The Worthington advance., 1897-01-28
The school building is reported as
being very cold. H..

being very cold. -s.'. a@r
I The infant daughter of Mr.. and
MRS. Frank Houser is quite sick.
". S. Lewis has been very sick
during the past week but is now inn
proving slowly.
Mrs. Stephen Naylor is expected
hone today from an extended visit at
Masshiield, Wis. ...
D. ". Chute has returned from Ill.
Says times are very much worse there
financially. than here.
There is a good many. cellars in
which the contents were frozen with
the Thermometer 33o below.
The family of Mr.. Strom's are all
able 10 sit up a few minutes at time
except little Emma who is very sick
yet
At. e. Tenants of section 29. town
Of Bloom, purchased lumber. this
week, to build a large house and barn
on his farm.
! A fire was caused. in the High
School building at Slayton, Monday,
by the hot air pipes. A loss Of about
$1,000 was sustained,
/ The M.Echurch is holding services
| all the week till Friday night. The
presiding Elder Hanscomb is helping
Rev. Bull. Come out and hear him.
, Our next Excursion to Fair Oaks,
, Cal, is Thursday, Feb. 4th. Any
T parties wishing to go on that date,
) will please call on or address.
A. G. HEDBERG'
: Mrs. e. L. Swartz returned last
week Saturday from attending the
18th birthday reunion of her fathe,
at Madelia. Ali the members Of the
" family were present accept our genial
postmaster.
\ Mrs. Geo. Grover and child. o1
Hartford. S. D., visited with the fam
lily Of A. P. Stewart few days dur
ing the past week on their way home
from Mexico, where she had been fol
her health.
A. Forbes, was taken sick agai1
! last week Wednesday and since thai
time he has been very low and no.
expected to recover. Tuesday night
he rested quite we'll ard was som.
easier yesterday.
Walter Ager was pleasantly sur
prised last week, Friday evening, a
his home by eight couples of hi
school mates, who enjoyed sleigh
ride out there. Social games of vari
Gus kinds were played and light re
freshments were served just befor
the small hours of the day made thei
appearance, after which the guest
enjoyed another pleasure ride owe
the shining snow to their homes.
Charles Hartman, who is clerkin!
for O. X. Kjorlaug, attempted to e
! to his home. about six miles in tn
country Saturday night during tn
severe storm, after getting out fey
miles from town he was obliged t.
return on account of the extrem
cold, and waited until Sunday morn
ing, while out in the storm, his fac
was frozen badly, to such an exten
that he is unable to resume work a
present.
Mr.. Oppen returned from A]gon;
Tuesday evening and informs us h
expects parties here next week t.
look this place over with a view O
" locating laundry. It is hoped tha
# they will be given sufficient encour
- agement that this small enterpris
n may be located here. They are mel
+ of experience and it appears tha
~ an establishment of this kind woulc
q receive sufficient patronage to war
t. rant its being opened.
d We are pleased to note the reopen
7, ing Of one of os,r mercantile houses
o by Mr.. Rev. He is WE'LL and favor
l. ably known here now, amongst tn
e entire community and has alwav
; treated his customers courteousl,
e and satisfactorily. He has put i
if new goods and has more on the wa
n and it is sincerely hoped that his fut
n ure business will be successful. an,
h that he be given deserving propol
d ton of the patrona ge.
II The temperature as recorded b
= Supt. Porter at the High Schoo
T. + building:
~ Friday 50 below.
! ! Saturday 1872 "
! Sunday 27o {:
Monday go g
Tuesday ,24o 6
y Wed'sday23o "
Is Friday the temperature rose K
= - above. The warnlest since tina
l. time is 1Oo below.
81 John H. Kipp, prosperous OIney
e township farmer. went down in low;
81 a few weeks ago and took unto him
. self bride. The fortunate youne
+ lady is-or rather was-Miss Mary A
> E. Marsh, and the ceremony was per
0 formed at the home of the brides
v parents in SpilJville, Iowa, on Tues
day, Jan. II. Here's wishes long life
;, and happiness to the worthy couple
-. The many friends Of Frank
J OKeefe will be sorry to learn that he
> was the victim of an accident last Fri
day which cost him limb. A ten.