The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-05-17
NEWS IN MINNESOTA.


Sunday.
Commonweal organizers worked
Hastings last week.
At Benson, Brakeman Grover r. Fit
ger was killed while coupling cars.
The Populists of Wright county will
hold a convention at Buffalo. May 26.
The Northwestern elevator at Roth
say burned with 1000 bushels of wheat
G. W. Dalton, horsethief, was sen
fenced at Winona to serve year al
Saltwater.
The nomi nation of John G. Wise tc
be postmaster at Mankato. Mimi, was
confirmed Friday.
A number of persons at Dawson have
been called upon to tell what they
know about blind pigs.
A hundred Gracevil!e citizens have
sent memorial to Congressman Boer
endorsing the Coxey move.
Joe White, convicted in Minneapolis
of the murder of James R. Harris. wa:
sentenced to state prison for life
Commander Wilson's Branch CT the
Coxey army has arrived in Minneapo'
lis. A recruiting Office has teen opened
Joseph White, convicted of the MUIR
der of James r. Harris OF Minneapolis,
has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
Judge Wescott Wilkin died at the
Windsor hotel, St. Paul. Saturday. He
served ~ years on the Ramsey county
bench.
James E. Moore of St. Paul suicided
by shooting himself in the head. He
was we'll known and respected bust
ness man.
The Sons of Veterans will hold their
state encampmenta at Monticello in June.
Great preparations are being made for
the occasion.
President Monfort of the worlds fair
commission has issued the call for the
final meeting to be held in the governors
Office at / l a. M. on May "a.
The Waterous Fire Engine manufac-
tory at South Park, St. Paul. burned
Friday night. The loss is $40, 900, COW
cred by So, 1000 of insurance.
Postoffices were esta blished last week
at Page, Mile Laos county, Charles H.
Page, postmaster. and at st. George,
Nicollet county, Joseph Reinhart, post
master.
Six burglaries occurred in Mankato
in six days, the thieves getting away
with much plumber. A mass meeting
was held last week to adopt means Of
preventing them.
A special election held a; Winnebago
City to vote $1,000 bonds for a pumping
station and we'll, and completing the
waterworks system, the vote stood 1O4
for and Al against.
Joseph II. Paul., a promin ent young
farmer, died at Pillsbury' after an ill.
ness of IA hours, with cholera morb bus.
the disease having many characteristics
of the Asiatic type.
j. T. Heck of Winona, foreman of a
branch of the government printing
Office, has been notified that his success
sor has been appointed. He has held
his place since 1870.
The Red river drainage commission
will visit and inspect the work done
during the past year the latter part Of
this month. They will be accompanied
by Governor Nelson.
President Northrup of the state uni
versity has been engaged as the com.
mencement speaker for the Fergus Falls
high school, June 81, and for the nor
NAL school at Moorhead, June q.
Three hundred and fifty thousand
dollars Of Minnesota school funds will be
invested in Tennessee state bonds. It
was desired to buy Minnesota bonds.
but none could be had except at big
premium.
At Lamberton two children of Her.
man Schmock, boy 8 years old
and girl of 1, were burned to death.
The children were playing with hay
burned in the kitchen stove, and set fire
to the house.
The commissioner of the general land
office has rejected the claim OF Min
nesota to 9S, $40 acres of land in the st.
Cloud district, claimed under the swamp
land act of March, 1860. About 100
entries are cancelled.
A breach that has existed in the Min
nesota order Of the Eastern Star was
healed at the recent meeting in St. Paul
and the two separate bodies that have
existed for the past ten years will here
after lie one. Both factions are we'll
pleased at the reconciliation.
Assistant State Auditor Giltinan
spent last week in the counties of An
Okla, Sherburn, Stearns and Benton,
conducting state land sales. Sales made
of new land and resales of forfeited
lands amounted to about 1900 acres.
Mr.. Giltinan is in the Red River valley
this week for the same purpose, com.
mencing at Breckenridge Monday.