The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-12-30
MINNESOTA HAPPENINGS
hort Itsns Showing What has Hap.
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Democrats discuss plans for the In
auRuration Of Gov. elect John A. john,
son. EE 535#
Fire swept through the southern half
of the Belvidere dat building In Du-
luth. .$.l
The state labor commissioner issues
report on labor conditions in Mime
sofa.
Three masked men attempt robbery
at the home Of E. +. Macl1ovec OF 81.
Paul.
Bagley, Howard Lake, Scanlon and
West Concord become presidential post
Offices .+.-
Plans were made for charitable or
CARNATIONS to entertain the poor on
Christmas u.
NJ. D. Grover, gen eral counsel OF the
Great Northern, dies after an illnessof
three weeks. :
The Twin City league will ask clubs i,
to post cash guarantee that they Will
finish season.
State game commission would make
It man sla tighter to shoot man In mis-
take for a deer. = 'sa,s5#
Seven me engaged in the construc-
ton of buildings are killed In st. Paul
during the year. ....~. d.
Money withheld from Minnesota
lumbermen by governmental red tape
will be returned. ~ H.. %.
The state good roads association will
ask the legislature to pass bill pro-
viding for state aid.
Peter Zioikowski was arrested in
Corliss on q charge of shooting his
father, John Zioikowski.
J. A. McDermott, Of Candy, Mimi,
is named as state oil inspector By Gov
elect John A. johnson.
Mrs. E. N. Dennis, young married
woman of Biwabik, was found dead in
an clubhouse at her home.
BENJAMIN Campbell Of Chicago will
succeed J. w. Blabon as fourth vice
president of the Great Northern.
There are seven cases of smallpox in
the woods near Blackduclk and the
winter season has scarcely started.
The Schlitz Brewing company sus-
tanned loss of 81, 500 in fire in their
cold storage plant in East Grand Forks.
The golden wedding anniversary Of
Mr. and Mrs. Obediah Smith was cole
brated at their residence west OF Aus
tin.
4. J. Knox says the revision commits
sion has condensed but has not at
tempted to change the laws OF the
state.
The Minnesota State Art society will
hold its second annual exhibit in WI
mona some time early next spring,
probably in March.
Henry Buentheir, taxidermist, of
Bemidji, received the skin Of an enor-
nous lynx which was killed by two
| women about As miles east of Black
duck.
The region around Lake Minnetonka
| visited by the storm last summer is
now the camping place of several large
crews of wood choppers and sawmili
gangs
A. B, Monroe, superintendent of
British Columbia's mining exhibit at
st. Louis, says Minnesota's. mining
laws are not advantageous to pros
pectors.
''Big Jack" Tlemming, q farmer of
Derrynane township, in LIE Sueur )
| county. met with his match the other
day when a tree fell on him, crushing
him severely.
The Minnesota experiment station
and national department of agriculture
! o.o IN ovOlvo ri ma
for the management of small farms on
| a business basis
Congressman Steernerson has recon-
manded the appointment of John P.
Lundin as postmaster at Stephen,
Marshall county, to succeed John
Walters, resigned.
Three young men OF Sc Minneapo-
lis slaves to the cocaine habit, have
asked Police Superintendent Conroy to
prohibit certain druggists from selling
the poison to them.
After shooting seven times at John
Capistran, John Stricken, q travelling
man. was arrested at Crookston and
committed to the Fergus Falls asylum,
after desperate struggle.
The announcement was maoe tnat
the Gould interests have completed ar
rangements for the early opening OF
line from St. Joseph, Mo, across Iowa
and Minnesota to st. Paul. rs.
Minnesota postmasters appointed:
Charles 0. Ryberg, at Fridley. Anoka
county, vice Jane Demott, resigned;
August s. Yeeh, at Searles, Brown
county, vice F. A. Walthansen.
The Clarke National bank Of Mime
apolis will probably change hands on
Jan /, a syndicate of Minneapolis cap
italists to take hold, with Public Elk
aminer s. T. johnson as president
Gov. elect johnson has followed .
we'll established precedent and ap-
pointed an active newspaper man to
the position of state librarian. The
governor-elect has announced the ap-s
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