The Worthington advance., 1900-09-28
MINNESO ia NEW WS.
The Iruis Market.

The Trult Market.
s The two weeks which closed recent.
~ broke all previous records in the
fruit business in Minneapolis. In this
time 100 carloads Of fruit were re-
cetved, Oregon and Washington fur
ntshed sixty cars, and Michigan, Indi-
ana and Illinois furnished the rest.
The shipment from the coast exceed
records for oil previous periods Of
Like length. During fair week thirty.
three cars were received from that
source. This is partly accounted for
BY the excellence of the fruit. i is being
generally admitted that it is the best
that has ever been received. Much of
this fruit received has been sent to
North and South Dakota
The extent of the Increase in the
fruit trade of Minneapolis is indicated
by the fact that during the two weeks
more fruit has been received than dur
Ing a whole season twelve year ago.
State Timber TO bo Sold.
Seventy-five millions of feet of stand
ing pine, spruce. tamaracl< and cedar
belonging to the state are to BE sold
to the highest bidder at the state capi-
tol, Nov. II. The greater portion stands
on school lands, though a considerable
amount is in insulated tracts.
The sales will inclade timber in St.
Louis, Lake. Cass, Beltrami, Becker,
1tasca, Crow. Wing. Aitkin and Hub.
bard counties, and, accepting the con-
servative estimates of values made by
the state auditor, should bring between
$500, 600 and $250, 1000.
The timber cruisers in the employ
OF the state have been busy all sum-
mer in the northern tier of counties,
making up list Of timber tracts
owned by the state. with the appraised
valuation o. the growth upon them.
Large Pearls.
There is considerable excitement at
Winona over a number of valuable
pearls that have been found there
lately.
Mr.. T. J. Mcnamara recently found
one which sold for 5000. but the climax
came, when Benjamin F. Dayton,
while looking over q quantit y OF
CLAIMS, discovered large pearl of ex-
ceptional beauty and luster.
The gem is estimated by various ar.
thorities to be worth from 500 to s2,-
600. An offer of $500 has been refused
by Mr.. Dayton, he wishing to find ex-
actly what the jewel is really worth.
The jewel is the largest that has
been found in that part of the river.
Tranc Arrangements.
The northern Pacific and 500 roads
have consummated a. traffic alliance
almost identical with that being per-
fected between the Northern Pacific
and Milwaukee roads. In concerns
business directed towards and through
Duluth.
The agreement concerns freight busi-
ness. The diverting points are Glen
wood and Bald Eagle. At Glenwood
eastbound business, destined for the
head of the lakes, or farther east for
that matter, by lake and rail, will be
switched from the 500 line to the
Northern Pacific and carried through,
over the latter, to Duluth.
Vicious Buck.
Alexander, the buck deer presented
to the st. Paul park board by the
Minneapolis board and placed in Como
park, became violent the other day
and before its keepers were aware had
gored almost to death a beautiful doe
and had killed an elk in the enclosure
with him. Two keepers went after
him with clubs. but it was not until
one of the men hit him rap upon the
tip of his nose that he became docile.
Since he has been locked up in an en-
closure alone and it is probable that
he will be killed. About a year ago
he tried to kill his keeper.
Out OF Debt.
One year ago eleven of the Methodist
Episcopal churches of Minneapolis had
total obligations amounting to $40, ,Oo0.
but at a meeting of the City Missions
and Church Extention society, it was
reported that this Indebtedness had
been paid, and that with the exception
of $3.50 which the Fowler church still
carries, all the churches begin the
year without cncumbrances.
News IN Brief.
Matthias Karpen and John Breckne!..
aged IL years. were taken to the state
training school a Red Wing, being
found guilty of larceny at Hastings.
The stateahistorical society received
u pastel portrait of General John b.
Sanborn, a member of the society for
forty-tive years.
A Aprogram is now being arranged
for a triple convention of the Mime
sofa HORTICULTURAL; society, State Bee
Keepers association and the State