The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-01-03

ADVANCE With q New Year present. N
Supt. John Ireland called yester-
day and gave US good financial lift.
Dick Torrance left yesterday for
Minneapolis, where he will attend
school.
Mrs. Perry is visiting her brother
at Edgerton, and will be absent sew
eral days.
E. ii. Guilbert Of Minneapolis
was here Tuesday on his way home
from Adrian.
Hedberg & Clausen have taken
possession Of their fine Office rooms
over Babcock's new drug store.
Insure your life, houses, furni-
ture, stock, etc. with Hedberg 4 Clau-
sen in new Cowan building. 2ltf)
Mrs. Tory left yesterday for her
home in Minneapolis, after a pleas
ant visit with her daughter, Mrs. Ray
Humiston.
u. S. Firth left Wednesday for
Wadena county on business. He will
also stop at st. Paul and nianeapolis
4 few days.
To be-Speaker Dan Shell left
yesterday for 81. Paul. His family
will spend the winter with him in
the city. They will join him the last
of the week.
Those who pay one year in adj
vance get this paper, the Inter Ocean
and North Western Agriculturalist for
only $50. That's big lot of read
ing matter for a little money. This
offer will hold good during January.
(2Otf)
During the month of December
Clerk of Courts Stevens issued per-
mits to wed to: Harry Sanders-Anna
Egan; S. E. Peterson Eta Doud;
j. G.. Mitchell-M Mary Atkins; Otto
Libeck -Hulda Turning; G. L. Olson
Hilda Johnson: Theo. Hanson-Anna
HaugaL; Bern Endgen-Lizzie Haling;
Alonzo Smally Emma Baldwin;
Alonzo Honnef- Mary Halfman; ia
cob Greber- Matte Jantzi.
Adrian Guardian: Treasurer E.
lect j. P. Peterson was in the city a
while yesterday. returning to Worth
ington on the night accommodation.
"A. G. Hedberg and family, and
two lady friends from Illinois, came
over from Worthington Monday after
noon to spend Christmas with Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Mohl !. Rev. Lumm
and J. H. James are up from Rush
more today, to negotiate with our
council with a view Of punching the
old Adrian street lamps for use in
their town.
Two hundred people gathered at
the foot ball grounds opposite the
Catholic church Tuesday afternoon
to witness the game Of foot ball an
nounced for that time. Some of the
players backed out at the last mo-
ment, and SO the game between the
firemen and the other team selected
at large from the town, was postpon-
ed. Sides were chose and, consider
ing the small number that took part,
a very interesting game was played.
The side led by Will Madison were:
Will Madison, Walter Wyckoff, Har-
~ Day, Henry Twitchell. Dick Hurl-
bert, Loren Town and Arthur Rose.
Those led by z. R. Cheney were 2. r.
Cheney, Levi Convey, Russell Moberly,
Steve Naylor, DR.. Gould, Will Post
and We're Huelbert. The latter team
won by a score Of 8 to 0. Outside
the usual, "slight injuries" no one
was badly hurt. We understand ar
rangements are being made for an
other game soon.
One Of the largest and most en-
joyable cinch parties ever given in
Worthington was the one by Mr..
and Mrs. G. III. Babcock last Monday
evening. The company gathered at
the handsome new store room which
Mr.. Babcock will soon occupy with
his stock of drugs. Fifteen tables
were filed, and the contest that fol
lowed was spirited and merry. The
gentleman head prize was won by
John Rosenberg, having been sue
cessful in casting off a tie with JAS.
Naming. Mrs. Will Humiston won
2st ladies prize. Martha Plots and
Mrs. Hobson had an equal number