The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-08-15

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home at Grand Crossing, ILL.,, We'd
nesday after a pleasant visit at the
home of her brother-in-law James
Jack at Ewington.
CLANCY and Mackay received a
large shipment of new furniture
last Saturday and have it now on
exhibition in their store, the like
was never before seen in Worthing- /
ton. A reporter of this paper was
shown through the large building
Monday morning and noticed the
big improvement in the line of goods
since these enterprising gentlemen
took possession of the stole. When
you are on the streets step in and
ask to be shown through this mag
nificent store,it will pay you for
your thine.
Mrs. Frank Durfee was the victim
of a sad accident Sat urGay night.
About IL clock she was obliged to
light gasoline stove and in doing
so the oil at bottom of tho stove
caught fire and from there her
clothes caght blaze. She was alone
in the house and clothed in her night
robe at the time of the accident;she
ran out of doors in her endeavor to
check the flames about her, where
found a bucket of rain water and
threw it on herself succeeding in
putting out the fire but not until she
received several severe burns
Ben Schwarting while out in a
boat on Round Lake yesterday after
noon in company with Homer
Edwards, was seized WI tn a spasm
and capsized the boat in about four
feet of water. Homer swan to shore
and the alarm for help reached
Henry Diehn' g ears, who waded out
to where the boat lay and found Ben
in bent over position, dragged
him to shore more dead than alive.
DR.. Wiedow was summoned, who
finally brought him back to consci-
BUSINESS. This morning he is around
again as usual, thankful to those
who rescued him from a watery
grave. Round Lake Graphic.
Elder F. A. Graves new home is
now ready for the pla sterers. The
Elder is building very convenient
and commodious house. The first
floor has four large rooms; parlor,
sitting room, dinningroom, kitchen
and pantry and spacious hallway.
The two front rooms have each a
bay window. On the second floor
are five bedchambres with closets,
and on the thirdfloor are three bed
chambers, each with a closet. The
basement contains a large cistern.
The building will be heated with a
furnace, and lighted with electric
ity throughout. Contractor Starrett
is building this attractive residence.
Zion City Banner.
Quite a little rail road talk has
been going the rounds among the
business men this week. There is
a wealthy strip Of country from
Primghar to Pipestone, Minnesota,
THAT is not very we'll equipped for
railroad facilities. Using these
points as terminals straight line
built through the towns of Sanborn,
Sibley and Adrian ought to secure
considerable patronage, and branch
road of the Illinois Central ought
to make \ good feeder for that line.
Some of the business men are en-
thusiastic to the extent that they
believe a concerted movement ought
to be made to secure such an ex-
tension. If there is any benefit to
be derived from the extension it
might be within the range Of posi-
bilities to secure it. There is no
question but that it would benefit
the farmers along the line and it
might prove beneficial to all con-
cerned.-Sibley Gazette.
A pastor of one of our prominent
churches in this city, four of his
friends and an Advance re-
porter had an experience few days
ago that will linger long in their
memory and at the time was every
thing but pleasant. While on tho
way home from neighboring town
q wrong turn was made in the road