The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-12-10

firmed the action of the commissions,
of the general land office in overruline
the motion to dismiss the appeal of the
contestant. The commissioner is di.
rected to cancel the entry on the
ground that Leopold Moss, the trans
fierce, was not bona fde purchaser.
Tirebugs Captured.
Four of the most desperate gangs Of
irebugs in the country-Marx and
Moritz Michael, Julius Rosenthal and
Ida Gees-were captured in the ver7
act'of setting fire to a building in West
st. Paul. Moritz confessed that he had
burned five houses in West St. Paul fol-
percentage of the insurance, and said
that when he lived in Chicago under
the name of John Myers he made lots
of money out of setting fires
Preferred Death to Education.
Annie Olson, a 16-year-old German
girl. committed suicide in Minneapo
lis by taking poison. She was an
orphan, her mother having died when
the daughter was only $ years old
Since then the girl has been cared fol
by Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Emerson. They
ha recently insisted on her attendi: 6
night school, a proposition which Annie
for some rea on did not meet with
favor, and SO she took the fatal dose.
Crushed to Death.
John Rowe, an engine cleaner at the
Northwestern shops in Winona, was
instantly killed the other morning. Ar
engine had just backed over an ash-pi1
to have the fire dumped and Rowe, be-
ing in a hurry, got under too soon. The
engine started ahead about q foot and
the sand pipe caught him in the right
side, crushing him on the rail
Death of Mrs. Luce.
Mrs Nellie Luck, wife of w. J..
Luce. of Minneapolis, died at the stale
school for the blind in Faribault. He,
death was supposed to have been
caused by laudanum taken by accident
or with a view to suicide. Some
months ago Mrs. Lee was afflicted by
diphtheria, and came near dying. On
recovering she lost her sight and since
that time her life had seemed unen.
durable to her.
Half Million Lost.
Fire broke out in Tracy and swept
Front, Third, Fourth and State streets
clean. The buildings were nearly all
wood. Fourteen stores, two small
hotels and thee dwellings were
burned The loss was estimated at
nearly $780, OO The fire was of incen-
diary origin.
The News Briefly ChrontcIeL
Martin G. Cooney, a brakeman. had
his head cut off by an engine in st.
Paul
A plant for the manufacture of q
steam heating apparatus has been 10.
Gated at Winona.
Walter Drisson, 10 years old, car.
penter employed in the grand stand at
the state fair grounds, fell from the
roof to the ground, breaking his back
He died on the way to the hospital.
" er Bern, who slot saloonkeepe,
in East Grand Forks, has been lodged
in Jail at Crookston.
Charles Kotlitz 12-year-old boy
while hunting rabbits just outside St
Paul accidentally shot himself and died
Don after.
An indoor baseball league has beer
organized at Winona, with c. NJ. Morse
as president and A. J. Whipple as sec.
rotary and treasurer.
j. S. Drew, farmer who lived nea,
Winona, fell from a haylo:t and was
killed
The grand jury of Nicollet indicted
Mrs. Mary Miller for murder in the
first degree. Mrs. Miller shot her di.
vorced husband at Nicollet last August.
John Lindquist, a Norwegian farmer
living in Home City, committed suicide
by hanging. Lindquist lived alone and
dependency was supposed to be tn.
cluse of the deed.
The Lake City hotel in Minneapolis
was burned, causing a loss of $3.50.
The building was a two-story frame
structure and was owned by Charles
Micklund. All the occupants escaped.
Two little children OF J. A. Macken.
zie, of Minneapolis, were killed in the
recent railway wreck at Toledo. O.,
and Mrs. Mackenzie was not expected
to live.
The First Congregational church in
Minneapolis celebrated the beginning
OF its forty-tirst year by raising money
enough to clear off the entire delt OF
$4,000.
II. Bishop. president of the Duluth &
Iron Range road, has retired on &C
count of ill health, and Vice President
M. J. Carpenter has been made presi-
dent. C. w. Hilliard, secretary of the
company. has been made vice presi-
dent
The locomotive, tender, baggage car
and first passenger coach were derailed
near Walcott and considerable
amount of damage was done to rail.
road property, but no one was hurt
The store of the Kuehn Mercantile
Company at Wabasha was broken into
and robbed of clothing, dress goods,
shawls, etc. amounting in value to be-
tween $1,000 and 81, 500.
November was heavy month in the
Minneapolis police department., $40 ar
rests having been made, about fifty
more than the average. The municipal
court received S4,17A4O. from criminal
business and $405. 90 from, civil business.
Deputy J. A. Lawrence and Inspector
Wilson, of the state dairy commission,
went to Duluth and seized 3e5 tubs IT
oleomargarine belonging to Armour
& Co.
The Woodworkers' Mutual Insurance
Company of Winona. has reinsured its
outstanding policies and retired from
business.
John Osender, farmer living in the
town of Orwell. started from Fergus
Falls for home and was found by the
roadside dead. His team reached home
safely. lie was Intoxicated and proba-
bly, fell from the sleigh aud froze to
death <E -. - =