The Worthington advance., 1899-11-10
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Morttz Butler. a 81. Paul tailor. made
a sensational attempt to murder Miss
Julia Wittgraf. The cause of the act,
according to Butler, is that the woman
took his position. He was employed by
the Minnesota Tailoring Company, and
says that he there taught her the busi-
ness. Then she took the position, doing
the work or $40 that he had received SIS
for.
Capt. Alfred 8. Morgan, formerly Of Co.
l., 18th Minnesota regiment, has been Or
dered to report at San francisco.
While excavating a sewer at Owatonna
Charles Bowman was buried and nearly
crushed to death. ~.-.-
The business men of Luverne claim that
competition In grain is dead, and as a
remedy propose to build an elevator.
The patrol wagon at Central police sta
ton in Minneapolis had 80 calls in the
month of October
G. Cowles has been awarded the con-
tract Of $492 to carry mail from St. Paul
to Fort Smelling.
Griffin Morris has resigned from the
state board of grain inspection.
J. b. Johnson's store at Warwick. q
suburb of Minneapolis, was burglarized
five times in a month
AS result Of the state school land
sale at Winona, 211 acres were Sold net
ting the state S1S9.25. Bidding was not
very lively.
p While Mrs. w. J.. Wyman, of Dodee
Center, was at her work her clothes
caught fire and were utterly consumed.
burning her body to a crisp.
The University of Minnesota has been
given the third place in point of attend
ance of universities and colleges in the
United States by the PHILADELPHIA Post.
Its attendance Is larger by several hum
dred than any other university in the
west, with the exception of MICHIGAN.
which ranks second. Harvard has 1000
students, Michigan $500 and Minnesota
slightly over 3,OOO
Minnesota has won the National wom-
ans Christian Temperance Union banner
for the promotion Of temperance work at
fairs and expositions
conrad jackson, journeyman tailor.
committed suicide by throwing himself
In front Of Minneapolis street car. Ha
was frightfu!ly mangled
, r. A. Keepers, manager and butter.
/, maker OF the Albany Creamery Com.
pany. Albany, was struck by an east
bound Great Northern flyer and Instantly
killed.
& Two heavy freights on the Nortbor,
{ Pacific crashed together at Carlton n +ht,
< yard limits. Three engines and twantv
nox cars are piled together forty feet
nigh. NO one was injured. The air
+ brakes failed to work on the eastbound
4 train. The train crews jumped.
L. l.. May, the st. Paul florist and
scotsman, has purchased the Thornton
s farm of 20 acres, in the town of Alton
for $4,000. Mr.. May will establish a
/ nursery and seed farm there.
III In q saloon row at Madelia a stranoor
( attempted to- stab one Fitzpatrick. He
missed Il Fitzpatrick and accidenta1lv
drove the knife into Dan Bohans side
"A mob chased the man with clubs. bu+
i the police caught him and locked him I'm
Arthur Hoagland, years old wan.
dered away from his home in ST. Par,
4 ana went to sleep upon the railroa
& Iracks' he was discovered before any
I trains passed. ~
Mabel You'd. years old, fell out Of a a
tnird-story window at her home in St.
ssPauL She broke her left thigh, was
Il bruised about the head and face. and Il q
thought that she is hurt internally.
The star postal service has been Or.
dered discontinued between Thief Rtver
Falls and Ware, from Nov. Ii. =.
H Asxpostofice has been ordered estah-- a1 5
lishsd at Bricelyn. Faribault conntv..
with Canute o. Sandum as postmast ster :
e The postoffice sat synnes. stavar,
County. has been ordered discontinued T
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