The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-10-23
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RUsHHORE.
Raw. j. B. DorAn the presiding
elder Of this district recently apnplnt
cd BY tho ME church oonfsEsncs
to succeed Rev. Bull wAs II Rush.
more Sunday and preached : most
instructive sermon. He went -
Ransom in the afternoon and drove
to Worthington preaohing thers the
Same evening. ~ >:s
q. G. Constable was in Worthing-
ton Monday 40 one of.the Judges On
the grand jury bench.
A. A. Putnam has been busy the
past week with the rural mail route
which goes north from Rushmore.
It will probably not be put in until
the following year but . good stArt
will help toward the finish.
DesMoines plumbers have been
busy the past week putting furna-
oes in the Rushmore Mercantile
building. ~, ..'.< .*4,%#,
A new set Of the Free travelling
Library has been ordered and will
be here for use the Of all who wish
TO read the books. 1t is stationed in
the State Bank and is free toau.
r. H. Prideaux has been busy the
past week arranging groceries and
dry goods on the shelves prepare
tory for business. .~.
". E. James of Ellsworth is here
this week digging tho cellar for
the new residence which he will
erect in Ludlow's Addition, as soon
as possible as he wishes to move his
family here. He will nave charge
of the John H. James farm east of
town which will be turned into an
exclusive stock farm.
Jas. Booth departed with family
Wednesday for Iowa where he will
make his home the coming winter.
A.E. Arduser departed for low a
Saturday. He will be gone about
one week and when he returns will
have with him a newly wed wife.
For the present they will board at
the Rushmore Hotel. .:,.,s.
Word from Mrs. J. G.. Bronx and
children states that they arrived at
Joliet, Illinois safely. The child
rem are attending school at chat
place.
J. G.. Bronx expects to join /. his
family in Illinois the first Of the
week. N
Rushmore has something new and
unique in the way of fish pond, ct
least u novelty for her located IL
land as she is. During the high wat
or fish came up stream and are now
located in a pool with no exit in the
center Of town. There are several
pickerel which the small boys chase
around for sport. Before two weeks
of dry weather these fish will wish
themselves back to their mother
land unless they learn to exist on
dry land.
Wednesday the State Bank rceeiv
I'D it's new safe which ia one of the
latest and most up to date safes
made. Instead of closing AZ other
safes in this vicinity; it has a screw
1oor which sets into its place 50
perfectly that hair being on thu
EDGE Of the door will not allow it 8 |
set in as it should and e handker.
chief must be Kept to wipe all dust
trom the edges so perfectly is the
door ground to fit. This is the kind
Of a safe that is needed to debar
The many burglars who are making
= living by few hours of night
work each year. #t
About twenty five from Rush
more took in the play East Lynn'I
at the Adrian opera house Tuesday
evening. The play was excellent.
far beyond the average playing
towns tho size of Adrian. #I
Masons finished the capstones on
he Bedford Block and departed foF
heir respective homes Thursday. T
The job, here has been a long ::one
somewhat prolonged by the rainy
weather. The building finished isI
10 finest erected in S: W. Minnesota |