The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-07

18th. A special train leaves here at
$40 a I'm arrives Sioux City l2:l5p.m
leave Sioux City at 1880 p. M, arrive
here at 1l:05 p. M. The regular trains
can also he used. q s.s ...@@ @ f.
Young Joe Fronk took it into his
head to leave home Sunday and went
of with another boy named Edwards.
They went as far as Prairie Junction,
sleeping in hay stack and Begging
what they had to eat. Joe decided
to return home, which he did on foot,
reaching here Monday afternoon, af-
ter cards had been mailed by the
sheriff, notifying the authorities to
look out for him. %*s.' -
Miss Junia Wagner, a graduate of
the shorthand department of the
Mankato Commercial college, has &C
copied position as stenographer
with Warner & Andrus, Mountain
Lake, and is giving excellent salts
faction. The Mankato Commercial
college has the reputation of doing
thorough work and also of aiding its
students to positions. A school like
that is worthy of patronage.
A threshing engine north of town
"bust its biler" one day this week,
but fortunately no one was injured
Several men were close to the engine
at the time, but on the opposite side
from where the break occurred. The
engine was an old one, and the ex-
plosion was caused by mud-blister.
Mr.. Boiler Inspector Tibbetts should
keep a little more careful watch on
that kind of engines.-Adrian Guar
dian.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Presbyterian church will give their
monthly tea Wednesday afternoon,
October 18th, at the residence of Mrs.
Geo. Darby, and extend most cor
dial invitation to everyone. They
will also be pleased to- have all the
gentlemen come and have supper
with them, which will be served from
five until half past seven O'Clock.
The small sum of ten cents will be
asked.
Mrs. H. w. Stephens. aged 81
years, died at her home in North
Prairie, Wis.,, Thursday. Sept. 3Oth,
after long illness. The funeral was
held Saturday. The deceased leaves
a husband and four children to
mourn her death. Mrs. Stephens
was sister of r. Prideaux, who was
present at her death. He returned
home Monday accompanied by w.
c. Stephens, a son of his deceased
sister.
Firth & Paine had their separator
entirely consumed by fire last Thurs
day afternoon while threshing on the
farm of Chas. Paine, six miles north
of Worthington. The fire caught
from the engine in rome unknown
way. and it is the first accident of
this kind that they have ever had.
About 100 bushels of wheat were
burned. They left on the night
train for Minneapolis to buy a new
machine.
One of E. G. Pannell's teams was
driven into the lake Monday after.
noon to pull out Henry Twitchell's
sunken sailboat. In doing so one
of the horses struck it's fore foot
against a scythe laying in the water
which had been used for cutting
weeds, cutting the cords of the ami.
mails foot so badly that it had to be
shot. The animal was large and
quite valuable one, probably worth
about $3.50.
MARR1ED-Andrew Finkh to Miss
Mertie Smith at the residence of the
brides parents in Summit Lake town
ship, Tuesday, Sept. %, 1897, Rev. G.
H. Hilary officiating. The happy
couple have taken up their residence
on their farm in the northwest corner
of Warrington township. Theil
many friends, with whom the AID
VANCE joins, extend hearty congratu
lations, and wish for their future sue
cess in life.
The regular quarterly meeting o
the Union Young Peoples Societie
will be held in the M E church mex
Sunday evening at $50, A. T. Latt'
and E. w. Sinnett will lead. Tn
subject will be a study from tn
church of St. Paul, Eph.. 2: IL
l, Mans natural unconverted state
2, Gods feeling toward sinful man
3, What God does for sinful man. 4
The divine purpose in all this. Al
young people are respectfully urge
to be pres sent.
, A regular meeting OF the fire de
partment was held Friday evening
Dave Anderson, foreman of the hos
department, announced the follow
ing appointments in his division: IL
pipemen, Jas. Mackay and Yer
!. Hurlbert; End pipemeu, Loren Tow
and G. o. Bigelow; LIST hydrantmer
Jas. Ramage and Ed. Wilson; IN
. hydrantmen, J. N. Gould and A. F
Rose; tankmen, John Mackay and W
, E. Madison. A practice drill will b
> called soon by Chief Free, when ,
. run will be made and the waite
turned on. -,