The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-24
The News Briefly Chrontclod,

The News Briefly Chronlciod.
Burglars at Rochester recently got
$500 worth of stuff out of Stebbins &
Co.'s hardware store.
DR.. Bear, on trial 1T Rochester re.
Gently charged with abortion, was &C.
quilted by the jury after forty hours
deliberation.
Nora Eller, Duluth unfortunate, at.
tempted suicide the other day by drown.
ing herself in the lake. She was res
cued by bystanders
The Minnesota Creamery Company
has contracted to furnish for European
export 1900 tubs of butter, which will
aggregate about 100000 pounds.
John Linden, % years old, was
drowned in the Mississippi river at St.
Paul the other day.
The st. Paul branch Of the lumber
firm of r. c. Libby & Co., on the west
side was damaged by FIRE the other night
to the extent Of $4,000
The Polk County Farmers Alliance
met at Crookston recently and decided
to advocate an independent State and
county ticket
There is complaint of rust injuring
late-sown wheat. In parts of Lincoln
County and the western sections OF
Lyon County there were many pieces
that would not yield half crop.
Mrs. Lelah Woodruff, wife of John
Woodruff, of Faribault, left recently for
parts unknown, and it was supposed
that she had gone with a man by the
name of Oleson. Her husband was at
West Superior at the time She left two
children.
Burglars went through the post-ofice
at Kellogg recently, carrying off $500
booty.
Dunn e Allen, saloon-keepers at Min
neapolis made an assignment the other
day. The liabilities were estimated at
$26, 600, with assets about 10000.
Duluth's assessment was completed
the other day and showed an increase
OF S. 600, 900 in valuation, the value of
the city property being s2s, 600, 900.
General A. B. Nettleton, of Mime
sofa. has been selected by the President
as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
Emil Kriz, prominent Duluth grocer,
was run over by the cars the other
morning and both lei s we're crushed.
They were amputated and he died at
noon. -.... -.,. 49,. ~ -.
Chris Henderson of Minneapolis, a
laborer at the car shops in Hudson,
Wis, was drowned the other night
while bathing. He leaves wife and
family. =
The Lake Superior & Northwestern
road has placed 81, 500, 600 of its bonds in
the East, conditioned on the successful
development of iron property on the
Vermillion and Meshaba ranges. The
property has already shown very salts
factory ore deposits. -
The National Scandinavian Sanger
fest will be held in Minneapolis next
year, the necessary guarantee having
been made.
Sneak thieves ransacked the dwelling
house of William Bartrow at Verndale
recently and stole 1926 which was con.
cealed in some bed clothing in bureau
drawer.
The collector of customs at San Fran
cisco recently allowed Wing Chonp, a
st. Paul Chinaman, who had been on
visit to his native land, to land on the
ground that he is a merchant engaged
In legitimate business in the United
States. A. -- -.-.
Mrs. Cornelia Wbipple, wife of Bishop
Whipple, of Minneapolis: died at Fari.
bault the other dav froao injuries re-.
3elved in . railroad accident last No
vsmber.
The church of the United Brethren at
Wola was struck by lightning during q
fscent storm and partially DESTROYED.
II was insured for 81, ooc.
John b Mueller committed suicide At
Minneapolis recently. He loaned E, o.
Kosassll 80, 900. and he ran away. This
Va supposed to be the cause, IS he had
grieyed over the ingratitude Of the act
Mueller was worth SIS, 900 and leaves .
l4sgs family .