The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-03-01
NEWS IN MINNESOTA
EVENTS OF A~WEEk THROUGH.
OUT THE STATE.

Has UdS6CO IA0 1,VVV AAoA n
William H. Dodge, prominent lun,.
Der dealer at Rochester, is dead of old
sge.
The municipal gas plant at Renville
has been destroyed by fire. The loss
will exceed $4,000.
Warren G. Stearns, twenty-three
years old, a member of the Junior
class at Manchester college, is dead at
St. Paul from ptomaine poisoning.
John Wilson, convicted for the
fourth time for robbery in Minneap-
oils, has been sentenced to serve thir-
ty-five years in the state penitentiary.
George Peterson, ffty-four years old,
living about four miles from Chisholm,
is dead of hydrophobia. He was bit
ten in the face some time ago by pet
dog.
The annual meeting Of the Mime
sofa grand lodge of the Ancient Order
of United Workmen was held in Min
neapolis last week with upwards OF
500 delegates in attendance.
Washington county has sent eight
persons to the hospital for the insane
at Rochester within month and three
Of them were men confined in the
county jail on alleged offenses.
Mrs. Margaret Lotus of Winona
has been committed to the asylum for
the insane at Rochester because OF a
mental condition brought about by
loss of sleep following the extraction
of some teeth.
Matthew G.. Norton, millionaire
lumberman, has announced gift to
the Winona General Hospital associa-
ton of $4,000 in New York city
bonds running for fifty years and
bearing per cent interest.
Charles F. Swanander, nineteen
years of age, employed as helper at
the Northern Pacific roundhouse at
Gladstone, had his life squeezed out
by being caught between an engine
and the wall of the roundhouse.
Wooden manufacture, new indus
try in the Northwest, is to be intro
duced in Minneapolis with the erec-
ton of plant by the American Ker-
sey company. The plant will have
capacity Of 100000 yards a year.
The Bemidji Electric Light and
Power company has let a contract for
the machinery to develop the water
power in the Mississippi river eight
miles east of that city, which will OPP
crate manufacturing plants In Bemidji.
At the city election at Moorhead
865 votes were cast. The race for
mayor was very one sided, f. Wheeler,
the business mems candidate, receiv-
ing $50 votes and A. J. Rustad, the
open policy candidate. receiving 252
votes.
Chris Hansen, who was struck on
the head by highwaymen while he
was walking through the Milwaukee
railroad yards at Minneapolis several
nights ago, is in critical condition IN
the city hospital and probably will not
recover.
After an exceptionally hot cam
paign Mayor A. A. Carter OF Bemid]l
was defeated for reelection by John
Pogue, head CT the Reform" party.
The vote for mayer stood $50 to 22S,
ratio which was closely followed
throughout the ticket; !,
Clyde King, who recently was COM
victed at Minneapolis of having CON-
mitted murder in the second degree in.
the killing of his brcther-in law, Elias
Jobes, at Osseo, on Christmas eves-
has been sentenced to Imprisonment
in the state prison for life.
A. w. Layman of Duluth, special
agent for the general land office at
Washington, has made seizure Of
quantity of logs on the Mississippi
river about twelve miles southwest
Of Bemidii. The logs had been cut
from stand Of Norway and white
pine on q fraudulent homestead near
Bootleg lake.
Mayor Haynes has attached his sig
nature to the ordinance requiring the
Minneapolis Street Railway company
to furnish six street car rides for
quarter. In returning the signed Or
dinance to the council Mayor Haynes
accompanied it with special message
recommending further action along
the same line.
Rev. Edwin M. Moore is dead of old
age at the heme of his daughter, Mrs.
DR.. Gaugh Of Granada. He was nearly
ninety years old. He was a Presby.
terrain minister until 1891, when he
retired on account Of his health He
had held charges in the states Of New
York, Ohio and Missouri and was pas.
tor Of the Third Presbyterian church
It Chicago.
D. L. Wellman, an old and widely
known pioneer, is dead at his home in
he town of Hobart, Otter Tail county.
Mr.. Wellman was a prominent mem.
,er of the g: A. r. and served Is cap
ain Of Company /. Fourth Minnesota,
Turing the Civil war. He was fire.
luent contributor to the columns of
Twin City papers and his articles on
rops we're widely read.
After hearing many witnesses Judge
Kingsley at. Albert Lea ordered the
roposed judicial ditch No. 1 for Free j;