The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-12-20


Gently from St. Paul on the Burlington
train, reported that three confidence men
caught an old farmer on the evening train
just as it pulled out of the union depot,
ana failing to work him, bodily robbed
him of his wallet as he stepped back into
q rear car through the vestibule. They
jumped of the train and their victim fol-
lowed them.
Logging Gnod.
Mr.. Bradley, of Winona, one Of the
heaviest loggers in the Northwest, re-
turned few days ago from his camps in
the woods and reported fine working in all
the camps, as the swamps and sloughs
were all frozen. The amount cut would
be as large as it was last year, as the lum-
bermen had good many logs already
along the banks OF the river.
The News Briefly Chron,cled.
Charles E. Lightner, st. Paul jeweler,
made an assignment the other evening.
His stock was valued at 600; liabilities
unknown.
The Minnesota Commercial Company has
effected a loan Of SEE, 800 from the Massa.
chusetts Loan & Trust Company on lands
in Ashland County, Wis, and others in
Minnesota.
The D. D. Lambie Dental and Surgical
Instrument Company, doing business in
Minneapolis, failed recently for $4,000.
A very small Russian went into the
Office of County Clerk O'Connor in St.
Paul the other day, and in the transaction
of business signed his name StepanovitsZ
Trcz:linobosczinskovi Clerk O'Connor
suggested that he invent an alphabet of his
own, and not try to monopoliZe all the let
tiers in the English alphabet.
Mr.. Almon Hull, an old resident of Ohm
sted County, living about six miles south
east Of Rochester, dropped dead from ap-
oplexy while at the asylum the other aft
ernoon.
At Owatonna the other evening the Pills
bury Academy prize declarations we're
given at the Baptist Church, in which
eleven young men, who are attending tho
academy, took part The first prize of
eight dollars was awarded to r. S. Sher-
herd; the second of seven dollars to C. E.
Reynolds. of Minneapolis, and the third of
five dollars to George O. Hawkins.
Leopold Hubert, German about seven
ty- five years Of age, reported recently that
he had been robbed Of $500 in money and
$500 in notes at the Washington Hotel,
near Bassetts Creek.
c. A. Pillsbury e. Co., of Minneapolis,
have issued a circular letter on the condi-
ton of the wheat aud -four market. They
estimate that there will be forty -four mill
ion bushels as against seventy-two mill
ion bushels Of spring wheat last year for
| merchant millers to grind. The winter
crop is also short from twenty. five millions
| to fifty million bushels, and the shortage
| abroad is enormous.
The Philharmonic Society has made ar
| rangements for an elaborate mardi gras
carnival in Winona.
Emma Barnholtz daughter Of one of the
| wealth.est farmers in Burns County,
! eloped few days ago with Albert Closer,
| a stonemason, and were married.
| Upward of eleven hundred new build
ings have been erected in Duluth this year,
costing considerably over $4,000 600, and
nearly g. O0 600 had been expended in i'm
| provements of all kinds.
The new s4O,O 900 hotel at Little Falls will
be opened on New Years day, with W. II.
Barnes, of Worcester, Mass, as landlord.
A few nights ago Kendalrs store, a
blacksmith shop, Whitcomb's meat mar.
ket and the depot at Byron were burglar.
lied, but the amount of money secured
| was small.
A fellow by the name of Krieg, of
! Sugar Loaf, received a severe thrashing in
| W
had run in debt to a good many of his
| neighbors, and skipped out.
| = The express company's safe at Wood.
| stock was broken into q few nights age
and package containing something over
| Sne hundred dollars was stolen
The infant child Of Charles H. Essler, OF
st. Peter, died recently from the effects OF
poison. The child managed to get hold of
| box of rough on rats and swallowed 8
considerable portion CT its contents.
| Andrew Hamilton recently shipped
thirty thousand pounds of wool from his
farm near Wiuona to Philadelphia II
| filled three cars, and was the largest woo
shipment ever made from that section.
Hon. Nathan Richardson, of Little Falls
recently received notice that a patent had
been issued on his bilge water pump. HI
has applied for patents IN France, Ger
many. Spain, England, Austria and Cana.
da. This invention will clear vessel o.
all bilge water while in motion.
Miss Perry, editress of the St. Peter!
Journal, who Was visiting friends IL
Winona, had q narrow escape from drown
ing the other day, breaking through thu
ice in Lake Winona. She was rescued il
time, however.
L. The First National Bank of Pipeston,
was organized the other night, and afte1
March ! next will succeed Mylin Bros.
bankers Charles Myths was elected
president
!. Martin Jensen, of Crookston, who wa.
released from the insane asylum las
spring, beat his wife with club the othe
night and she would probably die from he1
injuries.
- In West Duluth there are three manu-
featuring concerns with combined cap
itai of nearly 100000. :.
( E. Grumback, q fur dealer, fed from Du
luth few days ago. leaving his bills I'm
paid, which aggregated large amount
Firms in Chicago and other places wer
I said to be heavy losers.
| After an illness Of about six hours Mrs
{ Anna Ferguson, wife of James Ferguson
I died recently near Plato of heart disease
I She was one of the pioneer settlers O
+ Carver County.
Rhodes Brothers, retail grocers at Wi
I mona, made an assignment the other after
noon to w. j. Smith, of this city. Thei
assets were about Il, 500, and iabilitie
$1,000
The number of barrels of -four carried b.
the various roads from Minneapolis to tn
East in November was 5N, SCI.
Roy Hemweg. aged nine years, son of J
II. Hemweg, and Frank Middaugh, age
eleven years. son of Elmer Middaugh, "a
away from school at Owatonna tho othe
afternoon, went skating on Straight river
broke through the ice and were drowned
Dr. Francs H. Nilligan, who had bee
aresident Of Wabasha for thirty six years
died suddenly the other morning, of dis
ease Of the heart, agel fifty eight year:
He was widely known rs a surgeon, rAnl
ing among the absest Of his profession i
the State. -.-....,... g.. ......-
AZ QWatqnna recently Frederick Wpigh
and Frederick Freeman, who colhmitted
burglary at Medford, were sentsnGsd
two FaaFs IN tie state REFORM sehoo
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