The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-31

broken; 5-weeks-old babe, fatally in
jured; Mrs. Opdahl, bruised; Opdahl's
child, cash over eye, Two houses and
three barns were demolished and crops
destroyed. Damage, $4,000.
Abandoned w.fo and Family.
James F. Cowie, late law partner OF
Attorney General Clapp, recently left
Fergus Falls, abandoning wife and
four children, and taking Mrs. Walker
Lilly with him. Cowie was First Lieu
tenant in Company F, and Knight
Templar. 1t was supposed that the pair
had gone to the Pacific coast.
The News Brsehv s;hron'cled.
= DR.. Jean O'Hara, an old Winona ply.
stefan and war surgeon, died recently.
The commissioners of Steel County
recently voted to build $4,000 court
house at Owatonna.
A Largo number of applications for
pensions under the new law are being
received at the Adjutant Generals Office
in st. Paul.
East Grand Forks has thirteen sa-
looms, one brewery, one wholesale es-
tablishment and one church with mem
bership OF less than twenty.
Mary Wolfgruber, a 3.year-old St.
Paul child. was injured ON the Milwau-
kee road last May so that her leg had to
be amputated. Her father now sues for
$40 O0O damages.
John H. johnson, one of the oldes
settlers of Worthington, died recently.
He was soldier of the Ninth Illinois
cavalry during the war, and was about
AZ years old.
The contract for the construction of
the new railway bridge at Winona has
been let to the Union Bridge Company,
of New York, work to be commenced
March 1, 1891. The bridge will be used
jointly by the Green Bay, Winona &
St. Peter, Chicago, Burlington & North.
ern and the Winona & Southwestern
Railway companies.
Duluth will bond in 500, 600 for more
school buildings.
Two farmers going to Rochester the
other morning were held up by masked
highwaymen and relieved of small
amount of money and valuables.
Mrs. Kate Town, department inspec-
tor of the Woman's Relief Corps of Min.
nesota, died in Worthington recently.
Miss Annie Smith, pretty chorus
girl, was clandestinely married few
days ago to Archie Mathers. the son OF
leading merchant of st. Paul.
The body of Otto Riebe was found the
other day in the ruins of the recently
burned Security warehouse at Minneap.
oils.
A Minneapolis and Chicago syndicate
has been formed with capital of $780,.
600 to erect fine flreproof warehouse
at Minneapolis.
The price of binding Irvine will not,
as feared by Minnesota farmers, be ai.
vancod as a result of the rec mt destruc-
ton by a fire at Minneapolis of the Sc.
curity warehouse.
Judge Nelson recently sentenced
Herbert c. Stout, the st. Paul mail rob.
Der, to two years. hard labor in prison.
Willard Brown, a:ed Is years, was
accidentally shot the other evening by
Frank Rhoades, while hunting near
Verndale. He received full charge OF
shot in the left side at a distance of ten
feet. The boy lived five hours.
A jobbing house at St. Paul recently
received 4 600 packages of tea, direct
from Japan, said to be the largest i'm.
portation ever received in the North.
west.
Captain J. H. McCraney, formerly cap.
tain of the Minneapolis police depart
ment, died at the city hospital the othe,
day from the effects of an operation.
The white settlers on the old Mile
Laos reservations have improved their
farms and buildings very much this sum.
mer, and have very promising crops OF
corn and all kinds Of vegeta bles. They
expect an early settlement, in their
favor, of the much disputed Mile Laos
reservation affairs.
A small cyclone swept over West Du.
luth tho other day, doing damage to the
extent Of 81, 600.
For the second time Louis Sutherland,
OF St. Paul. was recently awarded IS, 00O
damages in his suit against the Northern
Pac; tic for injuries received. Two dit.
ferent juries have now passed upon the
case. ..s--e ~a- ~-
4 John G. Taylor, general passenger
agent Ct the 500 road, has rendered his
resignation, to accept the presidency OF
the Railway Building & Loan Associa-
ton, at Minneapolis. Mr.. Taylor has
been associated with the 500 road since
it was opened. His railroad career dates
from 1868. It
The body of house-keeper O. p. Evan
son. of the West Duluth, was found in
Spirit lake recently. Foul play was
suspected.
Samuel L. Bushnell died at an early
hour the other morning in Mortified
1T the age of 70 years. He was an early
settler in Minnesota and one of the
Oldest Masons in the State. t
The seven-story warehouse of the Sc
curity Warehouse Company in Mime
apolis, owned by Woods& Morse, was
destroyed by fire the other afternoon
with its contents, entailing a loss of
nearly $1,000, 900. Otto Reabe persisted.
in the flames.
The Stock barn of L. Mccoy at Roch-
ester was burned recently with a large
amount of hay, grain and farm machfn-
cry. The origin of the fire was UNI
known. Loss, $1,1oo;, insurance, $780,
1t is thought that on account Of the
burning of 525 tons Of binding Irvine in
the Minneapolis fire recently the price
of twiLe will advance from one-h.lf
cent to over Ave cents . pound
The residence Of D. j. O'Connell. ed.
itor Of the Steel County Democrat st
OHatonna, was burglarized the other
night The burglar secured small
amount Of money, and was apprehendea
N the ct. but msde good his escaps.