The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-01-21
Frank Hagerman left this week for

. Miss Hemple came up from Shell
! don, Wednesday.
We expected to give our readers the
financial statement Of the county but
for some unaccountable reason it has
been delayed.
The Swedish mission. society's
service. in the basement Of the Con
gregational church, at half past two
next Sunday. Scandinavians invited
A. E. cogswelI U. S. D. NJ. from
Omaha passed through here Wednes-
day with five prisoners for Sioux
Falls where they will serve time for
ottenses committed against Uncle
Sam.
Since the visit of Prof. McEwen.
hypnotist. at Madelia, some of the
school children have an idea they
are possessed of the invisible power
and are endeavoring to use it. Last
week the professor discovered one OF
the pupils exercising his power on a
fellow student. who was compelled to
kneel and utter prayer to his maker.
lhe professor expelled the
hypnotic novice for the exhibition of
protane devine devotion, which will
probably be a warning to his compan-
ions.
j. Kindstrom, of Indian Lake, was
d visitor at the county capital last
Saturday and pleasant visitor at
this office. He reports his crops
good during the past year, hie oats
yielding over 80 bushels per acre and
weigh out heavy. He had II acres
OF corn, yielding over 60 bushels per
acre, which is unusually good. To
ob' ain these large yields it is abso-
luteIy necessary that the tilIing be
properI y done, which was the case
resulting in the above returns.
Mankato has been enjoying a
haunted house mystery. a family
after occupying the house nearly a
month decided to move out on ac-
count Of the unpleasant sounds. Up
on investigation it was found that the
wind blowing through a loose cor
nice and through the holes in the
roof where the shingles had been
torn off produced the mysterious
meanings; one or two doors and
shutters also creak when disturbed
by the wind. They have consequent
ly given up the ghost.
! Mrs. NJ. #. O'Brien was a Worth
ington visitor Tuesday, remaining
over night with her sister, Mrs. Phil
Glasgow, and returning on the next
morning accommodation :. Cards
are out announcing the wedding of
Thos. G. Disch to Miss Margaret,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Dal-
hotf, which will occur at the home OF
the brides parents in Iona, next
Wednesday, Jan. Goth. The happy
young couple will have the congratu-
lations and good wishes of a host
of friends in this neighborhood.-
Adrian Guardian.
Mrs. Humble. of Dundee, who had
her husband, who was postmaster, ar
rested last summer for intercepting a
letter she had written to some other
fellow. has returned to her home and
he has withdrawn the divorce pro-
ceedings. james Manning, recent
~ editor of the jackson Pilot but
formerly road master of this division
of the Omaha road, has been here the
past week. He incidentally remark:
ed to the writer that he saw a marked
change for the better here since he
used to visit this place as roadmaster
and attributes it to the fact that there
are no saloons now.-Slayton Gazette.
Fetch. Modisett took his second
wolf scalp to Worthington Tuesday
and returned with $500 in his in
side pocket, the bounty on the fe-
male coyote now amounting to that
snug little sum. .. Mr.. G. w. W.
Dow, OF Rushmore, member of the
Interstate Sberiff's Association, has
been in Bigelow since Monday with
a view of locating some wheat thieves,
Tor crimes committed up north
short time since. Mr.. Dow is an old
hand at the business and through his
skill many a criminal has been
brought to justice.--Signal, Bigelow.
For the third time within two
months the St. James schools are
again closed because of the appear
ance of diphtheria. On Wednesday
last little Theresa Kelley, daughter
OF James Kelley of St. James town
ship, who has been attending school
in town, was attacked with the disease
and has since been very i'll at her
home. A daughter of A. G. Thulen
of Nelson township who was also at
tending school in town and was a
seatmate of the Kelley child was also
supposed to have contracted the d.
sease, but later developments have
proven that she merely had a bad
cold. Both children are at their
homes in the country The board of
health is Of the opinion that there is
no further danger and the schools
will probably reopen on Monday
St. James Gazette.