The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-20
NEW REGIMENT


Loyal Legion of which Major Wilkinson
was member.
NEW REGIMENT.
Work has already been commenced ON
the reorganization of the new Minnesota
National Guards and it is quite certain
that the Fourth Regiment will be organ
lied at once. Gov. Clough and Adjt. Gen.
Nuremberg commenced working on the
reorganization.
This action was taken in accordance
with an opinion handed the governor by
Attorney General Childs. 1t is to the ef-
1ect that the governor may make such in
crease in the national guard as he sees
MT without first mastering out any of the
three regiments still in service The
plans, as set about Immediately by the
governor and adjutant general, is to or
game two companies in Minneapolis and
two in St. Paul.
Inc governor received a reply to his
message to the war department informing
him that 500 guns, $4,000 rounds of am
munition and the other equipment asked
Tor had been expressed to this state from
the Rock Island arsenal.
DOUBLE.
George A. St. Clair, University of
Minnesota lay school graduate of last
June, has just come out of disa agreeable
ordeal at Duluth with flying colors Mr.
st. Clair has the embarrassing distinction
OF resembling a famous and clever forger,
VINO passed batch of bad checks at Du-
!utn and then fled, leaving the young at
torney to bear the consequences. The
latter was arrested as fitting the descrip-
ton OF the man who rushed into several
PAGES as hatless clerk from neighbor-
ing store to cash a check, and one lady
cashier stated positively that the right
man had been arrested. Fortunately,
however, young St. Clair could account
for his time at the exact hours when the
checks were passed, and this fact togeth-
er with his known good standing, finally
convinced the police that a mistake had
been made. Further investigation devel-
oped st. CIair's unfortunate resemblance
to the real forger.
MURDER WAS DONE
The police have reached the conclusion
that DR.. w. M. Ormond, the wealthy
Rochester farmer, has been murdered.
Ihey believe he was made away with
because it was thought that he carried
a large amount of money with him. The
police are now devoting all their energies
to working out this theory, and they have
made more progress than at any time
since his mysterious disappearance on
Sept. %.
Inc detectives were able to trace the
doctor to Minneapolis and to coal ward
on the afternoon of Sept. g. This is a
positive gain, as heretofore they were
only able to trace him as far as Mime
apolls- bound interurban car at Midway
Several parties have been discovered who
knew the doctor and had done business
with him in this city and ST. Paul. and
1t is believed that before the authorities
are done with them they will throw con-
siderable light upon the disappearance.
COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED
A CHASTITY find was made on the farm
or M. e. Helmutt, three miles beyond Edi-
ma Mills, on the Eden Prairie road. It
was the badly decomposed remains of a
man. There was not the slightest trace
of the mans identity. Inspectors Hicks
and Nick Smith, with Coroner Dennis. of
Minneap polls, investigated the case as far
as possible, and it cannot be told whether
it is case of murder, suicide or natural
DEATH
Farmer Helmutt made the startling dis
covery. AS he dug into the side of a straw
stack in the morning he struck some for
eign object. Upon investigation he came
upon mans legs and finally the entire
body was brought into view. Helmutt
waited no longer, but Immediately went
to Minneapolis and notified the police
A NATIONAL AFFAIR.
The deaf people of Minnesota have an
organization called the Minnesota Associ-
alton of the Deaf. A very successful con-
vention was held in the senate chamber.
st. Paul, last June. Among the resoIu-
lions passed was one inviting the national
association of the deaf to make the Twin
Cities their place of meeting in 1885, This
will bring together very large and in
telligent body of deaf people, teachers
and educators of the deaf. A committee
has the work in hand, and something
more definite will be given out in regard
to the intentions of that body in the near
future. The next convention of the state
association of the deaf will be held in
Duluth in 1900.
AGAINST THE PROHIBITIONIsTs.
The supreme court discharged the order
to show cause issued against Secretary
of State Berg in the matter of the order
of party names on the state ballot. The
discharging of the order means that TIE
fusionists will have the second place on
the ballot as Mr.. Berg intended.
The decision was made from the bench
and was announced by Justice Mitchell,
the chief justice not being present Only
the interested attorneys and court Off
Gals were present. The formal written Or
der and memoranda will be filed later.
AN ELoPEMENT SENSATION.
The little hamlet of Ridgeway, near
Winona, is reveling in the throes of an
elopement sensation. Miss Minnie Mar
tin, ward Of ex-Sheriff J. F. Martin. and
Knute Olson drove at a mad pace to La
Crosse, where they were united in mar
riage. Olson has been in charge of the
Martin farm, but will now manage it no
longer.
STATE CONFERENCE.
The seventh annual state conference of
Charities and Corrections will be held in
saltwater, Nov. Is to II, inclusive. Pa
pers will be read by well-known penoIo-
gists, and it is expected that number Of
suggestions will be embodied in resoIu-
tons which will be presented to the next
legislature looking to the passage of a
number of desirable laws, which will bet
ter expedite the correctional and charita-
BILE work by the state.
POOLING WITH A REVOLVER.
Frank Saatzer, two-year-old boy, liv-
ing near Lake George, shot himself while
fooling with revolver. The bullet en-
tered the forearm and came out at the
elbow.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
have been stealing from the farmers out
that way of late.
E. c. Peterson, telegraph operator at
Madalia, was killed while attempting to
jump onto a moving engine. .-
Game Warden Terrill, at Wincsa, con-
f1scated a barrel of fish consigned to Mil.
waukee parties. It had been accepted by
the United States Express Company. The
fish were shipped by J. Miller. Warrants
have been issued for both parties.
F. G. Wilson, Of La Crosse, 80 years old.
was killed four miles south of Rochester.
by being thrown from the vehicle in