The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-04-27

NEE APRIL "a, 1900.
i Q. A. Convey, Of Wyoming, was in
town Thursday on business trip.
Married.-Maurice Eikenberry and
1 Elsie L, Wood, Saturday, April 2lst.
For Sale, One oak case nearly a.
] good az new, price $500. /. .~.
S.$. Wilson Aull. "
Young Mems League meeting at
I7So, Friday evening, April 9th. All
members are urgently requested to
lbe present
Wednesday, May End, the ladies
missionary society will meet with
/ Mrs. Dickerman. The subject of the
meeting will be, "The leland World"
and Mrs. E. L. Porter will be the
eader.
The ladies of the Baptist church
are going to give an Apron Festival
some time in the near future. The
time and place will be given later
on. If
The Gustava Male Quartet which
is billed May 3rd, at Mrsonio Hall,
have . reputation second to none,
and are singing to large audiences
wherever they appear, They have a !
great variety in their repetoire and
give a full program. Miss Anna
Elsner the elocutionist who accom-.
panies them is graduate of the cele.
brated "Sopher school of oratory of
Chicago and possesses great power
mimicry. Tickets on sale at
Morland's.
doc" Bowman, the famous car
toonist of the Minneapolis Tribune,
stopped here Thursday enroute from
Sioux Falls, where he gave an enter
tainment Wednesday evening. His
dog was missed and upon enquiry
for the dog and why "Doc" was hat
less, the A d ance reporter
learned that he had sent the dog back
after bis hat which had blown off
while he was endeavoring to get a
better view of a prima donna thaa
was on the same train.
An old soldier named George
Powers, at Elgin, ILL.,, who recently
killed his wife, from whom he had
been separated, was known by some
of our citizens here. After killing
his wife, he killed himself, attribut.
ing the cause Of his rash act, that
his wife had robbed him of his pen
sion. She had secured division of
it for herself and he had sworn, that
after she had drawn the first money
she should never draw any more, and
tho threat was carried out.
Miss Clura Thropp, who presents
"A Dolls House" the first 1bsen per.
Torrance given in Worthington, is
one of the most versatile young NO.
men on the stage. She has been on
ths stage all her life, appearing as a
child with Joe Jefferson, John Nc
Cullough, Frank Mayo and others.
Her first great success was made at
the age Of sixteen as ''Taggs" in the
County Fair when produced at the |
Union Square theater, New York, and
as the Dramatic Mirror says, "A great |
success it was" She remained with
the County Fair during it's two years |
run in New York, afterwards being . |
feature with Evans & Hooy as "1nno-
cent Kid" in "A Parlor Match" Hail. !
on and Hart in later On" and then
as if to show her versatility she went
into comic opera, singing the prima
donna role in the production of "The
Algerian" in New York and "The
Yankee Cruiser" in Boston. Two
years ago she went abroad, appear
ing in London at the Duke of York's
theater in the title role of 1.-THE Gay
Parisienne" and afterwards as mora"
in "A Dolls House, Her success
this season in "A Dolls House" is a.
matter of comment, and her imper-
sonation of the character of Nora has
been rewarded by enthusiastic praise.
At Masonic hall tomorrow (Friday)
evening the American Cineograph
Exhibition Co. will give war show
that comes highly recommended by
the press. Prof. Thos. II. Russell,
the lecturer of the company, is an old
Chicago newspaper man and is said
to be platform speaker Of great
power. He reviews the present
struggle in South Africa 40 we'll
as the recent American campaigns
and his thrilling war talk is ,efa, e.
~ illustrated bv q long series of val.
uable)piotures in life motion, includ.
ling the best battle scenes obtainable.
"There is not dull moment from be
| ginning to end of the show" said