The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28
ROUND ABOUT THE STATE.

gy.
Jasper raises the liquor license
from $500 to 81 900. There will be
three saloons.
The Era Grain company's elevator
and the railroad station at Elmore
were burned
The proposition to bond the county
for $4,000 to build courthouse in
Bemidji carried.
Mrs. James Harris of West Duluth,
suffering from brain trouble, attempt
ed to kill her husband.
Some one stole the horse belonging
to Rev. w. B. Riley of the First Bap-
fist church of Minneapolis.
Mistaking carbolic acid for the
nerve tonic, Mrs. A. w. Linton, OF
Minneapolis, burned her mouth and
lips severely.
Herman Kelm, injured by falling
into vat at the North Star brewery
St. Paul, died at the city hospital. He
was 80 years old.
C. w. Miller of Winona has COM
pleted shearing $4,000 sheep. He has
now 10000 pounds of wool waiting
for a higher price.
Game Warden Dan Walker, of Alex
andria, swooped down upon alleged
illegal fishermen on Osakis lake. Sew
en- or more were caught.
Frank Fulton was crushed beneath
horse, which fell backward upon
him at Winona. His injuries consist
of several fractured ribs.
The Primary election in ST. Paul re-
suited in the choice or Robert a.
Smith for mayor by the democrats,
and F. i. Doran by the republicans.
L. A. Rosing, chairman of the Min
been selected as the Minnesota meln-
Der of the democratic congressional
committee.
William Moore and Mike Lawler,
charged with attempting to wreck an
Eastern Minnesota train near Nago-
nab, have been bound over to the
grand jury.
One of the largest, and it is prom
ised to be the best, convention of col
ored people ever held will be enter
tanned by Minneapolis and st. Paul
next July.
ellis McGill, brakeman employed
at Knife River, had both legs cut Off
near the ankles. lie was brought to
the Sewell hospital at Two Harbors,
where he died.
The board of directors of the state
Odd Fellows home reelected Mr.. and
Mrs. f. f. Miller superintendent and
matron for the ensuing year, with an
increase of salary.
E. A. Faust of Zumbrota has asked
the police of Minneapolis to search
for his brother, who has been missing
for several days. The missing man
is baker. His wife is seriously i'll.
Minneapolis firms engaged in ele-
vator construction have never had the
inquiry for plans and estimates on
various types of elevators they are re-
ceving this spring. Indications are
that this season will be the busiest
local elevator construction firms have
ever had.
The plans of the Minnesota Midland
Electric company, as outlined to the
railroad and warehouse commission.
are to build east from Little Falls to
the shore of Mile Laos, a distance of
about thirty-tve miles. If this line
proves successful, it is intended to
build branches in various directions.
The residence of County Superin-
tendent of Schools D. {. Mckenzie.
which was located on Minnetonka
boulevard, was destroyed by fire. The
fire started in the roof near the CHM
ney.
The news that people claiming to
be Minnesota heirs would go after the
estate of several million dollars left
by the late Leonard Case is laughed
at by the recognized legal heirs and
bencficiaries in Cleveland. Leonard
Case left the bulk of his fortune to
the Case school of applied science.
Lee G.. Smith and Grace A. Howell
were married in Minneapolis. The
wedding took place under the most
unusual and tragic circumstances, and
was performed beside the casket in
which the groom's mother, Mrs. A.
F. Smith, lay.
The district court of Hennepin
county will be called upon soon 10
determine when real estate becomes
railroad property and exempt from
general taxes, under the gross EARN
ings tax law.
T.. J. North, who lost his position
ut the state training school because of
alleged cruelty to the boys in his
charge, has been succeeded by E. F.
Sullivan of Faribault as manager of
cottage No. l and bandmaster.
The Washburn-Crosby Flour Milling
company has received information
from Washington that no trouble will
be encountered by them in securing
permission for the bonding of mill +.
for the purpose of grinding Canadian
wheat.
State Insurance Commissioner
Dearth has issued report relative to
insurance companies for 1901. The re-
port does not cover fire insurance