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

mains for the saloonkeepers to determine
| whether or not they will continue to sell
under the new law. 1t is not probable
that there will be more than $50 licenses
| fore there have been $50 saloons. Very
truly, yours. A. r. McGILI.
News is received of 8. H. Baker, the Min
neapolis defaulter, from his home in Cana
| da.
Mrs. Sabin gives brilliant reception at
Washington.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul rail-
| way company will build the finest hotel at
Minnctonka in excelsior this spring.
At the annual meeting of the Duluth,
Fergus Falls & Southern railroad the FOL-
lowing officers were elected for the ensuing
year: President, Jacob Austin of Fergus
Falls; vice president, c. Z. Gray of St.
LOUIS treasurer, E. Z. Corliss OF Otter
Tail county; secretary, James A. Brown,
Otter Tail county.
Pensions granted to citizens OF Minnesota
J. p. Wilson, St. Cloud; D. 8. Estabrook,
Minneapolis; J. Mcknight, Grow Wing; j.
Hand. Morristown; A. A. Nudge. Blue
Earth City; A. w. Clark. Dassel; j. Pat
terson, Dassel; w. w. Gillett, Hector: w.
F. Smith. Oakdale; P. o. Fiskum, alias p.
Ohleson, Pelican Lake; ]. II. Bonesteel,
Spring Valley; L. Canrleberry, Otto; J.
Bitter, Wacouta; I. Ballard, Waseca; ].
Farley, Jr. Fountain.
President Washburn, General Manager
Underwood and Engineer Rich, OF the 500
road, are now at Sault Ste. Marie confer.
| ring with Sir Donald Smith and other
| officials OF tine Canadian Pacific road in re.
gard to the operation OF regular through
trains from Minneapolis to the seaboard.
At St. Peter Operator Obland, OF the
Omaha depot. surprised three men who
had broken into the depot. They got out
but left their tools. They had Just com.
| titled the police. who followed them up
| and caught five OF the gang at Kasota. He
| also received $3.50 of stolen property.
They gave their names as Frank Spencer,
Daniel Clark, NJ. Connolly James Ryan and
John Bailey.
The first regular -four shipment over the
newly opened 500 road was made on the
9Th, and was novelty in its way. The
so-callea flour train was really made up of
five distinct freight trains. and will travel
thirty minutes apart between Minneapolis
and Sault Ste. Marie, where they will be
transferred to the Canadian Pacific and
| carried to tide water, at Montreal.
The transfer OF the Northwestern Car
company's property to the Minnesota
Thresher company is completed at Still.
water. The price at which Referee Willis.
ton, who was present at the transfer,
knocked down the property to the Thresh-
er company was 81 Jos, OOO.75. OF that
amount 100000. in accordance with an
order OF court. accompanied the bid; $44O,.
COO cash was paid into court by the
Receiver Brown was applied on payment
OF the purchase price and bonds were Civ.
en- to secure pay nent of the balance.
Tim Barrett's sentence was suspended
at Minneapolis until Jan. II.
The rev science hall Mt Hamline Uni.
versity near St. Paul was formally decica.
ted recently. Science hall is the finest OF
all the Hamline buildings. being construct.
ed OF red brick. is three stories in height,
96x5S feet ground dimensions, with one
ST DRY wing, 02x45. which is devoted to a
laboratory. The structure cost over $50.
900, and was presented to the president of
the university FREQ from debt. The two
main floors are divided into eight class
rooms, and the basement is being fitted
for gymnasium. The university is free
from debt and has a largo and growing en-
dowment fund.
The daughter of Mrs. Erickson. the WON.
m murdered near Rush City, is "a id to have
been outraged by a Minneapolis man.
|, When arrested Heinaman admitted tho
act, but denied that he used force to &C.
complish it..
The Mankato board OF trade has elected
the following directors for the ensuing year:
John A. Willard, John N. Hall, j. C. Wise,
J. &. Noe John Klein, !. = ashburn, G. E.
Brett, G. T. Barr, W. Farr, w. H. Geddes,
NJ. G. Willard, B. futile, H. p. Christen.
sen, T.. G. Heinzc, E. NJ. Pope, NJ. o. Sundt
W. B. Walker. S. F. Barney, II. p. Jensen,
James Shoemaker.
At Mortified the college begins the new
term prosperously. counting among its
many blessings a new legacy $4,000,
bequeathed by the late David Whitcomb
sistance OF INDECENT students. OF this
amount $4,000 is payable now. and the
remainder within five years.
The Rice County Union Agricultural 90.
cicty has elected the following officers: w.
g. Sawyer, president; L. Spear, vice presi.
dent: c. II. Pierce. secretary; B. F. Wood.
man. treasurer; 7. J. Alexander. Joel p.
Heatwole and A. w. Riddell, delegates to
the annual meeting OF the state society.
The old English custom OF no ldirR
Twelfth Night Frolics was observed in st.
Paul by members Of st. Paul and Christ
churches.
The examining board granted commits
sion to H. L. Sweet as captain OF the First
Minnesota battery vice Captain Shay, dis
missed. Captain Sweets standing was IS.
At St. Paul, postmaster William Leo
took formal possession Of his office Friday
morning 9th inst and ex.postmaster
David Day took final leave. The employees
OF the postoftice assembled in the large
room occupied as the postmaster's office,
and presented Dr.. Day with handsome
French clock.
George Abresch, .twenty-one years old,
and a resident of Oakdale. was held by
Judge Nethaway at Saltwater in $1,000
to appear at the next term OF the tlistrict
court to answer the chnrges Of seduction
under the promise OF marriage The com.
plainant, Miss Title Otto, 70 twenty-five
years OF age, and lives in St Paul. Tie
defendant admits the criminal intimacy.
but denies the promise Of marriage,