The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-02-17
News In Brief.

A Minneapolis butcher has been ar
rested for selling mutton that had died
before being butchered.
The postotfice and the store of Press
nall & Bennett at Eagle Lake was
robbed. The thieves got very little
plumber.
The Crookston fire department will
organize firemen's relief association,
including feature of life insurance Of
81, 900. Thirty charter members are
needed. with the approval of the city
council.
Peter Lyon will commence a suit
against the city of Red Wing for ST.
600. Last October he fell on side
walk as a result of loose plank, and
confined to his house for three weeks.
A St. Cloud court of the Independ-
ent Order of Foresters has been insti-
tuted. with n members.
Last summer the city of St. Cloud
had to dig bitches to relieve the flooded
district in the western part of the city.
and now claims for $500 damages have
been made to the council by two men
whose lots were. intersected by the
ditch.
Robert II. Conkey, p-acticing ply
sician at Canton, committed suicide at
the house where he was boarding by
opening an artery in his wrist and also
sta bling himself in the heart with an
instrument taken from his pocket case.
The number of female children born
in Minneapolis during January largely
exceeded the number of male children.
The total number was 4O2, of which
els were girls and 1877 boys. There
was one set of triplets and three pairs
of twins.
Gov. Glough has added the following
Minneapolis men to the commission on
state exhibit at Omaha: Fred Sails.
bury. E. j. Phelps, Thomas Shevlin,
w. w. Heffelfnger and L. C. Prior.
Merriam Park Presbyterian church
held its annual meeting and rejoiced
over the announcement that 81, 600
debt which has been hanging over the
society had been paid.
j. C. Brinkerhoff's farm house, situ-
ated about three miles west of SAM
horn, was burned to the ground. A
high wind was blowing, and it took
great eXertlon to save the barn.
The lifeless body of Andrew Miller,
young Swedish farmer, was found
hanging from the hayloft door of the
barn on his brothers. farm, a mile east
of Tower City. The inquest showed
that the deceased died by his own
hands.
Thomas Lowry will be the toast
master at the banquet to be rendered
members of the State Editorial asso-
citation at the West hotel. Minneapolis
Carl A. Peterson, 25 years of age.
committed suicide at Barrett. De-
ceased had been confined to his room
with chronic disease and undoubtedly
committed the act in a it of temporary
insanity caused by dependency. =.
Some miscreant opened the switch
at Island Lake, causing the special to
leave the track Engineer Hallet and
Fireman Fisher both jumped, the for
mer being internally injured and the
latter badly bruised. The passenger
service was only slightly delayed.
The spring wheat mlllers Of Mime
sofa will assist their st. Louis breth-
rem in their fight against adulterated
-four, and an Anti adulteration
League" is being formed. It is pro-
posed to take an active part in the
fight, and assist the st. Louis mlllers
in their work for the DISQUALIFICATION
bill now before congress.
W. J.. Coles, Jr., has franchise to
build new Touring mill at Stewart
IS. The residence Of G. M. Packard al
sherburne was destroyed By Ere.
John Johnson, retired ST. Paul sa-
loonkeepor, having spent his money il
g. protracted spree, CO mmitted suicide