The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-04-25
ROUND ABOUT THE STATE.

A new brick yard is to be started at
Moorhead.
Andrew C. Pingree, Minneapolis
teamster, fell dead in his kitchen.
A. w. Thompson was elected mayor
of Preston, without dissenting vote.
Prof. Aaker has asked to be relieved
of his duties as principal of Concordia
college, Moorhead.
A terrific wind and dirt storm ragged
for two days at Rochester. Early
sown grain is being uncovered, as the
soft is very dry from lack of rain.
A strange disease has infected cat
tie near Richmond, and many farm
ers have been heavy losers, one having
lost 200 head.
Mrs. C. A. Stickney of Clear Lake,
has a narrow escape from death. She
got bottles of medicine mixed and
took teaspoonful of aconite.
A suit involving 5000 acres and
$15O,00O has been begun at Winona.
Albert H. Hayes and others bring ac-
ton to recover money alleged to be
due them through maladministration
of the estate of George B. Hayes.
The electricians employed on the
new Carnegie library building at Du-
luth have gone on strike.-The local
officer of the Wisconsin Central has
received orders cancelling all their
rates on lumber from Duluth to inter-
trunk territory.
A traction engine, together with a
team of horses, went through span
of the approach to the South bridge
crossing the Red river at Moorhead.
George Miller of Fargo was probab-
bly, fatally injured, and Louis Larsen
was hurt about the head.
The regents of the state university
have made DR.. Norman Wilde acting
professor of philosophy and psychol-
ogy. At the close of the school year
he will step into the position made
vacant by the resignation of Professor
F. J. f. Woodbridge.
At Henning an attempt has been
made to burn the village hall there.
The fire was discovered and extin-
.guished before any great damage was
done. A lighted fuse showed that
the blaze had been started by incendi-
aries.
State institutions of Minnesota con-
tanned 6,235 inmates on March l, ac-
cording to reports to the state board
of control. In addition there we're on
parole from Red Wing training school
1888; from the St. Cloud reformatory,
90, and from the prison, 3s.
Word comes from South Saltwater
of the death of Hilda Thompson, the
s-year-old daughter of Thorwald
Thompson. The little ones clothing
caught fire from a bonfire.
George Bren, an unsophisticated WIS.,
itor from Polk county, fell asleep in a
Nicollet avenue saloon, Minneapolis,
and was 'touched'' for 500. He was
so mixed in his story that he could
not furnish the police with any clues.
George L. Hageman of Cottage
Grove has shipped to Chicago seven
carloads of fine fat beef steers. Their
average weight was 1,46Q pounds and
the price was $6.75 per hundred.
Andrew Carnegie has just notified
Clint L. Luce, president of the local
library board, that he will give $12,-
900 for library building at Albert
Lea provided that city guarantees
$1,000 a year.
George Rice, night operator of the
Northwestern road at Stockton, re-
ports that he was chloroformed by
two strangers early in the morning.
Eighty-fve cents had been removed
from his clothing while he was uncon-
scious.
Commander C. +. Macdonald of the
northwestern district of the Grand
Army of the Republic, has issued or
ders for the district encampment, to
be held in St. Cloud June "a, 25 and
&c.
Frank L. Rouse is suing Matilda
Iverson in the district court of Hen
nepin county to recover presents said
to have been given during an engage
ment which was recently dissolved ut
the request of the young lady.
The Citizens Telephone company,
at Faribault, which was owned and
operated by local capitalists, has been
sold to the Northwestern Telephone
company.
r. Hunziker, proprietor Of the
Farmers restaurant at Austin, jump
ed from a second-story window, while
in q delirium, and broke both legs.
He lies at the point of death.
Gilbert Gutterson, government spe-
cial agent in charge of locating new
rural free delivery routes, has just
finished tour of Fillmore county and
will recommend the establishment of
a number of new routes on July 1,
when the new years appropriation
becomes available. When the new
ones have been established, there will
be 80 in Fillmore county, practically
covering the entire territory.
Residents at West Duluth held an
Indignation meeting and declared
themselves in opposition to the abol-
ishment of the West End library.
If citizens of Saltwater again raise
$4,000 to pay part of operating the