The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-07-04
THE GTONsADVANCE.

men are reliable, honest and enter
prising and such a charge as the Sib-
Icy papers make is not very becoming
to gentlemen.
Carrie Coy passed through town.
Monday on her way home, Mankato,
from Rock Rapids, where she has been
employed as trimmer in millinery.
establishment. . >s.. '%. ..s3
Mrs. Clarence Spaulding Of
Adrian was in the city Saturday on
her way home from Ord, Neb., where
she has been visiting with Clarence's
father and mother. IF :.
Mr.. Walcroft, of O'Brien county,
Iowa, was in Worthington a few days
last week. He was looking after
real estate bargains, and he certainly
came to the right locality. a .#..<<
Mrs. G. P. Shepard and daught-+
er Veda, Of Marshall, Mimi, who have
been the guests of their Worthing-
ton friends for sometime past return
ed to their home Saturday. y d.
-Chas. Babcock was called to
Jackson Friday by the sickness of
his mother. We are pleased to state.
that the good old lady is getting
along nicely at this writing.
L. Mr.. and Mrs. A. Schaefer, of
Rushmore, accompanied by Miss
Gertie and Master Teddie, drove over
Sunday and passed the day pleasant
~ with their many friends.
Marsha. Fuqua arrested swarm
of bees which were hiding in a tree
in the court house square last Mon
day. The bees, we understand. have
applied for a writ of habeas corpus.
EVANS BROS. will sell you "a
better STEEL RANGE than the St.
Louis folks now canvassing the
county at from $40 to $40 less than
they ask you for same size. 45tf
Attorney M. E.. Foley, Adrian,
called at the ADVANCE headquarters
last Saturday. Mr.. Foley was on his
way to Belle Plaine, Mimi, where he
to-day delivers Fourth of July ora
ton.
Sisters Alogsia, Scholastic and
Aquise, Of the St. Adrian schools,
passed through town Monday on
their way to Rochester to spend their
summer vacation returning to Adrian
in the fall. 49,.
Over 800 acres of Murray coun-
ty land passed into the hands of
O'Brien county, Iowa, peoples hands
last week. The majority of land
seekers are headed for Southwestern
Minnesota. - >>,..v!'
L. Nelson of Sibley, Iowa, was in
town over Sunday, the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. c. O. Peterson. They re-
turned Monday morning, taking with
them one Of the organs for which Mr..
Peterson is agent. -. . -. y.
!. Adrian, Ellsworth, Bigelow, Win
dom, Brewster, Heron Lake, Fulda,
Slayton, Pipestone and many other
towns in this part of the state will
celebrate. Worthington has just had
a three days celebration. ~
The furniture, household goods
and kitchen utensils of Mrs. H. G.
Crawford were sold at public auc-
ton at the court house square last
Saturday afternoon. A large crowd
attended the sale and fair prices pre-
dominated. ".#
The ADVANCE turned out a large
amount of advertising matter for Ray
Humiston this week. He is pushing
the Keno cigar, one of the best FIVE
cent cigars on the market. They are
manufactured by Hurlbert Bros. ex-
pressly for Ray. T., s,..a s*:s,;.s, g,
| Clara Prideaux, the efficient dep,
uty auditor, is again at her desk, af'
ter an attack Of scarlet fever lasting
over five weeks. Miss Clara is fav'
orite around the court house and he,
co-workers are pleased to have hel
with them again. S. -
John Mock was over. from St
Kilian Friday and Saturday. John
| is ''no-license" man, for prudential
reasons, perhaps, and endeavored to
point out to the county board the fol-
| ly of issuing a license to Kleve
Bros. They got the license.
10. NJ. Haislet, of Adrian, has
taken charge Of the mechanical de-