The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-06-05

and early Monday. A valuable
dog that has been around Mishler's
livery barn for some time was seen
in the agony Of death by an attache
of the D all y while on his way to
work early in the morning Of that
day. <.
A. E. Hirt tho genial clerk in the
New Department store is on the sick
list this week. g.
Rev. G. NJ. Walker of the Christ
ian church in this city preached
at Sheldon last Sunday.
Sheriff Black of Luverne was in
the city Saturday on his way home
from St. Peter where he took an
insane patient. ~
NJ. O.Page banker at Beaver Greek
was a Saturday and Sunday guest
at the home of G. T. Upper and
family in this this city. IN. '.
J. W. Cowing left for Chicago on
Tuesday afternoon where he was
called by the serious illness of Mrs.
E. McMurtrie, mother of Mrs. Cow
ing. A letter received by the
family yesterday morning, we are
pleased to report bears the informa-
ton that Mrs- McMurtrie is i'm
proving.-Jackson Pilot. The above
named lady Is a grand mother of
Mrs. A. R. Albertus who is now in
Chicago. ~.
Mrs. W. C. Barton, of Ewington
was in the city Tuesday on her way
to Triumph, where she will visit
friends q few days.
The sherif's sale of the J. G. Estes
stock of liquor was deferred Mon
day, account of the matter going
into the hands of receiver, =, c..
Wilson being appointed in this
capacity. - s,
DR.: Dolan has purchased the
Ludlow property corner 18th ave and
18th street and will repair it and
occupy the same in q short time.
This is a most desirable residence.
NJ. Kadeska who has been in
Howard, s. D. for several days buy
ing old iron returned home Monday
evening. He says crops look bstter
there than here and that there has
not been as much rain az here.
Loren Clark is having his resi-,
dence on Third avenue painted this
week. The work is being done by
A. J. Kannal which is suhici ent
Guarantee Of the work when com.
p1eted-
Over four hundred dollars have
been subscribed for providing enter.
tainment for the g. A. R. encamp,
mont which takes place here, next
week Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday. This will be our only
celebration until fair time SO arrange
to attend this encampmant There
will be most interesting:prograM
the three days Of the encampment
Bort Thurber returned Monday
morning from Seattle. While thers
he saw q number of the Worthing
ton people, among them Mauric,
Maxwell, who is now able to worl
again. When the accident occurred
Maurice was driving a covered
wagon and was run into from til
J rear by a switch engine. There wa
/ another man in the hind end of til,
wagon, he saved himself by Jump
ing, but Maurice driving, did no
have time. Bert says when he lef
} Canada it was very dry and pros
! poets at that time indicated ther,
would be no crops. He disposed o
all of his property. a.
An alarm of fire was turned il
Tuesday morning about sever
o'clock and the fireman were there
almost at the second stroke Of thu
bell. A fire had started among
wooden boxes on the outside anl
rear of I. T. Branigan's store, how
lit is not known. Mrs. Branigan
threw out some ashes a short time
before the fire was discovered
They were not thrown where thu
fire started but it is possible that
the wind blew some of them into
the pile of small wood. amongst