The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-03-10

LOCAL NEWS.
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Window and Heron Lake goes no
license at Tuesday election.
Friday morning, the11th, the plat
will be open fer those who did not
engage seats in advance for the Sails
bury Orchestra, March Is. Don't
wait if you expect to get seat, the
prospects are now that the whole
house will be reserved, as consider
able over 200 seats have already been
engaged. Be on hand Friday morn
ing and get your, seat, as you will be
left without seat if you wait till the
last day of the sale.
Miss Gertrude Blair, primary tea
cher in the Bigelow schools, spent
Saturday and Sunday last with friend
in town. Mr.. and Mrs. Cole Guern-
sey gave a dinner Saturday in her
honor and the friends who were for
tunate enough to be invited with her
spent very happy time. Miss Blair
has many friends here who are always
glad to see her whenever she conde-
cends to cross the line.-Ranscm COR
respondent in Bigelow Signal.
In communication from P. Klaus
he says his post office address is Flet-
cher, Idaho, near where he has pur-
chased a farm. 1t is nice little berg
am right joining the town and like it
very we'll, although we are forty
miles from ony railroad at present,
but it will come within twenty seven
miles this summer. and hope that by
next year they will reach our town.
Snow is all gone and fowess are
blooming in many places from under
the snow. The ground only froze
about six inches this winter. Seed
ing will begin in this locality in a.
bout a week or two. Roads are very
bad now.
Miss Cheney gave recital at the
residence of Frank Glasgow, last Sat-
urday afternoon. Twenty seven of
her pupils were present, seventeen of
whom played. Each and every one
rejecting much credit upon their
teacher. All of the younger ones had
their selections, committed. The lit
tie ones, only six, seven and eight
years old played in excellent time,
and with technic that was surprising
for such tender years. The follow
ing is a list of those who played:
Mrs.E.L.Porter, Misses Maud Forbes,
schroegge, Mary Merrill Amelia Bliss,
Mildred Jones, Margaret Mackay,
Lillian Webb, Julia Town, Jeanette
Bliss, Flossie Webb, Virgie Matteson,
Edith Glasgow, Blanche Matteson,
Helen Ludlow, Masters Bernard Bliss
Muriel Ramage.
The pleasant home of E. Nordquist
and wife was stormed Tuesday night
by party ofover 100 of their friends.
The occasion being in honor of their
25th anniversary silver wedding. Mr..
Nordquist and wife were enjoying
the evening comforts of home by
reading and domestic work, when,
all of sudden, about s O'Clock, the
door was opened and their friends
entered the house full and completely
overwhelming the couple with sur
prise. They we're presented with
handsome and valuable tea set and
many other presents appropriate for
the occasion. All the good eatables
obtainable and enough to feed 500
people was also furnished. The en-
joyment that prevailed is beyond ex-
preston and all wished the couple
many happy returns Of the day.
Last Thursday morning stock
man named Nels Smith had both feet
badly crushed by falling under the
wheels of moving train. Mr.. Smith.
got off the train to get a lunch and
when he returned the train was NOV
ing down to the water tank, but he
supposed they were leaving town and
attempted to board the front end Of