The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-09-21

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sDs Wsbb, presid dent ~ the board q
health, has notice in this paper.
Mrs. DR.. Manson, of Minneapolis,
mother Of Mrs. DR.. Curran, is here for
q short visit.
The Omaha will sell excursion
tickets to the Corn Belt Exposition to
be held at Mitchell, South Dakota.
See notice.
Rev. G. A. Hutchinson, of Dell
Rapids, s. D., will preach in Presby-
terrain church next Sabbath morning
and evening. II. z.s4& ag
According 70 : sscent dispatch
from Washington 70 ne Pioneer Press,
Senators Washburn and Davis have
been making an effort to secure the
establishment OF government wea-
ther signal station at some point in
the Second Congressional District OF
Minnesota. The weather bureau itself
is very anxious for such station. The
great agricultural region in South.
western Minnesota is not represented
ON the signal map. The matter OF To-
cation has not yet been, decided upon.
|Mankato will he too far eost, and pro-
baby will not receive w support OF
the senator's. The point nearest the
geographical center where NO stations
are located would.be Jackson, in Jack
son county. It may be possible that
that town would be selected, but the
probabilities are that the weather
bureau would be inclined in favor OF
Pipestone, in Pipestone county, on
account of the number of railroads
which cross that point, furnishing
telegraphic facilities at all times, a.
reports from any radiating region
Worthington would be a very good
point, and perhaps if the proper ef1or'
were made We might get it.
John Layne, who put in the stone
cutters here and at Heron Lake
seems to be playing in hard luck 81
present. For the past month he has
been at Mankato, where the papers
say he has been without funds. Last
week he was arrested for the murder
of Henry Walraven, the keeper OF a
gambling house and saloon. Report
says that Layne and Walraven had
become quite intimate, "chuming to-
eether most of the time. The night
Walraven was murdered he was
known to have had considerable
money on his person. Detectives were
at once put to work upon the case,
and as a result Layne was arrested
A dispatch from Mankato, says: "John
E. Layne, charged with the murder OF
Harry NJ. Walraven, waived further
examination this afternoon and ne
was bound over to the grand jury
next December. William Conway
was arrested later in the day on the
charge of murder in the first degree.
He came to the city six weeks ago
from Worthington, week after Layne
did. and is a stonemason. lie was
with Layne much of the time, but no
very conclusive evidence against them
has yet been produced. The detec-
tive assign robbery as the motive,
and believe the murderer were sright-
ened away before obtaining booty.
Many who had dealings with Layne
here and at Heron Lake regard him
as a little slippery, but not as wholly
bad man. We hope Mr.. Layne will
be able to prove himself innocent OF
the grave charges made against him
-Anent the postoffices in this part
of the State, dispatch from Wash
ineton says: Minnesota Democracy
can get its collective mouth ready tc
swallow some juicy plums within the
next ten days. Chairman F. W. M
Cutcheon, of the state central com
mittee. arrived here by way of New
York today, with the intention OF
shaking the departmental trees until
something drops. MI: Cutcheon is at
the shoreham and when seen this ev-
ening was sorting his mail and pre-
pairing papers fof his onslaught on
the DEPARTMENTS. He will begin with
fourth class postoMees ahd then will
tackle some of the presidential class
He declines to commit himself as to
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