The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-04-30
Tho Now. Hr,sfiv Cnron,c,e1.

Tho New% Fsrie1v Chroniclei.
H. N. Sevalrad has been appointed
postmaster at Slettin, Polk county.
John Alvey, one of the oldest settlers
of Faribault county, died at his resi-
dence at Bass Lake at the age of 81.
The new Grand opera house at Crooks
ton was opened by the Hess opera com.
pany.
William Cambell, an old settler OF
Faribault, died from pneumonia, aged
SIS years.
Frank Bannock, of Duluth, has been
awarded $4,000 verdict in his damage
suit against the St. Paul & Duluth rail-
road.
Charles Benson, the absconding book
keeper of the Scandal bank at Mime
apolis, was caught in Buffalo, N. Y.
Jacob Longfellow, aged 80 years. a
pioneer resident of Minneapolis, COM
mitted suicide by hanging
A bill appropriating $4,000 for the
state exhibit at the worlds fair was
passed by the state legislature.
Burglars entered the shoe store of P.
Lundberg at Lake City through rea1
window and carried away about thirty
pair of fine shoes.
J. c. Blake died at Winona after a
lingering illness. of consumption. He
had been resident there since 1871.
The Minnesota state association OF
the Congregational church has decided
to hold an institute at Mortified, to
continue for two days.
Caleb Allen had his foot BADLY
crushed by an engine at Montevidec
while walking on the track near the
Milwaukee depot
Mr.. Sarah Il. White. of Duluth, who
sued Michael Pastoret for trespass and
for damage to her reputation, was
given a verdict of $4,000.
A post office has been reestablished
at Flora, Charles Mix county, with
Mary F. Nash postmistress.
The Twin City Athletic club OF
Minneapolis offers $4,000 purse for
fight between Hall and Fitzsimmons, tc
take place on the night of July %.
The Southern Minnesota Fair associ.
ton is making great improvements tc
its race track in Rochester.
Henry Wallenahaller, of st. Paul, an
old man 80 years of age, took trough
on rats" in order to commit suicide anG
would die.
The certificate of authority of the St.
Paul German Insurance Company to do
business in New York state has been
revoked by the insurance department.
The West Gogebic Iron Land Com.
pany of Minneapolis has incorporated
with a capital stock of 100000 The in.
corporators are NJ. w. Lewis, J. A.
Wolverton and Frank Il. Lewis.
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the
forming of the first Scandinavian
Lutheran church in Minneapolis. bv
Rev. P. Carson, was celebrated at
Augustana church.
Julia Duchame, a young woman ar
rested in st. Paul for drunkenness and
sent to the workhouse for thirty DAYS,
died there. Death was due to alcohol.
ism.
John Young, an old and well-known
citizen of Fergus Falls, died the other
day of hernia. He was Il member OF
the e. A. R., and received notice the
day before ne died that he had been
granted pension, with a large amount
of back pay.
The house of Samuel Gowell at Has.
san was burned with almost all it's con-
'ents. including furniture. ETC., and
1900 in money. The whole loss was
about 81 800.
A freight train on the Great Northern
road was wrecked miles south OF
Rothsay, twelve cars with their con.
tents and bridge go feet long being
burned. Loss, 100000.
The stallion Colonna, kept at Dundas.
has been sold to l.. y, Roycton, of Red
Wing. Colonna is the sire of a number
of very fast horses, among whom are
Motor and Colossus. owned by Il. NJ.
Dotlds, of Mortified.
Extensive efforts are being made to
establish a good public library at North.
field the old Y. NJ. e. A. library to serve
n a nuc Gus.
Gov. Merriam has instructed the at.
torney general to institute proceeding;
to wind up the affairs of the American
Building and Loan association of st.
Paul, in case sufficient grounds for d
suit can be found.
Gov. Merriam has appointed as com.
miSs,Oners to select the Minnesota
lnonunen, for the battlefield at Gettys.
burg Judge William LOchren and C.. u.
Hetfelfingcr. Of Minneapolis, aud Mat
thew MarSis, of Winona.