The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-08-12


Joseph L. .Dobbin, for many years q
prominent Minneapolis attorney ~ 3
dead. .f.. ", ~ &. " u g. y.3sSI .3ss
"a branch United States weather bu-
reau has been established at Still TIL
water. " .&,, 5A4Egst 3$,I Isl S4S
Mr.. and Mrs J. Z. Wenger, Of Min
neapolis, celebrate their golden we'd
ding. 2 + r. T s{: Z. u
Bishop L W. Joyce dedicated the
new Methodist church at Walnut
Grove. ,&, ~ 1.&J ys3As
h Arnold Hirn, Of st. Paul, IS months
old, falls into q washtub and nearly
browns. ~. ~, ~ r. .@s,gEE .513.4 5}&
More Minnesota schools qualify for
state aid than ever before in the states
history. -. 49, ..,& .tf ="
Minneapolis will entertain the Gid
cons Of the United States Sept. 80, Oct J
l and 2. II w. ...
A pearl lost from car window Is
found by Chicago Great Western Sec
6on hand. ,a.7f,
. Labor Commissioner O'Donnel says
some state institutions lack adequate
fire protection. RAJ ,.--s -,lsJ,g.&.,s
The buildings of the st. Paul bread
company were damaged by fire to the
extent Of 5000. III sst%#.
= Edward Devices, of the Twenty-frst
infantry, is killed by . fatal fall from
Fort Smelling bridge. ~ ~ ~.
A frstrclass hospital, thoroughly
equipped with modern apparatus, was
opened in Cass Lake. - N 49, Il
John Han1ey, q young man living
with his parents in Minneapolis, was
drowned in Crystal lake. = M
Railroads estimate that nearly Ia, 900
harvest hands will be needed in Min
nesota and North Dakota. (
Methodists are building new church
at Hawick, which will be ready for
dedication in September.
Secretary Randall says that the state
fair this year. should exceed the record
of last year by 80 per cent. 80
j. f. jacobson says the state board
of control is doing its best to protect
inmates Of state institutions 8
Publisher John H. Ley completed his
official directory of st. Cloud and sub
urbs The population is 10, 400 49,. !
The rivers and harbors committee OF
the national house of representatives
will visit St. Paul about Aug. IS. II
Minneapolis, is becoming great po-
tato market, Minnehaha alone sending
5000 bushels to market every day. s%
Three elevators owned by D. G. Har-
rington of Pipestone have been sold at
a chattel mortgage foreclosure sale 4
. The State Bank of Donaldson, with
q capital of $40, 900, was authorized by
the public examiner to begin business.
James Brooks, formerly city mar
shall at South St Paul, died in the un- ..l
Ion depot while on way to jail st Has il.
tingA g. w.. = H.. sy#@s
Authority has been granted for the
organization of the First National
bank of Wild Rice, MINI. Capital,
3e5, 900. - .'.2-',." Il =.
p j. s. Macdonald, secretary Of the
Farmers Exchange, says the reports
of damage to wheat from rust are ex-
aggerated. ..1,. ~.
The state game and fish commission
plans to establish large "Zoos'' at both
the st. Paul and the Glenwood fish
hatcheries. i. +
A man named Ed johnson fell from
q train at Elk River on which he was
stealing ride and was run over. His
injuries were fatal. e. II,
During. July there were s0,319
.bathers at Harriet island, st. Paul
OF this number 1899 were, males and
l6, $40 were females, 49, 4 .Sc<&
A negro burglar enters the residence
of j. j. Moore, st. Paul, in broad: day
light, and makes successful escape
after an exciting chase. ~, 'S -:
Business men have made arrange
ments to hold q street fair at Zum-
brota, under the name Of the Goodhue
County Agricultural society. II
Mrs. Jacob Fischer Of South St. Paul,
came near losing her life in an attempt
to save q horse in the barn Of J. T.
Nolan, which was destroyed by fire. \
A fire started in the Chicago Great
Western freight warehouse at WASH
ineton ave south Minneapolis and 10th
avenue and caused loss estimated At
SIS, 900. g.. =. (
A joint session Of the law committee
and directors Of the national body of
the Modern Woodmen will be held 1t
Lake Minnetonka, beginning Aug. Is.
instead of at Rock Island, Ill, a. orig
inally intended. - ~ i. =
A suit to be brought by the state
against the Northern Pacific Express
company will determine whether exc
press companies must pay q gross
earnings tax on share Of their inter-
state business, or only business begin
ming and ending within the state. . ssS
Twenty-seven young Italian womsn,
between the ages, of Is and 80, passed
through Minneapolis enroute for =
small town in Montana, where they
will marry countrymen. The men arc
working in the construction depart
muent Of the Great Northern and are