The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-08
MINNESOTA NEWS.

to establish . medical department. IN the
state university.
The Simultaneous disappearance Of a
priest and young lady OF his parish, near
Norwood, 10 reported. Tho priest leavee
many creditors behind.
The editor OF the Faribault Democrat,
who has been prospecting in the accumu'
lation Of this worlds goods, exchanged an
old stove for q new one, paying hand
moved to q tin shop for repairs. A work.
man was oterhauling it to ascertain what
repairs were necessary, when to his sur.
prise he pulled out q sack in which were
ten $50 gold pieces.
A circular has been issued from the Man
itoba Office under date OF March !, over
the signature of President Hill announcing
that Nv. J. Footner has this day been
appointed manager OF express traffic. +"
which is understood to mean that the
Manitoba will engage in the express bust.
ness.
Hon. NJ. d. Kenyon, the new state cx.
aminer OF Minnesota, is 5anqueted by the
state officials at st. Paul.
William Ware is elevated to the priest.
hood Of the Episcopal church, being or.
dained by Bishop Gilbert.
Charles Kittleson, formerly state treas.
urer. now vice president OF the CONNER.
cial National Bank OF st. Paul. has recov-
cred from ~ severe illness and is able to
visit tho bank.
A leading artist Of Albany, N. Y, is
painting portrait OF DR.. Bradley, super.
schools. which will be presented to the
high school by the present senior class on
the occasion OF it, graduation.
The Democratic state committee met in
St. Paul Monday 9th and determined to
call the state convention to appoint dele.
gates to St. Louis in st. Paul May II.
This. and the passage OF the resolution en-
dorsins President Cleveland. was the only
official action of the committee, which rig.
idly confined itself to the immediate duties
demanding its attention.
Some time ago it was announced that
Bishop Gilbert's friends were endeavoring
to raise a purse Of $40, 600 with which to
purchase him a home in St. Paul. The
purse was raised and the certificate of de.
post was presented to Bishop Gilbert by
Judge Gilfllan, in warm letter, and a
warm and heartfelt letter was sent &C.
knowledging the gift.
The librarian of the state university has
just secured some valuable quarto vol.
umes, which are, in fact an old edition OF
the journals of Mr.. John Evelyn Of Dept
ford in England. The journals cover q
period commencing 1641, or some two
hundred and fifty years ago. They are
contemporary with the compliments OF
the famous Samuel Pepys' journals.
The Winona council has granted anoth-
er liquor license. making q total OF 80, net
ting the city $4,000. Last year there
we're 80 saloons, paying fee of only
$4,000.
At Duluth St. Mary's hospital. just COM
pleted by the Order of st. Benedict, has
been opened to patients.
The report of the finding OF Nathan"
Richardson dead at his homo in Watab,
Ben ton county, was q mistake The name
OF the man evidently aimed at by the re.
port is not Nathan" but Richard.
At Granite Falls, a syndicate, with a
capital stock OF $25. 900, has been organic
ed for the purpose OF erecting q large hotel,
with large hall and stores underneath.
An inventory OF the estate of Thomas
A. Harrison OF Minneapolis has been filed
In the probate court. The total valuation
OF the estate is S1,2SO,65 OF this
amount sos, GAG is in money on deposit
in the Security bank, of which deceased
was president: S7SS, 1l2 is invested in
mortgages and other securities, and $685.
600 in real estate. The homestead. on
Fourth avenue south, between Eighth and
Ninth streets. is appraised at $1O5. 600.
The homestead occupies hall a block.
By command OF Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan the
has been RENTED, and the young man re-
leased from the state prison at Saltwater,
where he had won the favor OF all the pris-
on officials and the foreman under whom
he was employed. Alcorn was private
member of Troop NJ. Seventh cavalry, serv-
ing in the department OF Dakota, and
vas sentenced by court martial Aug. 10,
1885, to four years. imprisonment. Dur
ing his stay in prison he learned under F.
mental painting and good job in the
paint department at the prison awaits
him after a visit to friends.
William Lovejoy. one OF the very old
settlers OF Minneapolis, died at his home
in Verndale. Mr.. Lovejoy came to Min.
neapolis in 1856 from Patten, Me. In
1876 he moved to Verndale.
At St. Cloud, John Krier, Dominick
Steinbach and Joseph Zellers we're arrest
ed and placed under $3.50 bonds each. on
a charge OF burning a stack OF hay belong
Ing to William Mund, in Fair Haven.
At Winona, William Ehrler, the butcher.
who contracted erysipelas from a scratch
he received while unloading hogs in ST..
Paul. died.
The state dairy comm ssion has received
a report from a herd OF eighteen Hols tein
COWS in Fillmore county which shows an
average yield OF sixteen pounds OF butter
per week. The record also shows an aver
age yield for the eighteen cows of $4,000
pounds Of milk in twelve months.
The contract for the hardwood work on
the new court house at Winona was let to
G.
their bid being the lowest of five.
1. L. Bolinder, farmer living six miles
south OF Watertown, dropped dead of
heart disease.
The following officers have been elected
at Mankato by the directors OF the south
ern Minnesota Live stock and Fair associ-
atom President c. F. Warner; vice presi-
dents, NJ. +. Fall, G. L. Wise; secretary,
w. 3. Davies; treasurer, George Pond.
c. X. Lawrence, who has been engineer OF
maintenance Of way on the Manitoba, has
resigned to become chief engineer OF the
Eastern Minnesota, the Mantle a's con-
nection from Hinckley to Duluth. Howard
James. Chief clerk to general Manager
Marvel, of the Manitoba, is to be treasur-
or OF the new road.
At Window, G. A. Rohland small re.
tail grocer, assigned to H. p. Boynton.
His assets are about $500, and liabilities
$500.
The largest barn at Hon. Isaac Staples
Maple Island farm at saltwater burned
recently. The barn was valued at So. 900.
and insured in the Hartford of Hartford
for $4,000
At Brainerd, in an alteration at the
Commercial hotel, NJ. Young. sporting
man OF Duluth, cut and dangerously
wounded Joseph Baker, an employee OF the
hotel.
The state treasurer received on the LIST
$151, 27O.S3 taxes on the gross earnings
of the Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul in
this state for the year ended December 81
This is the largest tax paid by any system
OF roads in the state.
The state dairy commission OF Mime
sofa has lately received figures from a
Blue Earth county farmer, showing the
amount of milk obtained from two brown
Swiss cows owned by him. As a sample oil
the Minnesota dairy nrnducta they mn Ike