The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-09-29
The News Briefly Stated.


The reunion of the Second Minnesota
volunteers was held at St Peter.
The receipts of the state prison for
the months of Juy and August were
$51. 4O9O1.
The Rice County Union Agricultural
society held their annual fair on the fair
grounds at Mortified.
st. Olaf college at Mortified has
opened for the fall term with a large
attendance of students.
The remodeled Catholic church at
Chattield was dedicated by Bishop Cot
ter, of Winona, assisted by ten priests
The expenses Of the state university
for August were S1,264.5s.
Donald Grant, the mavor of Fari-
bault, lost stack of ten tons of hav
and had barn damaged by lightning
in a storm.
The dry goods and boot and shoe
store of Grant & Dougherty at Fergus
Falls was burglarized of $50 worth of
ladies' Shoes
NJ. Webb, an old settler. died at
Owatonna of heart disease
John Peterson, Is years old, had his
left leg amputated at the city hospital
IN st. Paul. he was run over by
Great Northern train at Eamline
The Citizens bank of Princeton was
granted a certificate to commence bust
ness with capital stock of $4,000.
The Lone Jack Iron Company of Du
luth filed a copy of its bylaws with the
secretary Of state.
The Mile Laos county fair at Prince
ton had a large attendance and a fine
display of live stock and farmers prod.
ucts.
George Driver. a country school
teacher, got into row with a gambler
at Little Falls over the possession of a
razor. They came to blows, and Driver
was badly injured.
The American Building & Loan as
ISOLATION of Minneapolis filed an
amendment to its bylaws, changing
its name to the American Savings g.
Loan association.
State Insurance Commissioner Smith.
after a conference with the attorney.
has decided not to change the 81 per
cent insurance rule as requested bv
local insurance men.
Albert Hiscock. of Wadena, was ar
rested at Little Falls by the sheriff of
Polk county on a charge of horse steal
ing. The hose was stolen at Wadena
and sold in Polk county.
One Of the largest real estate trans
fers ever made in Duluth was the sale
OF the Phoenix block to the Mas ach.-
sets Real Estate Company of Boston.
Consideration. 1925. 900.
William Campbell. a negro, was ar
rested ut Winona, charged by the cap
tain OF the steamer Pittsburgh with
stealing $500 from boat employee.
Miss Mary Pendergast. who has been
clerk in the office of the state school
superintendent for several years, has
resigned.
Mrs j. H. Rhodes. one of the most
Prominent residents Of Little Falls for
the past fifteen years, died of consump-
ton.
Mrs Frances Jane Byers, formerly of
st. Paul, died at Lancaster. CAL, of
heart trouble. The deceased was wide
~ known in st. Paul and was daugh-
ter OF Adolphus Moore, of that city.
Burglars blew open the safe in the
Northern Pacific station at Fergus
Falls and got $40 n cash. They also
opened NJ. I. McMahon's safe but found
nothing.
Matte johnson, a widow, living in a
basement in Duluth. was found dead in
her bed under mysterious circum-
stances. Several empty whisky bottles
were found Dear the bedside.
The prediction is freely made by
farmers in this vicinity that potatoes
will be scarce this fall and that the
price will be CORRESPONDENCE high.
The long continued wet weather of
this spring was injurious to the crop
Rosina Lusting was adjudged insane
in the probate court at st. Paul and
ordered committed to the Rochester
asylum.
While feeding a hay press near Lake
Wilson John Cebersetzig got both feet
caught in the machinery in such a way
as TO crush them before the press could
be stopped.
Charles Mitchell, who stole . skif of
d. +. Boynton in Winona and then
broke into Burlington freight car,
was arrested at La Crosse, Wis He
had nearly 100 pairs of boots and shoes
which were said to have been taken
from tho car.