The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-07-09
The News lS:,e.lv ChrOnIclc I.

The corner stone of the cast side Odd
Fellows building in Minneapolis has
been laid
Julius Schultz. of Dayton Bluff, who
was struck in the side of the head by
an engine, died from his injuries
The jury in the personal injury case
of Charles Gibson VS.. the Minneapolis.
st. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie railroad
brought in a verdict in favor of the
plaintiff 1T St. Paul, assessing his dam
age at $4,000.
William I. Chowen has rendered his
resignation as postmaster at Chowen,
Hennepin county.
liali-breeds near Beaver Creek dis
covered silver that tests 80 per cent c..
A. McGraw has bought the mine and
expects to raise money to develop it.
The annual reunion of the First Min
ncsota infantry was held at Winona,
over 100 Of the old veterans being in at
tendance
George Ehlers attempted to commit
suicide at Winona by hanging himself
in the barn. He was discovered and
cut down in time to save his life.
Frederic Schumacher, Henry Vluse-
man and Albert Selling were arrested
at Ada for attempting to wreck pas
scngcr train on the Great Northern
road. They are boys of Is and II years
Of age.
The st. Paul, Saltwater L. Taylors
Falls road has been placed in the hands
of receiver.
William Minger, 90 years of age, was
drowned in Mowery's pond, near Ere
mont Corners, while bathing.
Seth Abbott, of Minneapolis, father
of the late Emma Abbott, has made an
assignment.
Prof. W. +. +. Scllick, superintendent
of the public schools at Mortified the
past year, has resigned his position,
and the board has accepted the resig
nation.
State Auditor Herman sold over 49,
900 acres of state land near Alexandra,
at prices ranging from SIS to SIS pc.
acre.
Lightning struck the elevator of th.,
Minnesota & Dakota Elevator Com
pany at Spicer, and it, with 700 bushels
of wheat, burned. Only heavy rain at
the time saved the town.
Charlie Anderson, a bricklayer. wa;
found alongside the railroad track
rbout mile from Wadena with a bad
tut back of his head. He was slugged
Ivy tramps.
At Sacred Heart there was an old
settlers celebration to commemorate
;he first settlement of the western part
Of Renville county twenty-five years
ago.
Will Davenport and Joe johnson,
aged respectively II and 10, were
drowned at Northfeld. They and an
other boy, Cliff Davenport, aged II, got
into canoe to play and it accidentally
parted from its fastenings and the
frightened boys jumped into the water
An unknown woman, supposed to be
insane jumped into the.lake at Wash
burn. She was pulled out by an ele-
vator ms pector.
The apple crop is an entire failure at
Owatonna but the lack is somewhat
compensated for ~ bountiful crop of
Strawberries, and the prospects were
Az I" Ava 81 yASANA "a A1SDUtTTlcS
and other small fruits.
In sinking an artesian well at War
rem, natural gas was struck at a depth
of 20 feet. 1t came out with such
force that it threw stones 80 feet high.
The gas was accidentally ignited and 2
flame shot into the air 40 feet.
At Atkin a fire consumed the entire
Foley row and other buildings The
loss was almost total, but the owners
would rebuild.
A severe hailstorm in Faribault
county was estimated by farmers to
have damaged crops one-half in many
places
A large clothing factory now located
in st. Paul is to be removed to south
east Minneapolis.
The Salvation Army and the police
had street fight in Mortified and the
city has now passed an ordinance pro-
h,blt'ng the beating of drums in the
strest