The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-09-30
PERSONALS

PERSONALS
Sheriff Miller has returned from q
soldiers reunion in Ohio.
John Dean was up from Missouri
Valley and Sundayed with friends.
N. V. Mcdowell has returned from
soldiers reunion in Illinois.
g. n. Poundstone is up from Arkan.
SaS on a visit.
Miss Annie and Miss Lille Glass
left on Monday to attend the Mime.
apolis Exposition.
Smith are out from Michigan making
brief visit.
l.. B. Moberly, of Fairmont, Neb., is
visiting his son, r. W. M0berly.
Chas. Freeman is visiting his friend,
s. S. Hewitt.
Rev. e. G. Dayton, Of Cincinnati, is
visiting his brother, Banker Dayton.
Mr.. D. preached 1T the Presbyterian
church on Sunday.
Mr.. Chadwick, of New York state,
has been visiting his daughter, Mrs.
Geo. d. Dayton.
Mrs. Scl,aefer, Mrs. DR.. Wemple and
Miss Grace Wemple, Of Rushmore, en-.
tertalnpd some of our citizens with a
delightful serenade last Friday even
ing.-I.uverne Herald.
Martin Whitney, Of Caledonia, Mich.
has been visiting his brother, G. g.
Whitney. Mr.. W. was here some years
ago and is surprised at the growth, es-
pecially of our forests.
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EDITOR ADVANCE: Mr.. Newkirk,
who is a candidate for Register of
Deeds, is a veteran soldier. He enlist
ed as private in April. 1861, at the
first call for troops; served years and
was in II BATTLES besides numerous
skirmishes. He was Il member of Han
cocks old original fighting brigade.
At the battle of RappahannOck station
he lost the index finger OF his left hand,
and at the battle of the Wilderness,
Va, he was wounded in forehead,
fracturing the skull, from which frag-
ments were removed leaving an open.
ing covered only by skin as large as
rs cent piece.
This wound disables him from labor
in the hot sun and compels him to
seek indoor employment. He is an old
resident of Mobiles courtyard suffered
with others the devastation of the
grasShOppers, and is therefore not
abundantly supplied with filthy lucre.
He served acceptably for one year as
assistant postmaster under DR.. Barber
and is thoroughly qualified for the pos
iti0n. NEIGHBOR.
BASEBALL TOURNAMENT:
The baseball tournament came off at
the fair as advertised. The Brewster
and Ellsworth clubs entered besides
the Okabenas, of Worthington. The
first game was played between the
Okakenas and Brewster. Okabenas
went to bat and knocked out runs in
the first inning. TO offset this Brew
ster made runs, and only made in
the remaining four innings, while the
Okabenas continued to pound the ball,
us will be seen by the score:
4kabenas. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 3-23
Brewster. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3 D o "a
In order to play both games only five
innings were played.
TIE sLUGGING
Was done in the game with Ellsworth.
The latter went to bat and by their
bold base running and errors of the
Okabenas scored 2 runs. To offset this
Worthington made runs. The Els
wOrths then went to bat and made one
run. Then the Okabenas piled up Is
runs in their half of the second, the
boys running around the bases like q
flock OF sheep. Ellsworth then went
to bat and were whitewashed, and the
game was called, Ellsworth saying
they had enough of it. Score:
Gi% .'....'''.'..'...'.......... -
FOUL TIPS.
Hecox is little, but oh!
Bowser, the great three base hitter.
The *'chump'' was the pet of the
crowd.
Kent Smith broke his record by ma
king a three base hit.
Don Rogers made the lightning
throw of the game.
Ellsworth lost her grip couldn't
stand up before the Obabena sluggers.
Okabenas have played and won FIVE
games, with a total of III runs against
their opponents "a.