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NOTICE oF MoETGAGE So

Default having been made in the conditions
of q certain mortgage, made, executed. anu Ce-
livered 10y Lars ); Lanselahd %'singielI m9r'ga'
COR. TO John II. Miller, lnorigagee. dated De-
cember 10Th. 1891, and duly recorded in the
Office 81 yhe register OF deeds IN and sor Day
County, South Dakota. GA september t2ti!, laJ2,
at 2 40 o'clock D. m, in book q of mortgages.
on page 360-ibi. conveying aud mortGGeIng the
following described lands situated, lying, and
being in the county of Day and state of South
Dakota, tOwit east halt OF northeast quarter
aud northwest quarter of northeast quarter
OF section twenty-five t2jl and southeast quar-
ter of southeast quarter of section tBnnty-four
t2D in township one hundred and twenty d2ol
range ~tifty-slX t5jl, containing 100 acres.
Which said mortgage was On the 3rd day oi
February. A. i. 1880. duly assigned aud trans
ferred by John II. Miller to Charles Il. Cotton
by an instrument IN writing, dGly rec' rded IN
the Office of the register of deeds IN and for
Day County, state OF South Dakota, on the 18th
day of February, \. d. 1896, at s o'clock a. m,
In book 80 of mortgages AT page G3.
And. whereas, there is claimed to be due at
the date of this notice the sum OF seyenty-nine
and J6-lU 1886 dollars, and the further sum
of thirteen and SLIGO lSl3.3ll dollars for taxes
paid on said premises, and no action has been
instituted to collect the said debt or any portion
thereof.
Now. Therefore, notice is hereby given. that
by virtue of the power of sale in said mortgage
contained, and of the statute i'll such case made
and provided. said mortgage will be forecloSed
and the above described premises will be sold
at public auction by the sheriff of Day CoUnty,
South Dakota. at the front door of the coui
iiousc III tie city OF Webster, in said county Of
Day, on the 18th day of April. A. ID. 1896, at two
O'Clock p. M, to pay said ntort,ag5d debt and
interest, and taxes, III any. with ten $40. as
attorneys fees and disbursements allowed by
law.
Dated at Webster, South Dakota, this 2nd
day OF March 1896.
CHARLES b. COTTON.
X. W. PARLIMAS, Assignee of mortgagec,
Attorney for assignee of mortgagee.
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE.
Notice is hereby given that mortgage
made and dated September 20, 1898. by
Andrew h. Ditmanson and Anna DIT
manson TO Gilbert ID. Peterson, upon
which there is claimed to be due at this
date the sum of five hundred and eighty
nine dollars and siXty-eight cents, will he
| foreclosed by SAFE OF the mortgaged
premises, situate III Day County, South
Dakota, towit the northeast quarter
of section No. twenty-seven en- IN town.
ship No. one hundred and twenty-five
(l22) oil range No. fity-five(55), contain.
ing one hundred and sixty acres. which
sale will be made at the front door oftiR
court house Mt Webster in the county O
Day and state OF South Dakota, on tn,
eighteenth day oil April, 1896, Mt on,
O'Clock in the afternoon.
Dated Webster, South Dakota, Marcel
4, 1896.
GILBERT ID. PETERSON
JOSEPIIUS ALLEY, Mortgaeee
ATTORNEY Tor mortgage.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-04-02
ANNUAL

of the condition and affairs OF the MILWAU-
kEE MECHANICS INSURANCE COMPANY,
of Milwaukee,, organized under the laws of the
state OF Wisconsin, made to the Auditor of the
state of South Dakota in pursuance of the laws
of said state.
ATTORNEYS FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS IN
1lIE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-04-02

.JOSEPHUS ALLEY,
Attorney for mortgages.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-12-24
AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS.

A pound of -four and bushel of coal go
Il long way with the starving, shivering,
half-clad old woman who lives in an al
ley garnet. Those most dependent in
the district are the colored people, to
whose numbers the contiguous states of
Maryland and Virginia largely contrib
ute. Nourishcd in moderate climes,
they soon collapse under the vicissi-
1udes of a cold winter.
There is another class of poor, COM
posed of people who do not ask for pub
lie relief until actually driven to do SO.
These are persons who have Inexperienced
better days. many of whom make a
living on the streets either as laborers
or peddlcrs, but are deprived of their
vacations by bad weather. The police
men endcavor to acquaint themselves
with the condition of those who live
upon their respective beats and the
needy are promptly reported for as
sistance.
The demand for rent money is an un-
usual feature. The threatened evic-
tons for non-payment of rent were al
most as numerous as those reported
from Ireland. Men, women and chill
dren, representing every: color and de-
gree of intelligence, called at police
headquarters, some of them almost
frantic for want Of means to satisfy the
landlord. In nearly every instance the
"notice to vacate" was presented as 4
guarantee of truthfulness on the part
of the applicant.
Food and fuel were distributed in the
same systematic manner as has charac-
terized this work for years. The de-
serving were given orders on some
grocery or wood yard, over the sigma
ture of the lieutenant in whose precinct
they resided. These orders were re.
ceipted by the applicants after obtain
ing the goods, and the accumulated or
ders and accounts were presented to
the department for paymen at the close
of each month.
: The ability to afford the extensive re-
lief demanded by the suffering poor
throughout the winter is due to the
press and public, who responded
promptly and etfectually to the appeal
for aid.
That tells the story. and it is story
which might be repeated, again and
again concerning all cities. indeed il
the true tale were told concerning the
suffering of the poor in New York, Chi
cago and the other cities which are
larger than Washington, it would be har.
rowing in the extreme. Superin-
tendcnt of Police Moore tells me, how
ox,or that thora iS not n Sinr1e, family
in Washington to-day without fuel anu
food; unless it may be some family too
proud TO let it's poverty be known to
the duly constituted authorities.
SMITH d. Fry.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-12-24
OUT or WORK.

ings, and the endeavor is by practical
aneans of help to keep men from falling
any further into the slough in which
they generally are when the mission
takes hold of them.
We had a snow carnival on Pennsly-
vania avenue. Every sled, sleigh, cut
ter. in fact everything on runners or
that could be put on runners, was
brought into requisition. Horses, those
faithful animals who are SO cheap and
ere being discarded nowadays. were
worth dollar an hour, and apparently
every horse in town was in the carnival.
All of the pretty girls. the jolly boys,
and even the gay old sports were in the
procession. Hearing the ringing and
the jingling of the bells, the pe:ls of
IL lighter, and the songs of the rushing
rabbIe, no one would suppose that
there was any suffering in this city.
The Associated charities is an organi-
cation which does much practical good.
The secretary has had years of ex-
perience, and he knows the genuine
from the sham sufferers at sight. For
example, during the carnival on Penn
sylvania avenue, young colorcd man
entered the room and told the secre-
tary that he was out of work, and had
been yainly trying to find some place as
a cook, which was his business. He had
failed, He had wife and little child
five years of age. His wife was able to
work. but could not get a place because
her clothes were not "fitten," as the
man EXPRESSED it. They had fuel in the
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-12-24
. PiTH AND POINT.

-She-"I see they have now = 'Wom-.
ans Dictionary. DO you suppose that
differs from any other?" He-"Prob-
ably has more words in it."-Yonkers
Statesman. 5
-"Bixby has given up learning to
play chess" ''Too much for his mental
caliber?" "No, he hurt his jaw trying
to pronounce the names of the leading
players" Plain Dealer. M
sd like to ask one thing" said the
cross boartlcr. "What is it, please?''t
asked the landlady. 'How do you get
this steak cooked so hard without even
getting it no t?"-Cincinnati Enquirer.
IT am Q plain man, said Bloughly,
land believe in being practical. I
love you, and want you to be my wife,"
"Wcll," replied the fair one, show
much are you worth ?"-Philadelphia
North American.
-"You are over 40; why don't you
marry?'' because I do not care to
marry an elderly woman, while young
girl would be foolish to marry me, and
I do not care to marry - foolish girl.
Fliegende Blaetter.
"A Martyr to the Cause.-"Your
teacher tells me you were not at school
yesterday. Now, young man, yorknow
what you are going to get" Bob firm
ly)-"I do, pop; and I'm willing to be
licked any day for circus parade like
that."-Life.
Time to Quit. do you think
your daughter has good time,
Grumpley?" IF she has, no better
time while she is humping that old
piano than I have, you better present
your bill, professor, and quit.
troit Free Press.
misunderstood Her Meaning
Algy-"Aliss Cutting evidently thinks
Cholly and are fast friends" Horace
-"How do you know" Algy-"W]hy.
last night when she saw us come IN
the room together she said: two souls
with but single thought How full
of sentiment she s.'-Brooklyn Life.
-"Well," said the sarcastic man, as he
walked out of the theater between acts,
''I'm ever SO much obliged to that girl
who sits in front of me. I don't knew
but I'll tell her So" "You mean the
one with the frightfully big HAITI"
EYES," II don't see what you're obliged
to her for" "For not raising her par
asol."-Detroit Tribune.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-12-24
Five Killed by \ Lamp Explosion.

New York, Dec 2l.-The explosion Of
q piano lamp on the second floor Of the
four-story residence, 5l4 East Fifty
eighth street, resulted in the loss Of
five lives Sunday night. The dead are:
Aaron Goldsmith. IS years old; Chic
tide Goldsmith, his wife. :33 years old;
Bertha Goldsmith, 10 years old; Har-
ry Goldsmith, s years old; Frank
Goldsmith, 6 years old. The only other
person in the house at the time OF the
fire was Mary Rosa, aged 20, servant.
who saved her life by jumping out Of
the window. The family was together
during the evening, the other member
of the, household, Mr.. Hirsch. a brother
OF Mrs. Goldsmith. having gone out
shortly after the evening meal.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-12-24
News la brief.


Redwood Falls is investigating the
question of electric lights.
The secretary of war has advertised
for bids for the $1,000, 900 continuous
appropriation contracts for the Duluth
hurko:.
c. J.. Lcefeld, hardware dealer at
Hastings, has assigned.
A young man named Machors fell
dead while returning from a party at
Norwood.
A baby pulled 4 lighted lamp off the
table in the home of f. a. Rumon, Of
Winona. An explosion followed, which
badly burned the child and his mother.
The Office OF The Farmer, at Ashley,
was destroyed by fire. 80
The numerous hold ups that have
prevailed for long time in Minneapo.
lis has probably terminated by the ar
rest of May White, VIM. Mitchell and
John Quinn. All Of them are under 20
years of age and two of them have
made full confession.
A tramp robbed Peter Hogan's sa-
loon at Delavan of a Let of cigars aud
whisky. While enjoying his stolen
goods the fellow was arrested but aft
erwartls cscaned.
Two highwaymen held up William
Scotch. IL cattle buyer near Pelican
Rapids and took 500.
Fire at Chatfeld destroyed Flindt's
jcwclry store, SCOTS restaurant and
Gould's harness shop.
REPRESENTATIVE Towne will make an
effort during this session to have one
of the new gunboats named after Du.
luth. lie will probably be supported
by other members of the Minnesota
delegation.
Alfred Nelson, living near Crookston,
applied for and was refused license
to wei u 14-year old girl. ''
Nels ]. Lawson, n young man whose
home is at Grove City, Mimi, was
found dead about5 o'clock in the morn.
ing on the viaduct over the Great
Northern tracks at Fifth street and
Second avenue northeast, Minneapolis.
A bullet hole in his right temple told
the manner of his death, but whether
it was a suicide. an accident or Il MUIR
der remains to be proven.
The United States Civil Service
Commission has ordered that an exam.
inaticn be held in Minneapolis Feb 8,
1897.
Samuel Manning of the Manning
quar-, les was. struck by train at
Ninckley and died.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-12-24
SHAKEN UP.
Tho British Isles Visited by Violent
Earthquake Shocks.

Tho British Isles Visited by Violent
Earthquake Shocks.
London. Dec. lS.-Two strong shocks
of earthquake were felt throughou:
Wales, the Midlands and the south OF
England early Thursday morning. The
first shock occurred at three o'clock
and the second at half-past five, the
waves passing from west to east.
Houses were violently shaken, beds
moved from their places, doors forced
open and furniture overturned. Tcle-
grams from all quarters concur in :te
statement that the first shock was "
80 seconds duration and was followed
by loud rumbling sound and minor
tremblings of the earth. The second
shock was shorter but more severe
Many people in Windsor, Cheltenha n
and other places rushed out Of their
houses. but no one was hurt.
Hereford cathedral was injured.
There the dull rumbling beneath the
carth's surface was followed by two
loud crashes and terrible lifting and
rocking. The panic ut Hereford was so
great that one woman died of fright.
People rushed wildly into the streets.
Many chimneys fell, crashing into the
thoroughfares. and all the pinnacles o.
st. Nicholas church toppled over and
part of the pinnacle of the cathedral
fell to the ground.
A singular phenomenon occurred at
Bridgenorth. near Shrewsbury, previ-
Gus to the disturbance. The streets
suddenly seemed to be on fire and there
was violent report. accompanied by Il
shaking of the earth. People who were
abroad in that vicinity say they were for
a time unable to walk owing to the VI
brations. There was very great excite.
ment among the rustics about Poole.
who thought that the end Of the world
+ al 10me
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-12-24

house, but no food, having eaten their
last meal last evening. The man said
he was willing to work, and his wife
was willing to work If they could get 1t
TO do.
4 crucial test. as it appeared, was
made by the secretary who had brought
out all this information by series of
questions when he asked the man in
conclusion if he would saw wood. The
man said he would, and then the Eecre-
tary gave him an order for some meal,
-four, meat, beans, and told him to 60
home and get something to eat and feed
his family,and then returned to the office
where he wanted him to go to work.
The man promised that he would re-
turn, and taking his order, went Off to
the grocery store to have it filled.
1t seemed, from experience, that the
secretary's little wood shed in the back
yard is the rock upon which the
schemes of many who have designs
upon the funds of the society split. and
go all to pieces. The impostors don't
want to work, and when the wood shed
looms up before them, they manage to
leave and seek more congenial scenery.
Sometimes they break the saw or dull
the AK with the view of lessening their
hours of toll.
The chief of our city police says that
the dumping lots furnish field where
many of those who scramble for exist
cnce find employment in raking out
cinders and chips for fuel. When snow
is upon the ground their occupation. as
we'll as fuel supply, is gone. 1t is then
that they appeal to the police. They
are grateful for the smallest pittance.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-12-24
Sharkey Gets His Money.

San Francisco. Dec. lY.-As soon as
the Anglo-CaIifornian bank opened
Friday morning Tom Sharkey present
cd the certified check for $10,Co hand
cd him by Referee Wyatt carp OIL the
day of the fight with Fi,zsimmons. The
cashier notified the sailor that attach
ments aggregating $500 aad been filed
against the certificate. "All right.
then. give me the balance" remarked
Sharkey in n way which indicated that
he was anxious to get the Ss.5no out OF
the reach of the collectors. The money
was turned over to him and he proceed.
ed on his way jubilantly.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-12-24
Cost Five Lives.

Ouray. COL. Dec. ia frightful ac-
cident occurred in the Virginius mine
near here Friday morning, by which
five men were almost instantly dashed
into eternity. The dead are: Gabriel
Russ, John Antras, Charles Swanson.
Charles Anderson and Louis Jackson.
The accident occurred in the shaft Of
the Virginius mine. where the unfortu-
nate men were at work repairing the
timbering of the shaft. They were
working from the cage suspended IN
the shaft. having it raised and lowered
as they progressed with their work.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-12-24
All That Was Needed.

She had been asked to sing, but pro-
tested that she was not in good voice
that evening".
"Really, you shouldn't ask it of me-
she said. Il don't feel equal to it to.
night"
'Oh, you can give us one little song"
persisted the hostess; lust enough to
get everyone started talking.
cago Post.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-12-24
A Long Vacation.

"Iow doth the little, busy bee
Improve each shining hour,
And gather honey al! the day
From every opening flower"
He does It, for the rascal knows
That when the fields are drear
He'll then put on his Sunday clothes
And loaf for half 4 year.
Il. A. ". Bulletin.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-12-24
How to Make Bananas Harmless.

The banana yields more food to the
acre than any other plant. and yet it
disagrees with no end of northern stem
achs. This is because we eat it the
wrong way. But the wife of a mis-
sionary to the tropics tells the glad
tidings from heather shores of how to
eat banana. When you have stripped
off the willing rind. just scrape off the
str;ngy and hairy coat that lies beneath
the rind and you may cat your banana
without tasting it all the rest Of the
day.-Philadelphia Record. =.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-12-24
FEDERATION OF WOMEN.
Benefits OF the Sisterhood Movement In
tho United States.

Benefits of the Sisterhood Movement IN
tho United States.
One of the greatest benefits OF the
whole system of woman's clubs seems
likely to result from the new movement
for federation. Already have the vari'
GUS club gatherings drawn women
from all sections of the country to-
gcther in something quite distinct
from the old-fashioned temperance and
other conventions. In these the women
appeared meekly upon the seats pre-
pared for them, at hours prepared for
them, and listened to speakers rarely OF
their own sex, who came all prepared
to speak one way. There never was any
argument or opening for discussion,
No matter how the poor little feminine
heart might boil over with question or
indignation, it was to no purpose and
brought her to no conclusion. But TIE
woman who comes to meet other SIS
ters of stote or national federation
comes as a representative of group
of earnest women and is expected not
always to appear on the list of speakers.
else of these there would be no end; but
she is expected in the open discussion TO
say what she has to say modesty,
courteously, sincerely and in parlia'
mentary manner, having no fear that
her opinion will not be met in the Same
spirit. She brings her offering and she
takes away greater gifts in return.
There is probably no factor which has
been more largely instrumental in
smoothing sway the sectional irrita-
ton left from the civil war than this
mingling and commingling OF tho
northern and southern women. Said
one to me, showing how radically
woman's ideas may change: ~ have
been brought up to believe that hosPi-
tality existed only among my own pco-
pie in the south. received an object
lessen during my late visit to the north,
for in Boston I was entertained, and
not only I. but entirely uninterested
visitors to the federation, in the same
spirit and by the same cordial devices
that I had heretofore supposed never
crossed into Yankee land.
II have seen the spirit of understand
ing, of appreciation and sisterhood in
creaeing day by day. I have heard its
ingenious expression of surprise in the
first revelation to a woman OF her form
er narrowness!1 have been in Tennessee.
in the bayou lands. in Florida, in Mis-
sissippi and South Carolina, the recipient
of it's generous fruition. We arc all
surprised to find that there never has
been any real reason why we should
thank the Lord that we were not born
in some other less favored land; for
when brought together intelligently
with common purpose we are all. rs
dear old lady expressed it. own folks
And now the southern woman well
comes new ideas from her northern Sis
tiers graciously. often, however, mold
ing them with her graceful hand to her
own needs until they are almost UNI
recognizable" Ladies Home Journal.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-12-24
Three Burned to pcat,, In Ohio.

AshtabuIa. o.. Dec. 2l.-A terrible
holocaust occurred early in the
morning at Sheffield. seven miles
from here. r. Aelo and his wife.
ratives of Finland. were awak-
ened at three O'Clock by neighbors
shouting that their house was on fire.
The man and his wife escaped in safe
ty. but returned to secure Il grand
child which was left behind. The floor
gave way and the three were prccip'-
lated into the cellar, where they burned
10 Genth
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-12-24
Large Sum to q Hospital.

Springfield, O., Dec. l9.-John Snyder,
who died recently, left 100000 to the
Mitchell Thomas city hospital and ST.
0oJ to the Ferncliff cemetery fund. Mr..
Snyder, jointly with his brother, David
l.. Snyder, gave the city tract of land
valued at $25o.000 last summer for n
public park.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-12-24
A Case In Point,

"some debts are pretty hard to pay,
aren't they?"
"Well, yes"
''I've just paid the last installment on
an overcoat that was worn out long
ago!"-Chicaso Record.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-12-24
Not Fit for q Juror.

Lawyer-May it please the court, I
object to that man as a juror. =.
Judge-Your reason? 49,.
ri have three witnesses who can
swear that it isn't week since they
saw him at news stand looking over
the papers."-N. Y. Weekly.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-12-24
Street Cars Burned.

Brooklyn, n. u, Dec. 19.-An early
morning fire badly damaged the car
house of the Nassau Electric Railroad
company aud partially burned Is cleo
trio cars. The total loss is estimated a
$4,000.