The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-12-29


for two new school houses.
The Northern car shops at Robbindale
were totally destroyed by fire, causing
loss of $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
The grandson of Elias Hahn, a farmer
living few miles south of Owatonna,
was caught upon a barb wire fence and
hung himself. He was FL years old.
BY the capsizing of boat on Leigh
ton lake, fourteen of a log-driving crew
were upset and Sandy Mcleod, John
Murray and an Indian were drowned.
The big sash and door storage house
in Minneapolis owned by Pain & Co.
was totally destroyed by fire. Loss esti.
mated at SIS, 900.
The Red river elevators at Mcintosh
was burned with 4, 900 bushels of wheat
The books and horses were saved. The
origin of the FIRE was unknown.
Fire in L. Kimball's printing house in
Minneapolis caused q loss, mostly by
water, of $4,000. Other property was
damaged to the extent of $4,000.
Otter Tail county has S216, 900 due in
back taxes.
State Turn day was celebrated at
Winona by 1000 turner's from all parts
Ct the state.
1t would be hard to find a town or
village in the state which hasn't or
ganized a baseball club.
The Pacific Mining Company, of Du-
luth, with a $500, 200 capital stock, has
Incorporated.
The Independent Oil Company of St.
Paul, made an assignment for the ben
eft of its creditors to Robert Seeger.
William Conklin, well-known river
man, died in Winona of quick con.
sumption brought on by catching Sc.
we're cold.
Crate Beasley and John L. Murphy,
two farmers living IS miles from Mon.
tevideo, became involved in a quarrel
and Beasley shot Murphy fatally.
Daniel A. Aberle, one of the leading
wholesale and retail liquor dealers In
st. Paul, made an assignment for the
benefit of his creditors.
Michael McGovern, who shot and
killed Mrs. Bessie Kelly in Minneapolis
April 70, and then shot himself in the
mouth, is dead.
A large English syndicate, which ha.
been carrying on copper mining opera
tons on Isle Royale, Lake Superior, TO,
two years past, has decided to abandon
the field and 20 out of existence.
The barn belonging to w. Rawson, Of
the Merchants hotel, Wadena, was to
tally destroyed by fire and three very
valuable hunting dogs loss their lives
The gable end of the hotel was also
burned out. Loss about 81, 500.
Since Winona county reduced the
wolf scalp bounty from s. to $3.50, the
scalp industry has ceased 1t is be-
lieved. since all the bounties have beer
paid on young cubs, that many take
special pains to propagate the species
A railroad mems club was organized
at Willmar by State Organizer w. G.
Thorpe.
The Union Stock Yards journal build.
ing at South St. Paul was burned, the
loss being $500.
Mrs. Ellen McCarty died of old age
at the home of her grandson. Frank
Denton. in Winona. She was 81 wears
old. =
The Douglas house, barns, sheds, eto
were burned at Akin. The house wa,
unoccupied and the fire was of incen
diary origin. T. r. Foley lost his ioq
ging outfit, valued at s., 1000. Loss OF
the hotel, $4,000; no insurance.
The s-year-old child Of A. H. Larson
OF Northtield, died from eating some
thing thrown out by some one to poison
dogs. ....,...... 49,"
DR.. John b. Leduc, of Montreal, wht
was given up for dead, was in Duluth
recently after an absence of thirty-ou,
years in order to claim title to propert,
now held by others. -
Mrs. Joseph Oberdas, of Winona, VIII,
left Chicago for Winona April Is an.
had not been heard of since, was foun.
the other day at police headquarters i,
Minneapolis. When found she was in
sane and did not know her name o
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