The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-05-26

During the storm, Tuesday after
noon, lightning struck the barn of
Peter Larson, on section 26, Bigelow
township. It burnt down to the
ground with several tons of hay and
three calves. He carried insurance
with S. Kindlund, in the German OF
Freeport.
The ladies' aid society of the Pres.
byterian church will give their regu.
lar monthly tea, Wednesday after.
noon June LIST at Mrs Hastings. A
cordial and general invitation is OK.
tended to all the ladies. Refresh.
ments will be served for the small
sum of 10 cents.
From the Lake Park News we
learn that H. N. Douglass, of Wor.
Ellington has purchased the Mean.
drews elevator and grain business at
Lake Park. His many friends here
will be glad to see Hart extend his
business and wish him success
Laketield Standard.
Last week the Sioux Falls Daily
Press contained an item stating that
a man named Brown had been arrest
ed and convicted of stealing clothing.
and from the evidence given, an opin-
ion prevailed that 'fence" was To-
Gated at Worthington and Egan. We
do not believe any such establish
Eent exists in this locality.
Mrs. E.F.Buchan will open her ice
cream parlors on May Both. The
rooms will be open on Tuesday, We'd
nesday. Friday and Saturday of each
week, wehre may be had the finest of
Ice cream-including fresh fruit
creams such as Strawberry, Orange,
Banna. Pineapple. Peach etc.
New steel bridges will be built this
season over Jack creek, between Sec
tons 8 and 4, and one between Sec
tons 81 and 80, Hersey township,
one on town line between Little Rock
and Wilmont, one south of St. Kilian.
one in Westside, this side of Magno-
liza. and one in Larkin township.
The eleven year old son of Herman
Pinz, living south of Kinbrae, came
near having fatal accident last Sun
day. It seems that while he was
home alone he got hold of cartridge
for exploding dynamite which he ex-
ploded with hammer. His hand
was badly lacerated but is reported
as doing nicly at present.-Kinbrae
Herald.
Col. Grigsby's cowboy cavalry of
1856 men and 40 horses passed
through here Friday noon enroute
for Chickamauga. About three hum
dred people gathered at the depot to
greet them. Fourtown boxes of CT
gars were gathered from the business
men and presented the soldiers. The
train consisted of four horse cars, two
box cars, four coaches and one sleep
er. The soldiers were heartily cheer.
ed by the whole crowd of spectators.
Last Friday evening while people
were enjoying their evening meal, a
heavy rain storm passed over accom-
panied by heavy thunder and sharp
lightning, which turned in a fire
alarm from one of the most distant
located stations, Hammond's corner
The hooking bird fire whistle with
loud and weird tones called out the
firemen, who responded quickly not
withstanding the deep and thick
mud in the streets. They pulled the
hose cart and hook and ladder truck
about three blocks when they were in:
formed that it was the work of the
lightning, While it was not a very
pleasant task yet it proved the value
of the system to give a quick alarm,
and that the boys did not shrink
from their duty on account of mud
The alarm was evidently caused by
induction from the lightning.