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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25
AN lMPRO VEN kkT.
Streets are Cleaned Up and
Look Fine.

Saturday the Advance called
to the very unclean condi-
ton of our streets, Monday Street
G Commissioner O'Connor went along
with wagon and cleaned them up.
We do not claim any credit at all
for the improvement, it was spoken
of by our business men and the
A d vanc e merely gave the situa-
ton as it is always ready to do for
what is considered the, best interests
ofthss svillags 's'sntiys4 4eit-
izens.
After the cleaning up everyone ex.
pressed a feeling of pride in the ap.
pearance, also hope that they would
be kept in this condition.
If the people would have a box o.
barrel and throw old rubbish, paper
etc, in it would in a large measure i'm
prove general appearance of the
streets.
Pat O'Connor, commissioned, says
if the business men will render a lit
le assistance in cleaning up in front
of their respective places of business
he will clean up 10th street every
Monday morning. Now, let's sex
what will be done.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25
WILL NOT CELEBRATE.
Adrian People Will Go Ellsworth
and WOrthingtOn This Year.

It seems that after all Adrian will
not celebrate the Fourth. At the
held last week there was con-
siderable sentiment in favor of cele-
bration and no opposition to speak of.
But when it came to soliciting the
funds for the purpose the committee
received such a frost that it was
deemed advisable to give up the pro-
ject and to arrange for street carni.
val later in the season.
While The Democrat had no dis
position to say or do anything that
mighr SAVIOR of opposition to the cele
bration, now that the plan has been
abandoned, it might not be out O
place to say that this decision is wise
1t has been commonly understood
that Adrian would not celebrate thi
year, and in view of this the neigh
boring towns of Ellsworth and Wor
thington went ahead with their ar
rangements for celebrations. ..Thes
towns have alwaysssent large Icrowd
to Adrian and they might REASONABLE
expect Adrian to reciprocate when tn
opportunity was offered this yea1
And, then, 700, it isl seldom ladvisabl
for town the size of Adrian founder
take a celebration two years in sue
cession. Later on we can haye:.a fes
tival or race meeting, and we dout
not that Ellsworth and Worthingtol
as we'll as other nearby towns, wi
hely swell the crowd. Neighbour
towns cannot afford to be envious (
intolerant IN their attitude toy Xeac
other any more than individ duals.
Esprit Of mutual helpfulness will 4
'lbound 70 the growth and glory of}a
81 ns.--Democrat, Adrian.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25
DIR IT. ST RElET6.
Clean Them Up and Approve
Il Appearance Of the Town..

A number of our business men are
complaining as to the untidy, OF
might be termed dirty condition Of
Tenth street, and ask if a change can
not be brought about. -. -
There certainly ought to be some
done, as strangers visiting here have
frequently been heard to remark; "We
like your city, but the streets are very
unclean." We don't know as it is any
worse thao previous years, but that
makes no difference, the town is pro-
crossing in every way, buildings Of
all kinds have been improved. on the
outside and the streets should be in
keeping with them. The out outside
edge of Tenth Street is strewn with
papers of all kinds and colors, old
rags, old tinware, old shoes and wood,
while the center of the street is in
nice shape and the dist kept down by
the mayor with an excellent sprink-
ling wagon, making very noticeable
contrast which at once attracts atten-
ton causing comment that is in 10
Mise commendatory to our thriving
town. ~.~
To remedy this evil would be of
little expense. The refuse could be
collected every day or two in very
short By the street commissioner ann
haul away IN wagon. Try it a week
or two and observe the condition and
effect of appearances. Every citizen
filled with pride in this town and no
thug more necessary can be done to
satis sly their pride than to keep The
tidy.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25
Hylneneal.

Married at the residence of the
brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. Levi
Slipper, lib West John street, at $50
yesterday evening, Mr.. John. W.
Rogers. and Miss Uda z. Slipper,
Rev. G.. E. Line officiating.
This event while known to a circle
of the parties most intimate friends
was surprise to the most ofthe wide
circle of their friends and would have
been moro so had not the Tribune,
keen after news, given it away week
or more ago.. The groom is a pros.
porous, steady young business man Of
Heron Lake. Minn., where be has
charge of responsible business inter-
ests and at which place after a few
weeks the newly welded pair will re-
side. His relatives live in the city
and he is we'll known here, having
frequently visited in the city and was
born and raised in Madison county.
The bride is we'll known, has host
of friends and is one of Alexandria's
sweetest girls, with the additional
point that she is a good, sensible girl,
unaddicted to fads and will make al
good a wife as can be found in days
travel. In fact the couple is well
mated and will fight the battles Of life
successfully. ~-> ..-s.,..
The marriage was one of those quie,
home affairs, with just a few invited
guests, only relatives and nearest
friends being invited. After the cere
mony most delicious light lunct
was served, with SO many toothsqm.
kinds Of cake and refreshments tha1
description would fail to describe.
/ The house was handsomely decor
ated with potted plants, ferns, palm
with smilax dfaped over the chandel
lers and withal, like everybody pre-
sent, looked its Sunday best,
The Tribune adds congratulation
and says "bless you my children. !"
Daily Tribune, Alexandria. Ind.
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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25
4 LITTLE Il | / ! 81 AzEE 4 i
Quickly Extinguished by Prompt
5.4s. Service. =. s:s. -. !.
LAKE WATER TURNND IN.

About 2:20 Saturday afternoon a
fre broke out in the rear of Harvey
Shepard's Office, the fire department
resp ponding promptly had it under
control very quick. "&
The fire started from some unknown
source in some old straw and hay in
the rear Of Mr.. Shepard's building.
The material being close to the build
ing communicated to it and in a short
time the entire end of the building
was q mass of flames. The fire burn
ed to the inside of a shed containing
oil barrelhnd these readily caught::fire
When the department arrived it was
thought they would not save the
building but soon had the fire under
control. Damage will amount to
about $50.
The fire department had a stream
turned on the Hire in about seven
minutes after the alarm was first
sounded and in less than two minutes
more had two streams. Hose No. 2
was also on the ground ready for
service in very short time. .
While the fire wasin progress Supt.
Garretson and employees were not
idle at the watet station: He at once
found the supply in the we'll would
not hold out long and turned on the
lake water. The fires were started
up more briskly and in addition to
the new pump running the old one
was also started up under light pres
sure in order to supply more water
if wanted By the, time the water
from the lake had reached
the we'll, the we'll supply was very low
and would not have stood the draught
necessary. The lake water was shut
off as soon as supply was obtained.
By this experience it will be- seen
that the village is really confronted
with the fact that if the citizens do
not want lake water some arrange
ments must be made to!secure ::water
from other scources than the present;
this the council have under eonsidera-
tion and will carry out::the most feast.
BILE plan as expeditiously as possible
E. F. Buchan was. on hand and
Itook q photograph Of the scene.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25
FIELD TEL ,. DAY .
At sibley. Worthin9ton W.

About fifteen high school boys
went to Sibley Saturday morning e
participate in the field day sports With
that town, and Ellsworth. 4 Spirit
Lake and .Sanborn were to have sent
track teams, but they failed to appear.
The day was an excellent one foe
the sports and everything passed 81
smoothly. In the afternoon another
crowd of young people went down g
swell the ranks of the Worthington
rooters and they arrived in time to
witness the greater part of the events.
The records made surpass the aver
age records considerably for this part
of the state. -:
The program of 16 events was call
ed off in less than three hours with
following results: 81 vs.
100 yd. dash-Ager LIST, Mosher End,
Maris Beeson 3rd; II sec. 2
Broad jump-Ager, Mosher; -; -;
10 #. 2 in. ... ss ST
Broad jump with weights-Ager,
Mosher; IL #. 8 in.
Hop step and jump-Ager, Mosher,
Beeson; 20 #. 1O4 in.
Running hop step and jump-Beesond,
Mosher, Ager; Al #. 8 in. 15
Pole vault-Ager, Mosher, Beeson; ?
#. ss
Three jumps Mosher, Beeson;
80 #. 5 in. NJ, $ss:a
Three hops-Ager, Beeson, Mosher;
27 #. in. 5
12O yd. hurdle-Lewis, Ager, Mosher;
no time.
! mile run-Ager, Beeson; no time. I
Running high jump-Lewis, Mosher,
Ager; s #. 2 in. $
Standing high jump-Mosher, Ager;
4 it. 7 in. ss
! mile run-Ager, er,-,-;no time.
Running broad jump-Mosher, Lewis,
Ager; 19 #. 8 in.
] mile bicycle-Lewis, >; 1:16.
q mile bicycle-Wilbern, Sibley, -.
-. F .;
Results-Ager, 81 points: Mosher
"a, Lewis Is, Beeson II; total for
Worthington, l23; Sibley 10; Wls-
worth 2. &s
Water was scarce, dressing room
for our boys occupied a portion of tbs
prairie where sunshine, wind and
dust were plentiful. Popswas serves
ito q few. #ss.s:.
The events were al successful
with the exception of the q mile bi
cycle race in which an attempt wal
made by one of the riders to throw
Roy Lewis as he was sprinting pas
the crowd of riders. The result wa
that Guy Sanders lost his balance
and fell and Lewis won the race
The judges afterwards called the rac'
off again but Lewis would not ride il
such a dangerous crowd.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25
Red Hot from the Gun

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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-25

All members of the corps are re
quested to meet at the hall on Mem
orial Sunday at 10 o'clock, to march
with the post to the church. Also at
l o'clock on Decoration Day. Il.
FLORENCE BELKNAP. Sec. T
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-07-21
Demand of Administration.

Estate Of Felix Thelismar Bienvenu.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-07-21

From The 6anitarian.
Burnham's Leading in Law"
gives an amusing account OF the
trial of case wherein q doctor
sued to recover his fee. The case
was tried in Georgia many years
ago. Robert Toombs appeared
for the plaintiff and Alexander 81
Stephens for the defendant. When
the evidence had closed, Mr.. Step
hens told his client, the defendant,
that the plaintiff had made out his
case, and, as there was no offset, it
was useless to proceed further.
and the best thing the defendant
could do was to pay the doctors
claim. The defendant who was
named Peter Bennett, scorned this
advice and Indignantly replied that
he had hired Mr.. Sephens to speak
for him, and he must say some
thing. Mr.. Stephens answered
that there was nothing to say; that
if Peter thought he could say any
thing he might address the jury
himself, whereupon Peter delivenI
ed himself as follows: Gem
men of the jury, you and = =
plain farmers, and if .wes 6Q''
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-07-21

whereas Valentine Meynard Widow OF
Felix Thelismar Bienvenu. late OF the
Parish Of st. Martin. has died her peti
ton in this Office applying to be ap-
pointed administrative Of the Estate OF
her deceased husband.
Now therefore Public notice is hereby
given to all parties interested to show
cause If any they have in writing. with
in ten days from this publication, why
said application should not be granted
and said appointment made as prayed
for.
witness the Hon. T. d. Foster Judge Of
said Couri, st. Martinville. La. this 2ist
day OF July A. D., 1900.
A.V. FLEMING. Cierk.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-07-21

The Police Jury has adopted a
new system of working the roads
Of the parish, they have appointed
q road master for each ward ex-
cept the second, which is compo-
sed entirely of swamps, and allow
the road masters fifteen dollars
per mile of road they work, which
work has to be accepted by the
police juror of the ward. We be-
lieve the system a good one and
will prove satisfactory.
Last year the Police Jury ex-
empted the second ward from pay
ing the road tax for the reason
that they had no road in that
ward, but this reasoning was
wrong, because the residents OF
the second ward use the roads in
the other wards whenever they
get out of their ward. If this ar
gument was good every peaceful,
law abiding citizen would have a
right to be exempted from paying
the criminal tax.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-07-21

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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-07-21
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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-07-21

The Farmers Club had a meet
ing in st. Martinville last Satur-
day to take the necessary steps to
have a Farmers institute in this
parish this summer.
The heavy rains of the past
three weeks have to q great extent,
injured the corn and cotton crops,
and even the cane crop has suffer-
ed some in our low lands. In such
weather as we have been having,
We appreciate the necessity of
good, efficient drainage. Our
lands will stand any kind of dry
weather with proper cultivation,
but excessive rains always proved
injurious to our crops for lack of
drainage. This is a matter that
has been on our brain for many
years, and we will only be satisfied
when we will see the parish in
possession of a dredge boat, and
have every bayou and coulee dug,
and even dig canals if necessary.
We have the lands that will pro-
duce rice, corn, cotton, cane and
in fact will grow almost anything
that grows, but we seriously need
a good system of drainage, that is
! the only thing we need to make
st. Martin the finest, best and the
most productive parish in the
State, for how many parishes can
boast of nice rice, corn, cane and
cotton cropsP Very few. and we
believe st. Martin leads in diver
si6cation of crops.
The Concert last Sunday by the
Greig Cornet band, was one of the
most successful of the season in
point of attendance. the large
green was almost covered with
people who had gathered there to
listen to the sweet music, aud at
the same time have q little out
door recreation. Benches, how
ever, for the accommodation of the
ladies were missing. Who will
take the lead, to provide the
square with iron seatsP
The town council should lose
no time in having the bitches Of
the town dug and our streets re-
paired as soon as practicable, be.
cause they are now in a horrible
condition. The difference that ex.
list between the Mayor and coun.
cilmen in regard to the election Of
officers should not keep them from
attending to the other needs o.
the town. Our Main street is al
cut up, full of deep mud holes
our bitches are all stopped up
and contain staguent water that
cannot be healthy. Gentlemen o
the council, your immediate atten
ton is needed, and. You should be
lgin at once upon the Main street
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-07-21

stick together these ere lawyers
and doctors will jis skin and bury
us. This ERE doctor was q new
doctor and l went fur him to come
and doctor my wife's sore leg. He
come and he put some sslves
truck 10 it and some rags, but ne
yer done it q bit or good. ! don't
believe he is no doctor nohow.
There is doctors as is doctors, bat
this ere man don't yearn his mo-
ney, and if you send fur him as
Miss Sal Atkins did fur q niger
boy as was with 81, 1000, he jis
kills him and wants pay for it"
~ don'tI' Numbered the doctor.
"Did yer cure that niggerY ask
ed Peter. The doctor was silent,
and Peter proceeded:
"As l was sayin', gentlimin, We
farmers, when We sells our cotton,
has got ter Civ vally for the mo-
ney we asks, and doctors amt
none too good to be put to the
same rule. And I don't believe
this ere man is no doctor nohow."
Look at my diploma, it you
think I'm no doctor" again inter
posed the plaintiff.
His di-piplo-nu.' Gintlimin
that is q big word for q printed
sheepskin. It don't make no doc
tor Nv the sheep as fust wore i
nor nv the man whut now totes I
Ask his patient it he's
doctor, gintlimin. But how XII
yer? Where is Miss Beaseley''
man Sam. Miss Peaks woman
Sarah wus tended by him and her
funeral was app'inted and he had
the corpse ready. Where is tina
likely Bill, as belonged to MI
Mitchell? Where is that bah.
gal of Harry Stevens? She ar
gone whur doctors cease frou
troublin' and the infants is at resi-
"Gintlimin, he has ct chicken
enough at my house to pay for hi
sslve, and I furnished the rags
and I don't spose he charged fu
maxim her wuss"
The defendant proceeded along
this line at some length, and de
, spite Mr.. Toomb's logical state
: ment Of. the case in reply. Pete
, Bennett won.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-07-21

We learned that there were two
deaths of horses in st. Martinville
last week, that were almost sud-
den, and those who have seen the
cases, are inclined to believe they
were Charlton. The dead animals
were buried deep ON the town
dumping ground by order of Ma
yor Fournet, which was q good
precaution. The town authorities
should keep a close watch, and
investigate all diseases of stock,
and treat such cases with the pre-
caution necessary to prevent the
spread of this dreadful disease.
The new police jury has been
actively at work the past week.
and they seem determined to run
the affairs of the parish in strict
Iy business manner. The jury
should adhere to the principle OF
allowing no commission or salary
except strictly ,secording to law.
The District Attbrney has no right
to the two hundred dollars that
were allowed him by the old jury;
the Coroner is only entitle to what
he makes according to law. and
has no right to q regular salary OF
two hundred dollars, and we be-
lieve it is better to pay that OFF,
Ger double the amount If he per-
forms the service for it, than to
salary an officer against the law
The parish supervisors have been
paid $25 for every election by the
old jury, when the law says that
they will serve without compensa-
ton. If man wants q free job,
that is his business, but he has no
right to expect payment and the
jury has no right to waste the peo-
pies money by giving to those who
are not entitle. to payment accor-
ding to the Law. They are also
too easy in making paupers OF per-
sons who have relatives fully able
to support them. and if this list
keeps on increasing it might be
proper for the police jury to be-
gin to think of buying pauper's
farm, like Calcasieu parish did
some few years ago, this will have
the effect of reducing and perhaps
destroying the list of paupers en-
tirely.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-07-21
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Rude, But Convincing.
Peter Benefits Eloquence and its
Effect Upon the Jury.

From The 6anitarian.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-07-21

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