The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-11-25
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The interruption to travel during the
late storms would not have been 80 serious
had the railroad companies been in any
| way prepared for the storm or had the
least intimation that it was coming. 1t
was the first Of the season, and al the
weather had been 90 pleasant, neither the
snow plows or any other winter equipment
was ready for immediate use.
The new roller mill ut Farmington lately
completed owned by Jacob Lieut. has COM
menced grinding. The mill cost $12, 500,
the town giving a bonus OF 81 900.
Currie expects to contest the removal OF
the county records to Slayton. the new
county seat OF Murray county.
Mayor Ames suddenly and without
warning ordered oil the gambling houses in
tho city of Minneapolis permanently
closed.
The house OF J. Pappenfess. in st. Jo-
! seph township, near st. Cloud, was burn.
ed to the ground.
| For two days of the late storm street
cars ceased to run ON account OF the
| blockade. People living miles from their
business had to wallow through the snow.
| John Kolly, living ten miles southwest OF
st. Charles, had q serious runaway, in
which his wife had both legs badly broken,
one little boy had his skull fractured AMI
| another had his collar bone and one
arm broken.
| John Murphy, yardmaster of tho Winona
q st. Peter r. r., in Winona, WAS knocked
down by the cars and both legs cut off.
| A. E. Randall, sheriff OF Big Stone Coun-
ty. assisted by A. E. Anderson, deputy
sheriff OF Stevens county, captured two
men with two horses, one mule and a
wagon, all mortgaged, which had been run
out OF Dakota. This capture was made
near Glenwood, Pope county.
Capt. Ed Bean and other prominent
| members OF the Minnesota national guard
will ask the legislature this winter to pass
laws materially affecting the guards.
At Winona, Rev. John Anderson, who
has heretofore held a COMMISSION to preach
from the Congregational Home Mission
airy society, was formerly ordained to the
ministry by the council called for that
purpose.
Edgar Tenny OF the town Maine, Otter
| Tail Co., was driving in a buggy with q
| shotgun, when the gun was accidentally
discharged, the contents entering Tenney's
shoulder. 1t was almost twenty four
| hours before he could reach q physician.
| The wound may prove fatal.
| Tho report that the German American
National bank OF st. Cloud had failed was
false. r. Robertson, grocer, made an as
sgnment. Assets and liabilities about
! So, 500 each. The German-American Ma.
tional bank is the principal creditor.
| VIM. Steel, manager OF the Fisher farm,
near Rolette, was gored by Polled Angus
bull, and is not expected TO recover.
| John Eckman, of Kasota. q foreman in
Breen's stone quarry, while on his way
bankment into the Minnesota river and
was drowned.
| In compliance with q resolution passed
at the adjournment of the drainage convcn-
ton held at Crookston July and 2,
Springer Harbaugh, the president. gives
notice that the convention will reassembe
in that city Wednesday December 8, 1856,
at 10 o'clock, to hear the report of the ex-
ecutive committee and to take such action
upon it as the convention may deem prop.
| 1gna A. Fretten, OF Kenyon, Goodhue
| county. has been examined in the probate
court for insanity, and ordered sent to
the asylum at Rochester.
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western road at Winona, was run over and
| killed.
A certificate of incorporation OF the
State Bank OF st. James, Watonwan
county, has been filed with the state audi
tor. Capital stock $4,000. Incorpora.
tors: Phillip Reilly, +. w. Anderson, St.
Paul; John p. Laird, Frank c. Laird, Min
ncapolis; NJ. K. Armstrong, NJ. r. Kent, St.
James.
Anton Landhauser, a fourteen year-old
boy Of Millerville, Douglass county, went
up stairs in his house to smoke. There
was :: keg OF blasting powder in the room,
and it is supposed no dropped the unextin
guished match into it. An explosion &C.
CURED, and SO badly injured was the boy
that he died soon after.
DR.. Wakefield of Monticello, met with
quite a serious accident late at night As
he was returning home from visiting pa
tient his team ran into q barbed wire
fence. The horses became unmanageable,
in consequence OF which he was thrown
from the buggy into the fence and horribly
1acerated about the head and upper part
OF the body.
A young man known as Edward Young,
is wanted in Owatonna for forgery. lie
passed checks signed j. Laughlin to the
amount Of $50; T. II. Kelly & Co., Gran
dali & Nelson and NJ. Leary being the
firms caught.
The following patents have been granted
to Minnesotians: j. F. Appleby, Minncap-
oils, knotting apparatus Tor grain bind
ers; Amlni Blackmer. Minneapolis, saw
sharpening machine; Edward r. Campbell,
Austin, hitching strap holder; Alfred Hall,
Minneapolis pocket umbrella; Luke & c..
H. Moffatt, Verndale, bundle carrier and
dropper for harvesters; W. F. Parish. Min
neapolis, pulley, also one for saw mill set
works; E. Tunsted and J.W. Moore, Min
neapolis, machine for splitting, 1netalling,
lathing sheets.
The marriage of Lieut.. E. F. Wilcox,
Sixth cavalry, and Miss Margaretta w.
; deputy paymaster general, U. 8. A., took
place at Fort Smelling recently.
The jury on the murder of George Nor.
; row, at the stock yards below St. Paul,
found rs follows: That the deceased,
George Morrow, came to his death from
; the blow OF some sharp or blunt instrument
in the hands Of a party unknown to the
jury. From the evidence before them they
are led to the conclusion that Nels Swan.
son, Peter johnson and Knute Anderson
!; were parties implicated in the crime.
At the fat stock show in Chicago, in the
dairy awards, F. d. Holmes of Owatonna,
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} first premium on print made in Minnesota,
first premium on print made in any state
shown in shipping case, sweepstakes on
print butter from all states, first premium
J on granulated butter, and first premium
. on cheese made in Minnesota. A. P. Eos.
ter OF Plainview, took second premium on
dairy butter. second Tor best five pound
from q registered Jersey COW.
German cmigrant en- route to his old
home dropped dead ut the Union depot, St.
Paul. In his pocket was found q
through ticket to New York, and
the old country. Around the neck
was a small bag OF chamois skin contain
ing three IS gold pieces. There was also
81 in silver. From other papers found il
appeared that the dead man was sixty
three years old, and had come to America
in 1874.
August Poser charged with killing Kier
nan in the town of Homestead, Otter Tai
Co., and against whom the grand Jury
found an indictment OF granddaughter ir
the second degree, was acquitted on the
| Dlea Of eelf defense