The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21
Tho News Briefly Statad

mil!ers were compelled to sell their ont
put OF flour in many cases at a sacrifice.
IL. IL. Hart, OF st. Paul, has been
elected president of the National Asso-
citation of Correction and Charities.
The expenses of the state reform
school for the month of June amounted
to So, 74261.
Articles OF incorporation were filed
by the Winona & Dakota Grain Com
pany. The capital stock is 800, 900. of
which $50, 900 is paid in
Judge Stearns granted a decree If
divorce at Duluth in the case of Nav
K. Frost. against Asa D. Frost.
William Nurenburg raised 5000
quarts of Strawberries on less than an
acre OF land in Rock county this season
and he has sold the lot for $50.
Nels Nesheim and child were killed
by lightning near Fergus Falls.
Flames destroyed the McMullen saw
mill ut Minneapolis. Loss, $4,000; in
surance, S45, 900.
Employees of Walkers sawmill at
Crookston to the number of 100 strucl,
for higher wages.
The new mining town of Biwabih.
about so miles from Duluth, was barned,
causing a loss of $4,000.
A young man named Boguc. en-
ployed as fireman, a resident of La
crosse WIS, was run over by the cars
at Nlnona and had both his legs cut off.
colored man, supposed to be Dennis
Plckens, who killed John Smith with a.
razor at st. Paul March l8, has been
arrested at Helena, Mont
Peter Trenholm shot Peter BERG in
the thigh at West Duluth and then es-
capped. Berg may die.
The expenses of the state prison for
June, as forwarded to the auditor. were
as follows: Current expenses So, 72s. 10:
state account, SIS, 1O6. 16; permanent i'm
provements, $592.
"A cyclone at Mcintosh cut off the
lower story of two-story frame build
ing. Thomas Rice's wagon shop was
blown away and two other BUILDINGS
were wrecked.
A large staff of astronomers have
been engaged by Goodsell observatory
at Northheld to assist in the revision
of the great star catalogue which will
De issued the latter part of August.
j. l.. Forepaugh, of st. Paul, formerly
OF the firm of Forepaugh & Tarbox.
committed suicide by shooting himself
In the head. No cause known,
John Chilstron and son lost their lives
in an old we'll at Litchfield from fou1
air.
Lydia NJ. Jones, of Minneapolis, aged
81 years, we'll known and highly re-
spected, attempted to suicide by shoot
ing herself with revolver. She would
probably die.
During heavy thunderstorm the
barn OF j. Y. Onestein at High Forest.
was struck and badly damaged and a
horse was killed. Five cattle of John
Delaney. east of Marion, were killed.
Mary Hy(pl, of West Duluth, - years
OF age, died of poisoning from corrosive
subllmate given by mistake by her 90
year-old brother.
The body of a middle aged man WAS
found near the Burlington, Cedar Ran.
Ids Il Northern track, Is miles south
east OF Lawrence, by train men on a
freight. The name of J. Hanson was
oA Cle clOtnlnR.
Il. L.. Moore, of Kansas City, has sol 4
his residence on Lake Minnetonka
known as Crest Haven, to William
Donaldson, of Minneapolis, for $40. 600.
Moore has spent 800, 900 in improve
ments on the property.
AS result of the consolidation of
lighting companies in Duluth prices to
consumers will be reduced and all
wires in the city are to be placed in
subways.
NJ Z. Markham, assistant traffic man.
ager of the Illinois Central, was a moor
BOY in Winona twenty-five years ago
and started out as operator at Kasson
on the Winona & st. Peter railway.
The jcwelry store of C. A. Olson g.
Gov at Minneapolis. was robbed in
BROAD daylight of $500 worth of
watches and jewelry. The robber was
arrested with the articles IN his pos
seHsjoa within an heur.