The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-04-21
The News Briefly Stated.

lie HOCel owned Dy Jake BelSWlngeI
near the Twin City stock yards, known
as the Brighton hotel, was burned.
The Northern Pacific passenger sta,
ton at Fergus Falls was totally de-.
stroyed by fire. The tickets were saved,
but all the records were burned.
The expense list of the Fergus Falls
asylum for March shows current ex-
penses of s2,67s.92, extra expense 1874
"a, and building expense $S3, Glass.
The St. Paul White Lead and Oil
Company's works at West St. Paul were
burned, causing a loss of S1O5, 900; in
surance, $500
Some of the Lincoln county farmers
have determined to secure the enforce
ment of the law providing for the de.
struction of wild mustard.
The merchants of Granite Falls in
creased their business so per cent. the
past year by advertising in the local
papers. Judicious advertising in news
papers pays always.
The current expenses of the Roches-
ter asylum for March were S12,66431.
The state supreme court has decided
that city corporations cannot grant ex-
elusive franchises.
E. G. Hill, of Little Falls, banked
10000 cords of spruce wood for the Hen
nepin Paper Company the past winter.
Freddie Mosher, years of age, was
instantly killed by the cars in St. Paul.
His father, Edward Mosher, died two
weeks ago.
The Northwestern Lumber Company
of Minneapolis will soon open a large
lumber establishment in Faribault.
Fire in the grocery store of A. Bry-
son, at Owate'nna damaged the stock to
the extent of $1,000
The Carnegie Iron Company, capital
$1,000,O0o, has been organized at Du-
luth with Robert Fitzgerald, of that
city, as president
Farm lands in the town of Wheatland
are being sold at from $40 to $43 per
acre, This is one of the best wheat Sec
tions in Minnesota.
The Welter house at Fairfax was
damaged by an incendiary fire to the
extent of 1900.
The secretary of state has received
TIE printed report of the geological nat
ural history survey of Minnesota for
1890, prepared by A. Il. Winchell, of
the state university.
A Crookston jeweler has a watch
made in Scotland 200 years ago. The
works are in good condition, and the
turnip is good for another century if
handled with care.
Thomas Wilson and other prominent
business men in Winona signed an
agreement for the erection of a building
four stories high, to be used as boot
and shoe mandatory by E. A. Will
liams
Secretary Reebe's report of the con-
dition of the finances of the soldiers
home shows $40, S32.2S balance to the
credit of the home support fund, 500, $40
in soldiers relief fund, $50, 500 building
fund, SlSS.57 home repair fund
The Minneapolis mills are turning
out on an average 10000 barrels of flour
per day.
Farmers in the Red River VALLEY are
generally doubling the area of their
farms by purchase.
The Broadway house at Rochester
was burned. The loss is S., 900: insur-
ance, $1,000. The building was one of
the oldest in the city, having been
erected in 1853.
The Duluth stock exchange, organ.
lied few weeks ago, has commenced
business with about dozen companies,
with an aggregate capitalization of
500, O0O, 900 listed.
A fire burned the batteries in Du.
luth's central telephone exchange and
temporarily ruined the system.
a police officer found q babe about
mo1ths old in a lonely spot in St. Paul.
The little one was nearly dead from ex-
posuie.
j. v. E. Wyatt, upholsterer and un-
dertaker at Crookston, made an assign
ment to John Cromb. His liabilities
were So, 1853. IS and assets $S,72S.50.
1t is announced that the .Esterly
Harvester Company will move from
Whitewater, Wis, September to Min
neapolis, whcre~a $4O0,OO bonus has
been offered the concern.