The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-09-12

/. /. bIanlBAn LOU Wednesday
morning for Slayton on business
trip.
W. H. Smith of Spencer, Ia, was
doing business in this city Wednes-
day.
MISS Esther Olson Of Chicago is a
guest of her uncle A. G. Hedberx
this week.
Senator Clapp was guest of Rev.
Thomas Hambly aud wife while in
the city this week.
FEE Shaker the new operator at
the Omaha depot assumed charge
Of the Office Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Moeher return
cd from a visit with relatives at
Princeton having taken in the
state fair.
". W. Loveless left Wednesday
for Marshal where he will attend
the Sunday School institute which
meets in that city this week.
Rev J M Bull of Pipestone was in
the city Wednesday, en- route home
from .Mankato where he attended
a meeting of the presiding elders.
Harry Wilburn the young man
who was SO severely hurt on the
high school grounds Tuesday by
being run into by another boy while
playing is able to be out again.
A light runaway Occurred late
Tuesday afternoon on eleventh street
a single horse attached to carriage
became frightened at something and
started on a lively run when standing
alone in front of a residence and ran
to fifth avenue to 10th. stree where
it was stopped in front of Shanahan's
implement house. No damage was
done.
Rev. J. H. Muehlhausen pastor Of
the German Evangelical Church Of
this city left with presiding Geo.
Speath of Mankato for hardwood,
Ia, where they will dedicate new
church of that denomination. They
will be absent over Sunday.
The Sioux Falls passenger train
on the Omaha road caught fire twice
on their run from this city to Mitch
ell last Monday evening, the ceiling
of the rear platform of the smoking
car was discovered to be no fire, the
train was stopped and the fire
extinguished. When they proceeded
on their journey only. to find that
the fire had repkindled and good
blaze under way when the train was
stopped for the second time and the
fire put out. 1t is supposed to have
caught from the flying cinders from
the engine. The platform and
rear end of the car was badly dam
aged.
Miss Jessie Wyatt and Miss Laura
Cain departed Tuesday morning for
Mankato where they will attend
school the coming year
H. j. Ruprecht had the misfortune
to lose one of his driving horses
Sunday night with lung fever.
This was a valuable animal and
spoils a fine driving team.
While John Adams was threshing
at the home of Will Widman's
Friday afternoon Mr.. Osterman's
horse in whipping flies with it's tail
in some manner got that member
caught in the drive belt and the tail
was drawn around the cylinder shaft
and amputated a large portion of the
tail and sprung the shaft 50 that Mr.:
Adams had to take it to Worthing
ton for repairs. We understand the
horse will be all right in a few days.
A business deal was consumated
last Saturday whereby Geo. ". Foote
became the owner of our meat
market owned by j. H. Honn.
George will not take possession
for few days, or until he gets his
and few other jobs on
the farm completed. Mr.. Foote is
an old resident Of Bigelow and
needs no introduction to the people
of this vicinity, having followed
the carpenters trade here for a
of years. =
Michael Screm has rented his farm