The Worthington advance., 1896-09-03

OouletAlnS tnat you aOnC know
that we keep. White Fish, Mackerel.
H. M. Backman came up from Sib-
ley, Saturday, in regard to land tran
sactions here.
We can FURNISH you the "Svenska
Tribunen'', Of Chicago and the AD-
VANCE for $3.50 per year.
Miss Emerentia Peterson who was
suddenly taken down with typhoid
fever at the home Of Rev. NlcCune,
is reported nearl = well.
A Union Temperance Meeting next
Sabbath, at 4o'clock p. m., at G.. A.
E. hall. A short program, consisting
of readings, recitations and singing
will be rendered.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parker, of Prairie du
Sac, Wis.,, who have been visiting
with their relatives, Mr.. and Mrs. R.
A. Firth the past two months, will
return home tomorrow.
Prof. Porter returned the, latter
part of last week from visit with
relatives in the east. He reports
Feverything in that locality as in a
fourishing condition.
The Rev. Eriksson, of the Swedish
Lutheran church, who has been sick
with typhoid fever for several weeks,
is getting better and is able to sit up
few hours every day.
Harry Salmon, who has been visit
ing his parents, MIR. and Mrs. E. E.
Salmon, the past two months, return
ed to Vinton, Iowa, last Saturday to
attend the college for the blind.
The morning services at the Swed-
ish Lutheran church on last Sunday
were solemnized by Deacon John Le-
dene. The altar service as we'll as
high mass were very impressive.
The peoples party County Conven-
ton called for the Sth inst. has post
poned to the l1th to take place 81
multaneously with the Democratic
Convention same day at Rushmore.
Lars Johnson, of Indian Lake, is
contemplating to build new house
near his son, John Olson's, and re-
tire from farming the old homestead.
He intends to sell his farm as soon
as possible.
For the information of our readers
and those attending to politics we
may say that one class of citizens are
debarred from taking part in politics
on account of their religion, namely
the mennonities.
Mr.. Rem. Mccartney is driving
hard at the political race for Sheriff
he having, during last week visited
Bigelow, Ellsworth, Adrian and Kin
brae inserting announcements" in
papers of the respective villages. and
drumming up politics.
Edgerton Enterprise: Worthing-
ton and Luverne, two of the most
prominent towns in this Legislative
district, each have a Mckinley club
with over $50 members. Evidently
Republicanism is not dead over in
our adjoining counties.
Mrs. J.S. Shuck, one of the pioneer
residents of this section of the
country, but now of Houlton, Kan
sas, who has been visiting with rela-
tives and with her brother, Walter
Barron, of Rushmore, left the latter
part of last week for her home.
Bigelow Sentinel: Mr., G. R.
Leonard, residing six miles west of
Worthington, was pleasant caller at
this ctfce Monday last. Mr.. Leon
ard was looking over the ground
with view of running for the Office
Of sheriff on the republican ticket.
Lovers of good fiction will be inter-
ested in the October number of Dem
orest's Magazine. In an addition to
a delightful installment of Robert
Louis Stevenson's last novel, it con-
tains strong story by Gilbert Par
ker, 1.-THE Lone Corvette" which is
one of the best he has written. |