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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-10-02
FRED MASON.

The Iowa Trade Journal has this
to say Of Fred Mason. formerly OF
Worthington.
Tribute, we'll earned and justly
deserved, has been accorded Mr..
Mason in his capacity as state sec-
rotary of the retail merchants OF
Minnesota and later as national Sec
rotary Of the Retail Grocers Associ-
alton.
Thousands of retailers know OF
bis successful work, and his unfal-
tering loaylty to every interest
committed to his care, and for this
reason we desire here to pay tribute
to him as an indi vidual, to bis
worth as a man, and to those char
acteristics which win men to them.
The power Of winning men is rare
We might almost say that it is q
quality 90 very rare a. to properly
be classed as genius. No man can
bring other men to his way of think
ing until he has convinced them
that he is absolutely honest, that
he is fair minded, that every state
meut he makes can be fully DEEPEN
ded upon and that it's possible for
those opposed to him and his views
CD certain questions to trust him
lust as fully as those who may be
in complete harmony with the cause
he represents. It is because Mr..
Mason 'srings true" on all these
things that he is able to do work
in his present capaciy which has not
heretofore been accomplished by any
of his predecessors.
With too much manhood about
him to indulge in trickery OF any
sort for the purpose of bringing a.
bout the ! desired end; With too
much honesty to make buying or
bribing possible, with greater
desire to do good work and aid his
fellow men than to operate ally
"private graft and with kindly
nature, as genuine and as charming
as it is rare he presents to the
oorofnl student IF human nature
study delightful beyond measure
We are glad to pay tribute to a
whole souled, genial gentleman, a
man Of character, of force, of tact
and OF ability unquestioned.
Here's to you. Fred Mason; may
YOU live thousand years and be
national secretary until your great
grandchildren are older than you
are now.
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" Clint Mann u again ct bis place
in tho Senior class after his trir
taken for the benefit Of his health.
The apparatus and chemicals
which have been ordered for the
chemistry class have not yet arrived
This delays the class to some extent
and the professor is unable to give
q lecture on Hydrogen which he
will do when the material arrives.
The girls are earnestly at work
on their basket ball. They have
prepared the field and it is now
lined az it should be. Some Of the
girls games are very interesting.
Spectators are invited to come
and witness these games. The
girls expect to play St.James and
Window some time in the future.
Football practice is atill going on
and a marked improvement is noted
in the way the team handle them
selves and also their speed and en-
duranoe has increased. Things have
to 20 when Coach Kies gets hold
of things. ''Dobie" Jones was out
helping the boys Monday evening.
There are a few games in sight
with Luverne, Lakefeld and others.
A week ago Monday a committee
was appointed by Miss Smith to
draft constitution for the organ
ization of an athletic association and
also the election of local board
who would be- at the head Of the
society. Miss Fletcher. Ivan Petit
and Ray Hawley were appointed
They reported Friday night with
a constitution which gave the board
entire control of all athletics in
the school and also all finances
connected with the different. teams
are to be handled by this board.
The constitution was adopted and
Monday evening Mr.. Nicholas, Miss
Fletcher, Ray Hawley, Clinton
Mann and Mae Upper were elected
members of this board. The board
will draw up their own bylaws and
elect their own officers. More from
them will be heard later.
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/ INVITED To0H1o

Congressman McCleary has received
an invitation from the Republican
state central committee of Ohio to
90 to that state and speak for at
least a week in october, during the
state campaign. He will probably
90 there; for few days if he can
arrange matters so that he can
get away; He has spoken there
in every campaign since President
Mckinley first invited him to do so
in 1895. -Mankato Free Press. 49,
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THE WALkER HOSPITAL
Cor. 7th Ave. and 10Th St.
Worthinston. Minnesota.
1.-THE SIMPLE LIFE"
The Prevailing Topic at State Fed
"@E Grafton Meeting.

The annual meeting of the State
Federation of Woman's Clubs will
be held next month at Mankato.
The general theme Of the meeting
will be 1.-The Simple Life" This
topic will introduce in paper pre-
pared and read by: Mrs. G. o. WEIGH
Of Fergus Fall The reading Of the
paper will be followed by general
discussion. Following naturally
the same line of thought will be a
paper by Mrs. G. L. Atwood OF St.
Cloud, who will present "Educa-
ton in Simplicity" also one by
Mrs. j. W. Andrews, Mankato, on
.'Club Womens' Responsibility for
the Simple Life" and art and the
Simple Life," by Mrs. Robert Morr-
is Seymour.
There are to BIZ number of dis
tinguished visiting speakers at the
meeting. Jenkins Lloyd Jones of
Chicago, will lecture Thursday eve
ming, Oct. Is, on "Women as Home
makers"
Mrs. Dimies T. Dennison, of New
York, president of the general FEEDER
alton, will address the convention on
Wednesday evening, Oct. II.
Mrs. Dora Lyon and Miss Mary &.
Hay, president and secretary of the
New York City federation, will also
be present.
The convention will open on Tues
day Oct. 10, and on the first eve
ming a reception will be given for
the officers and delegates at the res
jdence of DIR. j.. W. Andrews.
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WEDDING PRESENTS.

WEDDING FaE0EN Id.
The following is a list of wedding
presents given to Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur Olson, and the names OF tho
donors.
Sugar spoon and butter knife, A.
Bengtson and family, Nc. Pherson,
Kansas; berry spoon, Albin and
Frank loren; silver cake basket,
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Sterling and A. K.
Lindell; silver coffee pot, Amanda
and Hanna Anderson; doz. glass
sauce dishes Carl Lindstrom; silver
coffee pot, Ann and Bendicta Larson
silver water pitcher, Mrs. s. Amber:
son; fruit dish, Mr., and Mrs. Kind
lund and family ;dish, Emil Fauskee;
half doz. silver table spoons, Mr. and
Mrs. Swan Burk, MCPHERSON; bread
plate, John Bostrom half doz. silver
knives and forks. Nils Larson and
John Larson; one doz. plates, cups
and saucer, Mr.. and Mrs. G. Larson
and Oscar, Josephine, and Edith ;
berry spoon, Cloe and Victor Ander'
son; table linen, Andrew and Stafan
wickstrom; table linen, Mr.. and
Mrs.. E. L. johnson; center piece
Hulda wass; linen towels, Mrs.
J. Ericsson, 1shpeming, Mich. 2 linen
towels, Mrs. J. Nelson, Nc. Phersop,
Kansas; cushion, Minnie Elvin,
Marquette, Kans.; cushion, Mrs:
Peter Olson; pin cushion, Mrs. Ca
son, Marquette, Kans.; linen bu-
reau scarf, Mre. Thorson, Marquette
center piece and flower vase, Han
nah Malmbelg; table linen, Rev.
and Mrs. Edman and family, Dundas,
MINI; table linen, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leandes, Dwight, Kansas; table linen
Mi. and Mrs. sjog1 or, Marqutette'
Kansas; one doz. napkins, Her
bert johnson; family bible, Rev
and Mrs. Erikssen; bed room set, Mr..
and Mrs. Nils Olson; couch, Mr.. and
Mrs. Aug. Palm, Fergus Falls, Mimi
side board, Mr.and Mrs. Atkinson;
napkins, Miss Emma Ericsson paper
!: holder, Alex Erickson; rug, MISS
Ella and Hilma Olson; Rug, Ann
and Mable Olson; Rug, Gusta1
|. Erickson; rocking chair, Emel and
\ Eddie Olson; Two Rocking chairs,
\ Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Swanson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Aug. Strom, Mr.. and Mr.. Frank
johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Ander'
con, Edward Larson, Victor dustaf-
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GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY.
The following is a list Of Petit
Jurors, drawn to serve at the Octo
ber General term of the Distric
Court, of Mobiles County,, which
convenes October 10Th. No Crane
Jury is needed therefore none wal
drawn. %'5I Par,a' 4ss>$+'s- '-'S
Homer Hit, Indian Lake. :@"'
William Thompson, Round Lake
". A. Lackey, Lorain.
Herman Leistico, do
Ed. l. indquist, Dundee Village.
August Johnson, Kinbrae
Nels Cornish, Graham Lakes.
Herman Dierks, do
Walter Pain, Hersey.
Fred Darling, Elk.
F. Bemis, Bloom.
" Carl Popken, Bloom.
G.. Rogers. Summit Lake.
John Ramage, Worthington vii.
q. M. Hurd, do
James F.. Cox, Westside.
John Mauch, do
Vim. Garvey, Adrian Village.
James Burke, Ellsworth Village
Peter Benson, Little Rock.
Chris Peterson. Dewald.
Thomas Burke, Grand Prairie.
n. 1.-THE, Olney.
James GilfOy. Leota.
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MONDAY, OCT. IL,
The Congregational Church will open
the seasons entertainments with one
of exceptional excellence. Reserve
the date. Particulars later.
Evening journal., 1903-11-23
TO DO HIS OWN COOKING
TO GET HOME MADE BREAD
Boarding Houses Not Good
Enough for Watson-He
Will Build One

Because he could not get homemade
bread like his mother used to make,
after trying four boarding-houses in a
week Joseph Watson. an employe of
the Diamond State Steel Company, will
build a cabin on the river shore and do
his own cooking.
Watson tried all around to get suit
ed in boarding-houses but could find
none which prepared victuals to his
taste and becoming desperate he order
ed lumber. Honey g. Campbell/ will
build him a cabin 14x1s along the
Christiana near his work. where he will
prepare his own meals and have home-
made bread
Morris Hogan has Joined Watson in
the new undertaking and work win
begin on the cabin tomorrow and in
a few days the aroma of those things
dear to the appetite OF both will min
gle with the various smells Of the
neighborhood.
Evening journal., 1903-11-23
PASTINO SENTENCED TO
THREE YEARS FOR FRAUD
Judge Bradford Said He
Would Be Lenient for
Several Reasons

Serene Pastino. the Italian who pleaded
guilty in United States Court several days
to a charge Of completely in ,he naturali-
zation frauds perpetrated in this city two
years ago, was sentenced by Judge Ed
ward G. Bradford this morning.
In imposing sentence The judge said;
Though OF is true you have not made
false oath yourself in the judgment of the
court to conspire with others who do
swear falsely is just as serious in the eyes
Of the law. The greatest punishment, the
maximum of the penalty that can be
me.ed out to you is a fine OF $4,000. and
Il years Imprisonment. The court will
take into consideration your counsers
plea and at the same time impose such
sentence as is adequate and warning to
others. You are sentenced to pay a fine
of 81, GOO and the costs of the prosecution
and be confined in nhe New Jersey state
Prison at Trenton, n. j., for the term
Of three and one-half years"
Deputy United States Marshal James
II. Hswkins will take Pastino to Trenton
this afternoon.
Evening journal., 1903-11-23
BRIDGE FOUNDATIONS
ARE NOW BEING LAID
After Much Delay Work on
Big Structure Over Brandy
wine to Be Completed

At last a foundation for the big pill
lars en- which the Pennsylvania railroad
bridge over the Brandywine will rest has
been found after digging for about twen-
ty-hve feet beneath the river bed. This
morning concrete foundations on which
the fsone piers Will rest are being put in
and the masonry work on the structure
will be rushed to completion.
A great deal OF trouble has been ex-
peuienced by the contractors In finding a
solid place on which Ito build the bridge.
but now that it has been found no time
will be lost I'm connecting the elevated
system, which with tliis exception is IN
ished from Landlith TO Fifth Street. As
soon as the bridge is completed trains will
run over the new road. II was the in
tention TO have trains running over the
new road by December Is. The delay will
postpone this for about a month. Now 81
Is said by the first OF February the ele-
waited WIN be put in service.
West Of French street station with one
break. the piers for the elevated are fin
ish6d almost 10 West Yard, where the
road win come down TO the surface.
Evening journal., 1903-11-23
piGIDE NOW BELIEVED
TO Be WILMINGTON MAN
7illiam Cyr Says He Knew
an Alfred Smith Who
Has Disappeared

'The man who committed suicide at
buthborough, Worcester county,
|ass, several days ago, and who the
thorities of that State believe to be
Wilmington man, is believed by the
cal police to be Alfred Smith of No.
Is Tatnan street. The latter has been
|issing since November / at which
|Dn he appeared to be melancholy and
lreatened to commit suicide.
William Cyr of No. 207 Maryland
venue, read the story Of the suicide
the man in the Evening Journal on
hturday and knowing a man by the
hme of Alfred Smith, the name found
p a slip of paper in the possession of
be suicide, Immediately communicated
|ith the police. He believes the man
no killed himself by hanging is his
blend Smith. who has not been seen
Ince November /.
Cyr furnished Chief Of Police George
black with a photograph Of the miss
hg man and this he sent to the au-
horities at scarborough. He has as
et received no answer. No further
is expected until tomor-
ow
Evening journal., 1903-11-23
SAMUELS' TRIAL
WAS POSTPONED
Will Answer in Court to the
Charge Of Murder on
December 2I
HOFFECEER CASE IS NOW ON
Being Tried in the Court Of General
Session for Shooting His Wife and
Frank Milbourne-lnsanity Will be
Defense.

The case against Curtis L. samuels.
charsed wb,h the murder of Pasquale
Dlabhalle. near Delaware CITY several
weeks ago. which had been set for trial
today in the Court Of oyer and Terminer
was postponed until Monday, December
p. Horace G. Bastburn counsel for the
accused man IN asl1lng for the postpone.
ment explained that a material witness
who lived at Delaware City was unable
to appear at this hme on account OF ,ll'
ness. Under these circumstances the couri
agreed TO postponemont and set Decem'
Der 2l as the date for the trial
In the Court OF General Sessions Frank
Honecker was placed on trial charged
with assault with intent to commit muir.
der. Hoffecker is alleged 10 have shot his
wife. Charlotte Hoffecker, ana Franh
Milbourns last September. Hoffecker Il
being defended by Horace G. Knowles
and Deputy Attorney General Richards
Is conducting the prosecution. It is un-
derstood that insanity Will be she defense.
Mrs. Honecker was the first witness
called by The State and she related the
shooting affair which took place in heI
room, No. 1901 Pine street on September
Evening journal., 1903-11-23
MALLEABLE SECURES
WHARF ON CHRISTIANA
Dock of B. & o. Railroad to
Be Used by New South
Side Works

The first load Of white sand for the
new Wilmington Malleable Iron COM
pany's South side plant arrived this
morning from Albany and was docked
at the B. & O. wharf near Third street
bridge.
Il is said this company has secured
n right to use the wharf and that all
their shipments by water win be made
from that point Big derricks will be
erected there and the sand for the
company viii be unloaded at that
point as viii also all other merchan-
die consigned to the firm and sent by
boat
The railroad has its tracks there
which also enter the works, thus maxi
ing II an easy matter to handle the
shipments.
AT first II was thought the firm would
build a pier on the Delaware Rivel
opposite It's plant and connect Il Will
railroad tracks, but this, II is said, ha
lbeen abandoned because OF the expens
attached TO 81 and the convenience G
the Christiana dock.
Evening journal., 1903-11-23
Was Inside and Was
Yearly Sufocated Be
ore He Was Rescued.
Revived and Tried to
Escape
FdgeviIIe Oil Supply
Was Destroyed As 1t
md the Prisoner Oc-
Eupied the Same Build :
Ing

Special 10 the Evening Journal.
Aidgeville, Nov. 23.-Bridgevillen' r.
" escaped a serious fire about n Inc
ck Saturday night when a prise ner
was confined in the town lock .-up
t on fire and came near losing his
as a result.
Ihn Jones, son OF Horace. was ar
|ed for disorderly conduct :and
'hkenness and placed in the lock- up.
had been there but a few min ites
n there was a cry of fire" and
interior was a mass Of flames The
ding is also used as a storage house
oil for the towns use.
luckily for the prisoner the k ey to
lookup was secured just in time.
y minutes later and he would have
|n burned to death. How ne man
Ia to live in the burning building
! miracle. When his rescuers open
the door the flames burst out and
" were slightly burned.
|ones then made an attempt to es-
|e but was held with diff Guilty. He
seriously burned. Two minutes
|er he was out of the burning build
a barrel of oil exploded.
l'he heat from the fire was intense.
I building was a new and strong
I and the large quantity of oil
Ide a large fire. The property near
was in great danger and saved
IN difficulty.
Zones was taken before Magistrate
Hey at 10 o'clock who committed
, to Jail without bail. About one
elx, ago Jones was released from
veY Jail.
Evening journal., 1903-11-23
OBJECT TO HAVING
THEIR WAGES REDUCED
Steel Workers Meet the
Manager of Diamond
State Plant

A committee OF worsmen from the Dia-
nond State Steel Company met General
Manager George w. Todd this morning
rsganding the reduction in the wages OF
ne men. A paper bearing the wage scale
n the men was presented. The cut was
rom $3.50 TO $500 a ton. The request Of
he mon Is that they receive Si.25 a ton.
IL they do not receive the increase they
viii continue TO work until the meeting Of
me National Association IN two weeks in
Heading and a. viii be notified OF thu
conditions here. The local men will then
abide by their committees orders and II
il decrees that they go out on strike they
viii have 10 do So In some instances ik
Is claimed. the steel workers have had
eheir wages cut down by 50 and $40 a
week. They have all decided TO wait until
the national executive committee can act
on the matter.
Notices were posted through the Dia-
mond State Steel plant on Saturday to
the effect that beginning today the black
SMITHS will work only five days a week.
They viii have Saturdays on The nine
inch mill has shut down for a week. dur
ing which time the big engine viii be re-
paired
Evening journal., 1903-11-23
LAST BUILDING AT T0DD'S CUT
Will be Erected as Storage House For
Lumber.

Building Inspector John ]. Cassidy IS
sued a permit TO the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company this morning for the erec-
ton Of the last building to be built at
Todd's Cut at the present time. The struc-
ture will be used for storing lumber and
win cost S1066.
Charles Forward received a permit 10
build dwelling on the West side Of Tat.
nall street between Twenty-fourth and
Iwenty-fifth streets. The cost of erect
dng the structure will reach $500.
Evening journal., 1903-11-23

ID. II. Horrigan. 22s1 Market ST..
Duke Finn. 1900 W. End St..
S. Smith, 2O2 n. Harrison St..
=. Banner. i1O9 Chestnut St..
Wm. A. Donahoe. 225 S. Harrison.
Alice G. Barry 302 Broome St.
Lewis Beck ..... ...... .........
Frank Finn, 3O33 Broome St..
George Brader. .. .......
Frank Curlett. 1927 Pine Stu.
T. j. Brown. los Broome St....
A. Fisher, 100 shipley St..
Anthony Brown. sos 5. Jackson st.
+. Burke. S44 Spruce St ....
John Kealy. 532 Monroe St ...
II. Sands. S17 W. 4th ST.. ....
]. McVey. 705 w. 5th st .......
John Kenly. 532 Monroe STU.
Chas. Whaler, sl4 Madison St..
Wm. Drew. ... .... ...
G. Hallam. S02 w. 5th St.....
B. Tooth. 202 Harrison st.
Oakley Griffith. 106 w. End St..
John Fancy. Henry Clay. Del. .....
VIM. Mann. 507 s. Jackson St..
Matthias Finger, 800 w. 4th st.
A. Hurnberg, $40 f. 3rd St..
Evening journal., 1903-11-23
OIL TRUST AGAIN
SQUEEZING THE POOR
Kerosene Selling for Six
Cents More a Gallon
Than Last Year

Added to the hardships OF the poor this
winter will be the exorbitant price now
asked for kerosene oil. Sixteen cents Is
the price laid down by the trust this year
as against 10 cents for the same period
of last year.
I'm view Of the fact thar kerosene IS now
extensively used for heating purposes by
me poor. tire inttcr will feel the increased
price for this kind Of fuel the most. The
wealthy and the mld6Ie class have coal
and gas. but the poor make use Of pc
troleum for both heat and light. thus sn-
creasing the cost OF living.
Evening journal., 1903-11-23

W. WHY'S OF llnlDSfS WeFe DloWn
Out and Flames Shot All Through
the Mine-AII Survivors Burned and
Not More Than Four Will Survive.
Connellsville, Pa, Nov. 23.-Just as
the day shift had about completed its
labors and were about to leave the
Ferguson mine, a terrific explosion
rent the interior Of the mine, and 21
miners, who were working in the vicin-
ity were thrown in all directions, the
roof came tumbling down, and the
close air of the mine became stupefy.
ing. The men rushed in every direc-
tion seeking means of escape. but only
nine succeeded in reaching the pits
mouth alive. These were picked up
by the rescuing party in different po-
sitions of exhaustion after an hour OF
frantic search. AS they reached the
open air they fell PROSTATE In the arms
Of their wives and children, who had
spent that long, weary hour at the
pits mouth fearing that they would
never see their loved ones again. As
these nine emerged from the mine pit
one by one. their faces were blackened
their hair scorched and clothing burn
ed almost to shreds from the flames
that followed the explosion. The other
10, perhaps never regained conscious
ness after the disaster. Their bodies
were found lying in all shapes horri
bly, burned when the rescuing party
reached them.
The explosion occurred in the Fer
guson mine of the Dunbar Furnace
ompany, which adjoins the "Hill Farm
Mine" It is believed by mining ex
perts that the fire which has beer
raging in the "Hill Farm Mine" since
the disaster of 1890 broke through the
walls which had been erected between
the Hill Farm Mine and Ferguson
mine and caused an explosion Of gas
As soon as the news of the explosion
was known to the officials Of the com
pany a rescuing party was organizes
and 50 men descended in the dee
pit to rescue the injured and dying
Great volumes Of smoke rolled on
Of the mouth Of the mine and the rel
cue work was dangerous.
Almost blinded by the dense smoke
the men pushed on for nearly tw
miles until the first OF the dying mir
ers was found. The injured were cal
ried out and taken to the compan
house, where half a dozen physician
were already in waiting. The miner
who we're found dead are so terribl
burned that it is impossible to ider
tify them. The explosion was a mos
terrifying one, and for two miles tim
bers we're completely blown out. Tn
flames shot through almost ever
room in the mine, setting fire to tn
timbers and burning the pit cars tha
were in the section OF the mine wher
the explosion took place. The dea'
are all foreigners excepting James Nc
Guerk, son of Pit Boss John Nc
Guerk. The injured we're brough
to the Cottage State Hospital here
All are seriously burned, and it i
thought doubtful If more than fou
survive from the explosion. Hun
d9ads Of men, women and children
relatives Of the victims gathered a
the opening of the pit and screame
wildly as a party Of rescuers woul
reach the open air with a dying o
dead miner.
Evening journal., 1903-11-23
MANTLE OF MIST
COVERED CITY
MORE HEATED ARGUMENT

Expected at the Meeting Of the Board
of Education Tonight.
The teachers saaIy question Is ex-
pected 10 receive some attention at the
meeting Of the Board Of Education to-
night and incidentally some definite
action may be taken. Il is the wish of
many, especially the teachers, that the
matter be settled.
Another heated argument will no
doubt be held before any definite action
is decided upon and a full attendance
is consequently expected. Warm dis
cussions have characterized every
preceding meeting called for the pur'
pose OF equalizing teachers salaries
and practically nothing has as yet beer
accomplished.
Evening journal., 1903-11-23
Rroken Waaon peIays TrafIIe

BY the breaking Of a wheel on the
wagon owned by Harry Churchman this
tion, loaded with hay, trolley traffic
over the eastern side Of the city was
held up for more than an hour and a
half. A Darby car which happened to
be back Of the wagon was held prisoner
for the same length Of time.