The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-10-14

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II. Z. LAwton made = short busi-s
ness trip to laisalow On Monday.
Mankato Commercial college.
Msnkato, MINI. occapies ltlOO
square feet aoor space. ~ hat z
school to attend. var a.S@ \ G Gs
Mrs. Grant Flora OF Estherville,
Iowa, is enjoying avlsit with friends
here. Mrs. Flora was formerly :
teacher in tho Warrington public
schools. '4s.. 81
Lice L. Bloom has q crew of men
at work surfacing the diagonal ROAD
leading west from Worthington:
Six inches OF gravel are being put
on and 1T, is lMtting the road IN
very good condition Il IS
Ex,sheriff Mike Reiter of Grand
Prairie passed through town Thurs
day on his way to Window on busl7
ness. Mike says he is enjoying life
on the farm and is letting others
worry about politics this year.
Senator and Mrs. Daniel Shell and;
daughter Miss Majorie left Thurs
day afternoon for Prairie du Sac
Wis, to be gone about a week. ::
While there they will be present at
a reunion of Mr.. Shells family. !
Mrs. A. M. Feathers and four child
rem, Of Lisrore. who have been
spending a few days at the home Of
Mrs. Feathers rather. R. Prideaux,.
left Saturday for Mars, Iowa, for a
weeks visit with Mrs. Parry siste-'
of Mrs. Feathers.
Mrs. John E. Sahlstrom, who has
been here short time with her
mother Mrs. Biltgen, left Monday
with her son for her home at Bige-
low. Mrs. Stetfens, who is here
from Chicago on a visit accompanied
her sister, to Bigelow for a short
stay.
Mrs. r. Walsh, OF Buckley ILL.,,
who has been visiting at her
daughters Mrs Hardy EVersole re-
turned to her home Monday after
having enjoyed a very pleasant
time and very Much pleased with
the country here, it has been very
dry there this summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. NJ Evans gave
prog rosslve oinch party "Wednesday
evening at their ccmnodious home
in honor Of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Durfye of jackson. The honors
were won by Mrs. F. K. Coughran
and George Cunningham. Refresh
nents were served and a pleasur-
able i,ne was enjoyed -,
L. l.. McCartney received tele-.
gram from Waterloo, Iowa, Monday
noon announcing the death of J.. D.,
Ferris his father in law, who is we'll
known in Worthington. On &C.
count OF, lnconvenient travelling
connections Mr.: Mccartney will not
attend the funeral which will take
place on Tuesday morning.
The Brewster Tribune says that
surprise party was held Monday
evening at the home of Mr.and Mrs.
". A Lackey, who reside a few
III lies south of that village. Tho
affair was q compliment. to their
daughter, Miss Nonah, who had just
attained her fifteenth birthday, and
about twenty guests were present
and enjoyed very pleasant eve
ming. Mr.. AMI Mrs. Lackey were at
one time residents OF ,Worthington
and this bit of news will interest
the young friends who knew Mics
Nonah while she lived mere.
Passenger train No. dashed into
a load of hay about mile west of
town on Thursday afternoon and
was delayed about twenty minutes.
A farmer had just driven across the
track and as the hiud end was over
the reach pulled out. The man cav
the danger Of the approaching train
and b. 'rriedly unhitched the horses
and fled. The engiue struck the
end Of the rack and overturned
the '.whols works., resulting in q
badly demolished rack and wagon.
Several o. the head end coaches
were badly bruised on the side.
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