The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-01-12
miscellaneous News Notes.

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The Iowa registration law il decided un.
constitutional.
Tho effects OF tho late storm upon the
railway trains are gradually disappearing.
J. I. Case. owner OF Jay-Eye.See and
Phallas, has received and re fused an offer
from Louisville parties OF $40, 900 for
Phallas.
Tracklayers OF tho two countries met on
the international bridge at tho 500. The
Americans went ahead and made the first
crossing.
At Duluth, tho failure is announced Of
b. +. Silbert. proprietor of the Model res.
taurant. His liabilities are between 3d.
600 and $4,000, and his assets merely
nominal.
Ernst Hoempel, q German employed in
the construction OF the ice palace at St.
Paul, fell from the northeast corner Of tho
structure to the ground, distance OF six.
ty-fve feet, and died.
The owners of tho Pacific railroads late.
the government ioreclose tho mortgages,
having made al that they are able to
out Of the roads.
At meeting OF the business mon OF Lake
City an associatian was formed to DO
known a. the Lake City Improvement and
Realty company. Articles of incorpora.
tion have, been drawn. The capital stock
is $4,000. The sole object 10 to promote
the material prosperity OF Lake City.
At Newark. N. j.. tho shoemakers' trades
union, numbering several hundred mem.
bers. decided to withdraw from tho
knights OF Labor. The reason assigned is
the bad management on the part Of tho
national and local leaders.
In compliance With the law passed at the
last legislature the Bank OF Spring Valley
has changed it's name to "Strone,
Farmer & Edwards, Bankers," with w.
wards as partners.
City Collector onahan Of Chicago, in =
letter to the mayor and city council re-
garding the operation in Chicago OF the
high license system, says that while it has
not greatly reduced the number oisaloons
it certainly prevented an overwhelming in.
crease.
The American Association for tho Ad.
vancement Of Science at ito last meeting
adopted unanimously a resolution recon-.
nending to congress that steps be taken
Tor the preservation OF some oi the re-
markable archaeological curiosities OF the
West. and it is probable that tho subject
will he laid before the proper committees
OF congress during the present session.
Tho principal glass factories throughout
tho country are practically closed, and
the Is, 900 persons employed in them are
idle. Tho trouble originated in the TACT
that while the East for . certain amount
OF money. tho employer would produce on.
~ 100 dozen OF a stated article, in tho
West, Tor tho same amount OF money. 126
dozen OF tho Same article were produced.
The Wholesale dry goods firm OF Auer.
bach, Finch & Van Slyck OF St Paul il no
more. it, successor 10 that OF Finch, Van
Slyck & Co.. Mr.. Auerbach retiring from
active interest in the business, though his
capital will remain. and he, with N. w.
Kitson. will he special partners. The new
firm will consist OF George r. Finch, w. II.
Van Slyck, E. A. Young and C. J. McCon-
vile. Mr.. Young has been q partner for
several years, and Mr.. McConvilie has been
at the head OF the staple department..
General Order No. was issued from the
Minneapolis. The order includes the ap-
pointment OF assistants, one from each de.
partment. to the inspector general, Ira NJ.
Hedges. Haverstraw, n. Y. and requires
general inspection during January and
February. R. H. Branton OF Minneapolis
has been selected as inspector for the de-
rartment OF Minnesota. Earl NJ. Rogers of
Viroqua Tor the department OF Wisconsin.
and G.. o. Eaton for the department Of
Montana.
Since smallpox has been declared cpl.
demic in San Francisco and the pest house
filled with overa hundred cases, impro-
vised hospitals have been erected in the pub
lie parks. in the plaza. and in Clay and Kear.
ney streets tent has been pnt up to accom-.
modate patients unable to receive admis-
sion to the receiving hospital. Dr.. O'Don.
nell, ex.coroner of San Francisco, q noted
sand lot orator. recently addressed q large
crowd denouncing tho action Of tho city
authorit'es In putting up tho tent 40 an
the arrest OF Mayor Pond and the health
commissioners. DR.. Gale, who were shortly
afterward taken into custody, the charge
being the maintenance OF e public nui-
sance. The officials were released on BAIL