The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-06-30
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St. PAU. Work on the new caths-
dral will be started next April.
Raymond.-Fir destroyed several
business buildings in Raymond.
Sank Center.-The brev.ren Of the
gospel hall held general meeting
here. *#. ,3
Duluth.-An increase of so per cent
in the states iron ore production il
predicted. d
Minneapolis.-The state immigra-
ton bureau is preparing for ener-
getic work. IL N %,,r
Moorhead.-The state drainage
board let's contracts for 100000
worth of bitches. 49,
St. Paul.-The Minnesota retail
liquor dealers open their eleventh
annual convention.
St. Paul.-Dennis Reen, aged sixty
five, was struck and killed by Mil
waukee train at Duke street.
White Bear.-The White Bear
Yacht club and the Minnetonka Boat
club arrange a series of races.
St. Anthony Park.--H. E. johnson,
q Great Northern conductor, is found
dead beside the railway tracks.
St. Paul.-The state food depart
ment organizes detective service
to cope with the box car merchants
South St. Paul.-Robert Wright is
suffering from blood poisoning as a
result of having scratched q mos
quito bite.
MISUNDERSTANDING the latter
part of July several new rural mail
routes probably will be established
in Minnesota.
St. Paul.-There have been eigh-
teen fires in the Fifth ward within
a month that are supposed to be the
work of firebugs.
Carver.-The St. Paul postal clerks
held their annual picnic at Carver.
Twelve coaches on the Minneapolis
& St. Louis railroad brought the visi-
tors.
Fort Snelling.-Three thousand dol
lars has been appropriated by the
quartermaster general of the army
for the completion of the target
range.
Eveleth.-The public schools closed
with appropriate exercises. Miss
Emily Scott, Edmond Berg and Earl
Ellsworth were presented with high
school diplomas.
South St. Paul-The school board
may he the defendant in suit as
the result of it's decision a. week ago
to withdraw the $4,000 bond issue
from the market.
Montrose.-W. E. Redmond's house
was struck by lightning which went
down the chimney, setting the house
on fire and shocking Mrs. Redmond
so that she tainted.
Frazee.-The village of Altoona is
rejoicing over the organization of the
Farmers State bank of Altoona by
L. w. Oberhauser of Frazee, who is
to be the president.
Red Wing.-The Minnesota State
Pentecostal association of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church holds it's an
nual camp meeting on the old camp
grounds at Red Rock. 49,. d,
Elk River.-C. D. Crawford, the
condemned ,murderer now awaiting
death in the county Jail, is to be
taken to his execution place on a
special train over the Northern Pa
cific.
Mankato.-The council of Maple
ton has turned down a proposition
made by Andrew Carnegie to give the
village $4,000 library in case it
would agree to raise $500 annually
to support it.
Bemidii.-Mrs. Jennie Wonzor OF
Bemidji, the colored woman who re-
Gently was advised that a fortune
of $4,000 awaited her at Indian
apolis, Ind, has retired from the
working world.
Perham.-The Northern Pacific
Erewing company, which was estab-
lished by Peter SCHNEIDER thirty
years ago, will hereafter be con-
Quoted by a stock company, with q
capital of 100000.
White Earth.-Eke first murder
during the Indian celebration here,
as the result of whisky, occurred
when Joe Jordan shot Wise Alive
quay, of Red Land, in the right tenn
pie with a revolver. Jordan was ar
rested and is in the agency Jail. La
mentation in the Red Lake camp
was loud and pitiful.
,'Minneapelis.-State census officials
who are watching the returns as
they are received from the several
cities and villages estimate that Min
nesota's population will be between
1850, 900 and 100000, an increase of
over 100000 from 1000. These Off
Gals were hopeful at the beginning
Of the census taking that the popu-
lation would be between 100000 and
2, OOO, 900, but they now believe that
it will fall short OF. these figures.
St. Paul.-Deputy Game Warden
George Faber is making an unusually
large number of seizures of fish at
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