The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-10-18
Mere Mention of Noted Persons.

Col. John A. Cockerill, the well-known
journalist, is said to be engaged to Miss
Millicent Puterbaugh, daughter of Il
wealthy pork packer Of Cincinnati. The
Two met during tn June season Of the
st. Louis COUGHING club, Of which Col.
Cockerill is the president, and the ac-
auaintance speedily ripeled into love.
lhe union of the couple will be solemn
lied, it is said, during the Christmas hol-
days.
Mr.. Walker, the colored lawyer, whom
Gov. Butler has NOMINATED for justice Of
the Charleston District Court, is said to
be very popular among the :(rsh- Amer
leans at Charlestown. He is a Roman
Catholic, and member Of the choir at
the church of S.. Vince mt and Paul. Mrs.
Walker is q white woman, and her
friends say very estimable one.
Joe Jefferson believes in spiritua!ism NJ.
Mgr. Capel thinks the Boston people
woul be very nice were it not for their
devotion to beans and Sullivan.
A sensible American, who has seen
Miss Chamberlain, whose beauty has
turned the heads Of the Londolers, SAYS
she would not ue regarded as particular
ly handsome in this country, W. ere
beautiful women are plenty. but in Eng
land the article is 50 scarce that it is
not strange people are up ct by her
good looks. Ten to one he is exactly
right.
The eldest son of the late Congress-
man Orth, of Indiana who was left out
in the cold by his fathers will. intends
to contest for share in the estate.
Rev. Or. Stephen H. Tying is .iisin-
clined to return to the pul pit, and will
prob bly, 20 into mercantile life.
It looks bad for Mr.. William Lewis,
the lover Of the late Rose Amber, who
was murdered near ST ratford. Conn The
are work. ny hard Cor the $5,O0O reward
Lord Otto Russell, while calling upon
Prince Bismarck short time ago,
asked him how he mana yed to ri'i him
self of that class Of unfortunate visitors
whom ne could not well refuse tn see
but whose room he found preferable to
their company. "Oh." rep.iel the
Chancellor, II have q very simple
meth, I'd Nv wife knows them pretty
we'll, and when she sees they are with
me she generally cortrives to come in
and call me away upon some pre'ext OF
another" He had scarcely finished
speaking when the Princess put heI
head in at the door and sud: Otto
Won must come and take your medicine.
You ought to have had 1t ten minutes
ago."
And now the Jersey Lily's lawye,
comes out and says that 81 9 last sum.
mer planked down 3Sl 900 fer invest
ment in New York CITY real estate all at
once. alth ,uyh Mr.. Fred " Gebh ,rd
knew nothing anout it. For a stone
mansion on Fifty-third street she gave
$4,000; for another an f yhth ave nue,
SO 1000, and Tor one on the same hiSn'
wav, further up town." 3l6,UW. She
had the deeds made in the name u
Emile Charlotte Langtry, Island Of
jersey"
Hannibal Hanlin proposes to presen
the town of Paris. NJ, his native pace
! with clock, to be placed in the towe,
Of the Baptist church.
| TIE widow of the Rev. Elkanah Walk
er is probably the sole survivor Of the
women who rohe across the plains tt
, Oregon ON horseback in the early days
She resides at Forest Grove, in tn,
state. and is still in good health. Tue
saddle on which she rode across the
plains forty-6ve years ago is still in hel
possession. Her son. C. II Walker, the
Oldest white person bora in Oregon, wa
with her IN Portland on the day # IT,
recent railroad parade.
General Crook is now living at For
Whipple, near Prescott, ARR. Hi; home
is pleasant, roo,ny house oftwo stories
surrounded by piaZzas, in lcomnandiu
fine view OF mill and valley.
y false alarm: "Oh, papa dear! I wisl
you'd com: home. I'm really afra:,
mamma mistaken drop too much
"Grac'ous heavens! child, what do 20
:nean?' 'rhat new homeopathy mel
cine. you know. I'm afraid Pve give
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