The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-06-21
Aitkin yet, and large quantities. 81 water
are coming oilt of the Swan rivar

l6O acres at the price appraised by the
c0mmissi oners. se~'e~
Attorney4A. s. Cole, dcacon OF tho
Prcsby tsrian Church OF Nebraska City was
arrestedwhilc Returning from. church on
the change OF vmbezzling. The intorma.
court. GU ria aixSn til the Clerk his note
some time ago in coHpsetiok With d cult,
andgwast TO leave ior The West: Tho mat:
ter was settledayery Satisfactorily by the
clerk. Cole earned an unenviable motor
icty during the Capt. Howgate excitement
Anth0nysgNV Robinson. agent for the
bankers Mutual Relief, Association OF
Aberdeen; Dak., was found dead In Il field
near Ashby, Mimi. He had been on Il pro.
tracted spree that with the intense heat OF
the day caused his death. His mother
and son reside in Richlnnd Center, Wis.
Among the papers found on his person
was an unpaid pension certificate and his
discharge from The army. He was a mem-
Der OF the seth Wisconsin. He had no
money and " ~ buried by the county.
Mrs. Emery 4. St6rrs widow Of the
celebrated orator and lawyer, is lying Ia.
tally i'll at the home OF w. J: Guest, her late
husbands stenographer at Chicago. She
was stricken with paralysis while visiting
at Mr.. Guests house, and the physicians
in attendance state that death will ensue
Wtn1n CWenCy-IOur nOuf6s LIE nuSD1nu
also died from paralysis.
The Washington Post gives publicity to
another anonymous attack on Judge
The writer states that Mr.. Fuller's coniir.
thAtioA Is held up betarse n the Illinois
legislature in 1868 he voted for u resolution
denouncing the emancipation proclama-
ton; he supported a resolution that no
| amendment should ever be made to the
constitution to abolish or interfere with
with any state with the domestic institu'
tion thereof, voted against the bill to
extend the right Of suffrage to the volun.
te@rr soldiers Of Illinois and never had
such " place at the bar as would justify
his appointment to the position OF chief
justice of the United States.
At St. Paul the other night pistol
shot was heard In Lafayette park. A
police officer rushed to tho scene. and on
Searching the grounds founa MIN, up.
parently about sixty.ive years Of age.
with bead bent down, citing on one OF the
park benchs5. At his side was;a 81 cali
charged. His clothes were examined Anu
letters found which proved his name to be
George Hartman, was running a saloon
in St. Paul, What his motive was in
committing the rash act is not yet known:
Auditor Ward OF Dakota has served
notice on the Northwestern Mutual 1nsur.
ance Company of Wahpeton that it must
cease doing business in the territory, ~
the report OF the public examiner shows it
to be insolvent.
The Prohibitionists OF the Forty.second
legislative district met at Morris, Mimi,
in mass convention. There were forty
persons present. After discussio as to
whether or not the voters Of the two old
rs ri i.a ~ wifi no
keepers, compromise was effected on the
word Jointly. Then they nominated J. q.
Barrett of Browns Valley for representa-.
! tive. Those present from Stevens county
made the following nominations: Auditor
J.J. Pimm; treasurer, H. Whitley; pro-
bate judge, W. II. Miles; clerk of court; \.
Young; superintendent OF schools. Rev:
Smith.
John Bowans. colored was taken from
tie Jail at Union Bridge, Ind., Ivy band
OF ten Or fifteen co1Orcd men, all masked,
and carried to the outskirts OF town where
| he was strung up by the neck to the limb
| OF large oak tree. He motioned to he let
down. and the rope was slackenes so that
portunity, and slipping through the rope
was away like shot. The lynchers gave
chase and fired several shots after him.
but without effect. lie has not yet been
| attacked with il razor another colorcd
man and girl with whom he was walking.
Information from Stevens county, Kan.
| sas. the scene Of the railroad and county
| seat Tight, between the town of HI, stcn
| and Woodsdale, is to the effect that the
entire population is under arms. The
situation is serious and farmers are rid.
! ing around armed instead OF filling the
! soil, and all crops arc likely to fail con-
hos lo,l
| the militia to be in readiness for marching
| orders at any time. 1t is hoped that the
| mandate issued by the supreme court or
dering the commissioners OF Stevens
county to re.canvass the vote polled at
the recent railroad bond election, wiz
! have tho effect OF quicting matters
A collision occurred on the Pennsylvania
| road in Philadelphia. by which 20 freight
cars were wrecked. One car was loaded
with refined oil. which caught fire from a
| hot box, and tho cars were almost entirely
| destroyed with the greater part OF their
contents. Estimated loss, $4,000, on
which there is no insurance. No one was
| injured. :.;.
diver named Joe Anderson, OF detroit,
| while searching for wreck OF Point au
| Frames discovered heavy box in decp
! water; which upon examination was
| found to be sunk with heavy weights ut.
! tached to the box with chains. IIo re.
turned to the village and after procuring
! assistance managed to raise the box, when
! to the horror Of all it was discovered to
contain the remains OF an apparently
young woman, doubled up and forced
! into the box. She was well dressed
! Whether a dark deed has been commit ted
| or not is it hard to say, but there were
no Indications OF an ordinary burial.
A marriage which favored very strongly
! OF the Nina Van Zandt.Spite episode, with
the proxy arrangement left ont. took place
| in tho county jai! at St. Cloud. Mary
Esther GOuro. OF Vernda1e. md Arthur
in state prison for forgery, were married by
Justice II. G.: Wire. The bride, who is
| rather a handsome woman came to St.
! Cloud soon after Makepiece' sincarceration
sometime ago. and secured II position a.
diningroom girl in tho Grand Central hotel
under the name OF Beulah Dewell, and uf.
ter her marriage resumed her position in
| the hotel.
Edward F. Stokes got into row with
young broker named Trumbridge, near the
Holman House in New York, Stokes
| in less time than it takes to relate it sew
| ernl hundred lawyers, brokers and mon.
a1out'town were congregated on the side.
walk. Just when it was most exciting q
truckman elbowed his way through tho
crowd and parted the combatants. As
coon rs Mr.. Stokes fingers wcro forced
apart great stream OF dark blood poured
from the nostrils of the little broker.
Excitement over the gold find on tho
Lake Superior Iron compnny's property
at Ishpcning. Mich, some months ago has
been renewed. When the original gold find
was made the shaft was filled up. But
they opened the shalt again and tho first
blnst' in the bottom threw up high free
gold bearing rock. Gold in great 9uanti.
ties has boen discovered and excitement is
! again at fever heat.
| Ben amin Q. T. Hubbard died ut Joliet
prison. He was the wrecker OF the FIRST
National Bank OF Monmouth, III. His
shortage OF $4,000 caused the concern 4
doors to close in 1885. Hubbard WAS the
cashier. He stood we'll in society and was
considered q very honorable man.
The governor il still urging tue commits.
eioners OF Otter Tail county, Mimi, to
take active measures for the extermina.
ton of the grasshoppers. The commits.
/ oSnuovo hnr al kol e..