The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-06-07
MINNESOTA NEWS.

minnesota NEWS,
Extensive preparations are already
i'll progress for the assembly, which
will be held in Maplewood park, on
the banks of Clea- Lake, near Waseca.
lin July. Eminent speakers, pro!es-
'sors and clereymen have been secured
and no expense has been spared by
the Maplewood Park association to
make this assembly the most inter-
estihg, instructive and successful yet
held. 1t is understood that the en-
inent divine, DR.. Talmage, will be In
attendance aud speak several times
during the assembly; also the great re-
vivalist. Sam Jones.
. Suit has been begun at Pennington
by C. +. Carpenter against the West
ern Union Telegraph company for
damages caused by failure to properly
transmit and deliver a message while
plaintiff was at Browns Valley in
June. 1887.
The annex Of the St. Anthony &
Dakota Elevator company at Ale1an.
dria, collapsed letting about 10000
or 35, 900 bushels of wheat on to the:
elevator track. The grain was shovel
ed into cars as rapidly as possible.
The building is u total wreck. If rain
holds off the loss on grain will not be-
so heavy.
The first accident that has occurred
with electric lights took place at Sank
Center. As Eddie Simontcn, a clerk in
Woods & Sons dry goods store, was
handling a shutter which had some
iron trimmings he accidentally touch
ed the electric wire with it. The cur
rent of electricity Immediately follow
ed the iron down the shutter and
gave Simonton severe shock, stun
ming him and knocked him nearly
senseless. Several lights in the vicini-
ty Of the accident were extil1guished,
and q number of people were quite
badly frightened. No damage was
done, and no one was injured except
Simonton.
The annual report of the Farmers
warehouse at Winnebago City shows
total OF 515,O14 bushels of grain
bought OF the crop OF 1887. The cost
OF handling all expenses was IA mills
per bushels. A small profit was dis.
closed of about one-half cent bushel.
The farmers in this market have real
lied an average OF two cents a busEles
more 'or their grain by reason OF this
warehouse.
Charles Mattson, farmer, died
very suddenly in Richardson & Co.'S
store at Rice Lake. He WIS on his
way to Mora, and. in ascending a
steep hill. his horses were stuck in the
mud. In jumping off to extricate hi3
horses he ruptured blood vessel and
Was carried into the store, where he
expired in a few minutes. Mattson
was we'll TODD farmer in the town OF
Stanchield. 1santi county, and was a
commissioner OF his county.
Frank Kininger, charged with forg-
ing Wendell Hodepp's name to anote
as endorser, was tried at Mankato~
The jury found him guilty. but rec;
commended him to the mercy of the
court. The Highest sentence that can
be imposed Upon him is five years III
the penitentlary.
Peter Schenck of Wendall Stearns
county, a seventeen-year' old boy
went out hunting. He dragged his gum
after him in crawling through fence
The weapon was discharged, and she
charge lodged in his abdomen with ia~
tai effect.
Bill Boyd, who has served a term in
the penitentiary for being implicated
in a shooting in house of i'll lame,
was arrested at St. Cloud and bound
over to await the February term OF
the Sherburne county court for keep
ing house OF i'll fame.
An interesting suit has been going or
in justice court at Austin, the amount
involved being - cents. A lady is in
dispute with her tressmaker in regard
to the amount due for work and the
latter has retained the dress until the
amount charged is paid.
In the case Of the shootin, Of w.
Martinka the grand jury at New Ujm
brought in a verdict OF man-slaughter
in the first degree against Marshal
Wihkleman and Patrolman Leech.
Bail was fixed at 50, 500 in eacl, case
by Judge Webber, and they will have
their trial at the fall term OF court.
Frank Taylor fell into the Des
Moines river from the bridge at Jack
son. The water at this point is very
deep, and the current is extremely
swift. Cries for help attracted the at
tention of Messrs. Owens and Vande>
worker, woo immediately went to the
rescue. Taylor was found at the edge
OF the stream fully al eighth Of mile
below his place OF immersion, and
within q few rods of the mill dam over
which the water was pouring in VOL
tunes. He was dragged out more dead
than alive.
People living in the neighborhood
Of Lake Winona are a good deal exer-
c;sed over tie appearance of an enor
NOUS fish which spouts water fifteen
or twenty feet in the air, and is de-
clared by many to be aspecies O.
whale. The fish is said to be four or
five feet long, very large and heavy,
with smooth skin and without scales.
His movements in the water were
slow and sluggish and he seemed to be
frequently burro wing with his head
into the highway rs if seeking an out
let from the lake. One man emptied
a repeating rifle at the uncouth WISH
tor, but the bullets seemed to glance
from the fish's skin and to make no
impression whatever.
Large numbers OF cattle in Rice
county are reported to be dying, the
cause Of death being unknown. One
man has lost 80, another 10 head.
A large and enthusiastic meeting
was held at Tracy for the purpose OF
discussing the question relative to