The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22

w. G. Myers has started a merry
go-round on the vacant lot next to
the M. E. church. .
Mrs. j D. Pratt and daughter left
Wednesday for a visit with relatives
at Nicholson, Kansas.
Miss Sadie Lewis entertained few
friends Tuesday evening in honor of
her guest, Miss Gertrude Blair.
o, beauty what apowerful weapon
thou art. The bravest men fall at thy
feet. No wonder women take Rocky
Mountain Tea to prolong that joyous
spell: Ask your Druggists.
It was Mark Schmidt who nearly
70 wned Tuesday in the lake. He was
quite badly bruised but is able to be
! around.
Ren Mccartney is taking Fred
Tuttle's position as baggageman
l,while the latter is absent on q trip to
St. James.
E. w. Cutler represents the Ep'
worth League of the M. f. church at
the state convention which meets at
Austin on Friday.
| Miss Ruby Dewey left for Austin,
Thursday, as delegate from the Ep
worth League of this city to the
state convention which meets Friday
E. X. Smith while taking the CEN
sus was taken for book agent one
day and it was with difficulty that he
was able to secure the necessary in
formation.
Harry Walters, who was brakeing
with a brakeman that was killed on
the Omaha Sioux Falls line last fall,
has recently gone insane. It is
thought the accident was the cause.
The following business men have
adopted the plan of giving free band
social tickets to their patrons with
purchases of goods: Swedish Mer.
Co., l. T. Branigan, G. L. Peterson,
W. w. Loveless, E. L. Schwartz, Ray
Humiston.
Wan:ed.-Boy at Depot Lunch
Counter to work nights.
We pray thee, heed him not who
askest three to take something. said
to be the same as the Rocky Noun.
tain Tea medu by the Madison Medi-
son Medicine Co. 35c. Ask your
Druggist.
Mrs. j. H. Wickman leaves Friday
morning for a four weeks visit in
Chicago.
Our high school ball team went to
Sibley Wednesday and suffered de.
feat of Z to 10.
Olaf Palm was down from Currie
the f.et of the week where he is
Suildin:: depot for the Omaha.
A Lac les wheel was stolen from the
'ssidsE Of R. HI. Patterson Wednes.
lay nj ht. This work is gettiug nu-
merous in town of late and people
will be compelled to put lock on
wheels when left alone.
A. Q. Todd has taken possession
of the F. D. Brown livery and is very
much pleased with the ont look. He
will keep his equipment up in good
condition and in all ways endeavor to
merit share of the patronage.
Marshal Rushon's attention was
attracted to couple of boys We'd
nesday night, annoying the Salvation
Army as the later were holding their
street services, by throwing fire-crack
ers at them, the young lads were
marched off to the lookup. Amid
tears and sobs promising never to do
the like again, the Marshal let them
60 this time, but boys look out for
the next.
The Fourth of July committee have
received large number of handsome
badges for advertising the celebra-
ton. These badges have been
placed on sale in most of of the
stores at 25c piece which a little
more than covers the actual cost,
the profit going to the celebration
fund. Buy one and advertise the
celebration.
A party was here recently endeav-
oring to inaugurate the use of gaso.
line lamps but met with very poor
success. He, however, said he had
never been in town where the elec.
trio light system was 90 largely used
and received the approval of the peo.
pie as the system here did.
! G. E. Briggs and Mrs. E. G.. Allen
of Gowrie, Ia, arrived here Saturday
night in response to a telegram an
nouncing the serious condition of thei,
brother. He appearing better afte,
the operation they returned home
Monday afternoon.
Davis, Of the Bigelow Signal thinks
his town is getting up with the cities
when so many incidents occur in one
day. He says last Saturday was an