The Worthington advance., 1900-10-12
In Good Condition.


lie schools in the state superintendent
of the public instruction. There are
s41, ,o76 pupils enrolled. The October
apportionment derived from the state
1 mill tax and the state school fund is
s004, ,305.S9, which makes per capita
ea65. This is the largest apportiop-
ment in the history Of the state. Hen
nepin's share in the apportionment is
$103, 500, on a basis of an attendance
of Sc, 900; and Ramsey county, $67, 900,
on basis Of an attendance of 25, ,204
News In Brief.
The movement of iron ore from the
head of the lakes, Duluth, Two Har-
bors and Superior, for the season to
Oct. amounted to 1852, 269 gross tons,
as compared with 5,91s, 500 gross tons
for the corresponding period last year.
Mr.. Peterson, employed by the cleo
trio and water company at Little Falls,
had his left arm pulled out by being
caught in the machinery. His head
was also seriously bruised. As he is
over 60 years of age it is doutful If he
will survive.
The recent rains washed out three
bridges and nine dams on Prairie river.
The 1900 session of the Minnesota
M. E. conference was concluded at
0watonna. Chatfield was chosen as
the place of the next meeting.
The mayor Of Minneapolis sent the
Rnal remittance for the Galveston suf-
ferers to the governor of Texas. 1t
amounted to $3,0O4.87, making a total
Of $11, 036.21 collected through the
mayors Office.
DR.. w. P. Dickenson has been made
dean of the dental department at the
state university.
William Hughes, one Of the laborers
on the Stony Brook line built by the
Great Northern, wandered into Duluth
on Saturday with full blown case OF
small pox. No one knows how much
more there is there.
Lightning struck barn on the farm
Of D. D. Mack near Mazeppa and killed
. horse, some sheep and other stock.
Long Prairie boasts of q ripe field OF
strawberries, apple and plum blossoms,
water lilies, clover and dandelion bios
SONS, many vsrities of wild flowers,
green cucombers and pumpkin and
squash vines showing ripe and green
fruit and fresh blossoms.
Charles Geluch was fatally injured
while endeavoring. to board a moving
train in the Chicago & Northwestern
yard at Mankato, and died five hours
later. Both legs and one arm were
cut of. Gelbuch was an itinerant
pencil peddler.
!. Thos. J. Knox, q member of the rail-
road and warehouse commission has
resigned from the state board Of ex-
aminers in law. The supreme bench
filed the vacancy by appointing Frank
E. Putnam, of Blue Earth City.
( AMaltese kitten took tramp ride
on the west-bound passenger, leaving
the cars at Rochester. The animal
apparently boarded the train at Spar
ta, Wis, and rode the entire distance
on the brake beam. fa'. sS'}2%%z gr>s
re- w hile moving Z thrashing machine
outfit 1T tKensington, George Nystron
fell beneath the separator. The
wheels passed over his right arm,
breaking it at the wrist. q. ~ ssS>sk Z,
The dome of the new: marble capitol
is gradually assuming form. It al
ready protects twelve or fifteen feet
above the root, and can be seen from
almost any location in st. Paul. The
dome will be completed to the bottom
Of the cap this fall. No furthez con-
tracts will be let for any part Of the
building this year. ##z. &, s.S4.
The secretary Of the interior has ap-
proved the state Of Minnesota swamp
land indemnity list Of 100 acres in the
Duluth land district. s, 4..
ss PostoH1ce service has been estab-
lished at BuhL St. Louis county, N.
A. Nichols. postmaster.