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


She will visit friends in Minneapolis,
West Bend, Ind. and Detroit, Mich,
before she returns.
The district agent of the State
Board of Control was in the city
Friday afternoon and inspected our
county Jail. He found every thing
in excellent condition.
Mrs. Sellen, sister Of Robert
Bibby, formerly of this place but
now of Mankato left here Saturday
for her home in Milwaukee, Wis.,,
after short visit with fiends.
A fellow by the name of Morris
Cornwell was before Juice Ander-
son Thursday and sent to the
county Jail for Is days on the charge
of drunkness and disorderly conduct.
G. B. Fletcher of Kimbrae bought
through the A. G. Hedberg land
agency, the north east quarter of
sec. 8, 1O4-39 in Graham Lakes
formerly owned by Frank Nowak.
John Mackay arrived Friday night
from Crookston for a weeks visit
with friends and relatives. He is
employed as machinist on the Great
Northern railroad at that point and
has a lucrative position.
F. L. Pierce, who has been clerk
ing in DR.. Hard's drug store for some
time left Saturday morning for
Goodland. Ind, to take charge of a
drug store which he has recently
purchased at that place.
Fred Vain, the man who met
with an accident at Brewster in a
runaway recently and had to have
his foot amputated at the ankle,
was taken to the poor farm at
Rushmore by commissioner
Haggard, Thursday.
The St. Croix Lumber company of
this city have sold their lumber
yard to the G. L. Coleman lumber
company of La Crosse, Wis.,, and
took immediate possession. R. l..
Dunlap the present manager will
remain in charge Of the company's
Office here as usual which we are
pleased to announce.
The fire department held their
regular business meeting at the
engine house last Friday evening.
No business of Importance except
the boys received their salary, each
member two hundred and tweny five
cents for his services and they say
they got all that without issuing
new bonds too. The department
received their portion on the state
tax on foreign insurance which
amounted to $50.
The band concert was given on
Friday night this week instead of
Wednesday as is the custom and
was enjoyed by large crowd of
people, more people would have
enjoyed it had they known the boys
were going to play, it not being
their regular night no one knew
when they would play. If the
band boys would let the Advance
know, we would be glad to make
the announcement.
Miss Frances Clark gave a
ragged Dress party at her homo
Friday evening. All Of the guests
we're dressed in the raggedest
apparel or the other extreme, they
could don. Miss Ethlyn Conway
and Rueben Cakes carried off first
honors and Miss Virgie Matteson
and Clifford Loveless the honors fol-
being attired in the height OF
fashion. The uniqueness of the
affair caused a great deal of pleasure.
Mrs. F. R. Coughran attired as a
gypsy fortune teller appeared dur
ding the festivities and added to the
amusement, the attire being
characteristic of her alleged pro.
fession. Refreshments were served
and the occasion pronounced
success and most delightful.
Miss Addie Kennedy of St. Lo uis
and Miss Alice Walch of Buckley,
ILL.,, are guests at the home Of Hardy
Eversole living few miles from
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