The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-07-11

Mf. H. j. Ludlow lost 200 bushels Of
apples BY the high winds. Mr.. Il. Ia
devoted 70 fruit culture, and we regret
his loss aud acknowledgements.
MARRIED-In WorthinRtOn by Rev.
8. G. Franzen, on "Wednesday. July srd
Swan Hanson to Betsey n. Wagsnes,
both of Slayton N urray Co.. MIN.
On Tuesday Sheriff Anderson went
to Bigelow aud arrested s. G. Peterson
on complaint Of Geo. w. Wilson, Esq.,
Of Warrington, for selling mortgaged
chattle property. The trial is SGT for
today before Esq. Bear.
The Wortlington Brass Band elect
ed officers on Tuesday as follows:
Leader. G. E. Sayille. President,
E. X. Smith. Vice President. T. d.
Palmer. Secretary, Geo. Curtis. Treas
urer, a. L. johnson. Trustees G. E.
knight, j. E. McManus, and Fred.
Heron.
There will be Lawn Party and Mu-
sicale ut the Rushmore Hotol on next
Friday evening, July 18th. The La
dies are working hard to make this q
success. A programme has been pre-
pared with great care, and those at
tending will have rich musical feast.
A cordial invitation is extended to
every one. COMMITTEES.
We have few hay rakes which we
will sell cheap for cash.
NAMAKAaON LUMBER Co.
w. D. Smith. Of. Adrian, is about TO
establish newspaper in Lamberton,
Redwood county, Minnesota, to bs
called 1.-THE Lamberton Leader.' 1t
is to be Republican paper, devoted to
politics, literature and general news.
The citizens of Lamberton have made
up respectable subscription list, and
have pledged $1,000 of advertising. MI.
S. has practical knowledge of the print
ing business. though he forsook it for
that Of the pedagogue for number Of
years. He has been superintendent Of
the Adrian schools for four years, and
made good record as teacher. We
wish him success in journalism.
The Slayton Gazette Of last week an
nounces the death Of the wife of our
representative in the Minnesota House
of Representatives, as follows: AT
half past two O'Clock last Tuesday at
ternoon Mrs. Laura z. Low of Low
vile, died at her home after brief ILL.,
ness. On June 14th Mrs. Low gave
birth to a daughter, and up to last Sat-
| urday she seemed to be on the road to
recovery. On that day, however,
symptoms of septicamia set in and a
change for the worse took place, which
eliminated in her death at the time
mentioned. Mrs. Low was one of the
old settlers in this county, removing
to Lowville as bride in 1870. She
was daughter of Mr.. aud Mrs. John
McCann, of Lowville, Wis.,, and was
married at Mankato. May 20, 1870, to
the husband who is left to mourn her
loss.'
A man giving his name as McManus
was arrested on the 5th of July at
Ellsworth on an old complaint made
against him for IN assault on Mr.. and
Mrs. DeWolf Of Bigelow. He fed to
evade arrest but returned to Ellsworth
on the 4th OF July, where he proceeded
to clean out certain places, and had q
hand to hand conflict with the police
of that village. Sheriff Anderson,
hearing that he was in Ellsworth,
telegraphed for the police to hold him,
and on the next day went in his buggy
and brought him to Worthington. He
Is jailed here to answer the Bjgelow
charge. The Sheriff brought this des
perate character in his buggy without
even hand. cutting him. He has been
in the Penitentary and has a hard re-
putation, especially when whiskey Is
not under prohibition.
Call and examine our stock of oak
cherry and walnut.
l
A serious accident occurred to En-
gineer VIM. T. Post, On Tuesday
while on his run, when his train was
about four miles north of Estherville.
A side-rod broke, fragment Of il
striking M. Post behind the left ear
knocking him senseless. The force oil
the flying fragments was such that one
of them punched a hole in the boiler
Mr.. Post was badly stunned and hur,
by the severe blow he received, and fol
a time his friends feared that he would
not recover. But he revived sufficient.
~ to be brought home In care of Mrs
Post. who was summoned to Esther
vile Immediately after the occurrence
lie arrived ut home in an unconscious
condition about midnight, on the same
night. DR.. Webb, the surgeon of the
b. G. Il. & n, railway, at this station.
reports that no has recovered from his
nervous prostration, his mind being
perfectly clear. There is no serious
or permanent injury apparent, and j,
is now confidently expected that he
will be fully restored in few days
Mr.. Joseph Carberry, the fireman on
the cab with MIR. Post was not injured
though badly shaken up by the occur
renee. He was on the other side of the
cab when the break took place.
WORTH1NG1ON TOWNSHIP.
There has been general shortening up
faces since the late refreshing rains Crops are
improving under their influence.
! Breaking fax looks we'll
! The farmers OF Mobiles county learned many
useful things from the able speakers ut the Far
| mer's Institute. We think the Worthington
people did all they could to make the tirst insti-