The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-07-16

w. H. Benson has been appointed
postmaster at Motley, Morrison county,
vice j. G. Mcmillan, resigned.
depot at Faribault station was entered
and robbed, and attempts were also
made at several houses.
Soule Bros, of Fergus Falls, carry
ing a general stock of merchandise,
have assigned to George Fl. Partridge,
of Minneapolis.
James E. Tod, who resided at Fergus
Falls for long time as manager of the
Red River Milling Company, died at
Great Falls, Mont.
William, the 13-ycar-old son of
Charles Mc1lhargy, of Duluth, was
stabbed in the left shoulder by one of
several boys in whose company he was.
The wound was dangerous one.
Two children at Bird Island were
dead and another would die from eating
poisonous roots found in the woods
The Minneapolis harvest machine
makers claim that the crop is SO heavy
in the northwest that they cannot fill
their orders.
A fire at Duluth destroyed $4,000
worth of property.
A petition is on file at Washington
for the establishment Of post Office in
Kittson county to be called homeland,
with f. $. homeland for postmaster.
Reports come from some parts Of
Rice county that chinch bugs were in
The grain, otherwise the crops were all
! in a hourishing condition.
Freight trains on the Omaha road
; collided near Fort Smelling and thirty
cars and an engine were burned. Loss,
$50, ZOO.
James Smith, a prosperous farmer
living d mile west of Granite Falls,
died gu ddenly of heart disease.
John Matheis, the oldest carpet deal
er in st. Paul, made an assignment
! The assets were placed at 800, Oo0 and
; the liabilities at q small sum.
At Lake City the dwelling tenanted
by John G. Woolley's family caught
fire and was partially ruined The con-
tents were saved. The loss was COW
cred by insurance.
! The work of surveying the Red Lake
reservation has been suspended until
| the LIST of September, on account of the
mosquitoes and flies.
Delos Bardwell, of Spruce Hill, was
. thrown from his wagon while on his
; way home and fell on his neck, killing
: him instantly. Deceased was 50 years
old and leaves family.
Henry Carter, who had been doing
business in Minneapolis under the
name of Northwestern union detective
agency, was arrested on a charge of
swindling.
| AS the result of long and thorough
investigation, the charges that thou
sands of bushels of wheat had been
stolen from the farmers by Minnesota
elevators, and especially those at Du-
luth, have been proved to be entirely
without foundation.
Frank Evans, of Winona, was ar.
rested at Waukesha, Wis, on suspicion
of numbering Fond du Lac man.
j. /. Blake, agent at the Minneapolis
& st. Louis station at Mortified, has
been appointed travelling freight agen,
on the road
Mrs. Mary j. Baxter, of Minnesota,
has been promoted from 81, 400 to a
$1,000 clerlship in the interior depart
ment.
| In accordance with an act of the las,
Legislature the state officials have
about completed arrangements for re-
funding the ~ per cent. railroad ad
justment bonds at 81 per cent.
The Interstate Grain Company's ele
vator and warehouse at Warren with
10000 bushels of wheat was burned.
The origin was unknown. Loss, $12,.
0OU; fully insured.
Miss Abbie Keenc, daughter of Free
man Keene, of West Duluth, wa:
drowned while bathing in the river
she stepped into a hole and disap
Feared. Her body was recovered.
County Commissioner Jacob Mcrkcl
e Luverne, has sued ex-Sheriff C. r.
llenton for $4,000 for alienation o.
Mrs. Merkel's affections. He also sued
his wife for an absolute divorce. Both
pArttOS Il the case are prantlnarants