The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-10-14

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Prairie fires arc destroying considerable
property In Clay Co. Mimi. In Hawley and
Skee townships many losses are reported.
The country between Noorhead and Bar
,nesville ID burned over. Large quantities
OF hay and some wheat stacks wore de-
it is proposed to dam it below Moorhead
and Fargo. and thus secure q supply of
water for the winter.
The following Northwestern banks have
been approved as reserve agents by the
controller OF the currency in the North
western states: Wisconsin-Ashland, Ash
land National bank; First National Bank
OF Milwaukee, Wis; Lake Geneva. First
Nationa! bank. Minnesota-Winona, Sec
and National bank.
As an east-bound passenger train ap-
preached q bridge twenty miles west
Canton, OAK, the bridge was discovered to
be on fire. The train was stopped in time
to save ell except the engine, which went
down. The engineer and fireman saved
Themselves by jumping. The burning of
the bridge was caused by prairie fire.
In the Delaney, Wis, district, Congress
man Guenther of Oshkosh, accepts the peo-
PIES call to become candidate for con-
signed by Republicans and Democrats
alike. This is the first instance in the state
where man has run for congress outside
Of his own district. LA
DR.. barrow, supsrt6tsatent of the Dako-
ia territorial board of health, has issued
orders to Immediately kill all animals in
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pleuro-pneumOnia and burn their bodies:
also to keep all suspected animals in quar-
antine.
At Bird Island on the 9Th. Keake Broth
ers' -four mill and two new houses were
completely destroyed. The fire caught
in the attic Of the mill, and was caused by
the friction of a shaft. The loss was
$1,000; no insurance.
The body of a man was found in Red
Rye wood, near Perham, Otter Tail Co.,
Mimi, with bullet wound. It is supposed
to be that of George Keith of Cornish, and
1T was probably case of suicide. Keith
was bachelor.
Prairie fires have been burningvery fierce
ly around st. Hillaire for the last week.
To save the village all the citizens had to
turn out Wednesday and burn the prairie
around the village.
The Minnesota supreme court has de
cided the great King Remington suit in fa-
vor of Col. VIM. 8. King, of Minneapolis.
This will give Col. King property valued
at q million and half.
At Cedar Rapids, Iowa, policeman Joe
Bonner was shot in the face and probably
fatally wounded by a burly tramp he was
trying to arrest. The tramp was arrested.
Safe crackers blew open Stanley's safe
at Chippewa City, Wis.,, riding it Of $160.
The supposed robbers were tracked to
Eau Claire.
Senator Sabin of Minnesota arrived at
Washington, Oct: Bird, apparently improv-
ed in health by his sojourn on the Massa-
chusetts coast.
The A. o. U. W. of Dakota will have a
large meeting in Huron Oct. q chiefly to
get seperate jurisdiction from Mime
sofa.
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, had $4,000 fire
on the 5th. The residences of &. F. Ellison
and Rev. W. II. Lockwood were destroy
ed.
Gov. Pierce::has issued a proclamation
forbid ling Chicago and Illinois cattle from
being brought into Dakota territory.
Joe Landre, charged with robbery and
attempted murder, was bound over to the
jury by Grand Forks justice.
81. s. Miller has bought the interest of
Charles Sweat in tie Bank of Fargo,
Dakota, for $4,000.
Two hundred Methodist clergymen of
DaKato, held 9. convention at Watertown
this week.
The Baptist gathering at Huron D. T.,
has adjourned to meet in Dell Rapids next
year.
John Mckinley, aged II, of Eau Claire,
fell from a hay wagon and broke his neck.
Geo. h. Engle, the new Encouragement
of Dakota, entered upon his duties Monday
Clinton, and Des Moines, Iowa, had
sharp frosts and ice visitation Oct. /.
Cold weather and snow are reported at
various points in Ontario.
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