The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-07-18
The News Briefly ChronlcIed.

The News Briefly Chronlcled.
Rev. L L Sauer, of Potsdam, who was at
tending the Lutheran Synod at New UIm,
died suddenly the other evening of heart
disease. He was taken to his home. He
was sixty three years old
Winona business men are enthusiastic
over the proposed fair and Interstate ex-
position to be held August 26 to 81. The
committee has secured large list of pre-
miums.
Mrs. Jorgen Thompson, of Wells, who
had been suffering with neuralgia for some
time past, terminated her career the other
day by hanging. Life had been extinct
about two hours when the body was found
hanging in the barn. It was thought she
was temporarily insane when she COM
mitted the fatal act
August Brokoff had both legs badly
crushed and Albert Prolzy and John Kow-
anitzki were injured by the falling of avail
in the old Huff house which was recently
being removed at Winona
Christian Erb, a farmer, while driving
home from Faribault few days ago lost
control of his team and was thrown to the
ground and instantly killed, his neck being
broken. He leaves a large family.
Daniel Grant, son of County Treasurer
John Grant, of Faribault, was recently
taken to the Rochester insane asylum. He
had been making trouble In town, and tried
to kill his father and sister with butcher
knife.
While In state of 1ntoxication recently
Steve johnson fell from his wagon at North
field and broke his neck. The deceased
was about fifty years Of age
The Scandinavian Good Templars of Min
nesota, three hundred in number, met at
st. Paul recently for the purpose of organ
izing State lodge to push the temperance
work among their nationality.
Charles Sardner was arrested at Minne-
apolis few days ago charged with trying
to starve his fifteen I'm onths-old stepson
A stabbing affray occurred 1T Duluth tho
other night in which Harry o. Powers, a
laborer, was cut in five places He might
recover. A. woman was Mt the bottom of
the trouble
The residence of Mira Dennis, of Perhan.
was struck by lightning tho other night
during heavy rain and thunderstorm, and
William Dennis, a son, was SO badly shocked
that his recovery was doubtful
In riot at Duluth tho other afternoon
three strikers were killed and several
wounded by the police Several OF the
latter were also wounded by tho strikers,
who first fired upon the police.
Ten thousand young speckled trout fkom
the State hatchery were rscently distrtb-
uted along Badger and Cascade creeks near
Rochester.
-Four prisoners escaped from the Winora
County Jail the other day, but they ware
soon recaptured.
The wind blew down the camp-meetiug
tent at Swan Lake recently, and Rev. NJ
Butterant was caught under the pole of ths
he could be hauled out
Miss Ida Phillips lately missionary to
India, sister-in-law of President Marshall,
of tho Free Baptist College at Winnebago
City, fell from the bridge over the Blue
Earth river near the. college grounds the
other morning and was drowned
: A school-teacher named congress was
run into and seriously injured internally %
Clitheroe few days ago.
George A. Hamilton, the St Paul treas.
urer of the Omaha railroad, died very sud~
denly ut st Paul the other day. He had
been prominent in Northwestern railroad
Affairs since 1884.
MrA Hattie Mott attempted to jump from
buggy at Winona the other day and broke
one OF her legs at the ankle.
Hon. A C. Forbes, member Of the LeRis-
laturo and Minnesota's Advocate General,
died the other morning at Marshall OF
catarrh Of the stomach Mr. Forbes was
ono OF the most prominent members Of the
Legislature and ono Of the leading politi.
cians OF the State