The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-08-31
News In Brief.

burglars entered the home of Dan
Mc1ver at Hinckley and stole a vest
containing 1865.
A boycott has just been established
against the breweries of Peter Bub and
The Shellhas Brewing company of Wi
mona.
Fred Peyman, living near Fairmont.
had two children poisoned. They drank
the water from dishes in which hv
paper had been placed, and died from
the effects within q few hours. One
was aged 3 years and the other 1S
months.
c. Bergstrom of Balaton, general
merchant, has assigned.
Eugene Mehl 8, Son, proprietors of
the Ryan hotel, St. Paul, assigned to
Maurice Auerbach.
Fire destroyed 975 bushels of grain
and four horses on the farm OF ]. 2.
Lofgren near the village of Alton,
Congressman McCreary has secured a
promise from Indian Commissioner
Browning that the Sisseton Indians re-
siding near Granite Falls should he
paid their annuity there instead of at
the agency.
Ole Hegue, farmer living near AL
bert Lea, fell from his mower seat
while cutting grass. Heart disease was
the cause.
The Shorthorn herd of II. F. Brown
OF Minneapolis secured nine premiums
at the worlds fair.
A young baby died in the Union
depot at Minneapolis from cholera in
fantum. The parents came over the
st. Louis road.
The boiler makers in the Great
Northern shop struck for full time and
full pay.
The Biwabik mine, which shut down
little over week ago, has resumed
operations. This is the result Of a sale
by the company of 100000 tons of ore.
P. l.. Kimberly states that he soon ex-
poets to sell another 100, 900 ton lot. If
the deal is closed the entire EQUIPMENT
of the mine will again be put into sery-
ice.
Charles Rogers, school treasurer of
Randall township, Morrison county.
who left some time ago with shortage
OF $500 charged against him, has been
brought back from North Dakota.
The unoccupied residence of Mrs.
Anna Leck, St. Cloud, was burned. No
insurance. 1ncendiary work.
w. II. Truesdale has filed his bond in
the sum of 100000 as receiver of the
Wisconsin, Minnesota & Pacific rail-
way, part of the NJ. & st. L. system.
High wind upset the boat in which
George w. Uhe, of Logansport, Ind,
was riding on Lake Minnetonka and he
was drowned.
Minnesota man has invented new
potato harvester, running on four
wheels and having a wheel with long
arms attached which carries the dirt
and vines to one side and leaves the DO
tatoes exposed. The tubers are passed
on to a scoop, which carries them to an
elevator, and they are carried into q
sack roady for marketing.
Charles Fried attempted suicide at
Red Wing by cutting his throat, sever
Ing the wind pipe and gullet, but missed
the jugular vein.
All the public land located in Free
born county will be sold by the state
auditor Oct. II.
The Department of Justice has mott
fed Warden Wolfer, of the Saltwater
penitentiary, that hereafter no more
United States prisoners win be sent
there other than from Minnesota.
The chief inspector of grain for the
state has covered into the treasury the
sum of 1000, portion of the receipts
of his department for the inspection
conducted during July. s
John Mood, alias James Russell, WA
released from the reformatory at st.
Cloud, but was Immediately rearreste6
by Inspector Williams, Of the postal de,
partment, on the charge Of rifling let
~ contrjuing $48.