The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-07-22

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Two sisters and : brother Of Ole
IKjorlaug, the drug clerk, arrived
from Europe On Tueaday's train.
They were ccompanied By Mr..
Sonneyson who has been here before.
Their coming was somewhat sof q
surprise as they were not expected at
that time. Madelia Times. The
above are nieces and nephew Of Mr..
Kjorlaug Of this place.
A LaMoure count farmer obsery-
ed that his horses were looking
:, gaunt and an offensive smell ca me
from the mouth Of one. He found a
quantity Of wild oats sticking be-
tween the gums and lips, which had
caused soreness and suppuration,
and thinks the gaunt appearance Of
the horses was due to the presence
of the oats in the stomach causing ir-
ritation.
The I. o. O. F. lodge Of this place
held installation exercises last week
Wednesday evening, in a closed meet.
ing. District Deputy Grand, J. w.
People conducted the installation
seating as Noble GrandA. S. Rushon;
Vice Grand John Boberg; Recording
Secretary Chas. Hartman. After the
exercisesa spread was enjoyed by
the members. A good attendance of
members were present.
Conductor Babcock, who has for a
good many years, run the passenger
between Worthington to Baskerville.
takes Johnnie Morrison's old run be-
tween Ellsworth and Sioux Falls,
making his first trip last Monday.
Mr.. Babcock will occupy Mr.. Morri-
| sons residence house and as soon
as it is vacated MI, Babcock will
move his family here from Wor-
thington.- Ellsworth News. ~
The vein of coal reported to have
been struck by we'll drillers near
Heron Lake recently, is said to be
the work of the outfit that attempted
to put down an artesian we'll for this
village. They struck rock they
could moi get through and filed the
hole. up with coal, brought it to the
surface again, reporting coal had
been struck and ceased work. This
report is more creditable than the
discovery of a coal vein.
Manager Murphy of the Creamery
here is filling an order for shipment
of butter for England. The Mimi
esota product has been pronounced
by experts A l, the best in the world.
and will in the future receive large
orders for export. Mr.. Murphy re-
ceived one hundred boxes for filling;
each box will hold about fifty six
pounds of butter, which means an
order for $500 pounds. The first
consignment will be forwarded this
week, and the balance, as fast as made
/ Frank E, Witter, aged q years,
son of Mrs I. II. Sihnett, took it into
his head to return to the place Of his
former home last week. He left
home without warning and gave his
parents considerable uneasiness as he
is somewhat feeble minded. Bills
we're circulated advertising his dis
appearance that he might be inter
cepted of wandering and returned
Saturday the parents were Informed
of his arrival at Gowrie; Ia, his for
mer home, having walked all thu
distance, some 200..miles. No reason
can be given for his making the sud
trip.
| A "Wandering Willie" who hi
worked the "shave" and postage
stamp" plea we'll enough to get drunk
was up before Judge Schechter last
week, and fined ten days in the
county Jail, but sentence was sus
pended by bis working two days or
the street and leaving town. Office
| Mccartney took him in charge whil'
he worked out his time. Mac. hal
had a ball and chat n fixed up to at
tach to those of the future that fal
into the band of the law by not goinl
right through town. The idea is al
excellent one and will have a tendenc,
to abate the nuisance in this place.
! The gold fever Of Alaska has struck
the United States, and created consid
u cradle excitement. The fields of Al
aska are reported to be the riches
ever discovered. and from the report!