The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-31
Ransom.

" 1OOAD ID IL VIC SAOuIo HOW q
late spring. It is not often that
the Thermometer drops down to
zero III the latter part of March
but it has done that more than
once this season. At this writing
We have the best sleighing we
have had this winter. IL it be
true, as the old saying has it, that
snow in March is the poor mans
fertilizer, we ought to have good
crops again this year aad have We
may. As to fertilizers, however,
I had much rather trust to the
fertilizers handed out from the
barn and fpread over the grovnd
through the winter, than to the
SHOWS of old noisy March, with
it's buster and raw, chilling
winds.
In the party of excursionists
that left for the Dominion of Can
ada, were two from this town, D.
F. Settle and Or,nando Scott. I
am told that they expect to gone
about twenty-on days, and if so
they ought to see enough of Can
ada to find out weat the country
is like.
On Friday of last week a merry
company of young people, friends
of Miss Bertha Graves, callee on
her and spend a very pleasant
day. On the same day some
neighbors and friends gathered
sor a sociul time at the home of
Cole, Guernsey; and during the
week some two or three other
families were favored with similar
social gatherings. Perhaps there
are few more social neighbor
hoods than are to be found in
Ransom, and We are sure that ev
eryone who wishes we'll to his fel
lows, will be pleased to see tgese
these evidences of friendliness and
goodwill.
| Another tired trave. er has laid
him down to rest. Abont mid
night Tuesday, the 81, Gerhard
Welp, of Bigelow, quietly passed
away. He was about IS, exceed
ing by some fifteen years the
stated limit of three score years
and ten, for several years he has
been quite feeble and needed the
tender. watohful GRE of his fami
lily. Mr.. Wslp was comparatively
wealthy. A good many years
ago when living near Galena. I'LL,
be had the good fortune to strike
q ricn lead mine, rich enough to
mako Dim q fortune. He had the
i'll fortune afterds, to lose some OF
his money in ill advised loans
when, like q prudent man, he cor
} cluded to invest tho remainder
where it weuld be safe, in Mime
sofa lands. He was the owner Of
srme of the best land in Ransom
township.
! Mr.. Welp was = man of retil
ing disposition, Quiet ord unot
strusive; man q ~ 1aiA show
or pretensions, but man respect
ed by all who knew him. He was
la. evot Catholic, and was laid :"
:-ae: in tho Catholic buryin Z
Iground at Sibley, where his life
partner was laid only a few years
ago. The bereaved family have
the warm sympathy of hosl OF
friends.
The other day We received a
pleasant visit from Mr.. and Mrs.
| Bedford, of Rushmore, and Mrs.
D. Petit of the same place. We
are always pleased to meet these
good friends, for oue would have
to search far and wide to find more
genial or more worthy people.
Mr.. Bedford is now in the bank
ing business, and for a village OF
the size of Rushmoi e, the amount
of business done is really snrpris
ing. But then. Mr.. Bedforp Is a
man in whom everyone has the
fullest confidence. There are
men, as we all know, whose word
is 40 good as their bond. Mr. Bed
ford is q man of that kind; no
wonder that people are willing to
trust him. After all, honesty is
the best policy.
ROBERT SHORE.