The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-02-18
Miss Clara Bodd y is visiting friends
ii Worthington this week. Il5a.. q,

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in Worthington this week. q,
Mrs. ]. N. Dodge, mother Of Mrs.
II. Hobson, returned to Round Lake
Monday, after short visit with her
daughter. 5 E.s.
Albert Peterson will vacate the
Joseph Carlson. farm in Seward and
move into town about the first OF
next month. SFr u ...,:.1 .
c.. M. Cory is attending to the
duties Of county treasurer, while Mr..
Peterson is in other parts of the
county collecting taxes.
"C.;L. Peterson and j. Rippberger
were counted among the sick this
week. M. H. Damon is assisting in
the store during their absence. 8
E. A. Trip and party had an after
noon chase after a fox Monday. The
animal succeeded in escaping them
until dusk and the chase was post
''poned. .. "a.
Henry Hornstine,a prosperous farm
er in Summit Lake township. has
purchased material for building a
large dwelling house and barn this
spring.
| l. K Darby expects to start out
next week with Scioptican. 1t is
understood he has first class outfit
Including good number of interest
ing views.
j. ". Benson of Heron Lake, was
in town Monday. Some of his
friends had the joke on him for com
ling here to look up the records on
land in Murray Co.
Parties were in town last week en-
deavoring to equip our banks with
electrical burglar alarm appliances,
but nom were arranged for as the
banks are considered safe.
Among those from Adrian attend
ing the funeral of Mr.. Forbes Tues
day was A. j. Rice, A. M. Becker,
Fred Mohl with the Masons, and
! Frank Mclean with the Odd Fellows
St. Hilda's Guild will hold a dime
social at the residence of Mrs. Will
Madison and Mrs. Jack Blair, Fri.
| day evening, Feb. 18th. Good sup
per. Good time. Everybody come
. Hon. P. E. Brown passed through
here Wednesday On his way to St
Paul. On account Of large amount
= of work he was unable to go to the
J; Springs for rest and recuperation as
contemplated.
A meeting of the Agricultural So
ciety has been called for next week
Saturday, and it is earnestly hopec
that there will be good attendance
' in order that plans may be discussed
t for successful fair next fall.
Mrs. O'Connor is having new count
4 ersE and show cases made for be-
3 millinery store. She will leave in Z;
couple Of weeks for St. Paul to select
r. her spring stock which will be large
( and numerous varieties of the season
= Irrigation insures against crop fail
ure. Join excursion Tuesday, Marc1
End, to Close Bros, & Co.'S irrigated
9 land in: Powers Co., Colo. For full
particulars as to these lands, call OF
>. or address. FRED MoHL, Adrian, MINI
4 1872.
I'D. Humiston has commenced op
: erations for the building of an o&c
= and large machine shed on his
l property, corner of 10th street ant
: 4th avenue. This will enable him t,
have his machinery completely GOV
y cred from the weather.
1 Frank Lundgren was before Judg'
Cory Tuesday morning for INDUCING
: to freely and getting SO large that ht
e ''could lick any kid" He was fine<
t $500 and costs or an order for tel
e days board with Sheriff Anderson
r The: order was accepted.
1 Saxon & Amundson have put
a large turning lathe, suitable for woo<
: or iron work in their shop and will il
e a short time place in position powe
|. to run their machinery. This plan
: gives evidence of becoming quite q
! manufacturing establishment in tn
r future.
: Miss Meyers, lately connected will
a large millinery house of St. Louis
: left on Monday for st. Paul for tn
e purpose of becoming familiar witt
r the latest millinery trimmings an(
a fashions. During the coming season
/ she will be in the employ of Mrs
+ O'Connor.
s Mrs. McCntcheon, of Iowa, Will.
: driving to Graham Lakes last weeE
S with her son on visit. discovered a
l wolf eating rabbit. The son hav.
r ing gun along, shot the wolf, which
/ was brought here to collect the
s bounty. But there beings question
:, as to what township the animal was
q killed in, payment was deferred i'm
S til the facts were ascertained. He1
I son w. B. Bjorland returned Tues
I day and secured SIS. bounty.
4 A new magazine has made its ap
. pearance, it is entitled "The Great
= Round World" It is very. interest