The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-07-14
The Corner Stone.

The Corner Stone.
st. Paul is taking steps to fttingly
celebrate the laying of the corner
stone OF the new capitol building. The
date has been fixed for July 81, and
preparations being made are on scale
commensurate with the grandeur of
the structure which will be the official
home of the North Star state. The
railroads will grant reduced rate for
the benefit of visitors from all points
in the state. and grand stand capa BILE
OF accommodating 1000 guests is being
erected. The laying of the corner
stone will be preceded by parade in
which civic societies will participate.
The exercises at the capitol site will
open with prayer, to be followed by an
address by C.. K. Graves of Duluth. a
member of the capitol commission.
United States Senator c. K. Davis will
deliver the Grafton. after which the
committe on archives will deposit in a
metallic box memorials of the dav.
Minnesota's first governor, Alexander
Ramsey, will lay the corner stone, and
Gov. Clough will close that ceremony
with proclamation. As finish tho
audience will sing America"
Lost His Balance.
Freddie Berg, of Minneapolis, years
old, had a narrow escape from death.
The lad was leaning over porch rail-
ing in the rear of the third story, when
he lost his balance and fell to the
ground. The fall, however, was broken
by clothesline. The boy struck the
ground on his back. and for time it
was believed that he was badly in
jured. He was removed to the city
hospital, where the physicians were
unable to find any fractures.
Minnesota Briefs
Owatonna is indignant because she
was turned down in the apportion-
ment for the 18th regiment. One hum
dred and forty men had been secured
and officers elected.
George A. Durham, the Minneapolis
alderman convicted of bribery, has
gone to the Saltwater prison.
The safe in the Minneapolis Office of
the Val Blatz Brewing company was
AOOOCu NY Jul AdI . u AcdTly W1, UVU In
money and valuables.
Albert Gural, farmer residing near
Albany, became respondent and ended
his existence by the suicide route. He
shot himself through the abdomen
with shotgun.
George Ralph, of Welcome, Mimi,
and Peter Vinder baum. of Kansasville,
Wis, were killed by dynamite explo-
sion six miles west of Little Falls.
The ninth convention of the United
Polish Singers of America was held at
st. Paul, with 40 delegates in attend
ance.
Joseph LaChance, the divine healer
practicing in st. Paul, was released by
the court upon the charge of practicing
medicine without license The court
held that the language of the statute
did not cover the case.
One of the three outstanding state
bonds of the issue of 1859, the first
series issued by the state, to aid the
railroads in developing the resources
of the state, was presented to State
Treasurer Koerner and promptly paid.
1t amounted to $1,S9s 81, representing
principal and interest.
Martin Claffey boy was seriously
injured at st. Paul by the accidental
explosion of powder. HIS face right
eye, his right forearm and hand were
badly schoched.
Northern Pacific employees have been
notified that their wages are to be
raised to the old basis prevailing be-
fore the reduction made in 1894. En-
gineers and conductors will receive an
increase of Is per cent, and tiremen a
smaller raise.
A man claiming to be Schlatter, the
divine healer, has arrived in Mime
apolis and has announced his intention
of holding meetings for ''for the good
of humanity"
White Earth Indians seems deter
mined to poll a big vote this fall. In
this way they hope to bring about a
more speedy satisfaction of obliga-
tlons due them and the adjustment of
of promises made many moons ago. It
is probable that the long delayed an
nuity will be paid the Indians this.