The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-07-14
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OIllWilci.--4u c Sldtc pIASOH ISOp-
ulation increases 4O.2 per cent in five
years. @>~
St. Paul.-The jury brings in YER
dict of guilty against Thomas Cum
mings.
I st. Paul.-Fred Durette, nine years
old, is drowned in pond on the
West side flats.
St. Paul.-Ole Olson is overcome by
the heat while walking to town from
the workhouse.
St. Paul.--Miss Dawson defeats
Miss Mairs in the tennis tournament
at the Town and Country club.
Iitchfield.-The heavy rains and
lu,.triant growth of weeds interfere
with the quality of Minnesota butter.
Minneapolis.-The state board OF
health will try to secure sanitary
conditions in railway smoking cars.
Duluth.-Lack of funds may pre-
vent Minnesota from sending a team
to the national rifle tournament at
Seagirt, N. j.
Detroit.-The shaft broke on the
engine Of special on the Northern
Pacific the other day, and the engine
cab WIS ripped up some.
St. Paul-The omission of a comma
in. an ordinance prevents the fire
board from prohibiting the erection
of gas tanks within fire limits.
Mizpah.-A large black bear en-
tered town and was finally brought
to bay by the village marshal, Will
Hangsleben, who killed it at the first
shot.
Crcokston.-Over in the Big Fork
country there are many bears roam
ing in the swamps, and the story OF
the trapping of Dig one is being
published.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of Ray W..
Jones of Minneapolis, lieutenant gov
ernor of Minnesota, are urging his
claims for appointment as governor
Of Alaska.
Mankato-Charles &. Swanson, a
former ice dealer, has filed Il petition
in bankruptcy, his assets being $3.50,
all exempt, and his liabilities S2,7oo,
all unsecured.
Minneapolis.-A great gain in bank
clearings for the last six months IS
shown over the corresponding period
of last year. The increase is no less
than $54,756,033.
Winor Winona county trout
streams have this week been I'M
proved by the planting of twenty
cans of trout fry received from the
state fish hatchery.
Elbow Lake.-John Hutchinson. Jr.,
son of Prof. j. G. Hutchinson of the
Greek department. of the university,
was drowned in Ten Mile lake, be-
tween here and Dalton.
st. Paul-The attorney general re-
ceived the following ineNplalnable
telegram from Blooming Prairie: It
demand protection from hypnotists
and prosecution of parties.-H. j.
Nelson"
St. Pau].-Annie Nelson, II years
of age, is about to make her third
trip between the United States and
Denmark because she has a mania
for self-destruction and neither coun-
try wants her.
Minncapolis.-Vernon B. Martin,
well known young Minneapolis ath-
lete and university student, was
drowned during the Fourth OF July
Yacht races of the Minnetonka boat
club on Lake Minnetonl<a.
St. PAULA report of the business
at the St. Paul postotfice for the fiscal
wear ending June 80, issued by Post
master McGill. shows an increase OF
S23,595.55 in the receipts over the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1904.
Crookston.-M. Langevin, farmer
residing four miles east of here, while
dicging an artesenn well on his farm
on the road to GENTLY, struck
regular gusher. The water shoots up
in the air a distance of ten feet and
flows 60 barrels per- hour.
Crookston.-The best methods ct
draining the hundreds of thousands
of acres of swamp lands in the north
ern part of the state will be discussed
at a meeting of the Minnesota Drain
age league, which will be held here
on Aug. /. The organization OF the
league, which was begun few weeks
ago, will be perfected.
St. Paul.-The state dairy and food
commission is having hard time to
lind samples of whisky that can DC
called impure under the Minnesota
law. All of sixteen samples analysed
recently were found legal.
Moorhead.-P. August El1lund. sec
rotary of the Clay County Land Com
pany, is missing and it is reported
that there is shortage in his ac-
counts, variously estimated at from
$4,000 to $1,000.
Northfield.-The city council re-
fused to grant more than five saloon
licenses for next year. John HOWE,
Jr., who applied for IL license last
year, and carried his case to the SUI
preme court, where he lost, was de-
MED a license again this year.
Preston.-The Fillmore County Old
Settlers, Soldiers and Sailors assoc
citation held it's annual reunion here.
Fine weather helped to make the day
enjoyable. Officers of the old settlers
are: President, c. II. Conkey OF