The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-04-05
An Indian named Sah.Gwon-D Dug


Commissioner TilIotson at Moorhead
charged with introducing whisky at
White Earth. He pleaded guilty and
was bound IN $3.50 bal! to appear be.
fore United States district court in
October at St. Paul.
Brainerd is badly in need of new
hotel, and public spirited citizens are
working to secure the erection of one.
Friday, April IL, is the date fixed
for Holong's execution at Fergus
Falls. Everything is in preparation
for the event. The rope has arrived.
Ho!ong appears unconcerned, and
epends much of his time in smoking
and reading. He receives almost dai-
ly visits from ministers, and appears
to be deeply impressed by what they
say. He is in good spirits and eats
and sleeps we'll.
BY the report OF the health officer
it is found that CHAMBERS is at present
very prevalent among the horses of
Minneapolis. C. F. Chamberlain,
drayman, has recently had ten shot
by order OF the board of health. 9th
ers haye lost horses in less proportion.
but the sum total of all that have
been shot the past few months is a
large one. The horse traders are
blamed for the present condition OF
affairs. They buy horses in the in
cipient stages OF CHAMBERS, doctor them
up for sale, and of course the infect
ed animals spread the disease rapidly.
J. W. Hoxie, dry goods and grocer
les Of Spring Valley, is financially emf
barrassed. The claims aggregate
nearly $4,000. the largest creditors
being J. J. Hogan OF La Crosse,
So, 400. Hoxie is III Georgia for his
health. His resources are visibiy
small. It is cumorel. however, that
he has been putting his money into St.
Paul property, which may help him
Out. The situation is q surprise to
every one.
The Wiilmar village council PASSED
an ordinance requiring the saloon
keepers to remove the blinds and
screens from their windows. All COM
piled except Bardstad & Anderson,
who determined to make a test case.
They were promptly arrested. ard
ut the end of two days trial they
were acquitted.
Faribault h al four thousand dol
far fire. There were in the building at
the time eighteen horses, the property
of Robert Cu1man, all but two of which,
were burned to death, and two. seated
carriage, besides large amount of
hay and grain and q number of car
riages and buggies.
James Coughlin, a we'll known resi-
dent OF the town of Hart, Winona
county. las become insane and is in
the Winona jail lie had much
trouble with his wife, who decided to
leave him. This drove him insane.
Upwards of 10000 election tickets
we're printed for the recent city cleo
! lion at Moorhead for the use of about
600 voters. There were forty-sevcn
different combinations.
Work will be resumed on the fourth
state normal school at Moorhead. as
soon as the weather permits. When
finished the structure will be an i'm
posing one and will cost about $780,
900.
The Waltham Cheese Factory CON-
pany has just been organized at Aus
tin, with Moses Bolin "a president.
The company will erect buildings and
be prepared to commence operations
i'm 4 short time.
H. b. Thompson, head miller at the
Ashby mills in Fergus Falls, was
caught in a revolving shaft. and had
his left leg broken twice. his lett foot
nearly torn off, and the right arm
broken. He died next day.
Ex-Gov. Austin received a telegram
from Mrs. Austin at Colorado
Springs, Colo, announcing the death
of their daughter Ida at that place.
The news was not altogether unex-
ported, as she has been very low
with consumption for some time.
At meeting of the farmers insti-
tute at Mankato, the chairman read
the following dispatch from the presi-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland, which was
greeted with applause: "Gol bless
the court house. l have baen inter-
ested in it since l passed through
there last October. 1t was all i'm
posing structure teen. and must be a
grand one now. We live on a farm
ourselves"
The state teachers institute met at
Lake City. The enrolment numbered
11G, and would have been larger had
the weather been less severe. The
teachers are enthusiastic over the III.
cid instructions and thorough drilling
afforded them: :