The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-11-22
Mrs. D. w. Chute is expected
home next week. a

bout twenty five couples atten-
ded the dancing party last evening
Mr.. Plots is still sojourning in
the West. He is expected home next
week. a
d. w. Chute has just received
another lot Of apples from his farm
in Illinois. &.
Mike Holleran q Ellsworth was
here this week, Mike was a memberof
the canvassing board.
M. E. Foley was over from
Adrian yesterday and attended the
dancing party in the evening.
Mr.. Chute has. put pink ledge
Kasota stone steps in front of his
residence. adding much to the beauty
of the place.
The supper and entertainment at
the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. j.
Smallwood, last evening, was attend
ed and enjoyed by2a large number.
Cal Moon of Heron Lake has
moved into the rooms over the No
bles County Bank. Cal says Worth
ington is now his home, forever and
that's a long time. ;. :,".sy
Geo. A. Smith and wife left yes
terday morning for New York City,
where they will visit during the holi-
days. They will return to Worth
ington about Jan. list
The ladies of the M. E. church
gave social and supper. at 4. 0. ..
w. hall last evening; the attendance
was large and a good time enjoyed
by all. The proceeds amounted to
$1,000. -
The Southwest MINI. Editorial
Association will meet at Worthington
early next month. The boys will be
right royalty entertained here; our
people never do things in niggardly
manner. & ~ IS 90. HHt r
B. B. Van Steenberg, president of
the First National Bank at Spirit
Lake, and highly respected citizen,
died Nov. IL. He was half brother
of Perre Lorrilard, the great tobacco
king. u 4..l =. ao
-Fulda Republican says: The
WoRTH1NaToN ADVANCE presents the
name of Hon. Dan Shell for speaker
Of the next House. Nothing would
give us more pleasure than to see
him honored with that position, and
If he wants it he will stand good
show to get it. 1,
Col. Fred Mason, the mind read
81, entertained the Wideawakes for a
few minutes last evening. We under
stand he will give an entertainment
at Sheldon soon. Fred's mind read
ing qualities are valuable to him in
business he knows just what the
farmer will take for his hay, and how
much his customers will give.
The WoRrH1NaToN DAILY ADVANCE
of Monday gave an account Of fire
at that place that evening where a
lamp fell and set fire to Blair & Co.'S.
shoe store and did several thousand
dollars damage. The fire depart
ment got out and had the flames un-
der control in Is minutes, thus saving
further damage save that done to this
building.-Fulda Republican. That's
the way our fire boys do things.
Our boys are up to date. "
The Fulda Republican, which for
some time has been libeling Wilson
Borst, gets down on its marrow bones
and says: I'm the matter of your no.
tice demanding retraction and OF suit
for libel relative to an article publish
ed in the Murray County Republican
of Nov. 2, 1894, under the heading,
"Justice Blinded Her Eyes, I have
to say, rpor the advice of my attor-
ney, that not a word or sentence Of
that article was written or published
with malicious intent. directly or in
directly, in the least, and if there is
anything therein untrue, libelous, de-
famatory or casting reflections upon
you or anybody else it is without and
beyond my knowledge and inten-
tons"
M. T. Preston, of the land firm
of FeIts & Preston. of Gowrie, Iowa,
called this morning in company with
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