The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-12-10

Mrs. H. B. Thibbets has been quite
i'll during the past week.
Mrs. NJ. H. Damon visited in Shell
don a few days during the past week.
S. G, Dean has been under the
physicians care during the week past.
Prof. McEwen called on F. F. Cross
Sunday on his way from Adrian to St..
James.
Real estate transfers are increasing
weekly which makes good showing
for this county.
The cheapest way to send money
any~ here is to buy a draft at Bank
of Worthington.
J.R. Moberly left last week for a
trip in Texas and visit with rela-
tives at Houston.
The Youths Companion and AD-
VANCE for $500 per year to all new
subscribers paying in advance.
We are showing a choice assert
ment Of Pictures at low prices at The
Furniture Store in G.. A. R. Block.
Mrs. Will Buchan left Tuesday for
Albert Lea to join her husband there.
They will make their home there in
definitely.
The Young People of the Swedish
Lutheran church are arranging an en-
tertaining program for Monday ev H.
ing, Dec. 28th.
E. II. Milham, of St. Paul, spent a
few hours here on his way to Adrian.
in the interest of the K. P. lodge, of
which he is a most pro ninent men,
Der in the state.
The crusade against cigarettes at
Black River Falls, Wis, propose to
buy the stock of cigarettes that
dealers have and make a bonfire.
The dealers will then, it is under
stood, no longer sell the cigarettes.
The members of the Presbyterian
church will visit Mrs. Stokes in the
country this afternoon in honor of
her 10th birthday. This occasion
has been remembered by this society
for number of years and is always
looked forward to with pleasure by
all.
The following officers were elected
by the Stoddard Post Saturday night
for the ensuing year: F. Glasgow,
CON-; l. N. Wilson, S. V. c.; r. Pre-
deaux, J. V. c.; M. L. Miller, Surg;
I. B. Newkirk, Chap; M. Hammond,
Quar-. NJ; H. F. Hovey, Officer of the
Day; G.. w. Brant, o. G.
Ed. Marshall, who was taken from
here to Jackson for trial Of larceny
committed at Heron Lake, pleaded
guilty and John Iverson, charged
with forgery of school orders. de-
murrer was entered and the case re-
fered back to the Grand Jury. A. G.
Clausen was appointed attorney for
the defense.
It is said that the new Brambel
engines will be manufactured in all
sizes from to 10000 horse power,
and will cost from $25 to $4,000.
One to twenty horse power will sell
for $25 to 500, twenty to fifty horse
power from $500 to $500, SO to $50 h.
p. from $500 to $500, and $50 to 500
b. p. from $500 to $2,O0O.-Mountain
Lake View.
6,253, 1863 pieces of mail matter were
sent to the dead-letter Office during
the fiscal year ending last July on
account of not being sufficiently adj
dressed and not having a return card.
Did you send any? If so. some of
the $4,000 which was found in the
letters may haye belonged to you. It
will pay you to direct your letters
carefully and have a return card
printed in the upper left hand corner.
A new swindling scheme is being
worked near Washta, Ia. A smooth
tcngued fellow with double headed
fountain pen draws up contracts for
machinery, and in one end he uses
ink that will fade and then gets the
farmer to sign his name to the sup
posed contract with good ink. After
the contract ink has faded the fakir
then writes promissory note over
the farmers name and of course he
has to pay for it.-Ex.
Adrian Guardian:-Severt King
and Miss Clara Hallas of this city
were married by Justice Rice We'd
nesday evening". Albert Reese and
Miss Ida James of Little Rock were
married last week Wednesday.....
Dich Wedge vicited Worthington
yesterday and secured big ice pillow.
j. G. Haskins visited Worthing-
ton yesterday for the first time since
the New Court House was finished.
"A. Libaire was Wortoington
visitor yesterday. E. Goodenough
was Worthington visitor yesterday.
Mrs. Bessie Scoville, State Sec: of
the US and Editress of "The White
the w. c. T. U. state pa
per, will be in Worthington, Monday
and Tuesday, Dec. IA, and IS: The
public school teachers, the Us lady
friends of temperance and their gen
tlemen friends are most cordially in
vited to be present at social gather
ing at the home OF Mrs. James Bly,,
Monday evening, Dec. 18th from 7.3O
to 10 o'clock to Meet Mrs. Scoville.
Cake and coffee served free. Tues
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