The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-07-16
Convention Calls.

School meeting Saturday evening
w, E. Stoutemeyer is on the sic
list this week.
Fred Mohl of Adrian was i'm tow
Tuesday.
L. E. Wicklund made a trip t.
Heron Lake Tuesday. %>
The village officers have killed
thirteen dogs thus far.
The Board of County Commissioner
completed their labor Tuesday.
Henry Debow and wife of Coolidge
Neb., visited with H. n. Douglas
Sunday.
Miss Gay Mitchell is enjoying al
extended vacation with friends a
Heron Lake.
P. H. Myron was recently made a
present of Jews Harp neatly cased
from his brother in Norway.
John Flynn, law student with c
NJ. Crandall has returned to his home
at Ellsworth for the summer.
S. Renem, of Murray Co., was
brought here last week and placed in
Mobiles Co. Jail for larcency of a bicy.
Gle.
W.J.OConner and wife, left yester-
day, for two weeks visit with rela.
tives at Madison,S SD. Her store will
be under the charge of Miss Martha
Fink.
Miss Carrie Allen has been en-
gagged to teach in the 9Th grade of
the High School at Little Falls,
MINI. She graduated at the Man
kato College about year ago with
high honors.
A. 81. Palm, of the Bank of Worth
ington, who has been succeeded by
Mr.. Salstrom, will remain in Worth
ington. He has different business
prospects in view and as yet is unde-
cided in which he will engage.
Gilbert Anderson and wife made
trip through the county Tuesday on
business and reports that the country
people are the busiest and happiest
class of people on earth. They are
all busy making hay and their
crops are A. No: 1.
Only three days had passed after
the Democratic convention. and sixty
five leading Democratic and independ
came out and repudiate
both, Dem. platform and ticket, and
most of them advocate the election of
as a matter of patriotic
duty.
An interesting program will be Civ
en- at Opera House at Adrian, tonight
by the Summer School, at which
State Supt. Pendergrast will be
present. The announcement was re-
ceived too late to give the program,
but general invitation is extended
10 all to be present.
The members of the different Ma
sonic bodies here have been invited
BY the same order at Heron Lake, to
be present and take part in the exer-
,ises of laying the corner stone Of the
he High School building Saturday.
lis expected that quite delegation
will go from here. =
The following special to theSt. Paul
Globe from Luverne, of the 18th. At
loon Bert. Missman, son of Simon
Missman, accidentally blew out his
light eye and tore the flesh from the
light side of his head and face by
illing an oyster can half full of powd
II, the balance being dirt, and ignit-
ng the same with fuse. Before he
lad time to escape the fatal explosion
occurred. He was but thirteen years
I'D. The boy is still alive but the
chances are against him.
Tuesday,while three of Henry Files
Will Geo. and Katie, and a
,hild of J. II. Schuch's, were coming
nto town on a cart to attend the
Swedish school, the horse they were
Irving became uncomfortable and
an up 10th street and could not be
stopped. At the corner of 10th stand
md ave., a farmer had just driven in,
he horse ran into his wagon and seiz
ID by bystanders as the cart was
lbout to overturn. The children had
| very narrow escape from receiving
serious injuries. 3.
Hon. Dan Shell, goes to St
Paul to-day to attend the meeting