The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-09-12
The News Briefly Chronicled.


The farm house of Stephen Francis, near
Lewiston, was burned recently. The loss
OF their home was not what Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis were mourning about Their five
year-old boy perished in the flames
Hon. A. A. Flom died recently at his
home in the town of Leon, of consumption.
Mr.. Flom served two terms in the State
Legislature, was fifty years old, and
was a member of the famous First Mime
sofa Regiment
Dairy Commissioners Thorn and Ives. of
Wisconsin and Minnesota respe ctively,
have decided to join in a call upon their
tellow-colnmissioners throughout the
Union to meet in convention ut Cleveland,
o., November &, Z and of this year and
discuss laws against adulteration.
J. Frank Colon, the Young lawyer Of
Minneapolis who was arrested charged with
a series OF foTgeries aggcegating about
$2>1,oOO, made an assignment recently to
the Minnesota Title Il Trust Company.
Ex-COngressman Macdonald, assignee of
the j. II Mailer Carriage Company, of st.
Paul, recently filed his schedule of assets
and liabilities The latter were placed at
:S7,4l7 and the assets at 4lOo,1S7. leaving
an apparent balance on the right side of
sl3.37O
Three more liquor licenses wero recently
issued at Minneapolis, making 243 tn ALL or
one less than last year
For the month of August the sale Of
stamps at the Minneapolis post Office
amounted to :o7,l9sc6 For the same
mont last year the stamp sales amounted
to 81, 1914
The Kansas City line agrees to build into
Rochester this fall IL bonuses to tho
amount Of $1O.0U0 ere voted by Wasioia
Mantorville and Rochester: The company
will ask &c, 600 from Rochester.
julius Uhl and Ed Birch young farmers
living on a rented farm near Dennison.
have gone, leaving George Van Amberg, of
Northfield, in the lurch 1920 and some
other creditors by smaller amounts
Mrs Callaghan, a Minneapolis widow.
went insane rec 'ntly over the foreclosure
Of a mortgage on her home.
The Fergus Falls insane asylum will be
ready for occupancy next spring. Dr. Will
hanson, Of the Middletown IN. W asylum,
has been rendered the posit ion of superin-
tendent.
Duluth's new Government range light.
rec ntly established. was lighted the other
night 1t is red color; ia situated on a
"ixty-foot tower and Is visible thirteen miles.
~ ~ SIeat alu 10 Navigation.
The house of Lem Marcellus, situated
seven miles north of Lake Benton. was
burned few nights ago, and his boy two
and one-half years old was consumed in the
flames.
The quarter centennial OF the State
Normal School was celebrated at Winona
recently with about two hundred of the
alumni present
W. 4. Selement, general delivery clerk
In the St Paul post-otfice, was arrested the
other day for robbing the mails He was
captured by means of decoy letters
Gutzler Bros.. operators of extensive
creameries in Southern Minnesota, failed
the other day for $50, 600; assets, $1,000.
j. W. Morford an o:d resident of Ovation
na died the other morning of consumption
after a long illness. Deceased had been u
resident of Steele County since 1871 His
son-in-law held &C, COO policy on his life
He leaves a widow and one child, who Is
married.
track near Pragoe the other night aud was
run over and killed by a freight tran.
The body of Norwegian named Erick
kolstad was found near his home in Marsh
Grove, Marshall County, recently. An in
quest was held by Coroner Belcourt, result
ing In verdict of suicide by poison. It
was the result of unrequited love
The second colored Baptist church in MIN.
neapolis was formally recognized recently.
Work has begun at Duluth on steel ships
164 and l0j by the American Steel Barge
Company Of that city. Both are !, be so
feet keel length and have capacity for
nearly 1900 tons cargo each, making them
the largest vessels by nearly 600 tons on
the lakes
man giving his name as James Rey-
nolds was shot in the arm while attempting
to burglarize a hardware store in St
Charles few nights ago. =.
The barn of John Edwards, near Worth
ington, was struck by lightning early the
other morning and two horses and q num-
Der Of cattle were killed.
s J. Clark was arrested at Wiscoy re-.
Gently for using the mails for fraudulent
purposes.
lady who lives in fine style in Lake
City, and is worth In her own right several
hundred thousand dollars, was severely
beaten recently by her drunken husband,
who Is living on her bounty. She sent 20
naiRhbors for assistance. but would take
Ms legal action aSeinse the hfuts.