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

!. NEWS IN MINNESOTA
The logging railway will Be extende'
to Leech Lake this summer. 4
All the Chinese in Minnesota hav
registered under the Geary act.
A new and costly Swedish Baptis
church is going up in Minneapolis.
st. James has voted $50, 900 bond
for electric lights and water works. ~
4 The contract for a new courthouse a
; Worthington has been let for $42,ss4.
} "Auntie Dobson," colored. one of the
pioneers of st. Paul, died Friday at the
age of 107. ....
While watching election bulletins al
st. Paul r. F. Richie had his pockets
picked of S109.
Willie Lenhoff, St. Paul bartender,
was shot by two unknown men on
Wednesday night.
Minnesota, Iowa and South Dakota
Mobiles Of the Mystic Shrine, met at
Mankato last week.
Burglars raided Kruse Bros clothing
store at Mankato. About $3.50 worth
of goods were taken.
President Cleveland refuses to pardon
Michael Costello of st. Paul, sentenced
for passing counterfeit money.
The village of Pine City voted 1000
bonds to build new schoolhouse.
Work is to be commenced at once.
Harry Franklin, the St. Paul alder
man indicted some time since for ac-
cepting bride, has been acquitted.
The Citizens State Bank of Monticello
has BEEN authorized to commence busi-
ness May 7. The capital is $4,000.
The president has approved the act
authorizing the construction of bridge
over the st. Louis river at West Duluth.
The national convention of the Ma
tional Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers is in session at st. Paul this
week.
1t is expected the annual encamp-
ment of state militia will be held the
latter part of July, though no date has
been set.
Bishop Whipple has written to Min
nesota congressman urging them to vote
against the adjustment of five Indian
schools in Minnesota.
Reinhard Motatz was arrested at Glib
son Saturday night, accused of plumber
ing stores of about $500 worth of goods.
He admitted his guilt.
A test of new machine for making
barrels is soon to be made in Minneapo-
lis. 1t turns out 500 barrels day, as
against 20 or 80 by hand.
81. R. P. Hamilton of St. Paul has
been appointed principal draughtsman
in the Office of the supervising architect
of the treasury department at Washing
ton.
The state treasurer last week received
from the United States treasurer $7,677.-
60, the same being per cent of the
proceeds of sale of public lands in the
state.
Lightning struck q barn five miles
south of Winnebago City belonging to
g. w. Dibble and killed seven head of
stock. Fire following consumed the
barn and contents. Loss, $10,0U0, with
no insurance.
The United States circuit court of ap7~
peals began business at st. Paul Mon.
day morning with Judges Thayer, Cald.
well and Sanborn on the bench. The
calendar contains 81 cases, and the
court will be in session all summer.
A man who gave his name as John
Wilson and who claims to be railroad
engineer is organizing Coxey commands
in Minnesota. These commands, he
says, will meet at St. Cloud. He ex-
poets to raise an army of 1880 men.
Ole Steenrud and brother were out
hunting near Fergus Falls. They ran
out of percussion caps, so the brother
tried parlor match to explode the
charge. It went off too soon and Ole
caught it in his beg. Amputation will
be necessary.
The Mobiles County bank at Worth
lngton, MIMI, which closed its doors
July 5 last, completed arrangements
with its creditors last week. The as
signee was discharged by order of
Judge Brown, and on Monday morning
the doors were opened for business.
The case against the H. C. Akeley
Lumber company, pending in Itasca
county, and the cases against the Itasca
Lumber company, pending in Ramsey
county, have been settled by the attor-
neys, Harris Richardson for the state,
and James A. Kellogg for the com.
panies. The Itasca company pays $780,
900, and the Akeley company gives ur
its permits.
Upwards of 1, 900, 900 acres of the coded
Red Lake Indian reservation lands have
been surveyed and appraised and are
now ready for the market at such time
as the secretary of the interior shall de.
eide. The agricultural portion of these