The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-08-05
NORTHW EsTERN NEWS.

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Bismarck, OAK. c. F. Macdonald, st. Cloud
Mimi: D. F. McDermott, Benson, Mimi.
s: 8. Smith. Devils Lake, Oak. Registers
Of land offices: F. A. Mcdonald. Dalles,
9 99:;;,; p P:+d b: German St: Cloud. MINI:
Mimi; J. Peel, Spokane Falls. WASH.
D: L. Hardness, Berlin, Wis, D. W.
Flowers, Newton, Iowa; ID. 8. Beardslev,
Grinnell, Iowa; John Finn, DEBORAH,
The Prohibitionists of Wisconsin held
their State Convention at Madison, July q,
M: Olin, Madison, for Governor, Charles
Alexander, Lieutenant Governor, Eau
Claire; secretary of state, c. M. Blackman,
W Whitewater; treasurer, A. G. Merriman,
Marinette; attorney general, E w. Chaplin,
w aukesha; insurance commissioner, B F.
J. J. Blaisdell, Beloit; railroad commits.
sioner, Ole A. Ritan, Cumberland.
The North Dakota editors met at Detroit
Lake, Mimi, on the Goth, and organized a
press association. The following officers
we're elected: President, A. G. Jordan,
r Fargo n.t republican; vice presidents, Waldo
Wahpeton Mercury; secretary, L. E. Davi-
son, Barnes County Record; treasurer, NJ.
Fl. Jewell, Bismarck Tribune; executive
committee, E. j. Smith. Mayville Tribune:
Frank Corney, Tower City Herald; G. E.
Bower, Hillsboro Banner.
Mitchell, D. T., had serious fire on the
29th. The following we're burned out:
a: Hill, barber shop: 8. Clark, shoe shop;
Wiede & Son, merchant tailors; H. Saffr.
clothing; the Palais Royal saloon; Mortel.
1 I Bros; O. J. Raymond, groceries: 5.
d. Lyon, groceries ana dry goods; A Gan
non, boots and shoes; 81. Rosenthal, cloth
ing; Macarthur & Gilbert, barber shop;
E. d; West, bakery and restaurant; 10y
ton q Co., cigars and tobacco: the Mitch
ell Clothing house. Loss $4,000. Insur-
Abe Hall, deputy warden of Minnesota
State prison, died at Saltwater on the 9th.
Over exertion at the time of the prison fire
brought on lung difficulty from which he
died At Radger Mills, Wisconsin on the
18th OF July two boys, Arthur McLaren, an
orphan, aged fourteen, and Hiram Billing
ton, were drowned. McLaren lost his bal
tempted to rescue him but was too late.
and both were drowned.
Gen. r. N. McLaren, an old and promi-
nent citizen of St. Paul, died suddenly of
heart disease at his residence on the after
noon of the Both. He was 50 wears old and
had been resident of Minnesota for 80
years. He served with credit in the army
during the war and was subsequently col
lect'r OF internal revenue and U. S. Marsh
al for Minnesota for many years. He was
prominent and active in the Republican
party but his friends were bounded bv no
political party.
At Austin, MIMI, Monday afternoon, Hall
Il West cashed a check of the amount OF
S51.1a for stranger. 1t was drawn in fay.
or OF william J. Beaple, a lineman on the
milwaukee railroad, by the treasurer OF
that company. Subsequently it WAS dis.
covered that the check was raised from
S.. Ii, the original amount.
The ~ ar department has decided to aban.
don Fort Abraham Lincoln as a military
post and remove the garrison to other
points. The fort lies west of the Missouri
river, two miles from Bismarck The coun-
Try around Bismarck has become we'll set.
tied, and there are few Indians, so that the
ne esslty for the post has disappeared.
10 sinking an artesian we'll for the North
Dakota Roller mill at Hillsboro, d. r., a
vein OF ratural gas was struck at depth
OF 1O8 feet. When lighted the flame shoots
to height of three feet Mr.. Green, the
proprietor. will run his 125 horsepower en-
Francis Getz of st. Joseph, attempted to
board freight train near Avon, MINI. He
fell under the cars and was run over. He
was taken to the hospital at s.. Cloud and
had his left leg amputated.
Senator Mcmillan has presented a reso-
luton of the Grand Army of the Republic
OF Winona protesting against any action
on the part of congress to attach an income
tax to the ponsion system.
During the recent thunderstorm the
residence of Mrs. Angelburg, near Beaver,
MIMI, was struck by lightning. Mrs.
Angelburg was Frustrated, and it is
feared will not recover.
When Simon Fliegel, q Milwaukee COM
mission merchant returned from Chicago,
he found his wife and child and some mon
ey missing. Alleged abuse on his part.
Strange stories are told by tourists of a
monster reptile, about IS feet long, recent
ly seen in the Yellowstone park, near the
mammoth hot springs.
The body of an unknown young woman
was found hanging to the sleepers in the
cellar of Kinickinne avenue boarding
house in Milwaukee.
James Cannon has been appointed post
master at Winona, vice J. G. Wise, editor
OF the Review whose nomination was re-
ected by the Senate.
Saturday night Schneider & Linden's
hardware store at Lewiston Mimi. was
broken into, and 500 worth of cutlery
and revolvers taken.
1t ia announced the Wisconsin Central
has purchased the necessary lands, and
would remove it's shops to Waukesha with
in the next month.
DR.. Cazenove's crop of LOCO acres of
wheat, near Perley, Mimi, was so badly
injured by hail last week that it was not
worth cutting.
Paul Langley was probably fat.lIy in
jured in a drunken ARRAY at Montrose,
Mimi. His neck and abdomen were fright
fully lacerated.
The store Of Davis & Co. at Rusbford,
Mimi. was broken into Friday night the
safe blown open and SO in cash besides
goods, stolen.
Edward Dougan, one of the would-be
burglars shot by John Hastings at Red
Wing. died from his wounds. His partner
will recover.
Articles of Incorporation of the Sioux
City, Bismarck & Fort Benton railroad
we're filed at Sioux City. Capital stock,
BIO, 100000.
Frank Remedy, an alderman of Moor
mead, was arrested charged with selling
liquor to Indians. He will be examined
August IL.
p. II. Kelly the member of the Demo
cratic National committee from Minnesota
las just returned to St. Paul from a trip to
Europe.
The post Office at Kasota, Minn.. was
Monday night and several dol
ars' worth of postal cards and stamps
aiken.
A. B. Smith was arrested at Champlin |
dinn., Saturday on the charge of forgery,
preferred by A. L. Crandall of Granite
Falls. |
Charles u. Thomas Of Kentucky, has