The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-07-05
General News Items.


The twenty-tirst annual reunion of the old
First regiment of Minnesota volunteers
which was celebrated at Lake Minnetonk:, by
the veterans and their friends, as the guests
of George A. Bracket, was a most pleasant
affair and was attended by some 400 people,
Agent Roman, of the Flathead Indians, has
issued an order to white men to take all cat
tie Oft the Montana reservation before July
Is. or the Indians will round them up and
drive them Off. The order has been issued in
compliance with instructions from Indian
Commissioner Atkins.
A great many Indians who have farms in
Iowa and Nebraska are now in tho vicinity
OF Black River Falls Wis, to receive their ain.
nuty from the government and will remain
through the blne-berry season, when they will
return to gather their crops and spend the
winter where it is warmer.
Emssaries from Utah, calling themselves
Latter Day Saints, arc working arluously in
the vicinity of Rochester, Mimi, preaching
in the school houses throughout country dis.
trcts. II they remain for any length OF time
it is more than likely that the threats of tar
and feathers made by substantial men in the
county will be put into execution.
At a meeting of the citizens of Madelia and
vicinity, resolutions were passed Declaring
the grasshoppers in Otter Tail county, MIMI:
q menace to the welfare of the entire state
and cordially endorsing the action taken by
Coy: \: +. McGill, and that it is deemed best
to take immediate action in every county.
city and village in the state looking toward
the destruction Of these pests:
1t is given out indirectly that the Northern
Pacific company will close it's fiscal year with
a surplus OF 100000 in excess Of fixed
charges and all other expenses. The year
will it is said, be the banner one in its his
tory. In addition to the fifty locomotives
that have teen ordered the directors cont EN-.
plate another thousand freight ears besides
| those now under contract for building.
The grasshoppers in Northern Minnesota
for the past week hayc seemed t" h." idle,
probably occnsioned by the warfare that is
urged against them. On one day thcr" were
in operation 125 pans which caught daily an
ayefagp Of from three to four bushels. In ad.
| dillon to the pans there are several Other
| contrivances being used f9r catching them
without tho use of tar or oil. 1t looks as i,
the hoppers were well in hand and that the
large majority of the crops would be saved
The committee have decided to pay 81 q
bpshel for them.
4 aG9tliet occurred between two tribes 9,
Alaska indias:a, the EhIcats and Sitkas. 4
large party Of prospectors started up tbs
Yukon with Il tribe OF Sitka Indians under
Chief George, as freightcrs. A combat re-.
| suited, in which the chief OF the Chilcats was
and chased the Sitkas into l[aines. white
| settlement. The whites protected the life OF
| Chief George through the day but at night
be was murdered by the stealthy Chilcats
| Fearing = massacre, the whites sent to the
coast for helm, whicfi! arriyed just ii time ip
| the shape Off man:pf:War:
Emi'sen to4tzensheiser, who mystcriously
| turned to his home At Canton, Ohio: ragged
and dirty. re!atcs q reiuarkable tale: HI
| says that on the day Of the disappearance q
| tramp approached him at the Fl Wnyn,
depot, and, pulling out Il handkerchief, held
| it to his face. He became unconscious, and
| when he recovered he was in cattle car with
| three tramps and two other boys. He was
kcptin the caruntil Altoona. Pa, was reached
when lie and his companions were taken
to house in the woods where there were 1O
other boys and two tramps guarding them
They had al been kidnapped and held for
RANSOM. Young Lo4tzensliciser escaRfl and
REACHED AIto9naa and Informed the police.
fires: go ''' =;
us O wna ,:S Safa9s hsa Wy ?ef f xii With With
Falls, about two weeks ago, and after stop
| ping at hotel and taking three houses in
| succession, rented cottage in the midst OF
! the residence portion of the East side She
| ESHStt and placed in the house n quantity OF
ne e fSrtE aaH X2s *et mt t. display heavy
except at night, when she SIT ;8n the piazzzql
for hours with her heavy ve!l drawn Close,
while in the day time she placed lighted canCiius
| in the windows and remained indoors She
had allowed nobody to see her face. The
ghhoyhood was already wild with curl
osity "hs:' e;a evening the yelled woman
cursing and shrieking that her husband
whom she had basely murdered, had come
! for his revenge The neighbors made com.
plaiht to the probate judge and two physi
eians examined the woman and pronounced
hs her,, inS st she Il S Mr. Ren.ctt ageq
WIVES. ss|he says che has a Son. She was
PLACED ii cnaFEa 3. Of the sheriff a.. ',.~
Postmaster Lee Sf St. Paul has just TO-
ment reated to printed matttsr" YRGqp enyel:
opcs. It is bnred on nn act Of congfpss PASSED
recently, the object OF which IL 10 prevent
Matchmaking through the mails. Hereafter
oPe l;a2ring the big, bold, black legends
dead Bsat Agency and bad Debt Coz
lectiohs" across the envelopes. Such letters
promptly eonascated 81 t4iei' poss1 p,;,s,sI
What may prove a valuable addition ia
the Industries and wealth OF Black Rive.
Falls, Wis, and vicinity has been discovered
1 Ill SOIuc Uetls VI huOHu ueHr There. Iue
duality has been tested by some porcelain
manufacturers at East Liverpool, Ohio, and
is pronounced first -c1ass. Tt i'd tot yet know.
in what Quantities II: dan be found. 4 vein
has Teen HE into nearly Twenty feet in depth
with no s'ka. It It's ftilinG::' F'Art1.tr ;lVcsti
CATIONS will be MADE 10 .t...I: IL R0ssiGle tc
ascertain If the quantity Is sufficient to war
rant the establishment Of u porcelain factory
4 Charles Pinkerton Of the town of Corinnn
twelve miles from Clearwater, MIMI, in dig
ging cellar, came across the remains OF sew
en- PERSONS in state Of good preservation
They we're foihd in a kind of :lnound. uni
were buried With their heads down, and wer.
from seven to eight feet in height; and must
?Ss o tne, fnn at 11*t two 1"n1
stump qfa4 elm tree two feet IL diameter
FROM ttlhle fy:mation Of the skulls they must
have been st ri lN4fei9c rnce otineR. TIE t"etl
" tt!e ,Ax ba4es we've HGst}}$$ k9!Hi!nl, ao',t
not Ike tho teeth OF tue pFsseaf r4rp ii Afen