The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-06-28

dence this week.
just Received-A car Of Denning
wire fenceing. Call and get prices.
Lumber Co.
DIR. aumiston reports three more
cases of smallpox in Bigelow town
ship, all in one family.
The Tuthill Lumber Co. has re.
ceived a car of Denning woven wire
fencing. Get their prices.
J. 81. Howard, of Hancock county,
ILL.,, is visiting his sister, Mrs. D.
W. Chute, near Wilmont. --.'
Mrs. Willis Maxwell went to Al
exandria last Saturday to visit her
mother, who is seriously ill.
Senator Dan Shell has bought .
handsome new two-seated buggy OF
quite metropolitan appearance. :.
Andrew Nelson, of Bigelow
township, is making extensive I'M
provements on his farm residence.
Do you want to know about tho
Mankato Commercial Collegef
Write for their oatalog. It is free.
Miss Mary johnson left on We'd
nesday for bot Springs, s. D., TO-
visit her sister, Mrs. F. E. Walker.
Little Myrtle and Curtis James,
of Rushmore, are visiting their
aunt, Mrs. J. Il. James and Vivian
Robson, this week. ~
Geo. Asquith and Matt Homan,
assessors of LarEn and Lismore,
respectively, were in the city yes
terday and turned over their books
to the county auditor. j.
During the Chautauqua season
July, 4th to the 18th, the public
library will be opened only from 9
to IL q. m. Patrons will please
govern themselves accordingly.
Lars Larson, an old settler of In
dian Lake township, aged rs, on
Wednesday sustained compound
fracture of the leg below the knee,
az the result of a runaway. Owing
to his advanced age the injury will
naturally be slow in healing.
Mrs. Christ Hogan and daughters
left on Wednesday afternoon for
Lenars, Ia, 10 join Mr.. Hogan. who
has bought an interese in O. meat
market there, and where they will
make their future home. s..ls;
Attorney. J. A. Cashel went to
Luverne last Saturday to try di.
vorce case between parties living at
Ellsworth. Mr.. Cashel says that
owing to the excessive heat Judge
Brown held court In the court yard.
The train on which Mr.. Cashel re-
turned was eight hours late, OWING
to washout on the Sioux Falls
branch of the Omaha road.
Robert Reed, Worthintgon's fam
Gus sage, philosopher, weather
prophet, oil inspector and general
democratic factotum, has been vim
dicated so far as his reputation as a
weather prophet is concerned.
Along the first of June he stated
that we would have three weeks
more of cold weather and storms be
fore hot weather set in, and his pre-.
diction has been verified to the let.
ter. In fact Prof. Reed has this
spring attained a reputation az
weather prophet locally SURPRISING
that of Rev. Hicks and other high
class, long-range, by-guess and by
gosh weather prognosticators.
Murray Co. Herald: There was
quite a little excitement Thursday
morning when fire broke out in
Nash'e and Bergh's stores. Very
little damage was done by the fire,
but the damage done by water will
be considerable. Well covered by
insurance. The prompt action of
the Slayton fire department is re-
sponsible for 80 small fire loss.
Fulda Republicans: Rev. Will
liam Wilk, of the German Lutheran
Church Of Ptingsten, left Monday
for three q month g vacation in Ger
many. Rev. Wilk is a. native of
this country, is an earnest Christian
kn@,,~hk nd