The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-08-17
News In Brief,

Of = state official resigning, but D. l..
Kehle, the state superintendent of
public instruction, is about to become
the rare exception in official circles.
But he is not going to take that step
uuadvisedly, for he is about to step in
60 position that suits his tastes and
aspirations better-he has been elected
to the chair of pedagogy of the State
University.
At the risk of her life, Laura Oleson,
q 16-year-old girl of Winona, saved her
fathers horses from a burning barn.
She was badly. but not fatally burned.
A complaint has been laid before the
state railroad and warehouse commits
sion that revives the old charge of in
equitable tariff on wheat and other
grains. The complaint comes from
Morris, and states that the rates on
grain from st. Paul to Duluth, 1888 miles,
is only cents a hundred, and the rate
on grain from Morris to Minneapolis.
lat miles, is 10 cents.
Emil johnson, of Spring Lake, was
fined $40 and costs, amounting in all to
el9.15, for spearing a buffalo fish.
The state will be required to carry
over about 100000 pounds of unsold
binding Irvine. The prison factory will
continue in operation for the present
at least.
The earnings of tho state soldiers
home at Minnehaha, growing out of the
pensions of the soldier inmates that
have been turned over to the state un-
der the rules of the institution, for the
quarter ending July 81, amounted to
$1,S74.
John Duffy, q dock laborer at Duluth,
was run over by the cars. He lost his
right arm and left leg.
The first threshing of the season was
done at Beaver Falls, and the yield was
10 bushels per acre on light sandy soil.
The formal inspection of cattle to
comprise the Minnesota stock exhibit
at the worlds fair has been made by J.
J. Furlong, and the following have
been selected: 10 head of Shorthorns
from H. F. Browns stock farm; 16 head
of Jerseys from o. p. Fosters Plain
view farm; IA head of Devons from Ed
Hoppen's farm in Mower county; Is
head of Swiss from Squire's herd at
Garden City. The stock entries do not
close until Aug. 81, and there are sew
eral other herds that may be selected
before that time.
Michael Mahoney, living near Austin,
hung himself in q granary. He had
been insane.
The First National bank of st. James
has issued the following notice over the
proper signatures: sowing to the pres
ent unsettled condition throughout the
business world, we, the directors and
stockholders of the First National bank
of st. James, hereby absolutely guar
antee all deposits now in this bank. and
all deposits made during the year 1893,
with our private fortunes"
At St. Cloud the proposition to Issue
$50, 600 in bridge bonds to rebuild the
st. German street bridge was over
whelmingly defeated in q special elec-
ton. The city will now expend e15, 900
on the job.
A consultation was held between the
railroad officials and the railroad and
warehouse commissioners; regarding
the new law for sealing cars which
goes into effect Aug. 20. The law is
very satisfactory to railroad men.
The miscellaneous earnings of the
state penitentiary for the month of
July amounted to $2S, 08o. 81.
Truman D. Strait has been appointed
deputy chief grain inspector at Mime
spolis to succeed John Shelly.
Nearly 600 applications have been re-
ceived by the state grain and warehouse
commission for elevator licenses under
the newlaW that went into effect Avg 1