The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-12-31
Tho News Briefly Cnronioiel

John Meski, of Alberta. was killed
BY falling tree he was telling.
John Gramer, an old settler of Rice
county, died the other night He leaves
q wife and one son.
There is talk of erecting a new
ground-foor theater in Faribault, and
a stock company will probably be
formed to build it.
A. Deutsch, dry goods dealer at North.
field, has failed. The principal credi-
tors are Wyman, Partridge & Co., OF
Minneapolis.
The St Paul chamber of CONNIE rec
passed a resolution asking the secre-
tary of the navy to name the next war
ship constructed 1.-The City of St Paul. -
Local insurance agents at Minneapo-
lis have been ordered to advance rates
on risks from 20 to 40 per cent. on
wholesale mercantile esta blishments
H. De Lambert, special agent of the
interior department, returned to Du.
luth from four months trip investi-
eating the alleged timber depredations
in the northern portion of the state.
He said very little timber was stolen
by Canadians
St Paul will require s., 24o, 800 to
meet city expenses next year:
The Omaha road was cleverly swim
died out of $s42 at Duluth by clever
Bible agent named Fred Olson.
August johnson cut his windpipe at
Hector with a jackknife. He might
recover. He was probably insane.
There is plan, it is said, to connect
Minneapolis and St Paul with Lake
Superior by means of canal.
Moses Stone, a well-known news
paper man and husband of Mrs Fan.
ME Stone, the expert stenographer in
the Cronin trial in Chicago, died in
Minneapolis of dropsy.
Albert Martinson, a farmer near
Milan, was struck with paralysis on a
train and taken off at Granite Falls.
He was on his way to La Crosse to visit
relatives there.
Samuel Fleishman, Winona cloth
Ter, assigned for the benefit of his
creditors. Liabilities, SIS, 600; assets,
1880.
Mrs E. B. Porter, aged A., formerly
of Minnesota, died at her residence in
Washington, D. c., of pneumonia
William Grant teams:er at James
Murphy's lumber camp near Aitkin,
was killed by falling tree. His
parents reside in Minneapolis He was
abou "a and single.
A stock company has been formed at
Rochester by horse breeders for the
purpose of having an annual sale of
high bred horses No horses can be en-
tered after March Is, and the sale will
be held May l.
Joel y. Heatwole, of Mortified, has
been appointed regent of the state
university by Gov. Merriam. He fills
the place left vacant by the death of
Gen. Sibley.
The abandoned car barns of the CITY
railway company in St Paul were
burned Loss, $1,000; covered by in
surance. The same structure was on
fire three weeks ago. Both fires were
incendiary.
A deal has been completed whereby
Hastings & Diment, the owners of the
Touring mill recently burned at Owar
tonna, take in L. Virtue as partner in
the new firm of Hastings, Diment &
Co., and the mill will be rebuilt,
A. Cairncross, one of the oldest and
wealthiest citizens of Litchfield, died
of acute pneumonia after q brief ill.
ness His age was about Is.
Senator Washburn presented in the
United States senate the memorial OF
the Minnesota legislature in favor OF
designating October II, the date OF
Columbus discovery of America, rs a
national holiday.
The board of regents of the state uni.
versity at its regular meeting voted to
est ablish college of pharmacy and de-
cided to order q chemical laboratory
for the medical college, to be construct.
ed at a cost of 49, 500
The trustees of Carleton college at
Mortified have decided to abolish the
military drill with the close of this
term. instruction in physical culture
will be substituted at some future date.
There will be an ANIMAL meeting of
the State Agricultural association in
st. Paul on January 10 next to elect .
president, two vice presidents and two
mem bers Of the board of directors
George H. Atkins, train dispatcher of
the Prairie du Chen and Mineral Point
divisions of the St Paul railway, has
seeh appointed trainmaster Of the
James River division. with headqusr
tezs At Minneapolis