The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-03-04
"Our Country, Our Flag, Our

Ransom church. Tuesday evening
March 9th. Admission 10 cents
Proceeds to go to wards library fol
the district. Grace G. Mott, Teacher
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet at the Presbyterian
Church next Friday at three O'Clock
p. m. As there is important business
to bring before the meeting members
please be as prompt as possible
Temperance women all, most kindly
invited to our meeting.
S. F. People received MESA &c
Monday evening announcing the
death Of his father, John People, who
lived near Finly, Ohio Death is pre-
sumed to be due to old age, he being
nearly eighty years of age. Mr.. Pep:
pie left Monday nj ght for Ohio and
will probably be gone about three
weeks.
Prof. r. F. Harrington, Graduate
OF the Chicago Ophthalmic College
and Hospital, will visit Worthington
Monday and Wednesday March,
and 10. He Tests the EYES FREE
OF CHARGE, and makes Glasses to
hit. Anybody troubled with POOR
VISION, PAIN in the EYES
HEADACHE &c. had better con
suit him at once.
The postoffice authorities have
posted notice which says: Never
mail a letter or valuable package
without having your card printed
thereon if you wish to haye it return
ed without delay or being opened, if
not delivered" We will print for
anyone their card son $50 Envelopes
for $l.OO. or l25 for Is cents. Note
paper the same price.
Monday while one of S. L. LYONS
teams was driving through town on
10th st: with COW aud large calf in
the sleigh box, some boys run and
jumped on a sled frightening the
animals SO that they jumped and
overturned the sleigh. The box, ami
mails and other contents were consid
erably mixed up. The driver man
aged to hold the team and avoided a
runaway.
The social given at the residence
OF W. Madison last Friday evening
was we'll attended Notwithstanding
the extreme cold weather. The excel
lent refreshments, violin music by
Miss Martin, accompanied by Miss
Shell and the guitar and mandolin
selections by H. G.. Beckley, j Mckay
and K. Hecox combined made it an
evening of pleasing entertainment.
The amount realized from the social
was about $1,000
Miss Jessie Douglass entertained a
number of her young friends at her
home Saturday evening last in honor
Of Miss Lola Turner of Worthington,
and Miss Lou Riley of Lakefeld,
Minnesota, who were her visitors for
the time being. Plates were laid for
an even score of guests and a dainty
and elegant supper was served.
Games, music and conversation &C.
cupied the evening and an unusual
]y pleasant time resulted .-Sibley
Herald.
The Adrian Guardian says: A.
Schaefer and family will move to
Owatonna about the first of April.
where they will make their future
home. ..... Gerald LEM of Grand
Prairie and Miss Mary Rufing of
Attention, Wis, were married at the
home of the bride Feb. 23rd. >. Mrs.
R. W. Moberly, who has been here
for some time taking care of Mrs. Jas.
Gown and that new baby. returned
to her home in Worthington last Sat-
urday.
An old German had a son whose
future he was anxious to forecast.
He placed upon table in room a
bible and bottle Of whiskey and
contrived to have his son go in. He
stood behind a curtain to watch the
result He said to himself: IF mine
poy dakes de bible he will be a
preacher; if he dakes de vhiskev he
will be sport" The boy came in,
put the bible in one pocket and the
bottle Of whiskey in the other. mine
& ott!' exclaimed the old man, she is
going to be politician!"-
Chas. Segerstrom had an expert
ence Monday evening that may be
we'll to remember. AS he was going
over railroad crossing his horse sud-
denly fell as if dead. After getting
the animal loose from the cutter It
Immediately arose and was taken to
DR.. Gould for examination, who said
the horse was simply choked by the
breast collar being too high. Ow-
ners of horses should investigate the
position of their harness, for horses
are liable to be permanently injured,
if not killed, by the draft coming too
high on their breast.
Few there are indeed who have not
heard of that favorite comedian. John
Dillon, who appears at Masonic Hall,
Friday evening, March 18th. Many
good citizens who are preiudiced
against the stage overlook their
scruples to see him. Mr., Dillon at
no time descends to low comedy, and
this in part accounts for his great
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