The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-09-10
WEST AND SOUTH.

WEST AND SOUTH.
AT Palmyra, Mich, a building under
going repairs previous to being occu-
pied by a saloon, was blown up by dyn-
amite.
The secretary Of the New Orleans
cotton exchange reported the total crop
for 1891 as $3.50, 697, as against $751;
1873 bales last year.
g. C. ANDERSON, of Madison, Ill.,,
was shot at St Louis by Warren Col
bolt. Colbott then put q bullet
through his head, expiring shortly
afterward.
A. B. PATTON, bookkeeper, was
murdered in San Antonio, Tex, by
burglars who entered his residence.
THE death of United States Com
missioner A. w. Brace occurred at
Denver, COL. aged b5 years. For many
y~~-~-a"e-A~a OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
leader of the prohibition party.
The death of Mrs. Drucella McGray,
of Petersburg, Ind, occurred at the age
OF lo4 years, and Mrs Mary Lenard, of
johnson county, Ind, expired 1T the
age of 100 years.
Mrs. NARY RYAN and her 7-year-old
daughter, of Oklahoma, were attacked
by negress with Ratchet and fatally
injured.
The death of Mrs. Mary Salisbury
occurred near Bellingham, Mimi, aged
102. Her husband, 103 years, could not
long survive. The couple had been
married eighty years.
MAJ. j. ]. SAFELY, q prominent poll
tician and mine owner Of Indiana, died
at his home in Lodi.
BY q collision of two steambarpes
on the Detroit river three persons were
drowned and one of the vessels sunk.
DEsPERADoEs held up q train near
Canon City, COL, and robbed the ex-
press car of $500.
J. Y. Brown was inaugurated gov
ernor of Kentucky.
IT was decided that q tower would
be erected at the Worlds Columbia
Exposition to exceed 1, 100 feet in height
and to cost s.. 900, 600.
AT Chadron, O., Alonzo Knox and
daughter were killed by train dash.
ing into the carriage in which they
were riding. a.>r
THE state board of equalization of
Indiana gives the grand total valuation
OF all property in the state at 9e41,-
,2ll, as against $751;, s72, 120 in 1890.
The death of Rev. j. Is. L. Soule, D.
D., Phi. D., of Highland Park, ILL.,, oc-
Cured at the residence Of his son in
Chicago, aged rs years.
! ROBERT WlELAND. . wealthy brewer
OF San Francisco who was at Dayton,
a., on q visit. was found dead in his
room with two bullet holes in his head.
THOMAS KENNEALY, of Dubuque, Ia,
was made heir to an estate valued at
81, DOC. 600 by the death Of an uncle at
Newark, n. J. Kennedy was miner.
FLAMES in the business portion of
Willows, CAL, did damage to the extent
of $3.50, 600; PARTLY insured. se&2. :.
BANDITS robbed a railroad train 1t
Del Rio, Tex, of several thousand dol.
lars. !. .... =. 8
THE World:s Columbian directory's
executive committee unanimously COM
municated to the commission an ex-
preston that the government be asked
to loan 5000, 900 to the fair on the Sc
curity OF the first gate receipts.
Mrs. 8. g. Cook, who has been act
ing as secretary of the lady managers
OF the worlds fair since the removal Of
Miss Couzins, was formally elected to
fill that position.
PETER sRENFBow was sentenced 1t
Springfield, Mo-. to hang Friday, Octo-
Der .. He murdered Deputy Sheriff
Doris in Texas county July 1s 1883. {
AT The Dalles, Ore. are destroyed
property worth $500. 900. IS s /.
The remains Of Alexander Brelier-
work, who was buried at Dubuque, Ia,
nineteen years ago, was exhumed for
removal and found to be perfectly pre-
served, although not petrified. Even
the grave clothes showed no signs of
decay. s. BE 81.
ARGUMENTS by the American Sunday
school union in favor Of closing the
worlds fair ON Sundays were made
before the national communication and
the board Of lady managera No
action was taken. al
William ALLEN, the negro who shot
and fatally wounded Marshal Mvers.
before being lynched ~ : Georgia mob
prayed that God would destroy the
world and blot out humanity. s$:,=s
TAE dynamite factory Of +. 81. Rev.
nolds q Co, at White Pigeon, Mich,
containing twenty tons 81 dynamite
exploded and sixteen sworlkmsn were
killed. 3,
Ten THoUsAND people from III prom.
inent points celebrAted .watermelon
day. the festival If fhas II =.