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

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John Linder, Of Wilmont, was in
Town Friday.
Attorney Wilson went to Sheldon
Saturday afternoon. w.. - s. |
T. w. Heavy left Saturday on a
trip to North Dakota. ..: Il.
~ NJ. E. Lawton transacted a land
deal at Spafford Friday. /
Geo. Miller has purchased the
donkey of F. F. Runyon: :
Mrs. G. A. Forbes made a. trip to
Sheldon Friday afternoon.
H. G. Shepard unloaded a car of
binders and mowers Friday.
The finest concert of the season at
Presbyterian church tonight.
( The band will play on the Court
House steps Saturday night.
Col. j. M. Bull will deliver the ad-
dress on Memorial Day at Adrian.
Grandpa Van Luven returned
home this week from a visit in Iowa.
Mrs. Hicks, of Jasper, is visiting
hel brother, Chas. Crandall a few
days.
Bown Bros, of Black Hawk Co.,
Ia, were in town Friday looking after
real estate,
Attorney Foley, passed through
here Friday on his way HON at Fulda
from Adrian.
Miss Inhelder, of Nebraska, is a
gunst of Mesdames J. N. Gould and
R. F, People.
E. L. Gilbert, of Sioux City,. was
visiting at the home of Harry Hob
son this week.
R. A. Ely shipped six of his teams
to Ohio, Friday where h. has three
steam shovels working.
j. II. Stephenson, of the Wilmont
lniatator. was in town Friday on his
way to Walnut Grove, MINI.
Mrs. j. N. Dodge was up visiting.
her daughter Mrs. Harry Hobson
Wednesday and Thursday this week.
Mrs. NJ. E. Lawton's mother, re-
turned to her home in Illinois, over
tho Burlington Thursday afternoon.
VIM. Darby is putting up pea
nut and pop corn stand between No
bles Co., Bank and the Worthington
Hotel.
! Mr.. McGilvary, an employee of the
Omaha road now occupies the 40.
U. w. cottage near the Swedish Ner.
captile store.
Postmaster Coughran reports a
very good sale Of the new samp books
the first lot being sold before he could
get in now supply.
i D. Brown proprietor of the Madsen
} farm, had runaway Thursday as he
was near his home with a load OF
lumqe. No damage to speak of was
done.
Mr.. Teal and wife, of Belle Fourche
} S. D., is spending a few days here
with his sister, Mrs. s. V. Wyckoff
) enroute home from attending meet
ing of the I. O. o. F. grand lodge Of
Dakota.
The ditch in front of F. A. Stevens
place on Seventh avenue is being
filled up at last. This has been an
, eye sore to the town for some time
and the residents of that vicinity will
appreciate the improvement.
A train of twenty four cars, Of
theshing machines and engines pass
ed through here Friday bound fol
Nebraska. They were from the
Minneapolis Threshing Machine Co.
Dieckhoff & Stearns are local agents
for this company.
| The following from the author OF
"Ben Hur":-I am indebted to Mr.
Alba Heywood for one of the most
pleasant evenings / have ever spent
His approximations and limitations
are truly marvellous and his songs
highly entertai ning.-LEw WALLACE
The Omaha company will put an
other side track across 10th stree,
soon to permit the handling Of
freight to and from the old depot, &C.
count of it being necessary to discon'
meet connection with main track al
west end of the present side track,
now used for freight house purposes
to permit the raising of main track.
Our district is very fortunate in
possessing so competent a judge as
Judge Brown. Everyone who enters
his court is struck with the style OF
conduct which is displayed there
Wendell Hertig, the popular young
Minneapolis attorney who was here
! at the May term Of court, spoce in