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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-06-20
FARMERS TO BE ENVIED.

Keosauqua, TO-, RepuDhcan: "A
we'll known farmer of the eastern
part of this county, was in our
Office the other day and was inclined
to rub it in on us because of the
advantages he and farmers generally
in his section of the country have
over US fellows in town.
'4Why," he remarked while ten
acre smile spread over his face, ''you
town fellows ain It in it. You have
four groceries and dry goods and
all such that you buy delivered at
your door,, and so do we. You go
to the postoffice after your mail y,
but we don't; it is delivered to US
at our door. If you want to mail
a letter you must take it to the
postofice. We don't. Uncle Sam g
servant calls at our house every day
for letters or anything else we desire
to send out by mail. So you see, old
fellow, you folks who live in
Keosauqua are not in it with us.
We thought for moment over
our friends statement, made a few
inquiries and acknowledged the corn.
We learned that from the Utica
store, which is within two and ahalf
miles of his farm, groceries and any
thing else kept in stock are delivered
once a day to the distance of even
four or five mics, and that the
residence telephones are used regu-
arlly by the housewife, or some
other member Of the family, in max
ing such orders. We we're further
informed that some of the stores at
Stockport were adopting the same
delivery system. Truly this is an
age of progress, especially for our
country brothers and sisters.
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ENTERTAINING "f NEWSPAPER
FEATURES. ssS

Probably no other newspaper in
the United States can show 80 brill
liant an array of special features as
is found in the column of The
Chicago Record Herald. s&
The daily and Sunday news and
special features of The Chicago
Record-Herald include the letters
of William E. Curtis and Walter
Wellman, The Record-Herald g
special New York dispatches, its
unparalleled foreign news service,
embracing it's own special cables
with those of the New York Herald
and the Associated Press; it's pages
devoted to the markets and finan-
cial and commercial intelligence x-
haustive to the most satisfactory
degree it's popular sporting page,
it's extended editorial department.
Kiser's humorous ALTERNATING
Currents, "Stories of the Day."
the departments IF railroad and in
surance news, music and drama,
society and clubs, the column OF
books reviews, the continued story,
the Woman Beautiful department,
the daily fashion article ''Meals for
Day." news of the great lakes,
etc.-all uniting to furnish to the
people of Chicago and the North
west newspaper which commends
itself to discriminating readers as
only a newspaper can which COM
bines the world wide facilities OF
the greatest metropolitan Newspaper
of modern times. ....~
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-06-20

The people of the town and vicin-
ity were shocked Wednesday morn
ing when it was announced that
station agent w. R. Bennett had
died during the night. He attended
to his various duties about the depo5
as usual, Tuesday and seemed'to be
in his usual good " health. He
finished his work after the. south
bound train WENT through at 1854
and returned to his home in the
north part of town about eleven
p. m. and went to bed. When his
wife went to call him to breakfast,
he did not answer and was cold and
dead, lying on his right side with
his right hand up to his face like
a man in repose and resting. There
was no sign Ola single struggle or
a trace of pain. Showing every
evidence that death came while he
was asleep and unconscious.
The Cor oner was called and at
the inquest it was found that the
cause of death was brights disease
of the Kidneys.
William r.. Bennett was born in
Louisville, Kentucky, and was sixty
two years ofsage. He had brother
in Chicago who is the oldest mem Der
of the Chicago board of trade. He
came here from Wabasha, MINI, in
October Of 1900. He belonged to the
following lodges: Masons, Wood
men, A.O.!U. w.: Knights Of Honor,
Equitable &id Union and North
western Legion of Honor: $500.
He carried thousand dollar
policy in the A. q. wv. running to
his family.
He leaves a: devoted wife and one
child, a daughter, 20 years of age,
who are stricken with sorrow and
grief and deeply mourn the loss:- of
a generous and devoted husband, 8
kind and loving father. They have
tho sympathy of.all their acquaint-
ances in this sad ordeal.
Funeral scr vices are being con-
duted in the Congregational church
to-day by Rev.. Edwards. The
Woodmen have charge of the body
and interment will be made in the
Union cemetery west of town.
Abecrombie, ND Herald June 6.
Mr.. Bennett was brother of L. B.
Bennett and resident of this place
years ago.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-06-20
LIGHTNING CAUSES
ALARM.
FIRE

Saturday evening during the
heavy rain storm there was very
sharp lightning accompanied by
terrific thunder. About seven thirty
lightning struck the chimney of
John Carlson's house and Oscar
Larson thinking the bolt had caused
a fire turned in an alarm but no
fire Was started.
The bolt knocked a few brick out
of the chimney, and forced the stove
pipe hole covers from their place
throwing SCOT and ashes all over the
carpet and bed down stairs. Mrs.
Carlson was not at home at the
time, but the triplets were in an ad-
joining room to the one covered by
ashes. They were not affected.
Mrs. Carlson thinks the current
passed down the chimney and
through the cistern the wall of
which is connected with the
chimney as the supply Of water in
the cistern has commenced to de-
crease and has a peculiar color and
odor since the lightning struck.
It was reported that James Gran
dall's house was struck but Mr..
Crandall says the report is W ithout
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Ed. Allen labor,
Messer freight,
O'COnnOr labor

Messer freight, 1879
O'Connor labor $500
Petition presented for laying Side
walk across the street and opposite
the Catholic church, granted. E. W.
Stanton asked what prospects were
for getting a water main on Humi-
ston ave. Council indicated a dis
position to lay one there some time
as water would be needed at fair
grounds and this was the best street
to take it from.
Recorder instructed to call mass
meeting for considering the bond
question for securing funds to make
improvements at light station, meet
ing to be held Friday evening June
20 If hall can be secured.
Plat of McLeans subdivision OF
block ~ laid over.
Quesion;o of adopting some method
of requiring property owners to pro-
Cure grade for new cement side
walks or forbidding cement workers
to to put in cement walk
until grade stakes were set was dis
cussed but no action taken.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Olof johnson G. P. Pisckater l.
B % $3.50.
Anna E. Williams H. G. Constable
L3,4, $, s, Z, 8, .. 1911. 49, 20, 2S'
"a, Is, Is. B17.$4so
A. NJ. Smith Jennie Heidelebaugh
eH sw4 and W. se4 rs 1O4 Al.
$4,000.
Patterson R D Pratt part nwA
ne4 % 102 40 81.
G.. H. Doeden A. F. Labrie Liz &c
Bis Moultons resurvey Worthing.
ton $14OO.
T. H. Brown z. Nearness L6 BIZ
Lismore 5000.
Fschinkel G. D Chalfant WIZ sc
IA 4 103 40, $4,000.
is Ramage A B French part of
B Reading $40.
M. Rayn Jno N Lenz LIS, 6, and
z B3 Butler ad Ellsworth $3.50.
RID PrattG w Patterson a strip in
sw1-4 n1-2 nw1 4 %, 1O2 40 81.
Perry Person Mary E Gutzler ne
IA nw1-4 and nw1-4 ne1-4 81, 1913,
40 $3.50.
Atkinson and B., G H Doedep
part lots land g.. and lots 3 and 4
A and B ad Worthington $4,000.
r. H. Brown A Teitenberg L 10
b 1st ad Lismore and lot 4 BIZ $780,
H. G Constable A D Reese L Is
26B II Its ad Rushmore $17b.
Anna E Williams Louis johnson
WIZ se1-4 "a 102 AZ.
Louis johnson Oscar Malmquist
25 acres R r WIZ se1.4 "a 1O2 AZ
$1,000.
Jos Benda JASPER M Fish se1-4
% 1O2 40 $1,000.
A A Randall S B Bedford l6 b9
Rushmore $50.
A Schroeder W F Brechen NV IA
4 1O1 Al $4,000.
H N Douglass j Remachel e12
sw ID Is 1O3 AZ $1,000.
Fly Locke j T jacobson ne1-4 "a
1O1 80 $4,000.
Fred Fix Eilet Miller nw1-4 33
1902 40 $4,000.
F E Porter A G Lindrgen 10 and
10 b 20 Adrian 81.
A q Lindgren Fannie Poretr 10
and 10 b 20 Adrian 81.
R. D. Cramer BI Trip b $
Moulton's resurvey Ciary ad Worth
intgon $500
+ Jane White J D Huminston | 1
and 2 b s Moulton's resurvay Clary
ad Worthingtonh $500.
S W Laythe Kate Seclest 1,2, and
8 b IL school ad Dundee 5000.
Anna M j Rutherford Martain NJ
Mccain 10 II ana ~ b 80 Adrain
s 1900.
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STITSER PETERSON HALL.
MASS MEETING.

= A Mass Meeting of the citizens
Tax payers of Worthington is called
to consider the report Of Prof.
Father, relating to the condition of
our Electric Light and Water Works
plant and to further consider the
means of meeting the cost which
must necessarily ensue in adopting
either or part of Mr.. Fathers re-
port Monday evening June % 1902.
By Order of the Council,
J. M. Messer Recorder.
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READlNO
HIT. Thompson and J.Mier drove
to Worthington SATURDAY evening.
W. Innis spent Sunday in Rush
more.
w. Krause and Mr.. Hodges drove
to Wilmont Saturday.
Mrs. Stricher was passenger for
Worthington Friday.
MI. and Mrs. Jones and Mrs.
Cheney were out of town visitors
Friday evening.
Hayes and Kelley shipped car
load of hogs to day to U. S. yards.
A. j. Rentslna received a nice
large consignment of furniture from
Chicago Saturday for his new house.
Boys get your tin cans ready
something is going to happen this
week.
A number of Readings young
people attended the social gathering
at Christensen s Friday evening"
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. F. Baker
Wednesday night,a girl.
Joe Allard went to Alton Ia,
Tuesday p. IN, returning Wednesday.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-06-20
A DOLLAR OF 1904.

Capt. Abbott, of the secret service
department had in his possession re-
Gently an alleged 1904 dollar that
has set many secret service mon to
work. If the dollar is genuine it is
one of the rare coins of the United
States and is worth about So, 500
to collectors. If it is bogus it will
get some one into trouble.
In 1904 the government issued
1, 900 silver dollars. For some
reason or other it was decided to re-
call the issue; 1896 all of the dollars
were returned to the treasury and
destroyed. Four of thu dollars re-
manned in circulation. AS soon as
this became known the value of
these dollars took a jump, and since
that time collectors have anxiously
sought after them. 1t is claimed
that one of the original coins is still
missing. There have been many
counterfeits of the dollars, but they
were 80 poor that they were soon
detected. However, Capt. Abbott
is unable to tell whether or not
this 1904 dollar is genuine. AS a
result is was forwarded to the chef
of the secret service department at
Washington.
The coin in question was obtained
by the government officials from B.
H.: Smith, at Lima, Ohio, few days
ago, upon the supposition that it
was counterfeit. Smith was taken
to Toledo. 1t is said that he is a
gambler who travelled all over the
state. While on one of his trips he
went to Lima, where he became
stranded. He partook heavily of
morphine, it is claimed, and acted
strangely. Smith visited pawn
broker, and wanted to pawn the
supposed 1904 dollar for $25. The
pawnbroker knew the value of the
1904 dollar and became suspicious,
and reported the matter to the
police, who in turn reported to the
United States authorities. The
latter decided to arrest Smith, as
they were strongly Of the opinion
that the dollar was counterfeit.
Smith is now in Jail at Toledo
awaiting the decision of the author
tiles at Washington as to whether or
not the dollar is counterfeit. The
whole case against Smith hinges
upon this decision. Capt. Abbott
and District Attorney Sullivan were
of the opinion that the dollar. was
genuine money Of anothe, date, but
that the figures had been changed
to read 1894" A close inspection
of the coin, however, failed to
establish this theory.
Smith claims that he got the
dollar from school teacher at
Hamilton, o., who was in hard luck
one day and gave him the coin as
security for a $25 loan. The teacher
failed to redeem the coin, according
to Smith g story. The teacher was
sent for and be appeared before the
authorities at Toledo. He was asked
how he came itno possession of the
dollar. and he told rather strange
story.
Smith claimed that the teacher had
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-06-20
TAKE NOTICE.

The old dumping ground being
now closed for dumping purpoes, all
persons are hereby notified that L.
H. Beckley will show where manure,
can be dumped in the N. W.. part
of the village.
By Order of the Council.
P. OC'ONNOR, St. Com r.
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SCHOOL REPORT.

Report of Dist. 9S.
School closed Friday May 3oth.
The total average attendance was
1477K days The number of days
in term 1870. Pearl Green was
present the $50 days. Ruth Green
IFS, Nellie Calvin 1874 days.
Teacher, Edith Z. Schanck.
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7. K. DARBY,
John W. Tuthi11 Lbr. Go.

Is once more before the public az
an auctioneer. Will cry all kinds OF
sales aud guarantee. Will have
notes cashed as cheap if not cheaper
than anyone else. See him before
securing your auctioneer for terms
and dates.
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Your Tongue

If it's coated, your stomach !
is bad, your liver is out OF
ORDER. Ayers Pills will clean
your tongue, cure your dys-
pepsia, make your liver right:
Easy to take, easy 10 operate.
CSC. Al druggists.
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NOTICE..

NOTICE.
All parties that have given an
order for Irvine to me are requested
to call at my Office at their earliest
convenience. j. M. Shanahan.
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Che Weekly 1nter.Octat1

Is a member of the Associated
Press, the only Newspaper receiv
lug tue eutiIe telegraphic news
serv &c of the New York Sun and
special cable of the New York
Morld-dailv reports from over
1900 spe cial correspondents thro'
out the country.
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COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

The village council met in regular
session Friday evening all members
present. Minutes of last meeting
read and approved.
Committee on streets and sewers
we're given the matter of j. A,
Darling connecting with sewer in
two different places without per-
mission, to investigate.
Communication from State
Auditor read that the state levied the
tax for paying interest on the Bur-
lington bond, but the city must look
after the principal.
This bond is for. $4,000 and due
Aug. 1, 1902.
Plumbers bond of W. 1. Humiston
for $1,000 with F. L. and H. S.
Humiston as sureties was approved
and accepted.
The following bills we're allowed:
Garlock Pkg Co. supplies, S 1876
s. o. Co., supplies, 9.23
Atkinson and B. S Pipe, ALSO
Tuthill L Co., supplies, $50
H. B. Lewis Mdse, 1897
Pv. Coal, 1872
M. S. Smith Surveying, 24.50
w. I. Humiston Mdse, 500
Elec. Co., lamps, 34.O0
Booth blanks, 300
Globe Publishing, .S5
CAnderson labor, 1850
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I think timothy grass is a week
earlier than I ever saw it before.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-12-26
BIG LABOR CENTER.
The City OF indianapolis TO Become
the Headquarters of over $780,
600 Union Men.

indianapolis, Dec. 22-After Janu.
airy l this city Will be the labor head
quarters of over half a million union
workers in America. Officials Of over
100000 American and Canadian work
men will locate here. This great force
OF labor is composed Of the three lar
gest national organizations in America.
The greatest of these is the United
Mine Workers, whose president is John
Mitchell Secretary Wilson saws that
the United Mine Workers are now 300
900 strong. The Brotherhood Of Car
penters and Joiners Of America will
move its head offices from Philadel-
phia to this city during the next two
weeks. 1T is the second strongest la
Dor organization in America. Secretary
Frank Duffy says the membership is
100000 and that it is the largest skilled
labor organization in America. The
international Typographical union.
which has its international head Offices
in this city, is the third largest body
represented in the American Fedora
ton of Labor. Its total memberships
about 10000, although its active mem
bership is only - 900.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-12-26
POWER OF TEACHERS.
the Supreme Court Decides They
Have a Right to send ChiIdrep
Directly Home from school.

Lansing, Dec. 22.-The supreme
court has decided an interesting case
involving the question whether a
school-teacher may enforce the rule
requiring pupils To go directly home
at the close of school, even in cases
where proprietors of candy shops in
the vicinity of the school houses lose
large share of their trade in conse-
| quence. This rather odd case comes
from Detroit, where John +. Jones
and Catherine Jones brought suit
against Frederick Cody, principal OF
the Webster school, claiming dam.
ages on account of his rigid enforce.
ment of the rule referred TO. The
Jones family kept small confec-
tlonery store across the street from
the Webster school, where the pupils
were wont to stop and spend their
pennies. On account OF PRINCIPAL
Cody enforcement of the rule re-
curing pupils TO go directly home
they claim that their business "fell
off right away In the court below
the Jones family lost the case, and
the Judgment of the lower court is
here affirmed. Judge Grant, in his
opinion. says that the rule com
planned of was commcndablc, as il is =
not only the legal right, but the
moral duty, of the school authorities
TO require children to go directly to
their homes. parents have a right
TO understand" says the opinion,
that their children will be prompt
~ sent home after school, and TO be.
lieve that something untoward has
happened when they do not return in
time. In no other way can parents
and teachers act in harmony to pro.
tect children from bad Influences.
bad c0mpanionship and bad morals."
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-12-26

Naturalists who have been STUDYING
the habits of certain ants have discoy.
cred that each insect goes through q
most careful operation of cleaning it.
self. Each ant performs this opera
tion not for herself but for another.
She acts for the time as lady's maid.
She stands by washing the face Of her
companion. and then goes over the
whole body. The actions Of the ant
who is being washed betoken the Ut
most satisfaction. She lies down with
all her limbs stretched loosely out, she
oils over on her side, even on her back.
a perfect picture Of ease The pleas
ure the little insect shows in being thus
combed and washed is really an object
lesson 10 many higher animals.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-12-26
WORK IN CONGRESS-.
Deinss % the Second Session of the
Fifty-seventh National ASSEM-
bly-Holiday Recess.

Washington. Dec. I'm the senat,
yesterday Senator Dillingham; con
cluded his remarks in opposition to tn,
omnibus statehood bill and by unani
nous consent it was agreed that Their,
should be no further discussion of the
measure until the senate reconvepes
on January 8. The militia bill was also
discussed. Several minor bills and res
olutions were passed. In executive
session the treaty of friendship and
general relations between the United
States and Spain was ratified.
Washington, Dec. 1s.--The pension
bill, carrying $139,s47 900, and an
urgent deficiency bill, carrying $1,14s,-
400, was passed by senate. Currency
bill substitute, permitting national
bank note issues up to 25 per cent. of
paid capital, was introduced.
Washington, Dec. 22.-The senate on
Saturday passed a bill authorizing pay
ment of judgments amounting TO
100000 on account of destruction Of
property in Hawaii in connection with
the fight on the bubonic plague in
''iOPt AoAdiNS III loJJs AQlOuIntu uU-
I'll January 8, 1908.
Washington, Dec. 17.-The house
yesterday passed the bill transferring
from the treasury department TO the
department Of agriculture the power
TO establish regulation for the suppress
sion of contagious diseases among live
stock, and devoted the remainder Of
the day TO the legislative appropriation
bill, on which rapid progress was
made.
Washington, Dec. 1s.-The house
passed legislative appropriation bill,
with an amendment embodying the
Hepburn bill appropriating $4,000
for enforcing the Sherman antitrust
law.
Washington, Dec. 1o.-The house
passed bill 10 reduce the duties on
the products of the Philippine islands |
coming into the United States from
70 per cent. Of the Dingley rates (the
present duties) to % per cent. Of
those rates. The Mccall resolution,
calling for the correspondence in the
Venezuelan imbroglio was adopted.
Washington, Dec. 2O.-The pure food
bill was passed by the house, 70 to 81.
Penalty is provided for shipping or re-
'eiving adulterated food or imitation
IF other products, in states or terri
.ories. False labelling as foreign
product is prohibited.
Washington, Dec 22.-The house adj
lourned on Saturday until January ;,
1908, after adopting the bill fixing the
sum for compensation and expenses Of
he coal strike commission as amended
lY the senate.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-12-26
Fight Will be Bitter.

Those who will persist in closing
their ears against the continual recon
mendation of DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, will have 4
long and bitter fight with their troubles
il not ended earlier by fatal termination
Read what T X Beall of Beall, Miss.
sy mptom of consumption. She took
DR.. Kings New Discovery after every.
thing else had failed. Improvements
came al once aud four bottles ent rely
cured her Guaranteed by Sharrar &
Mulholland, druggist Price so cents,
and $1.oo, trial bottles free.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-12-26
THE DOG HAS RIGHTS.
81. Louis Judge Has Given Decision
In which All boys Are Interested
More Less.

a U-ah in ST. Louis named Abram
Simt'u nas a dog named Jupiter. An
other named Quinn has a boy named
Willie. While Willie was trying 10 tie
"A can full Of rocks to Jupiter's tail.
Jupiter bit him. Then Willie'S parent :
brought suit for damage against Mr..
Simon before Judge Siaener. The
judge dismissed the suit and made this
ruling about the rights of dogs-prob.
ably the first instance in which the
rights Of any animal 10 resort to self.
defense have ever been made the sub
ject Of decision in court of law.
Any dog has legal and undenia BILE
right TO bite any man, woman or child
who purposely and with intent to dis
tdrb said dogs tranquility and peace
of mind does attach or cause to be at
tached 10 said dogs tail tin can or
other weight which will impede the
progress Of said animal. \ dog which
bites its prosecutor in such a case is
acting purely and honestly in self-de-
tense, and is as justly immune from
punishment as the man who strikes n
burglar in defense of0his own life and
welfare.
The next time you see a boy irving
to tie tin can TO dogs tail remind
him (the boy Of the dogs rights and
II he Will not let the dog alone have
him arrested.-Little Chronicle.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-12-26
PECULIAR ACCIDENT.
DOG Catches Fire and Jumps in lap
OF His Mistress, who IL burned
TO Death.

St Joseph, Dec. 22.-Julia Thomp,
son, Is years old, died from burns
Of which her pet dog was the cause
\ gasoline stove in the kitchen ex-
ploded, covering the dog. which was
lying near, with the blazing fluid
and setting it's coat on fire. Mad
with pain the animal rushed To its
young mistress in the next room ard
sprang bowling into her lap. Miss
Thompson's clothing caught fire
from the flaming dog and before she
was rescued She had been fatally
burned