The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-11-24
NEWS IN BRIEF.


Owatonna is putting in an electric fire
alarm system.
Samuel w. Richie, formerly a wealthy
Minneapolis broker, was found dead on
the floor of his room at the National no.
tel at Seattle. He had sashed knife
almost through his neck. severing the
jugular vein. He was Respondent over
ill-fortune.
and Flora Clark collided, the latter being
badly damaged.
Mrs A. w. Clason died at Rochester
from the effects of chloroform admins
tered while having teeth extracted
Mrs. Daniel Smith, an aged lady living
just outside of Wood Lake. was found
dead in bed by neighbors. The cause was
coal gas from the stove.
The work of securing signatures to the
monster petition to be presented to Presi-
dent Mckinley, asking for the pardon of
the six Minnesota soldiers sent to prison
for the Augusta mutiny, is progressing
in highly satisfactory manner, and the
originators Of the project feel assured of
success.
Maple wood costs more per cord in Min
neapolis than stove coal per ton.
S. H. Hall was elected president of the
Commercial Club of Minneapolis.
Fifty loaves of bread were seized in
Minneapolis on account of light weight
and given to the needy.
Judgments aggregating s42, 400 were sold
for 5000 by the receiver of the defunct
Washington bank of Minneapolis.
Phil c. Justus. of St. Paul, was badly
burned by an explosion of stove polish
The sawnill of the Charles Betcher
Lumber Company at Winona burned to
the ground All the workmen ESCAPED
uninjured. The origin of the fire is un-
known. Lumber piles in the vicinity were
saved by hard work. The loss is prob
ably $4,000; insured
DR.. Henry G. Fillmore. 6S years old and
a pioneer citizen. was found dead in bed
at st. Cloud, having probably suffocated
during the preceding night He was sick
of a cancer, but refused to permit an
attendant.
At Preston, Ole Aseln split Otto Nil
sons nose open with a jack knife and
was fined $50 therefor.
Walter Krenzke, of Minnesota City,
while laboring under the effect of liquor.
became quite violent at his home and
threatened to commit suicide. 1t was
necessary to call in four strong men to
handle him.
Charles Clarkson, a colored waiter at
the Ryan Hotel, St. Paul, fell dead in
the pantry adjoining the dining room,
just after he had finished serving one
of the guests of the hostelry
The Eastern railway opened its new
short line to Duluth, and established reg
ular train service. Day trains will run
via the new cutoff. Night trains will
use the old Eastern Minnesota line.
1t is reported from a reliable source
that the Minnesota Iron Company has
purchased the Nelson Lumber Company s
mineral lands on the range. The con-
sideration is said to be s1,o0O.00o.
= The postmaster general has issued an
order changing the site of the postof-
flee at Oakdale, to three miles north of
the present location.
Irene Bergeson, aged AZ years, was
killed by the Interurban cars between st.
Paul and Minneapolis.
An attempt to rob the store of Joseph
Hoffarth, of Winona, was frustrated by
the police, who were attracted to the spot
by the sound Of breaking glass in win
dow. The burglars were scared and
escaped. Ia
The acetylene gas tank in Dr. Schoen-
makers Office at Perham exploded while
the doctor was making some experiments,
injuring the doctor seriously and entire
ly running the second story Of the build
ing. >..n = t5.. ~ -@
Spencer Sylvester. cattle buyer, was
Lake Falls. "a