The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-09-15
The EewS Briefly Stated.

at st. Peter, Septen Der Is. IS and H.
A young sou of Jens Peterson was
killed at Mortified by kick from a
horse,
The contract for furnishing fresh
meat for the state insane hospital at
Fergus Falls, calls for 1900 to 1880
pounds per week.
Aaron NJ. Chase, a prominent ]um-
herman and an early pioneer of Mime
sofa. died at his home in Taylor Falls
There are 5000, 900 feet of lumber in
the Milaca yards and 1000, 600 feet vet
to be sawed
Hector Jennings. of Detroit, claims
to be the direct descendant by primo
geniture to an estate of Sl6O,
George Taylor, one of the oldest citi-
zens OF Mortified and in Minnesota,
having lived there for thirty years, is
dead.
The Faribault city council has de-
cided to purchase the city water works,
now owned by the Faribault Water
Works Company of Minneapolis.
Carleton college at Mortified has re-
opened for the school year of 1S92-93
The population of Duluth. according
to the directory just issued, is 81, POT, an
increase of 5,55S.
The first annual fair of the Thirteen
Towns Fair association will be held at
Fosston, Oct. 5, 6 and :.
The residence of Otto lander. near
Salem Corners, was destroyed by fire,
ana IandAr ho111, ~
rescuing a 7-year-old daughter
The state reform school now contains
275 boys and nearly thirty girls.
Katie Harmon, 16 years old, and
Mamie Cressap, aged Is, were arrested
at Minneapolis for stealing from houses.
The police arrested Henry Gibbs, the
well-known colorcd jockey, for the
murder OF William Jones in st. Louis
on March 20. He claims to have killed
Jones to prevent his killing woman
named Bessie Harris
The Parkersburg Iron Company. of
Duluth, has filed articles of incorpora-
ton with capital stock of 500, 0oo
Simeon j. Ahern, a St. Paul lawyer
and capitalist, on trial for criminal
libel. was sentenced without the option
of a fine to sixty days in the county
workhouse.
This years receipts of coal at Duluth
will be 1000, 900 tons or more Nearly
$1,000, 900 bushels of wheat were &C.
ceived and shipped.
Gov. Merriam has issued a procl1ma-
ton calling upon all citizens, all munich
M II !iaS III
aid in enforcing the sanitary regula-
tlons prescribed by the state board of
health.
Judge Allen at Winona committed
lille, Minnie and Ielmer Peterson,
aged II, II and Q years, to the state
school at Owatonna. The mother of
The children died seven years ago and
the father has been neglectful OF them
Of late.
Two boys, aged and 10 years, sons
Of Fred Hahn, of Belgrade, were fool
ing with muzzle-loading shotgun
when it was discharged, instantly kill
ing the older one.
The town Of Warren was excited
over the elopelnent of May Brown and
Edward Burt. The girl, II years of age,
is well known and is famed for her
beauty.
This is Minneapolis banner year in
the matter of wheat receipts. Esti-
mating the two last days of the season
the receipts for 1892 will be q, 16o
bushels, against 51,7O3, 955 in 1891 and
Is. 4SS. $40 in 1897
William Cunningham, of Crookston,
mas crab apple tree in his garden that
IS . feet high. Its branches spread
over 30 feet of ground and it has over
10 bushels of fruit upon it.
The Fergus Falls Building assocla
tion has over $4,000 in real estate
loans and the monthly collections are
over $500 and increasing. There has
been only one foreclosure.
During the month of August the Min
neapolis fire department responded to
sixty-fve alarms. The loss on build
ngs was $5,27995 and on contents ST.
O54.G6, a total of S7.334.61. This was
covered by total insurance of 1855. go,