The Worthington advance., 1898-10-06

Senator John Butler, elect, of Ellis
worth was in town Tuesday, and was
seen strolling up the street with
Senator Shell. While at the depot
during the afternoon, l.. L. Mozart
ney extended the same sympathy to
Mr.. Butler that the latter did to Nc.
two years ago, which ran something
like this, "Butler you are good fel-
low and l feel d-n sorry you"
Frank Hansberger the latter
part of last week sold Bush & Gerts
piano to F. A. Torrance and Verti
Grand to N. Barnes, also three high
grade organs-one to Aug. Seger
strom and one to George Miller, of
Dewald, and one to Mrs. S. A. Hard
ing. Mr.. Hansberger will in a
few days have IN complete line of
stringed instruments and will sup
ply the public with anything and
everything in the musical line.
Mrs. Jessie Truax, was taken be-
fore Judge Cory, Monday and ex-
amined as to mental condition. She
has been acting somewhat strange for
some time. She recently took part in
the Salvation Army meeting since
that she has been growing worse un-
til it was deemed advisable to take
some action. It is thought her con-
dition is due to domestic trouble, her
husband having left her some time
ago. She was taken to St. Peter, Mon
day night by Deputy, Newton Faus
kee and Mrs. Gilbert Anderson.
Upon the arrival of instrume nts,
telephones will be placed in the resi-
dences of w. M. Evans, M. P. Mann,
H. V. Millar, Joe. Loveles, John Ro-
nan, residence and Office, A. G. He'd
berg, Office and residence. This will
make about 20 instruments in use
which shows how useful and popular
the telephone is becoming and the
appreciation of the enterprise. Mr..
Smallwood also appreciates the pat
ronage and is giving his patrons the
best of service. ~> =. -,~.>j-
Mr.. Sykes brought into our office
last Saturday sample of corn pick
ed by him out of field of "a acres on
the farm of Austin Hovey in Sum-
NIT Lake township. It was picked
on Sept. 28th and the ears, exclus-
i've of nubbins, were of average size
throughout the field and had been
fully matured for two weeks, many
of the stalks and leaves were still
green, having been no frosts to speak
of up to the above date. Mr.. Sykes
looked at the field closely and thinks
it will average at least As bushels to
the acre. Who says Southwestern
Minnesota will not produce good
sound corn and plenty of it. Mr.. Sykes
states that all other crops in
that township we're equally as good.
No larger or stronger minstrel
company has ever been organized to
travel than Georges Big Minstrel
Festival which will take place at Ma.
sonic hall one night only Monday,
October 10th. This company is
made up of the pick of the negro
profession, introducing four of the
greatest negro comedians on the
American stage, Seats at Morlands'
A parade with minst rel show is a
display of the size of the company
and all who witness the one given by
Georges Colored Operatic Minstrels
on Monday, October 10th, will know
it is one of the largest travelling and
yet the street parade does nor show
the magnitude of the stage perfor.
nance. The olio is made up of II
big acts, introducing all the leading
negro talent of this country.
| Everyone in Rock county will be
pleased to know that A. b. Vines, al
one time editor of the Beaver Greek
Magnet and later of the Magnet oil
Rushmore, has at last been favored
by good lnck and now has "the mu-
scum on it's legs again" By the
death of his mother a few weeks ago
he came into possession of a fine
farm in Iowa. But a few days afte,
ward his mother-in-law also died and
more property came into his hands
and the "old man" actually braced
up for another struggle with the
world. He lacks a guardian, how
ever, and his new fortune will 60 the
, way of all his others. We are in
formed that he is already negoti
ating for a newspaper at West Bend
Ia. Vines with roll would lool