The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-09-20

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pose to grant the right-of-way to a mere
chicken hunter, but boldly stood her
ground and faced Neuman, who fired eight
cartridges of bird shot into her counte.
nance as she slowly walked toward him.
His ammunition being exhausted, the
hunter beat hasty retreat and left bruin
and her cubs alone in their glory.
Wind and Hail.
Considerable damage was done in Roches-
ter the other day by the wind. A large
number of trees were broken of, and in
two or three instances chimneys were
blown from buildings. Reports from the
country were to the effect that in many
places sheds, stacks of grain, ETC.. were
scattered over the fields. The wind blew
hard all day, at one time reaching forty.
five miles an hour.
Diphtheris Raging.
Dtphtheria is raging in the town of
Kragero, Chippewa County, on the east
deaths had been: reported, five Of which were
from the family of Thomas Anderson, .
prominent Scandinavian farmer in that
vicinity.
The News Briefly ChronicIed.
A disastrous fire occurred in Fountain
Prairie township, Pipe Stone County, the
other afternoon, by which Louis Herschey
lost ten large stacks of wheat and four
horses, and man named Smith lost a
threshing machine. Sparks from the en-
CINE started the fire. Loss. 81, 500.
W. H. Lyons, of Minneapolis, was re-
Gently charged with swindling real-estate
people out of $40, 600 worth of property by
forging transfer deeds.
George Liebengath, butcher of Red
wood Falls, diel the other evening from
injuries received from being thrown from
wagon. Three ribs were broken, the
bones penetrating the lungs and causing
hemorrhage.
Fire at Owatonna the other morning to-
tally destroyed barn belonging to Mrs. E.
l.. Holmes. 1t was the first fire in that city
for nearly seven months, and was sup
posed to have been the work of an incen-
diary.
The State schools for the deaf and dumb
and blind and the Shattuck Military
School opened recently at Faribault
Thompson & johnson. of Fisher, have
commenced the rebuilding of the dam at
roller mill "A, at Red Lake Falls, which
was washed out last spring.
The sale of the Grand Opera House at
st. Paul by its present owners, the heirs
OF the Davidson estate, to "Lotta" Crab
tree, the actress, was completed the other
day. The price paid was $4,000.
Samuel Bliss, the sugar refiner, who as
signed the other day in Chicago, had
branch store in st. Paul. The other day
Sheriff Richter replevined four hundred
barrels of sugar to satisfy claim of Har-
rison, Frazier & Co., of Chicago
Aaron Fox, of Minnesota. an old resident
OF Wabasha County and an extensive mer-
chant, made an assignment for the benefit
OF his creditors the other morning. Liza
bilities, a, 500; assets, g, 600.
A recent fire at St. Paul destroyed
Schicklo & Wilson's planing-mill. Kelli-
hers foundry, Captain Boyington's resi-
dence and other buildings. The loss was
$25, 600; insurance, &13, 900.
A brakeman named John Herrick had q
foot cut of near Cloquet the other day.
D. Bushnell had separator consumed
by fire at Mortified the other day by straw
becoming ignited by sparks from the en-
gine Over two hundred bushels of oats
were destroyed.
Two young men at Elk River were re-
Gently fined ten dollars and costs or twen-
ty-one days in jail for disturbing the Sal
walton army.
A through freight from the west had q
mishap at Verndale the other morning.
demolishing two cars and tearing up the
track.
One of the boss BURBERRY pickers from
along the line OF the Northern Pacific
road told in Duluth recently that his
Workmen had earned on an average e. 50
70 MOI <a0 h4;r &c..
and camped out in the woods and the chill
dren often earned as much as the grown
people.
8. +. Oliver, living near Bird Island, had
seventy loads Of hay burned recently. His
little boy did it.
An unknown man was arrested the other
night at Duluth for drunkenness and tho
next day was found hanging by his neck
to the cell door, nearly dead. He had at.
tempted suicide by strangulation.
A bear weighing about three hundred
pounds was killed in the town Of Nessel
recently by Mr.. Nessel's son George and
Mr.. Struck. 1t was full.growu and meas.
ured about six feet in length J.
Mary jacobson, servant in s. A. Aus.
tins family, of the town of Buse, recently
brought complaint against George Hart.
also employed by Mr.. Austin, for criminal
assault. -
A fire few rights ago at Bird Island
destroyed several business buildings and
their stocks of goods. Total loss, $18,OO0
Constable Ross left Plainview the other
morning having in charge Thomas Ziebert
commonly called "Curley," boy about
fourteen years old, who for a number Of
small crimes was committed to the State
Reform School ut st. Paul. ~
At the recent meeting at Lake Benton
OF the Old Abe Post, No. 80, g. A. r.. thew
were surprised by finding their room &C.
cupied by the Woman's Relief Corps and
" hne supper spread for them. After sup
l'er the ladies presented the post with
twenty five dollars. :. :.
The tame crab-apple trees In the vicinity
II Luverne have suffered seriously the
present season from . fire blight,n which
'aas destroyed many Of the largest and
uost thrifty trees. =.