The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-01-19

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ran, E. F. Drake. Bishop Ireland and Rev.
Sam. Smith.
Lew H. Dodge, widely known among
Northwestern railroaders. is dead, having
been for some time afflicted with pulmo-
nary disease. He was formerly q Manitoba
passenger conductor, and subsequently on
the Northern Pacific.
At Brninert3, T. Seymour, q we'll known cit
izen. died Of heart trouble. He was q ma.
tive, of Quebec and came here from Duluth
several years ago. engaging in wagon and
carriage manufacturing.
The Republicans OF Minnesota will hold
conference in Minneapolis on tho 18th
instant to organize a branch OF the Rspub-
lican National league and provide for the
formation OF auxiliary clubs throughout
the state. ~
At Austin, John Dunn, employed by N.
Gregson as q teamster. committed suicide
by shooting himself through the heart.
Whisky was the cause of his disgust with
life.
The Chicago. st. Paul & Kansas City
Railway company formerly Minnesota &
Northwestern; filed articles of incorpore-
ton with the secretary of state. Place Of
| business Dubuque, Iowa. The Ortonville
& Southern Railway company has filed ar
ticles OF incorporation with the secretary
vile southwest by Pipe Stone to the west
line OF the state.
Building Inspector johnson furnished a
reporter u comparative statement of the
amount OF building done in st. Paul during
the past year. Ii placed in q solid contin.
| nous line, the buildings would extend S.
7S2 feet, or sixteen and four fifth miles,
Those who have never realized the fact be.
fore can readily see the enormous amount
Of building that has been done during the
! past year.
Gov. McGill rc-appointed Gen. II. H. Sib-
| ley OF St. Paul on the board OF regents OF
the University OF Minnesota. He also ap-
pointed Gordon E. Cole aud Thomas s.
Buckham OF Faribault on the same board.
In the case OF Hannah Sorenson against
the Northern Pacific Railroad company
the jury in the United States circuit court
at St. Paul returned a verdict Of 81, 995 for
the plaintiff.
The supreme lodge OF the United States
Protective league, which WAS in session in
st. Paul, has completed its labors.
The following are the officers elected for
the ensuing term: Herman Trott, St.
Paul, upreme commander; ]. +. Peterson,
Minneapolis. supreme senior vice com
Nor vice commander; j. C. HILL st. Paul,
supreme chaplain; II. W. Busse, supreme
recorder; J. B. Mueller. Minneapolis, su.
preme treasurer; NJ. D. Fowler, st. Paul,
supreme guide; A. c. Bamsden. st. Paul,
supreme I. G.; w. II. Vittum, NJ. D., su-
preme medical examiner.
The sixteenth annual meeting of the
State Fire association was held at Albert
Lea. One hundred and thirty dele
gates were present. The statistician, o.
L. Cutter reportcd: There were 75S fires
reported during the past year. OF this
number AZ were incendiary, SO
lamp explosions. 2s other explosions. FL
matches, 20 spontaneous combustion, 20
accidental. Al carelessness, ~ overheating.
and the remainder to other causes. The
total loss reported was S2,514,256. with
officers were elected: President, A. J. Tren-
ham, Alexandria,; first vice president, A. J..
Leopele, Brainerd; second vice president.
/. A. Nicolin; secretary, o. r. Strong, St.
Paul; treasurer, F. E. Joy, Saltwater;
statistican. O. L. Cutler. Anoka The
president decided that the next meeting be
held in Alexandria in June.
A bad railway accident occurred one
mile northwest OF Sank Center. The pas.
road was derailed. Tho inside was COM
pletely demolished and all the tracks were
torn up. The car was dragged one hum
dred yards after being deraiIed. A young
lady, Amanda Thocnquist, had nearly all
her clothing burned off and her person was
very badly scorched. 4 man named Nor
rison was badly injured about the back
and head and others were more or less
hurt.
The Hall Iron mining company of Duluth
filed articles OF incorporation with the sec.
rotary OF state.
At Fergus Falls Joe Aune, aged twenty.
was caught in the shafting at the paper
mill and received injuries from which he
putting on a belt when the ends OF his scarf
became ent;.ngled with the shaft, and in a
second he was whirled round the shaft
with frightful rapidity.
At GIyndon, Tracy's hardware store and
postoftice was robbed by burglars. Loss
500 in money, stamps and cutlery.
At Winona, Albert Zabarowski, the de-
faulting treasurer of the Polish Dramatic
society. was held to the grand jury in
$500. Nabarowski skipped out and went
to work in a Wisconsin lumber camp un.
der an assumed name.
John Murphy. who was arrested last
summer after robbing the Mort hern Pacific
depot at Sank Rapids. has been sentenced
having pleaded guilty to burglary in the
third degree.
The one.fare rates to the St. Paul carni-
val are to he extended to Kansas City and
the southwest.
The wedding OF Miss Caroline Lanedon
and W. F. Brooks is celebrated at Mime.
apolis Yith great splendor.
At Winsted. Paul Rhodes hardware
store was burned. Insurance, $1,000 On
stock and 500 on building, which is own
ed by Fritz May.
The St. Paul e. Duluth's earnings for the
first week in January were SLABS.
The St. Michael's parochial school at
West St. Paul was burned. 1t Was frame
building. built nearly twenty-five years
ago, the carpenter work having been done
by the father OF Bishop Ireland.
Two prominent members OF French So
ciety in st. Paul fight duel with swords
and both are wounded.
Some OF the county officers of Martin
county are accused OF making unlawful
collections. Different ways OF constituting
the law seems to he the cause of the troub-
le.
The Minnesota: Savings and Investment
company filed articles of incorporation
with the secretary Of state. The nature
OF the business will be to deal in real cs.
tate in Minneapolis.
John Knutson. an employe OF the Mil.
waukee& St. Paul road was struck by a
switch engine in the South MinueaDolia
yard and killed.
The secretary OF the treasury transmit.
ted to congress deficiency estimate of $685..
500. submitted by the secretary OF the inte-
rlor, to meet losses sustained by Colorow
and other Ute Indians last summer by
reason OF being hastily driven from Gar.
field county, Colo, by the civil authorities
OF that state, aided by it's militia.
A Scotch syndicate is accused OF having
fraudulently acquired CD. 900 acres of val
able timber land in California.