The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-06-08
News in Brief.

" 49, AA~AossAA, VI oIACyS AO.s was
found dead in his room at the Inter-
national hotel, St. Paul. He had evil
IDENTIFY blown the gas out upon retiring.
Charles E. Nelson was awarded $3.50
damages against the St. Paul Plow
works. Nelson was injured when
working at the works.
F. L. Smith, of Minneapolis, has been
awarded the contract for the printing
of the state third and fourth class mat
ter.
w. NJ. Campbell, of St. Paul, has been
appointed chairman of the Chippewa
Indian commission.
Geo. w. Martin, commission mer-
chant of st. Paul, has assigned, with
liabilities of S15,000
The financial statement for the
month of May of State Treasurer Bob
Letter shows the total credit of the var
ious funds amounts to 81, 1884, 751.24. The
whole sum is deposited in the banks of
the state, excepting 1896. Is in the treas
ury.
An action was brought in the Henne-
pin county courts to have a receiver ap-
pointed for the st. Paul Globe Publish
ing company.
Father Connolly, of Two Harbors.
Catholic priest, held at that place on
the charge of criminal assault, has been
placed in charge of the sheriff at Du-
luth. This action was taken by the d.
rection of Judge Ensign, of the district
court, who thus hopes to defeat any de-
signs that may have been entertained
by the excited residents of Two Har-
bors upon Connolly's life.
The tug Savage was destroyed BY FIRE
at the company's dock at West Duluth.
The grand stand of the Minneapolis
base ball park was destroyed by fire.
This undoubtedly winds up ball games
in that city,
The state examinations for teachers
will be held at the State University,
Minneapolis, Aug. %.
A 2-year-old son of Anton Olson. a
farmer living near Evansville, was &C.
cidentally drowned by falling from an
embankment, on which he was play
ing, into the lake.
The proposition of the Minnesota
Canal company for $500, 900 St. Louis
county bonds to aid the scheme, was de-
feated at special election. There
were 63 votes in Duluth favorable and
about 1850 against the scheme. The
directors of the canal company claim
they will proceed to construct the canal,
notwithstanding this defeat.
A prisoner in the Jail at Paramount
knocked Sheriff Hill down rs he en-
tered the cell and attempted to escape.
The sheriff, though badly dazed, man
aged to draw his revolver and fire three
shots at the culprit before he could es-
cape. One of the shots made slieht
flesh wound.
Wells is to have a new bank. An or
ganization has been effected and off,
GERS elected as follows: President, j. Il.
Burmeister; vice president, o. F. South
wick; cashier, w. 81. Ketzeback. 1t is
called the German-American State
bank. Capital, $4,000.
Otis Staples has been succeeded BY
Andrew Douglas, of ,Alderly, Wis, a.
chief estimator of the Chippewa Indian
pine lands.
Two carpenters, Frank Nelson and
Frank Lindquist, while working on =
building in St. Paul, were thrown to
the ground, q distance Of 80 feet, by
the breaking of = scanolding.
1ncendiaries fired the granary belong
ing to Emil Peterson, three miles east
Of Heron Lake, and burned 500 bushels
OF grain. Warrants are out for the sus-
pected parties. There was no insur.
ance on the building nor contents.
Charles Morgan, colored, while riding
on an interurban car in Minneapolis,
stuck hts head too far out of the win.
dow. It came in contact with one Of
the iron posts and he was knocked
senseless.
Dean w. s. Pattie, of the law depart
ment Of the University of Minnesota,
was presented with IN easy chair BY
the graduating class Of %.