The Worthington advance., 1891-12-24
Tho Nows lsr,slv Chronicle 1.

r. Harris, SWede, fell of the dock
at Two Harbors and was drowned
James Wbalcn. lum herman in the
employ of James Sherry at Grand Rap.
ids, was frozen to death while making
his way to camp.
Tempter, the trotting stallion, has
been purchased by Charles Thompson,
of St Paul, for S12,0 600.
Inspectors King and Doyle arrested
two confidence men in Minneapolis
who. between them, had S41O in their
possession.
Hon. A. De Lacy Wood, editor of the
Grand Alarais Pioneer. has been ap-
pointed judge of probate for Cook coun-
ty by Gov. Merriam.
A farmer named Leistico fell off his
wagon on the way home from Wort tn
ington and injured himself to such an
extent that he died.
Homer D. Latimer, 50 years old, who
had been in poor health, took his own
life with morphine.
The papers are made UP for the es-
tablishment of new post office at
1rcndale, Ramsey county.
The Henk Hardware Company at
Oh aska was burned out The stock
and building was only a partial loss,
fully covered by insurance.
Mrs. Mary Miller. of st. Peter, has
been acquitted of the murder of her
husband on the ground of insanity.
A fierce brawl took place at North
field in which a man by the name of
Barlow received severe cash in his
cheek with knife
Mrs C. H. Lang. a milliner at Fari.
bault, assigned with liabilities of 81, 900
and assets of sl,50o
Mrs Eliza Lind, who was shot by her
husband at Hillsboro. Wis, last year,
died at st. Paul during an effort to re.
move the bullet from her head.
George Morrison, whose skull was
fractured in the Shepherd block disas-
ter in St Paul. died soon afterwards.
Bertha Hanke, living with her broth
er at St Paul, was fatally burned, her
clothing being set on fire by an explod-
ing lamp.
The st. Paul Bar association elected
officers for the new year, as follows:
President, E. H. Ozmun; vice president,
John l.. Tounlcy; secretary, Samuel E..
Hall.
A 6rc at Litchfield burned the build
ing occupied by the Chicago Bargain
house and the hardware store of Nc
Laughlin Bros. together with both
stocks. Loss. sl6,5oo; partially in
sured.
The Imperial Mill Company of Duluth
has decided to contribute one carload
of -four for the relief of the suffering
Russians in furtherance of the plan
originating in Minneapolis and in re-
sponse to Gov. Merriam's circular.
A fine buck weighing 215 pounds was
shot by Mr.. Rohweder in West Burns
valley, only miles from Winona 1t
has been many years since a deer was
killed so near Winona.
NJ. w. Leahy, who has charge of the
reservation Indians about Duluth, has
been ordered to make complete and
accurate census of all Chippewas on
these reservations
United States treasury officials at
Minneapolis seized the painting AUX
Armen," by Bcrne- Bellecour, on which
no duty had been paid. This, with 9Th
er c confscated paintings, would be sold
at auction.
The state fair for 1892 will open
September s. There will be no fair in
1693
The government work at Sandy lake
dam has been stopped for the winter,
only few wood cutters remaining at
work.
George Stebbins, son of S. T. Steb-
bins. fell down an elevator shaft in his
fathers store at Rochester. breaking
two ribs.
1t is said an epidemic has broken on,
among the wild geese in Minnesota and
Thousands of tho birds are doatina
weak and helples: In the lakes and
pondA