Of Farnsworsh proved fatal. he he d MSp1 at
the Merchants hotel. st. Paul at IL p. N.
on the evening of the 9th surrounded bv
his wife, sisters and other friends. Before
his death he made the following state
ment.
met Frank Meade in the lobby Of this
told himr did not want to shake hands
with him. He then called me q damned
thief. l asked him II had ever stolen
from him, and he said no, but that was =
thief. did not want any trouble and ran
away, ont of the hotel. About three
CANl8
back and he met me near the door. He
told me had been back Gaping him and
he would settle it with me right there.
told him did not know what back
Gaping meant. He called me thief and
a.-and drew bis revolver. grabbed
downward until opposite my abdomen,
when it was discharged, the bullet hitting
me. l was not armed and never went
armed.
G. Hooper Phillips, ex-mayor Of Nash
vile, Tenn, was accidently shot by James
Rains at Nine Mile lake, north of Britton,
Oak. The party were friends of Cliff P.
Kennedy. Southern passenger agent of
the Milwaukee, road. and were spending a
few weeks hunting in Dakota. Arriving at
the lake and concealing themselves in Che
high grass, they prepared to shoot ducks:
Mr.. Hooper was about one rod from Mr..
Rains, and as the latter was firing the sec
ond shot rose up, receiving the whole
charge in the forehead, nearly blowing the
top Of his head off.
The Park Region fair opened Sept. Z, at
Fergus Falls, Mimi. The products of four
counties, Otter Tail, Wilkin, Grant and
Traverse are exhibited, and it is confidently
stated it will be the biggest fair in the
state outside st. Paul and Minneapolis.
The stock exhibits are more than four
times greater than last year, and every
thing else in the same proportion. The
cash premiums will amount to 5000. j. J.
Hin has offered special premiums for
blooded stock.
Supt. h. Lakey Of Wabashaw, MINI.
by building dam from the Minnesota
shore to the lower side of the pontoon
drawbridge of the Milwaukee road at
Reeds Landing, has succeeded in giving
sufficient depth of water at the draw for
few inches OF water there is now q depth
of some thirty feet.
The Dakota territorial fair opened at
Huron on the 9th when there were already
en- the secretary's books entries of 400 cat
tie, 100 sheep, the same ofhogs and 100 head
of fancy horses. A freight train from the
West Saturday afternoon brough fourteen
cars of stock for the fair. The list for the
races is full. In all classes the entries are
double those of last year.
L. J. Sullivan and Charles Wyman were
arrested at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on the 9Th,
with strong proof against them of being
engaged in the Minneapolis P. O., rob
berry. Sullivan ended q four years. term
in the Minnesota penitentiary last July,
for robbing the Elk River post office in 1882,
and he admits that he Is q 'crook." Tools
and letters found in Sullivan's satchel i'm
plicate him in the Minneapolis offense and
other crimes not far away.
B. ]. Schlesinger, wholesale liquor deal
er, of Butte, Mont, and Wolff Izen, a
green grocer, met while travelling in
buggies on the road between Butte and
Rocker. 1t is supposed that a quarrel en-
sued, as Schlesinger was discovered short
ly afterward with half dozen knife
caused by gambling, Schlesinger claiming
that the other man owed him several hun
dred dollars.
George N. Brown, a respected young man
OF Madison. Wis, whose cost and hat were
found floating on Lake Mendoza six weeks
ago, and who was supposed to have beer
drowned, has turned up at Springfield and
says he was crazed by insomonia, which
caused him to flee and pretend to be dead
AtDecorab, Iowa, on the Sth the soldiers
monument erected by the people of W inne
shjek county was dedicated. Posts or dele
cations from every town within q radiu.
OF ono hundred miles were present. Con
gresham Hepburn of the Eighth district,
made a fine grafton.
The Brule county D. T.. commissioner.
are receiving petitions circulated by Kim
ball parties to call an election for movin1
| the location of the county seat. There ar
1.674 voters in the county and the petition
! contains 1,163 names, An election viii
! probably be called.
I Seth Rejtman of Midland, Oak died a
the home of his father near Zumbrote
Mimi, Saturday. He was a graduate o
Wesleyan university, and had been a mer
years. BE was twenty-nine years old ant
unmarried.
The Park Region fair held at Fergu
Falls, closed on the 10th, success, finan
cial and otherwise. 1t is c!aimed 10 hav
been the biggest exhibit, outside the stat
fair, in Minnesota. Otter Tail. Grant, Will
kin and Traverse counties were represent
| ed.
| ~. Cavanaugh, who has been treasure
of Grand Forks, OAK, since its organiza
ton as a village, died on the 9th. He 10
Gated there in 1871 aud had always beel
one of the foremost citizens.
At Ashland, Wis.,, tho auction store do
ing business in the Barbor block was bur
glarized Saturday night to the amount O
81, 600 or over. No clue has yet been OBJ
tanned to the thieves.
The twenty-third annual fair of tt,
Goodhue County Agricultural society wi;
be held on the fair grounds in Zumprota
Sept. q, q and %. The prospects are goo
for large display.
The seventh annual fair of the Souther,
Minnesota associations begins Sept. IL
closing on the 18th, at Rochester, Olmste,
Co: Over $40, 900 are offered in premium
| and purses.
E. E. kirkpatrick, ex-banker of Agency
Iowa, was sentenced to two years and
half in the penitentiary for robbery of tn
! safe of A. E. Wuesterman, occupying tn
| same building.
At Utica, MIMI, Daniel Brown sho
E. Woodward in the wrist, making an ugl,
| wound. Brown told Woodward to hold u,
his hat and he would shoot it with a tai
get gun.
G. A. Chapman & Co., engaged in genera
merchandise at Eau Claire, Wisconsin,, hav
failed. They were the largest merchant
there having assests of S140,OOO and liabili