The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-01-10
NEWS in N, |NESOTA.

NEWS in MI NESOTA..
The Hastings opera hall was burned
Sunday. Loss. &c. 200; insurance.
$500 NJ 5s.
The report Of State Treasurer Bob.
letter shows balance on hand Of a..
s6g, 645. s..
| a movement is said &c be on foot to
Aavs a ''Lexow" investigation for the
Twin Cities. NJ
/ State Commissioner Power. suggests
| legislation against the sweating system
il Minnesota.
| Tho State bank Of Mcintosh was or
ganised with a capital Of $4,000. 2.
w. Drew Is president
| According 10 che St. Paul weather
bureau the past year waa g.? deg,
warmer than the average. e
Permission has been granted D. 7.
Macarthur and his associates to organ.
:ze the First National! bank Of Tracy.
Fire losses for the past year IN Wi.
mona were only SIS. 775. on which in.
surance TO the amount OF tl2 402 was
paid.
The board Of Minnesota worlds fair
commissioners has made its final report
! and turned over $769, 20. the balance on
( hand
Charles E. Richardson. president Of
the Minneapolis Fire Proof Door com
pany. was killed By piece of machinery
falling on him {
Mayor Eustis saloon policy is
claimed to have reduced the number OF
arrests tor drunkenness at Minneapolis
the pas. year one.third
A proclamation has been issued BY
Governor Nelson giving official recog.
milton Of Roseau count. which has been
cus of from Kittson county
Mr. George G Sanborn Of St Paul
has been appointed a member OF the
dairy commission TO succeed Mr.. J. NJ.
Bohrer. whose resignation took affect
Jec. III. sa;
Governor Nelson has pardoned Tim.
othy Rowles, sentenced from Ramsey
county to serve one year for grand lar.
oeny, on condition that he quits drink
ing liquor. Ill.,.
Wabasha street bridge at ST. Paul to
the Milwaukee railroad tracks. about
100 feet below. Nearly every bone in
his body was broken.
got away with $40 worth of goods
from, Minneapolis residences before
they were arrested. Much Of the
plumber has been found. .
South St. Paul packers paid 81, 50O..
600 more or'hogs in 1894 than in 1893
The total number of hogs received was
S26.663; cattle. 74.074; calves. s,9lS:
sheep. 95. l42r horses, S54 !
At the examination of Der. Joslin
and l. A. Moulton, who were ARRESTED
charged with making the assault on
Mat Newman and wife. at Royalton.
Joslin proved an alibi and was dis.
charged. but MoultoD was bound over.
The question Of the establishment Of
an assay Office at Duluth has been re-.
ferred by the director Of the mint to
State Geologist Wincheli Of Minnesota,
and his report will probably decide the
action Of the coinage. weights and
measures committee.
The children of Grand Rapids are at.
s,<o \ % nnnvr1Sor suhS~h
seems to battle the skill of all the ply.
sicians They break out with running
sores. usually on their faces first. and
the sores refuse to be healed and keep
spreading Many have been sick for
several weeks.
DR.. II. L. Flint. the celebrated Chi.
cago hypnotist. examined Claus A.
Blixt, the murderer OF Catherine Cling
at Minneapolis, Sunday. He is of the
opinion that Blixt was not under hyp.
motto influence, but that he was con.
trolled in his actions by the stronger
will Of Harry Hayward. He thinks
Blixt was not morally responsible.
The completion Of the statistical work
Of Labor Commissioner Powers on the
mortgage subject shows that in 66
counties in Minnesota during the last
IL years the foreclosures have aver.
aged /, 100 q year. the value Of 81. 100,.
900. and the acreage $50, COO The year
1892 was below the average, but 1893
was above. This was due in part to
the fact that there were some heavy
foreclosures in Anoka and Washington
counties on speculative property. The
facte show that foreclosures are de.
creasing and are very encouraging,
GROWTH OF A STATE