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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-02-28
Special School Notice.

Children now six years old, or who
will become six during this school
year, will be admitted to the first
grade room if enrolled between Mch.
4 and Is. A new class for beginners
will be formed. but all who enter this
class must be in school by March Is.
By authority of the Board of Educa-
ton. H. NJ. PALM, Sec.
Worthington, Mimi, Feb. %, 1895.
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OF SERIOUS NATURE.

Spain Receives Disquieting Advices from
5 the Island of Cuba.
MADRID, Feb: 2S.-It is reported here
that the disturbances in Cuba are of a
serious nature. The Spanish govern
ment, however, denies that it received
information that the "a persons arrested
in Cuba have been summary sentenced.
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RUSHMORE.

School Entertainment---At the
Lyceum.
The stone for the new bank is now
on the ground.
Donald Petit drove over to Adrian
Tuesday morning.
w. NJ. Hurlbert, the Wotthington
cigar man, was in town Friday.
j. Storen, wife and baby spent the
Sabbath at Brewster, returning Tues
day.
Quite few of our young people
went over to the theatre Monday ev-
ening.
A. Schaefer, wife and Teddie went
down to Worthington Washington's
birthday.
Mr.. Willard will take charge Of the
Rushmore Gazette during Mr.. Car
rells absence.
Mr.. Bronx is laying the foundation
for his store on the corner of Thomp-
son ave. and first street.
The school entertainment given by
Misses Bedford and Booth with their
pupils was one of the best of the kind
ever given at this place. Great credit
is due to all both large and small. It
is the wish of the people that it will
be repeated at an early date.
At the lyceum on Tuesday night Of
this week pleasant entertainment, a
sort of a sociable, as it were, church,
political and concert combination
was held. The question discussed
was, "What is the greatest event that
has occurred in the past fifty years.
Messrs. Lumm and Dryden each de-
livered sermon. Mr.. Schaefer orat-
ed on the Carlisle bond issue and
Englshscorn laws. It would have
been well if some of our anti-admin-
istrationists had heard Mr.. Schaefer's
argument: S. B. Bedford made a
few remarks. T. H. Prideaux sang a
song. Everybody shook hands all
around and then adjourned to meet
Tuesday night. .T%:
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Entertain Farm Editors.

ST.. PAUL, Feb. 28.-The directors Of
the Commercial club have arranged to
corporate with the State Agricultural
society in receiving and providing for
the entertainment Of delegates to great
convention of proprietors and editors Of
agricultural and horticultural papers Of
the United States on Tuesday and
"Wednesday, Sept. IL aud II, III St. Pa.ll
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Cedar Posts.

The Tuthill Lumber Co. has a
la rye stock of all kinds of cedar posts;
also white oak lumber. We can save
you money on building material OF
all kinds. c.. H. S1BLEY, Manager.
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Exiles Begin Suits.

. VANCOUVER, B. c., Feb. 2S.-In the
supreme court, suit against the Cana
dian Australian Steamship company,
has begun by the Hawaiian exiles, Null
Ter, Cranstoun and Johnston. Leave
to issue writs against Captain Bird,
commanding the steamer Wartime, has
been granted.
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LEFT OUT OF ! T.HEBILL
Financial Amendments to the
Sundry Civil Bill With
;$.E drawn.
G0RMAN CHAMPl0NED THEM
But the Points of Order Came
Too. Fast to With /
stand. 81.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-It has been
arranged that the certificate amendment
in the sundry civil bill shall be with
drawn. Senator Teller will follow Sen
ator Hill and will make point of order
against the amendment, whereupon, it
is understood, it's friends will with
draw it. ~. -
Withdrew the Amendment.
At 1858 MI. German rose in the SEN
ate and withdrew his 800, 100000 GER
tificate amendment to the sundry civil
bill. ,-,s . vs., '%-.,*
The Mills amendment, declaring that
no more bonds should be issued, was de-
clared out of order, without a vote.
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Dropped Dead at q Funeral

DETROIT, Mich, Feb. 2S.-Adjutant
General Eaton of the governors state
military staff dropped dead from heart
disease, while attending the funeral of
Greene Pack Qate president Of the De-
troit railway company in company
with Governor Rich and several state
officers
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Was Gracious to Ii.

LONDON, Feb. pa dispatch to The
Times from Peking says Ii Hung Chang
has been received three times in au-
dience by, the. emperor of China, who
treated him graciously. It is stated
that the viceroy has accepted the mis-
sion to Japan in order to treat for peace
with that country.
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Kent Vicious DOGS.

ST.. PAUL, Feb. 28.-Marie L. Car
tingy has begun all action against Hiram
and Lydia Cobb to recover $1,000 dam
ages for being bitten by a couple of dogs
owned by the defendants. Marie
claims that she was walking along the
street I'M front of the Cobb residence
when she was set upon by the dogs, who
jumped upon her, knocked her down
of similar nature for $1,000 has been
filed by Lewis Bevan.
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San Francisco's Pest House.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 28.-George 7.
Gaden, the mayors agent has been in
vestigating the pest house in San Fran
cisco and says, the institution is filthy
beyond description. ani. the inmates
left i'll squ:s.,"' aud wl.:uhcdnass.
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Resume Work on the Hennepin.

PRINCETON, Ills, Feb. 2S.-As re-
suit Of the thaw woii will be resumed
at once on the eastern end of the Hen
nepin canal, thus giving employment to
nearly 1900 men. Work on the lock
excavations and foundations will be re-
sumed next week, and it is expected
that the first six locks will be completed
earlv in Julv.
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Cherokee Bill Guilty.

FORT SMITH, Ark, Feb. 27.-In the
United States court here the jury re-.
turned a verdict against the outlaw,
Cherokee Bill" of guilty of murder
He received the verdict with CON,
temptuOus laugh.
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Fairbanks, Morse Men Out.

.I-.17----- TH1TU6uKS, 1HO1so 1HcH O"0' -
BELoIT, Wis, Feb. 28.--The strike at
Fairbanks, Morse &5Co. g works against
a reduction of wages, which began in
the foundry, has extended to the entire
shop, and now includes 800 men. They
have asked the company to arbitrate.
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Hall Marnates Meet.

New YORK, Feb. 2S.-The annual
meeting of the various baseball clubs
making up the National league is in
session at the Fifth Avenue hotel.
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STATE LEGISLATURE.
31WENTY.NINTH BIENNIAL SESSION
Wednesday, Fob. 20.

t@ls Wednesday, F00. W.
SENATE,-Many senators were away
on committee junkets, so there was ''a' barely
. quorum. ,,.
/, The bill abolishing days Of grace was
killed in committee of the whole. Y The
bill amending factory laws was recon-
mended to pass. The senate Adjourned u'El.
for the day at $780, !. 4:
HOUSE, Senate File 81, limiting pun
ishment for grand larceny to ~ years m
prisonment created lively discussion,
when an attempt was made to pass y
under suspension. 1t was lost. On assem-,
bling after the recess the house resolved
itself into committee of the whole ana
went to work on general orders. A ngnt
was at once begun to amend or Kill II. =.
81, substitute for H. F. So, relating 70
chattel mortgages. A number OF amend
ments were offered and discussed, and the
bill was finally recommended for indefinite
pOstpOnement. - "a
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SENATE.-On motion Of Senator
Young. S. F. 272 was taken from general
orders and given its final passage. It is
the usual seed grain loan bill to aid farm
ers whose crops were destroyed by hail or
storms in 1894. -
When the senate reached general orders
and went into committee of the whole,
Senator Schaller was invited to preside.
The bill establishing normal school at
Duluth met with serious opposition. It
calls for no appropriation at the present
time. Stevens Of St. Panl and Yale of
Winona supported the bill and it was
finally recommended to pass.
HOUSE.-The session of the house was
brief and unimportant, very little business
being transacted. The following preamble
and resolution was introduced bY Mr.
Douglass and adopted:
Information having been furnished by
reliable parties tending to show that the
state has been deprived of upwards of 300
acres of extremely valuable land, the
property of the state and divers state in
situations, without in one instance having
first received the full consideration con-
tracted to be given and as to part of said
lands. without any consideration what
ever, and ~ ~
Whereas, It is believed that the state
has thereby lost said land through the
fraudulent acts of officers of the state or
their employees, and that the same may be
reclaimed; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the special committee
heretofore appointed by the speaker, of
which Mr.. Feig is chairman, be author
lied to make investigation thereof; to send
for persons and papers; administer oaths
to witnesses in the course of the investiga-
ton, and report the result of the investi-
cations to the house, and, in their discre-
ton, to the attorney general with recon-
mendatiSns.
A memorial to congress was passed
asking that the Olney arbitration bill, or
some other equally good arbitration bill,
be made law The vote was 7S to 3.
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Thursday, Feb. FL.


SENATE-In committee OF the whole
s. F. 2S1, Senator Cronkite's measure pro-
viding that native stone should be used on
public buildings, caused considerable dis
cussion, during which the regents OF the
university came in for a little criticism.
The senators evidently thought the bill .
good one, as it was finally unanimously
recommended for passage. S. +. a3. to
provide for the punishment of persons In
juring or destroying dams, met no oppo-
sition and was recommended to pass.
Eight bills were passed and large num-
Der of committee reports received. Ad-
journed till Saturday.
HOUSE-Speaker Van SAINT named the
house committee of Is which is to act with
the senate committee in the visit to the
new capitol commission. The committee,
by congressional districts, is made up as
follows: Feig and McGrath, Seventh dis
trict; Downs and Zier, Fifth; Barta, Parker
and Gerlach, Fourth; Swanson, Jones, j.
n, and Jones, j. D., Sixth; Scotield and
Damp, Third; Jacobson, Second, and Lit
tleton and Post, First. :.
The Littleton baking powder bill was
defeated, as were also SIMPSONS local
option bill and the resolution to SO amend
the constitution as to allow the building
of state elevator at Duluth. "A bill to
appropriate 500, 900 for Red river drainage
canals was recommended to pass without
word of protest. Adjourned to Monday.
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SATURDAY., Feb. 20.

SENATE-During the morning session
several bills of general interest were intro
duced Three of them related to the re-
duction of salaries of city and county Of
flciads. Senator Culkin introduced a bill
to cut railroad rates for 60-mile or less
hauls IS per cent. The rapid progress of
the mining country in the Lake of the
Woods region was touched upon in a pc
tition presented by Senator Cronkhite.
The senate judiciary committee reported
three salary bills for. county and city Of
fcials in cities having over 100 900 popula-
ton. The bills were ordered printed and
referred to the delegations from Hennepin
and Ramsey counties. The common coun-
Gil of such cities are given authority to
regulate salaries, but not to allow any
larger salaries than are paid at present.
They may reduce all salaries except those
of mayor and controller for the terms for
which they are elected. ...s
Only one bill upon the calendar caused
any debate. 1t was Senator McHale's bill
to appropriate 500 for the relief Of Peter
Barbeau for extra services rendered as a
blacksmith during the Indian war Of
1862 g. Senator McHale explained the bill.
Barbeau worked days and nights shoeing
horses and fixing wagons for period of
three months, and as he was in the army he
could make no claim except the claim of
soldier for extra duty pay. The bill
finally passed with only a few dissenting
votes.
HOUSE.-Not in session.
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Monday. Feb. Is.


SENATE.-Senator Stevens presided
over the sitting of the senate in the alb
sence of Lieutenant Governor Day. There
were IA new bills introduced and referred
to appropriate committees.
The report of the committee on capitol
plans was handed in. 1t recommends
allowing the capitol commission ampler
powers in selecting design.
HOUSE-An even half dozen bills were
passed. Three of these were bills by Sem
ator Wyman and one by Senator Greer,
the latter providing 5000 appropriation
for the improvement of the national guard
camping ground at Lake City, One of
Senator Wyman's bills was to authorize
boards of trustees for Young Mems Chris
tian associations, and another to provide
for the payment of wolf bounties. When
the house reached Zier's bill to amend the
banking laws, it was found that there
were not two-thirds of the members pres
emit and an adjournment was taken.
Eleven bills were considered in commit
tee Of the whole.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-05
Mount Hope.

MOUNT HOPE, Sept. Fall plow-
ing progresses slowly. The ground IL
too dry to do good work.
We were laid on the shelf last week
from m0nkeying with the sickel in the
moving machines. Our right hand is
still in the sling but we will try and
give the news left handed.
Albert Wallin drove to Sioux City
last week with Undertaken Johnson OF
Akron. He took the remains Of Miss
Emma Cato there for burial.
A baby boy arrived at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. L. f. Oak Friday morn
ing. All doing we'll.
Miss Emma Cato, aged y years, OF
Sioux City, died while visiting here at
the home of Mrs. Nelson at Big Springs.
The remains were taken to Sioux City
for interrment.
John Bowen got n of his fingers In
received quite q bad cut.
Miss Hannah Nelson OF Alsberg is
visiting at the Sellberg home.
Pastor Sjolinder attended the dist
riot conference at Valley Springs last
week and visited friends at Canton on
the return trip.
II got pretty cold Friday and Sat
urday night for tender plants but we
are happy to say no frost appeared up
this way.
A quiet wedding took place at Peter
HalversOn's an the 2lst. His daughter
Hannah and Mr.. August LampOp oil
Iowa were the contracting parties.
The newly welded couple have rented
q farm near Chatsworth, Iowa, and
have gone to housekeeping.
From latest reports 1t don't appear
to us that Ex-Treas. Taylor 10 as
anxious to take his medicine rs he
appeared to be when he frat returned.
II he was III penitent as he claimed to be
he should have accepted his five years
like q man and gone to work making
shoes or pounding stone.
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UG NEWS
1npostnot Nappoals0s - gvonts tsm tio Va
rSous Toune % tlo Couaty
oothoroa ~ To Cosrlsr's Abs Corps Of Cor
respondents.

Carter Of Elk Point were In Alcester
Thursday oil last week and made this
office q pleasant call.
John Ericsson, q carpenter who Is at
work for Mr.. Swedene, cut his foot
quite severely q few days ago upon a
scythe but Is able to be about his work
again atpresent.
"A young man living near Big Springs,
q son Of +. o. Peterson, who was en-
gagged In digging = we'll received u
severe cash in the face Tuesday by
being struck by the crank of the wind
lass, the bucket having dropped and
set 1t In motion. DIR. Hyden was called
to sew up the wound.
Miss Margarete Dodd OF Rosendale,
Wis, q cousin OF w. III. Dodd arrived
in Alcester last Tuesday. Miss Dodd
ls q first class musician and wishes to
organize q music class in this place.
1t she succeeds she will remain y year
and give her pupils thorough instruc-
tions.
G. E. Finn who formerly owned the
farm half q mile south Of town, now
owned by Peter Lawson, who sold his
farm in Brule county and removed to
Arkansas last winter has found out
that Arkansas Is not quite so good a
country as South Dakota and has
come back to his former home in Brule
county, with a determination TO re.
main. South Dakota is far enough
south for the old grasshOpper settlers
OF this locality. They can't stand no,
weather and yellow fever and black
niggers and other southern luxuries.
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Alce0Sef Union.
Last week ! s0n was born to Mr.. ani
Mrs. William Schubert.
Mr.. w. r. Seguin and daughter
visited relatives Ia Beresf0rd from las
Saturday till Monday.
Mr.. John Larson Of Alison recent,
stepped upon : rusty nail which en-
tered hef loot and he's given her much
trouble. She was here = few days agt
70 consult ~. Hyden. There was IN
dicatiOns 81 blood poisoning.
Banker Henry Schaetzel WAS II
Huron tho flrst Of the week. On the
trip ho noticed that the nearer he came
70 Union county the better the crops
Near Huron tho grain stacks were
small and not crowded very close to
Rether.
Z. a. Edison wasin Elk Point Wed.
nooday.
The Elk Point Republican will here.
a1ssr Is Published IL Beresford
Welcono % the north end Brother
N. +. seguin will 80 70 Beresford
next Monday morning TO take charge
q the schools Of that town. OsiOe
SeGuin and Horace Green will assist In
tho Alccoter restaurant.
Mlss Hilda Anderberg entertained q
numbor OF her young friends at her
home In Norway township on account
-ol the anniversary 0f her birthday.
several were Invited from this place
and report having enjoyed themselves
Hon. Il. r. johnson OF Sphinx town
ship has twelve acres OF extremely
large corn some Of the stalks measur-
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Vile and brought q load Of grim into
tho city aud sold 1t and then started
for home. After crossing the railroad
track the team ran away, but he soon
stopped them And got out TO change
the brides and with both brides on
the team started again carrying Mr..
Nelson on the end Of the tongue. aud
running him into a hay stack. His
scalp owas almost entirely removed.
DR.. Finlay, Of Centerville was called
and dressed the wound and left the
patient as comfortably as could be ex-
pected under the circumstances.
Jas. Wiley Of this township met
with q serious accident last Tuesday In
the probable fatal injury Of the best
horse on the farm, q fine fOur-year-old
bay mare. The team was hitched to n
hay rake and becoming frightened
ran away. In a fence corner the mare
ran against a dry cotton wood brace
about 10 feet long and 10 inches in
diameter which entered between her
foreleg and ribs and penetrating some
two feet aud remaining there. She
carried the satke some dozen rods
when the other horse stepped on it
breaking it off close to the wound and
twisting it around tearing the muscles
of the shoulder in fearful shape. DR..
Sanford was called and spent the night
caring for the unfortunate beast, but
has little hope for her recovery.
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Sphinx.
SPHINX, August 3O.-Bratt Bros. new
separator arrived Wednesday of last
week.
Mrs. Solum is reported quite i'll.
Miss Hannah Nelson departed for
Akron, Ia, last week.
Martin Thompson says he attended a
quilting bee in Brule some time ago.
Did you catch on any Martin?
The postOffice will soon be moved
from its present site to Mr.. O'Connors'
store near the Catholic church.
Miss Matte Ofstehage is staying
with Mrs. Wagner.
Ole ClOvstad visited with his parents
last week.
Hance Anderson and wife of Elk
Point attended services in the Lu.
theran church on last Sunday.
Mrs. Hanson visited ia Brule y few
days last week.
Mr.. Lee has commenced to build or
the Cavanaugh residence.
Dame RurOr says that Ole Abraham
Is intending to build a fine cage. We
wonder who the lucky bird is.
Miss Annie Nelson departed fol
Sioux City where she will visit q couple
Of weeks with her friends
and relatives.
Some of our farmers are busy now-a.
days putting up %granaries for thei,
abundent crops. GoLDENROD.
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8rOI0.
HnULE. Sept. 3.-Miss TOrgersOn Of
Minneapolis II enjoying Q few weeks
visit With her uncles, Mons and Elmer
Torkelsou.
Helmer Holdsrson returned from
Cantou last week. !.
Mra. Oluf johnson of Elk Point is at
present visiting friends In Brule.
John KristivIQ made q weeks stay
With certain parties In Brule recently.
Angle ElleeOn took his best girl to
the Circus at Sioux City Tuesday.
Minnie johnson left for Sioux City
Saturday.
NM Va Irwin went to Sioux City
last Thursday for q couple Of weeks
visit.
Well. did you play cinch last satur-
Ada Ericsson OF Sioux City took in
the wedding dance at Andrew Ander-
sons last Saturday night.
NJ. and Mrs. Lars johnson and Mr..
ana Mrs.. John Dahl left last Friday for
4 ah0rt visit with Rev. J. j. Masse and
family &c Clear Lake. Iowa.
Mr.. Charley Coykendahi Of Cham
berlain arrived the fore part Of last
week 70 Be present 1T the wedding OF
her brother, Andrew Anderson.
Mrs. Ktnrup, Q Josie Ericsson, leit
last wsek for Forest City. Sd. !,
Andrew Anderson, Jr., OF Brule q
MIS- Emma Marble Of Sioux Valley
were married 1t Elk Point on Wednes-
day Of last week.
Ole Lawrence commenced q term Of
school I'D tho Nelson district Monday.
TOrGer KAlstad returned last Thurs
day from Norway, where he has been
for the last three months. He says he
enjoyed the trip very much.
The hall game played last sunday
botWoen the Bru1e and DAlesburg mines
~ won By the latter. II 10 under.
stood that the Brule and Garryower
clubs will play on the latter's grounds
next Sunday.
nie Olstehagen Of Minnesota ar
rived last week Tor . visit with rela'
tives IN Brule.
Jennie Dahl commenced teaching q
sir months term OF school tn the
Guam district last Monday. Bertha
Dahl commenced teaching In the Win.
dAhl school house.
John Ma9nu&0n, who left this partsoi
Tie country last spring for Arkansas,
has returned thoroughly convinced
thak Ne could make more here In work
ipg by the month than by raising po'
tAtoe1 In the south.
Henry Hanson and Peter Guam spent
several DAYS Ii Sioux City returning on
Nonday. 8.
Z. johnson, Jr.. was in the north
part d the county on Monday and
Tuesday. 5.
Mn, Helgerson Of YanktOn county Il
Visiting wish her daughter, Mrs. Nils
Hotetn0.
The wedding dance given by Mr.,
and Nrs. Anderson last Saturday night
~ wall attended and q good time was
had. The crowd departed ut q late
hour Wishing the young couple . long
and happy lfe. NIGHTINGALE.