The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-02-12
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The Ladies' Aid Society meets at
the home Mrs. Cas- next week.
Quite large amount Of orders
for prison Irvine are being given IN
this locality. .......' /. ...E +,
LIE. Miller, living near Wilmont,
was transaoting business here last
Wednesday. ;,T,%.
Nearly every business house in
town closed during the hour OF the
funeral Saturday. r.
/ G. E. Wingader is now comfort
ably located on Il. T. Bulicks farm
three miles north OF town. $
The heavy frost and sleet caused
several breaks in the telephone wire
in this vicinity the last week. .
Ray Conner received word the
first of the week that his father was
seriously ill and left for his home IN
Hinkley, Tuesday.
The Young Peoples Society held
their monthly business meeting,
Saturday evening, at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Sundberg.
Take warning from the Baltimore
fire and protect yourselves with a
policy secured through the insur-
ance agency OF R. j. Jones.
j. W. Read was up from Worth
ington, Saturday to attend the fun
eral. He reports Mrs. Read a. recov-
ering from her recent sickness.
The cabinet maker, employed by
CLANCY and Mckay at Worthintgon,
was up Friday and Saturday of last
" eek, packing Mr.. Cheneys furn'-
ture.
The young friends Of William Bu-
lick surprised him Monday evening"
the occasion being his eighteenth
birthday. The usual good time was
reported.
A dance was given at the home Of
j. G. Green, near town, Friday eve-
ming of last week. A good crowd
was in attendance and a fine time
reported.
Ned Jones, of the State Bank, was
a business visitor to this village
Thursday. in attendance at meet
ing Of the directors Of the Reading
State Bank. e.. -
Sheriff Fauskee conducted a she1-
if sale Of some property that form
erly belonged to C.H. Stearns, We'd
nesday. The stun brought the usual
forced sale prices.
On Tuesday Fred Schinkel mark
eted fine lot Of hogs for which he
received nearly four hundred doll
ara. This kind Of farming pays and
Fred knows how to do it.
The household effects of A. N.
Cheney was loded in car Saturday
and shipped to Monrovis, California
where MI. Cheney and family ex-
pect to make their future home.
Samuel Lemons arrived from ILL.,
MOS the latter part Of the week,
with his family and are now per-
m anently located on the farm north
east of town, formerly occupied by
0. M. Moore.
Frank Baker returned from his
Nor. Oak visit last Friday and from
that time till Tuesday was confined
to his home with a severe cold
which settled on his lungs and
threatened to result in serious COM
plication. He is now out and fully
recovered.
Once more Death has entered our
neighborhood and taken from our
midst a young and promising life.
This time we are called upon to
chronicle the sad and untimely death
of Edgar Fl. Brock who died Friday
morning, after a short illness, of ap
pendicitis. He was taken suddenly
ill Monday night and physician
was called Tuesday but was of no
avail. The suffering of Mr.. Brock
was terrible and the attendants
were obliged to administer quoting
medicine and toward the last sever
al men were required to hold him