The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-05-23

Paul Park Friday IN response 10
telegram announcing the. sickness OF
her brother. Mr.. Forbes expects to
Join her in the near future.
y V Chas. Huston, Peter Levitt and
Fred White, Of Sioux City, passe d
the Sabbath at Round Lake. The
weather was tri1e chilly at the res,
ort but they reported a nice time.
II I The local sports INDUCED in an
interesting game of ball Sunday
There is plenty Of base ball talent in
Worthington, and the game to-mor-
row promises to be an exciting one.
Howard Durfee, the popular
night man at the Union depot, went
to St. Paul Sunday morning to visit
few days. Howard has earned his
vacation and the ADVANCE hopes he
will enjoy it.
George and Charles Times and
Howard Childs, Of Adrian, passed
through town Monday on stheir, way
home from Round Lake, where they
were trying to induce the little fish
to come out into the cold. :=.> >.'.' -
The Old Man Of the Guardian
was over Monday. Sans frequent
visits to this city are beginning to be
looked upon with certain amount of
suspicion by some Of the older heads
who have been through, the mill.
IF. j. Porter and wife, Of Adrian,
were in the city Friday on their way
home from California where they
have been visiting during the past
winter. Mrs. Porter's health was
improved by the trip.
-Four prairie schooners from
Spirit Lake passed through Worth
ington Monday headed for Montana.
We wish the party a safe voyage, but
cannot say we admire the party's
good judgment.
"A soldier of the legion lay dying
in Algiers; a comrade stopped beside
him with platter full of beers. He
reached out quickly for them, and
swallowed eight or nine, and then lit
out for Bingen, fair Bingen on the
hine.-Judge.
j. H. Cunningham was down
from Graham Lake Tuesday. Mr..
G. says small grain through his Sec
ton is looking fine. Recent frosts
have retarded its growth some, still it
is looking much better than last year
at this time. n :, 4. .,.e ~, : :.
Sheriff Thorn was out over the
county Monday, visiting Ellsworth,
Rushmore and other points. He
says he never saw grain looking bet
ter. than at the present time: Corn
looks little yellow on account of
recent frosts but is now coming along
nicely.
John M. Grace, of St. Paul, a son
of Thomas Grace who owns consider
able land in the west part of the
county, was in the city Friday Mr..
Grace is an employee of the custom
house, and came to Worthington to
look after the transferring of a car
load of silver ore. The ore was be-
ing shipped from Canada to Omaha,
and it's valuation was estimated at
$4,000.
"A. L. Pease, w. F. Baeewod and
Julian Kuhn, of Atkinson, Kansas,
arrived in the city Friday on their
annual fishing excursion. They went
from here to Spirit Lake. Another
crowd of anglers from Atchison, con-
sisting of J. W. Waggener, Elmer
Hyde, Tip Young and John Comp
ton, were in the city the same day en-
route to Spirit Lake.
/ Once more our beautiful little
city is selected by a newly married
couple as fit place in which to spend
their honeymoon. A. C. Westerfeld
and wife, of Harris, Iowa, made Wor-
Ellington the terminus of their we'd
ding tour, and were guests at the
Worthington Friday and Saturday.
They were accompanied by j. NJ.
Chesshin and lady, of Primghar, la.
II A telephone line is about to be
put in operation connection Winnie
bago, Wells, and up to Fairmont.
Our citizens should put their should
er to the wheel and have it extended
to jackson. IF they do this, Wor-
Ellington, Heron Lake and Window
would be only too glad to do their