The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-07-30
WEST AND SOUTH.


WEST AND SOUTH.
THE oldest woman in the country,
Sarah Davis (coloredD, died at Indian
apolis, Ind, aged 1875 years.
THOMAS LocHR1DGE's wife in Maurv
county, Tenn, killed her three young
children and then committed suicide.
THE residence of H. P. James, near
Flora, ILL.,, was burned, and with it the
remains of the entire family, five in
number, who had, it was believed, been
previously murdered bv James.
DEsrrrUrIoN among residents on
both sides Of the Rio Grande river in
Texas for hundreds of miles was said
to be appalling, owing to the failure of
crops.
NEARLY one-half of the business por-
ton of Chrisman, ILL.,, was burned,
causing a loss of 100000.
The record Of the sixteenth camp
meeting at Bay View, Mich, was over
100 conversions
JAMES DAVIS shot and killed his "a
Their and brother during a family quar-
rel at Birmingham, Miss.
AT Charleston, S. c., the thirtieth an
niversary of the battle of Manassas
was celebrated by the unwilling of an
obelisl< in city hall square.
A CENSUS Office bulletin gives the
population of Michigan at 1908, $50, an
increase in ten years of 456, $50.
In Nicollet county. Mimi, a hail
storm damaged the crops to the extent
of 100000.
THE death of Maurice Lee, the oldest
man in Chicago, occurred at the age of
107 years He was born in Ireland in
1854 and came to this country fifty
years ago.
THE st. Louis circuit court decided
that express companies were liable for
goods received from owners until they
arrived at their destination.
JAMES DOVER, JR., and Peter Pascoe,
Jr., were suffocated by smoke in a
burning mine at Marquette, Mich.
On the 2lst statue of Gen. "Stone-
walr' jackson was unveiled at Lexing-
ton, Va, it being the thirtieth anniver-
sarv of the first battle of Bull Bun.
AT Olmstead, ILL.,, George w. Hig-
gins, the leading merchant, was killed
by Miss Minnie Reddy, who was hand
ling revolver which was supposed not
to be loaded.
LIGHTNING killed Searle Hill, a prom
inent farmer at Warren, Wis, and his
two sons and two horses.
The doors of the Citizens bank of
Jefferson, Tex, were closed with liza
bilities of 100000.
A HA1LsroRM a mile wide passed
through the northern part of Cloud
county, Kan, cutting the corn crop all
to pieces.
WIND and rain swept over Cherokee
county, Ia, and two buildings in Cher
okee were swept into the river and an
immense amount of damage was done
to crops and other property.
WILLIAM GARRETT and Bud Berry, as
the result of quarrel over a girl,
fought a duel with knives at Ripley,
O., and Berry was killed and Garrett
fatally wounded
The death of Alexander Grourley, a
veteran of the war of 1919, and of the
late war, occurred at the national SOL
dlers' home in LeavenwOrth, Kan,
sAScO 90 I1c eul4SGeU III Cne ldUe war at
the age of 6S.
A MOB lynched William Johnson (col-
ored) at Henderson, Tex, for criminal
assault.
The house of jeremiah Carson at
Huntington, Neb., was struck by light
ming and Mr.. Carson, his wife and child
were fatally injured.
THE failure of the Kimball & Champ
Investment Company of Council Bluffs,
Ia, for 800, 200 was reported. = ~;
A FLOOD in the business portion of
Westpoint. Neb.. did great damage. ~
In Kansas G. w. Mckay, the alliance
judge who ignored a. decision. of the
state supreme court, was summoned
before that tribunal and made to- prom
Use that he would abide by its decisions
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