The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-12-13

John Blair is over from Adrian.
Frank Cross fell into the lake
and got wet. #
The fire boys have attached an
to the hook and ladder
truck to hold their rubber coats, 60 as
to have them handy at a fire.
Report Of the school in district
No. 50 for the second month: Mum
Der enrolled, is; average daily at
tendance, l6; cases Of hardness, none.
LIZZIE KAHN, Teacher.
The A. Q. Of H. Of this place is in
a highly aourishing condition Extra
sessions are being held in order to ac-
commodate those anxious to become
members of the order. j. j. Bing-
ham, c. L. Peterson, E. A. Trip, Gus.
Swanberg, Geo. Curtiss and John p.
Peterson have lately become mem
bers, and last night John Ireland,
Theo. Palmer and John People were
admitted. IAN eyewitness" tells us
that 1heo. wanted to s.back out" and
go through alone at some future time,
but the ritual expressly forbids this,
and he journied on with firm. DELHI
crate tread so common with "A. O. of
H. members. Theo. is able to be up
and around to-day, and to look at him
one would scarcely think he had been
so near deaths door and the other
place. For boys, young, timid and
handsome John People and John
Ireland stood the ordeal quite we'll
both are as yet confined to their
rooms. but with tender care and en-
couragement they may pull through.
Other candidates are "champing"
their bits and are anxious to learn the
mysteries of the order. l
Mr.. G. w. Carlson, representing
the Scandinavian Mutual Association
of Galesburg. ILL.,, is here and has
his headquarters at the Lake View
House. The company he represents
is one Of the best doing business in
the state. He has already written a
large number of applications for
Worthington people. Here is testi-
monial from A. e. Hedberg: Scan
dinavian Mutual Aid Association,
Galesburg, ILL.,, Gentlemen:-I take
pleasure in making the following
statement: My father, G. A. Mohl,
late resident of this county, took
out policy in your company about
eight years ago for 100000 payable
at death. He died December 5, 1898,
and /, as administrator Of his estate,
received the sum Of So, OOO.O 90 in cash
from your company in full payment
Of said policy, early in March, 1894.
I am pleased to be able to say that in
all my dealings with you in this mat
ter, you have acted with courtesy, f.
deity and promptness, and I shall
take pleasure in recommending your
company to any person interested in
life insurance Very truly yours,
" A. C. HEDBERG.
From Mondays Daily ~
Mayor Shell is home from St..
Paul.
Frank Glasgow was at St. Paul
Saturday.
Thos. Campbell of Heron Lake
was a Worthington visitor Saturday.
Bertha Lehman, who has been i'll
for the past two weeks, is improving.
v. Mr.. Langseth called this after
noon and informed us that the shoot
ing at Lake Park was more serious
than at first reported. The man
shot was butcher, and not mixed up
in the quarrel, but happened to be
in the way Of a flying bullet. The
man Williams for whom the charge
was intended escaped with but slight
injury. A report from there this
evening says the injured man is.very
low aud not expected to live.
We would like to see the saloon
business conducted, as an expert
ment, in this country as it is in
Sweden. A writer says: In Sweden
mo man can make cent" from
liquor selling. The city government
buys at wholesale liquors of guaran-
teed purity, designates the places at
whice they shall be sold and the
hours, and then puts man in charge
on a salary. The less whiskey the