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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-11-04
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'.what beautiful weather ~ ore
havingl'' Almost every ono greeta
You with this remark, and we'll they
may for the weather is indeed beau.
tiful. We do not expect it to last
very long, however, and The prudent
farmer will improve evsry day to
getting ready for the winter storms
which are sure to come.
The threshlng in this town 10 all
finished and the machines are put
away for this season. The yield Of
grain, as q rule, was very fair,
though some fields were weedy and
poor which reduced tho average
quite q little. Henry Shore from
ten acres of speltz got 537 bushels,
almost 81 bushels per acre. Not
much OF this grain has been raised
here as yet, but if its feeding value
proves as good as one would think
it ought to b, ere long a good deal
more of it will be raised.
Some time ago Geo. L. Bristol
bought a piece Of land up in Pine
county, and he tells me that he ex-
poets to move to it next spring.
MIR. and Mrs. A. W. Ferrin, Of
Rushmore, we're visiting In Ransom
last Sunday. They attended church
in the afternoon where their old
friends were more than pleased to
meet them. Mr.. Ferrin is planning
to move to Oklahoma in the near
future, whore he goes hoping to i'm
prove his health, and his many
friends here hope that his expecta-
ton in this regard may be fully re-
allied. Few people on leaving a
place, leave warmer friends behind
them than will these good people.
Election day will soon be here,
and it is to be hoped that every
good citizen will deem it q sacred
duty to go to the polls and vote.
The notion which some people have
that . good ma should stand aloof
from politics il surely q mistaken
notion. On the contrary the good
citizen ought to bring his influence
to bear on all the great questions OF
the day. He ought to have some
thing to say on national questions
and on civic duties. Do not fail to
vote; to neglect to do 20 is little
short Of criminal.
This world of ours is full Of things
strange and wonderful. One Of the
things that seems wonderful to me
is that among the millions Of people
who inhabit our world there should
be such a striking similarity and
yet no eameness. If We should walk
the streets Of come great city day
after day for q week and should
meet none but strangers, they would
seem go much alike that we could
not distinguish one from another;
but let us meet, ever so unexpected.
ly, some near friend, and We know
him the moment we set eyes on
him. Not another person in that
large city is just like my friend. 1t
is wonderful and yet it seems true
that among the unnumbered mil
lions who people our earth, no two
are exactly alike. And the same
similarity and yet the same differ
ence is noticeable in public speak
ers. No two talk just alike, no two
writer's write just alike. There is
an endless variety but variety
that seems to enhance the beauty
and harmony of the great world
around US. Yes, this world of ours
is wonderful world indeed.
Robert Shore.
M1l1 CEDNE IN TEMT 0lIMTA
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-11-04
William Wood Wins Gun Club Trophy

William Wood succeeded in bring
Ing down the Peters Cartridge COM
pany silver cup trophy, which had
been hung up by the Worthington
gun club. The final shoot for the
coveted prize took place at the shoot
ing park Monday forenoon, and out
of the twenty six members Of the
club there were four contestants.
The cup was won by the member.
making the highest score in 4 100
target event, and the participants
were William Wood, "a; j. s. Frink,
81; o. ". Dieckhof, 81; Lee Forbes,
80. o.: ,.z.s..... -
. The Peters Cartridge Company,
placed a value of $50 on the cup.
Editor Orville B. Congdon and
wife arrived from Dundee Friday
afternoon for q visit with relatives.
here. ~~.-,- ..>.--. ~
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-11-04
!. Local. NEWS N

For Rent-warm rooms. 11lS srd
ave. ..,~ .@.5s,.s a.osg,. T. 49, g.
Miss Gertrude Stuart of Brewster
was visiting friends In the city Sat-
urday while on her way TO Sioux
Falls. j., &y-. 49,. IS ~
Mn. William Post who has been
sick for the past three weeks, has
recovered enough 81 that she is able
to 60 out again. r'% ...
Damon Graptorex, was here
Thursday from Hartford, s. D. Mr.
Grahptorex is now superintendent
of the Hartford telephone line.
Miss Jennings, Of tho crops OF
teachers of the Worthington public
school, is enjoying q visit from her
mother who resides In Minneapolis.
II trouble With weak digestion
try Chamberlain stomach and
liver tablets. They will do you
good. For sale by F. NJ. Hickman.
80 acres Of wild land in Baron
county, Wis, 4 miles from Clayton
want farming Quit or stock.
81 tt. M. E. Lawton.
Lost-Between Elk center school
house and Wortbington q bunch Of
bale ties aud q pair of mems pants.
Finder please leave at this Office.
421.
For Sale -16 Registered Shrop-
shire rams, 100 pigs and shoats.
Geo. Goodrich Route 2 Worthing-
ton, 4 miles southwest of Worthing-
ton. 42-4.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank N. Wood of
Everly, Iowa, were in 'Worthington
Friday afternoon. Mr.. Wood was
Several years ago a grain buyer at
Bigelow.
100 acres clear of debt with build
ings in Morrison county, Mimi, 8
miles from town. To- trade ON 80
acre farm about Worthington.
81 IT,. M. e. Lawton
The Wilmont 1nitiator says that
while John Miller was hauling q
load Of brush last Sunday he fell
from the loud and broke his right
leg just below the knee.
A ton pound son was born to Mr.. |
and Mrs. John Herman on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman were formerly
residents Of Worthington, but are
now located at Anaconda, Mont.
Mrs Mary Henekes and Matthew
Homan, two favorably known
young people OF Western Mobiles
county, were married, 1t 5Lismore
On Tuesday Of this week. -,
Miss Julia o. Bake Of Luverne
and Gust Joulsof this county were
mar I'D ct tho Norwegian Lutheran,
chm o. in .Luverne last Saturday
evening. This young couple will
reside on q farm, in Little Rock
township.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bomboy,
former residents of Worthington,
stopped over a day with friends
here while on their way to st.
Louis. They are now living i'm
Candy where Mr.. Bomboy is pub
Usher Of q newspaper. -.
The Ruahmore Enterprise of
Friday contains a notice of the
Of Miss Jennie Davey
and Harold Hurd which was solem-
nized on Wednesday evening at the
home of tho BRIDES parents in
Little Rock township.
Nels Eggleston's horse broke
loose while in town Friday and
started on it's way home at lively
clip. The..horse is said to have taken
fright at a passing automobile, but
no particular damage was done to
the new buggy to which it was
! Orville B. Congdon, who has been
publisher of the Dundee Advocate
for the past year, has decided to
leave that place and issued his last
Advocate Friday. Mr.: Congdon has
not fully decided as to what he
will do in the immediate future.
Mr.. Congdon gave Dundee one of
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-11-04

Charles Kendlen, who came down
from Minneapolis few. days ago
for short visit with his parents
and also for a hunt, is now confined
to the house with an attack of
tonsilitls. .. .H,...
IF" a woman ever gets 80
"homely" she isn't worth looking
at, she'd better take: HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea. Brings back
the bloom of youth: 35cents, tea or
tablets. F. M. Hickman. ~.
I have five male hogs of the
Duroc Jersey Red breed that wish
to sell. Any one wishing hogs Of
this breed will do well to call or
address me as I can save you some
money and / have the best strains
of this breed of hogs ..s>-.s-
+: 49, r, Chas. King, ). -. !.
.;.' ~ r ~ Org, MINI.
Mesdames Margaret Cree, E. E.
Hurd, Ada Moen and Rita Harding
were at st. James Thursday after
noon and evening as delegates upon
the district convention of the De-
gree Of Honor. The convention
was one of the finest that has been
held in this section of the state.
About thirty delegates were pre-
sent, among whom was the Grand
Chief, Mrs. Mil on, who has been
conducting a number OF conventions
throughout the state. An elaborate
banquet was served in the evening
and all Of the ladies enjoyed a very
pleasant and helpful gathering.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-31
Ask your doctor, then do as he saws
he tells TO take Ayers Cherry Pecoral for your throat
cough or bronchial trouble then take If he anything
better, then take that Only get we'll you can
DELAYS are always SO dangerous in lung troubles.

took place from his late home, Satur-
day forenoon. at 10 o'clock. Rev. ]. II.
Peardon, pastor of the Universalist
church. preached the funeral sermon
and the Odd Fellows service was
usaI. Many beautiful floral tributes
We're brought by loving friends and
ncighbors and there were also spec
ial pieces from Fairfield Lidge, No. IS,
|. o. O. F.. and Good Will Rebekah
Lodge. No. 30. Mr.. CorSOn being a
member of both these organizations.
The bearers We're from the lodge and
We're as follows: Andrew Crosby,
George McCockell. Henry Fogg and
Charles Caldwell. Among the relatives
present from away We're Miss Lena
Corson. a daughter of Mr.. COrson. from
Hopkinton. n. H.. and Mrs. Lizzie Cur
tbs and daughter. Minnie, from Con-
cord. N. Fl. The interment was in
MapleWod cemetery.
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Funeral of Late Jacob N. Patten.

The funeral of Jacob NJ Patten,
whose sudden death was reported jim
Fridays Journal. was held from his
late residence, Is Grove street, Sunday
morning at . O'Clock, Rev. l.. w. Coons
of the First Universalist church Off
chatting. The funeral was under the d.
rection of Stephen Davis Post G. A. r..
No. IL of which the deceased was a
charter member. past commander,
and has held several prominent offices.
The services We're largely attended by
the many relatives and friends of the
deceased. Music was furnished by a
male quartet composed of: l.. L. Libby,
Ralph T.. Haseltine. William McFar-
lane and H. c. Hunter. The pail bear
ers were: Preston Hersey, Enoch r.
Carr. Charles Chase, and Albert l..
Sylvester. The floral tributes were pro-
fuse and very beautiful Mr.. Patten has
been a life long resident of this town.
and the greater part of his time being
employed in the lumber mills here,
ard has been concerned in various
other numbering operat fons. During the
Civil War served in the 18th Maine
Regiment, Co. H. His age was about
50 years Interment was made at the
village cemetery.
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Success Of a Mosquito Campaign.

A striking example of the efficacy OF
exterminating mosquitoes to prevent
disease is to be found in the case of the
yellow fever epidemic at Laredo. Texas.
last fall. This city is situated on the
Rio Grande. with one part in Mexico
and the other on the American side Of
the boundary. TIE outbreak of yellow
fever in September was soon brought
to the attention of the United States
government, and its medical officers
addressed themselves to
the problem, supervising all medical
work on the Texas side of the river.
The patients afflicted with yellow fever
were carefully screened. and a relent-
less search was made for the mOsqui-
toes. all infected premises being disin-
fected, SO as to kill the insects, and
water pools and other possible breed
covered with oil. The re-
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Story Of a Mean Man.

Richard Watson Glider, the editor
and poet. at dinner party the other
night, as he dropped a lump of sugar
in his coffee. said.
This sugar reminds me Of a mean
old mana miser. in fact-who used TO
live in Bordentown.
Il was born in Bordentown, and re-
member a lawyers story of how he
called on the miser one morning about
mortgage. and found him at break
fast-for he was bachelor-alone
THE two discussed their business till
the meals end. and then the miser
leaped up and began to caper about
the room with considerable agility. He
skipped here and there. He brandished
his arms above his head. He was en-
deavorrg, the lawyer finally perceived,
to catch fly.
And at last. he caught one.
Good. good he muttered, in a
satisfied tone. and HI dropped the fly
in the sugar bowl and clapped down
the lid upon it.
"Then-'At 10 per cent interest he
began, and the discussion Of the mort
gage was resumed as though nothing
had happened whatever.
THE lawyer, while he talked
thought and thought about the fly He
tried to fathom the miser's motive in
putting 1t in the sugar bowl. He knew
the man too we'll to believe that he
had dropped it amid such sweet
surroundings merely in order to give
it pleasant meal. And finally
curiosity getting the better of him. he
said:
Pardon me, my dear sir but do you
object to telling me why you have inn
prisoned a fly in that sugar bowl
there
Not at ALL replied the miser.' I
simply want to find out if the servants
are stealing the sugar.
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American Railway Methods Are Con.
qaer.rs Englan|.

After vigorously protesting against
the Introduction of American methods
as being unsuitable, if not impractical
Bile, on English railways, British rail-
way managers are evidently profiting
by American experience to the extent,
at all events. of cheapening the trans
port of merchandise and minerals by
means of more careful loading, the en-
ployment of trucks of larger CARRYING
capacity, and engines of greater haul
ing power, and the discontinuance OF
superf1uous trains, more particularly
on branch lines.
In many cases also they are increas-
ing the carrying capacity Of their pas
senser coaches without adding mate
rally to the cost and weight Of the
trains. and utilizing motor cars in
country districts as feeders for their
railways
A good deal still remains to be done
In the way of staff reorganization and
the complication of really instructive
statistics for the guidance of managers
and directors, and but little improve
ment is apparent yet in the handling OF
passenger traffic so far as regards the
working expenses.
But the work Of reform has evident
ly begun, and the period of depression
through which we are passing will not
nave been without it's compenSatinns
if it serves, as we hope it will, to st4n-
ulate and strengthen the reform move
ment-Bermingham Post.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney Jones and
daughter, Maud, will leave, this week.
for various points of interest, where
they will pass the winter. They will go
first to Portland for few days; from
there to Massachusetts. where they
will pass several weeks and expect to
go from there to Omaha to pass some
time with friends. They intend to go
to California before they return. Mr..
Jones rec entity sold his farm at Fair
field Center and has not decided Just
where he will locate in the future. but
their many friends in this vicinity hope
that they will return this way 10 live.
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ACCIDENT FATAL.
Harris w. Day Does Not surviv. His
Injuries.

Harris w. Day PASSED away AZ bis
home on Leighton street, saturday
afternoon. after lingering between life
ana deauh since the fatal accidan,
hursdhy morning. His approachin.
death has cast general gloom ovar
the city. especially noticed among ,ha
business men. many of whom, h.,,.c
known his almost as daily comn.n-
ion. Mr.. Days face WAS miSsaa T., -,
BAPTIST choir. Sunday morning. and tba
paSI0 of whose church he ~, ,,-
a long and faithful member n.,da
'"uching illusions which cast a painful
Soieihhlty over the audience which
vanished only with the closing service,
Mr.. Day was 3. years OF ace at rho
time OF his death. After b,.co,nina ~
.!Se n" l"it his boyhood home i'm We
ley, Me. TO learn the trade of c;,,.nan,ar
III The town of Princeton. ana If r.,s
there that he became acGuainted vim
Miss Maggie. Flower. whom ha m,r
ried. ANA Who has since been his d,fIv
His business career began i'm com.
panE with Evander Fitzpatrick. whom
the firm Of Day x Gilpatrick w,s
formed, which changed. two Years ago
to the contracting firm of Day G.
Smiley.
widow and three small children
Whose ages are 10 years, three Wear,
and II months. respectively. two own
brothers three half brothers ana , half
sister and niece Mrs. W. f. Cho,ta
of this city. survive
Eeins Il young man and in the prime
of his life. his loss viii be the mora
keenly felt by his family. He had la
bored i"lIS To establish Il successfu,
business. and just mt the time Of his
death had his life begun to rean IN.
fruits OF those laborS. Mr. Dav WAS \
Mason. being Il member of the Princes
ton Lodge. and the order feels the. loss
OF one OF its most respected members
His life WAS insured for $1,000. The
funeral services will be conducted Inv
DR. +. {. WhittemGre at the home
Monday afternoon. ut go.
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Acknowledge IT.
Augusta has to Bow to the inevitable
Scores Of Citizens Prove il.

After the reader mas read the public
statement of this representative citi-
zen of Augusta given below. he must
1airly, squareiy. ana honestly come to
this conclusion: A remedy which cured
years ago. which has kept the party in
good health since. can be relied upon
to perform the same work pnae,
similar circumstances Read this.
Mrs J. $ Jones of ll6 Northern Ave
says: When We lived at "a Franklin
= IN ls'S. gentleman called asking
fer our experience with and opinjons
OF Doan's Kidney Pills. MIR. Jones told
him they had cured him OF backocb.
which annoyed him all day and perse.
cuted him at night. not continually hut
too frequent during eigh, years 10 he
pleasant. Since procuring Doan's Kid.
ney Pills at c. X. Partlidge's drug
store in 1896 my husband has had no
cause to change his mind in regard 10
the opinions then expre ssed. The bene-
fit he received from this remedy has
proved to be lasting"
For sale by all dealers. Price 20
cents. Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo. n.
Y. sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no substitute
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Boom for Cottonseed Oil.

A decided change is reported in the
export demand for cottonseed OIL Dur
ing the earlier part of the year the re-
quest from abroad was so light that the
producers We're gloomy; now the OK
portations are going forward at the rate
OF million gallons more a month than
IN the corresponding period of last year.
Inc losses caused by the small move
ment earlier in the season have been
more than made up. and the record for
the first seven months year shows that
the expectations were 1.S26, 900 gallons
ahead of last year on August 1, while
the returns for the month of August are
expected to show a still greater gain.
The total expectations for the first
seven months have been 1884 1S gall
Ions, which compares with 17,00S,174
gallons for the corresponding period
last year. The eXportt. ions for the
month ending August l. amounted to
2,121,04 gallons, while those Cor the cor
responding month last year We're S45507
gallons, gain of more than 100 per
cent. have been made during the last
month, for which the complete returns
have been compiled.
The depression earlier in the season
is said to have been due to the fact that
Europe was then flooded with
cheaper grade oils which were offered at
figures which could not be met by the
cottonseed oil men of this country. The
crop of vegetable oils in Europe was
large last year. and these were in
abundant supply when the season
opened, but the drought which has pre-
vailed in Europe during the past few
months has caused large portion Of
these offerings to be withdrawn because
the producers know that the present
seasons crop will be small Prices
have also been advanced on those oils
to basis which makes it possible for
the producers of cottonseed Oil here to
compete advantageously.
There has also been an increased con-
of vegetable oils and cotton
seed oil in Europe. both for edibles and
for soap-making purposes. and this is
serving to further accentuate the de-
mand for supplies from the United
States. The supplies here are reported
to be fully adequate to care for the
larger foreign request.
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THJTTIETH ANNIVERSARY.
Victor Grange Celebrates the Event.
Saturday Evening.

Victor Grange of Fairfield Center col
elraled its Goth anniversary, Saturday
evening at Grange hall. There We're
about 80 in attendance. among them be
ing visitors from Skowhegan. NorriGge-
wock. Winslow and Canaan. There Were 10
charter members present r. b. Learitt. a
member of the State executive, was pres
ent and made interesting remarks. There
were also ether prominent Changers in
the gathering who were listened TO with
much pleasure.
4 naper was given by o. A. Bowman on
"liotor Grange and Its Organizations
Thirty Years Ago" one by Mrs. Cara
Uoxic on Victor Grange Fifteen Years
Ago one by Lester Holway on The
Present of Victor Grange; one ny
charles Holway on Victor Grange lnlf-
~ Years Hence These were much en-
ioved by all. A recitation was given by
stella Ames and one by Ray Tobey. A
fine musical program was rendered when,
WAS in charge of George TibbeEts. y duet
WAS sung by Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Alien.
and selections were listened TO from the
male quartet composed of the following
Craprers. Henry Choate. George I'D
hc,,s W r. Taylor and Alton Richard
son. ~ 49,,
A fine supper was served during the
s,.no;r, which was gotten up by the la
dies Of the Grange. 1t was eAl'e'.eo '''''
DIR Twi,chell of Augusta, would be pres
; ent but or account of other engage
ments he was unable to a'tehu nc
evening passed very pleasantly ana az
| lake hour the friends departed LOT 'ne.i
homes. wishing Victor Grange long HE
. and prosperity.
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suit was that on the Texas side OF the
river only 10 per cert. of the inhabit-
ants suffered with the disease. while in
the Mexican part of the city so per cent.
were afflicted. So thoroughly was the
work done N the American part of tho
city that in November no traces OF the
mosquitoes could be seen. AS mosout.
toes are responsible for the transmits
sion Of diseases other than yellow fever.
such A record should be encouraging 10
those WHO have been working to stamp
out the pest during the present season.
-Harper's Weekly.
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About 20 ladies and gentlemen very
pleasantly passed Friday evening at
a. .. L. w. hall, the occasion being
Whlst party given by the ladies of the
fancy department for the coming Uni
Versalist fair. The prizes were won
by {. l.. Allen and J. II. Muse. the
former having the largest number of
points. the latter the smallest number
Light refreshments We're served dur
iES the evening
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Charles s. Vaughn of WiscTsset has
leased of r. W. Brown the west half
of the lover floor in the most easterly
of the two blocks owned by him on
the north side of Water street. being il
portion of the same rooms now occupied
by Hiram Perkins as 4 tOnsorial par
lor. Mr.. Vaughn will use these quar-
tars rs billiard and pool parlor, and
the Lease runS for six months.
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VATERVILLE.

-.,srtion in honor of Mrs. George
~ by the Woman's Literary club.
t''. evening. Nov. /, will include
,,,aut consisting of 4 short
> II ~ current Topics" by Hon.
n,,,nrook. songs by Miss Mary
=, Fairfield. and recitations by
..r.oa Flood. as well az a lit
,. by Mrs. Frye herself. Refresh
.,,t. served at the close of the
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..n,, At the municipal court,
.,arinr morning was somewhat mna
"a, i usually the case. Two
}" hnut Il Years Of age We're
g. - face the charge of gross
'''- ..., brought against them by n
,to.e s-y,+r-"ld daughter had
g.. worse off for their influences.
n.... sentenced 10 three months
" y ,rd gpp-ii,d. f. w. clair. Esq.
Jaha T.. Nelson ESD appeared f'r
sm.,rnts one drunk received
..l...,,. ana costs and was also
coti-1