The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-05-27
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We announced week before last that
Mr.. Taisey, Grand Master Of the An
Gent Order of United Workmen, was
in town with view to instituting 4
Lodge at Worthington.. His success
was better than anticipated, for on Fri
day night last lodge was organized
with about 80 charter members and the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
Past Master-A. Forbes.
Master Workman-R. r. Miller.
Foreman-Geo.W w. Wilson.
Overseer-W. A. Peterson.
Guide-Joseph Lowe.
Recorder-R. B. Plots.
Financier-Frank Lewis.
Receiver-H. II. Anderson.
Inside Watclmen-C. T. Shattuck.
Outside Watchman-A.S S. Husselton.
Trustees-J. S. McManus, Alex. NOR.
Dr.. J. Craft.
This order is comparatively OF recent
origin and some information concern
ing its condition and objects may there
fore be new and interesting to our read
CTS. The order now embraces about So
600 members in the United States. The
principal feature is insurance, but it is
also beneficiary order similar to the
Odd Fellows. A life insurance poll
cy for $4,000 is issued to each member.
When member dies an assessment is
made upon each member in the State
sufficient to raise the $1,000 which is
promptly paid to the widow or person
named in the policy. With the number
of members at present in the State of
Minnesota we learn that the assessment
in case of death will be about IS cents
to each member. 1t is said to afford
the cheapest and most reliable insur-
rance known.
The other benefits are mutual help in
case of sickness OF distress, mutual pro-
lection, social enjoyment and intellect
ual Improvement. The stronger lodges
have libraries and in some Of the towns
the entertainments, pic-nics, etc., given
under the auspices Of the Order are the
most attractive social features Of the
town.
Il NEW SHERIFF.:
Dan Rohrer, who has become the bit
ter and implacable enemy of Sheriff
Miller for no other reason than that
Miller had the temerity to beat Roll
rer's own beloved, particular Sheriff.
Town, must have been happy last Sun
day morning. He had Il new sheriff
in possession. This is the way it was:
Frank Wells, village marshall was
sent out to arrest Il man for stealing
some harness from Tom Parsons. The
warrant. we learn, was made out to
'any sheriff or constable of Mobiles
county" and Wells isn't either. They
had arranged, in case they got their
man, to put Him in the village cell, an
other unauthorized proceeding, we
learn. Well. the man WAS brought in
late Saturday night. Night watch Nc
Millen was called into service to get in
to the village cell, but 1t was found that
there was no bedding there. by some
hocus pocus 4 key to the Jail was pro-
cured and the prisoner was put III the
county Jail. Marshall Wells locked the
prisoner in the cage, put the big key in
his pocket, removed lot of Sheriff Mil
ler's papers and other articles into the
sheriff office outside and in the morn
ing brought breakfast to the prisoner.
All this was done without the knowl-
edge Of Sheriff Miller.
This is almost us bad us Dan Rohrer's
signing Sheriff Miller's name to papers
and publishing them in the journal
without the Sileriff's knowledge.
PERSONALS.
A. r. Sanger has gone to Rapidan,
Blue Earth county, for the summer.
Geo. L. HALLS, of Grand Prairie, was
in town On Monday and dropped in to
leave a greenback with the ADVANCE.
lie reports about every acre seeded in
Grand Prairie and the crop prospect
good.
On Monday Messrs. Snule and Duffy,
Of WOrth!ngton. came over to look af
ter the ''crops'' and Representative
Dmnell's Interests in Murray county,
-Currie Pioneer.
johnny Vosburgh, son of G. II. Vos-
burgh, Of Lorain, was promoted a few
days ago to freight conductor on our
road. On Monday last he pulled out of
Wortlington with ffty-two freight
cars, the longest train ever drawn out
from this place by one engine.
Clayton IIumiston left Minneapolis
on the 23d for Miles City, Montana.
Attorney Nelson, of Adrian, has been
in town for Il day or two attending the
trial.
w. II. Bigelow, the boss carpenter
who superintends the carpenter work
on the Roche buildings. dropped in the
other day and left a good impression
and i greenback OIL subscription.
Mrs. Charley Wilson is down from st.
Paul to attend the wedding.
Mr. Marston, of Goodhue, is in town
looking to his lard interests.
Read the letter of Sheriff Miller in
another column. If Mr.. Miller does
not find out before his term of office eX-
pires that Rohrer and his gang are
meaner than the AvDANCE ever claim.
ed, and that we Lave not been half Sc
we're enough upon them, then we will
buy him Il new beaver hat.
IIacouco wa criticizad MoSSrs FThOmn.