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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-04-03
Ladies' Aid Soiety.

The Ladies' Aid Society of the M.
E. church gave their monthly social
in the parlors of the church last Fri
day evening. After few game 8,
participated in by young and old, the
body of the church was thrown open
and the following musical program
rendered to small, but unusually
appreciative audience:
Piano Solo. %. Miss Beth Sibley
Soprano Solo Mrs. W. H. Buchan
Contralto Solo Mrs. Wetheral]
Baritone Soto. Mrs. Brahms
Piano Duet
Misses Shattuck and Smith
Quartette. The Morning Choir
Piano Solo ..... Miss Retta Kannal]
The program was under the eff.
Gent direction Of Miss Shattuck, and
was fully up to the standard Of the
entertainments which we are in the
habit of paying good prices to hear
Its to be regretted that so few we're
insattendance upon this occasion, and
to. be hoped that the community will
hereafter be favored with more of
these high-class local talent affairs
that are in so many cases much su-
perior to the Yelling shows" we
are able to secure.
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"The Coon. Town MinstreIs. .

The Coon town MinstreIs, will ap
per at the Masonic Hall, April 3rd
iu a local talent entertainment.
The first part of this program con.
sists of short play. the Violin Maker
OF Crenoua, after which tn e Coon
town artists will entertain in choruses,
banjo, bones and cake-walk special.
ties.
Other notable features are the In.
dian dance, celebrating the marriage
of the lovely Arrah-Wanna" to an
lrishman named Barney Carney
the march of the little German
Band, and some novel Norwegian
lmpersonations.
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Violin Maker of Cremona
Tades Farrari, the violin maker
........ ..Outhwaite KumleI
Filippo, his faithful pupil. %.
Sterling Lawton
Sando, his pupil. Joe Hilyard
Giannina, his daughter. ......
...............E Ethe!yn Patterson
"Solo" Yimmini Yee l yum ped
my yob for you...... Ben Hilyard
Coon-Town Artists
M. johnson. james MacKay
Miss Ivory fownder. Grace Smith
Miss Nimble Claws. Zoe Addington
Mr.. Tambo. &C. j. Smallwood
Mr.. Bones. j. M. Addington
Mr.. Joker. Sam Stewart
Ferdinand de-Lather, a bad
coon. ...-.... ........ Mr.. Renner
Auntie Pinkroot, Monologue
Artist. ....... Mrs. Walter Evans
SoaKe root Sue. Mrs. Harry Hobson
Club foot Stella. Mrs. Frank Durfee
Dandy Jim. Mr.. Brown
Betsy Green>prig. ..........
............Mrs. Jno. Dunaeclif
De johnson Jones. Ben Hilyard
Gondolia Brown Ada Montgomery
GonsoIia Davis. ...... .Gertie Dow
Alnnzo Daffodil ........J. A. Cashel
Honey Bug. .......M Mrs. j. A. Cashel
Emmel,ne Pinkroot Mrs. Than Gould
Herbert Lillywhite. Harry Hobson
Rastus Ferguson. Lloyd Patterson
Arabella Beeswax. Nell Addington
Topsey.. Bessie Anderson
-Four little curley headed coons
..Allen & Robert MacKay, Moul-
ton Smallwood and Lynn Evans
Yonnie Yonson. Ben Hilyard
Barney Carney. Tom Hogan
Arrah Wanna. Ethlyn Patterson
Young man afraid of his wife
...-............. Sterling Lawton
Full Moon eyes. Joe Hilyard
dog. ..Outhwaite Kumler
Tickets for sale next week at Nor
lands Drug Store. Admission IS and
so cents.
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"Parsifal." "

The Twentieth Century Club met
at the home of Mrs. G. II. Sibley on
Tuesday afternoon, for the study ot
Wagner's Parsifal," led by Mrs. Ray
Humiston.
After roll call, responded to by
praises of Wagner, Mrs. VIM. G..
Ramage took up the topic, "Source
and Story of the Opera, and It's AL
legorical Significance" which she
told in such charming manner,
from her own personal attendance
upon the performance, as to trans
port her hearers to the very scene of
the opera house, and make them, as
much as it is possible for one to do,
see the production as she saw it, and
hear the music as she heard it. Mrs
G. A. Lincoln assisted in this BY
playing the leading motives of the
music at the proper intervals, which
added much to Mrs. Ramage's real.
istic presentation.
Mrs. Lincoln then gave an analysis
of the music, speaking of the noted
artists who had produced the opera
at various times, after which Mrs.
Moore very ably gave the comparison
and connection between this opera
and ssLohengrin:'
This was the last program of the
year, and the club feels that it was a
most fitting climax to successful
years study. a.
The annual meeting will be held
in two weeks, at the home Of Mrs. K.
=. Morland, when officers will be
elected for the coming year, and the
course Of study be definitely decided
upon. ..5:
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Wants to Go, to Congress. =

Paul Ewert, of Pipestone, reached
Worthington last Saturday on a tour
of the Second district, looking up the
situation with the view of becoming
a candidate for congress. He says
be found things very encouraging
for new man and states that he
should announce himself this week :.
Mr.. Ewert is at present assistant US.
Dist. attorney, and has distinguished
himself in that position, and is man
ifestly of congressional size.. After
we see his platform we shall give his
candidacy careful consideration.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-04-03
VERY COMPLIMENTARY.
Extract Of Col. GerIach's Report
on Hi, Inspection Of Co. F.
Of Worthington.

A representative of the Advance
has been permitted to examine the
report of Col. William Gerlach, US.
A., of his inspection of Company F,
of this city, and made the following
extrscts from the colonels remarks:
General appearance of men, dis
cipline, condition of equipment and
arms excellent. On every side there
is unmistakable evidence of intelligent
work and of commendable esprit de
corps. Financial affairs have been
judiciously administered, and avail
means have been applied for making
improvements in armory and increas-
ing facilities for rifle practice. This
command enjoys in marked degree
the good will of the people of Worth
thington. Officers and men deserve
unstinted praise for the most satisfac-
tory condition in which I found this
company"
Praise like this from an inspecting
officer, and that too, a regular army
man, is very rare, and the people of
Wortbington have indeed cause to
feel.proud of their militia company.
Capt. Smith informed the Advance
that he expects the state will put up
an armory for the company in the
near future. This is one of the press
ing needs of the company and will
prove of great advantage. The fed
eral government has doubled it's ap-
preparation for militia purposes, which
will give Minnesota $50, 600, and it is
the plan of the adjutant general that
the money be used to build arpories.
Five will be built each year and the
best companies will have precedence.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-04-03
Basket Ball.

The final high school basket ball
game of the season was played at the
park auditorium in this city last Sat-
urday evening by Heron Lake and
Worthington boys teams. The game
started out at rapid pace and
Worthington scored the first two bas-
kets, but at the end Of the game the
visitors proved victors by. score of
25 to II. After the game a reception
was given the visiting team at the
NJ. E. Church parlors, which proved a
pleasant social event. The following
program was the main feature:
Selection Orchestra,
Vocal Solo -. ...Miss Lucille Way.
Piano Duet. J. Mrs. Hensel, NJ. Turner
Reading. Lillian Darling
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-04-03

Mrs. |. P. Fox and daughter, of
Verdi, and Mrs. Wibern, of Sbey
were guests of Mrs. G.. W. Wilson
this week.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-04-03
M. W. A. Picnic for Worthineton

F. E. Ellsworth, of St. James,
pesldent of the Southwestern Min
nesota NJ. W. A. Picnic Association,
yesterday informed j. Il. Mitchell,
chairman OF the local committee,
that Worthingron has been chosen
as the place for the annual picnic
this year. 1t is now up to the peo-
pie of Worthlngton to see that the
thousands of people who will attend
the picnic are entertained in man-
ner that will reflect credit on the
city, and there IS no doubt this will
be done.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-04-03
CONTEST IS ON
Peter Thompson, G. W.. Patter
son and John Ramage Bring
Action to Upset Vote
On License.
Papers We're Served Last Thurs
day Afternoon On the Old
and New Council.

As briefly intimated last week. the
no-license people have taken steps to
contest the late election on the license
issue, action having been brought by
Peter Thompson, G.. W. Patterson
and John Ramage, Praying the dis
trict court to set aside the result as
declared, on various grounds. Mr..
Thompson raises the novel claim
that as not a majority of the 529
votes cast were for license the ques.
ion did not carry, receiving only
263 votes where he claims it should
have mad 265. The reason for the
discrepancy is that four of the voters
did not vote on the license question.
Mr.. Patterson and Mr.. Ramage al
lege that the election is void because
the polls were kept open an hour
longer than the law requires, aud
that in that time 40 ballots were cast,
~ of which they believe were in fav-
or of license; further, that two men,
G. q. johnson and Luis Vogel
voted illegally, and for license.
The papers we're served on both
the old and the new council and the
village as a corporation. When the
matter will be heard it is impo.-
sible to say at this time, as Judge
Brown is out Of the district and it is
not definitely known when he will be
back.
The contentious on which the cou-
test is based are so fine and farfetched
as TO be almost invisible to the naked
eye, with the possible exception of
the alleged illegal voting by johnson
aud Vogel. and that involves a ques,
tion of fact, which 1t NAV be, we
are led to belive, difficult to
prove. Inasmuch as the election was
conducted by the no-Iicense people
the contest looks like slam at the
old council. Many of the no-license
people were opposed to the contest,
and consider the leaders have played
the baby act in going back on the re-
turns.
G. M. Crandall is attorney for the
contestants, and Col. i. 4. Town,
the new village attorney, will cou-
duct the defense.
Mrs. |. P. Fox and daughter, of
Verdi, and Mrs. Wilbern, of Sbey
were guests of Mrs. G.. W. Wilson
this week.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-04-03
The Grand

# n Is an electric theatre which pre-
sents & g fne Repertoire Of moving pic.
tures and illustrated songs A nice
clean entertainment for men, women
and children Change Of program
three times 9 week dmisssajjon 10
cents.
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Free, Igorrote's Puzzle, Free

To INrRoDucE. We will give away
ten thousand Of these Igorrote's s Dou-
BILE Cross puzzles made Of PHILIPPINE
mahogany. Difficult and fasinating,
Write quick and enclose four cents il
stamps to cover cost Of mailing puz-
,zle, that's an, 383s is55..
Address DOMINooARDs CO.,
1907 Chouteau Ave, ST Louis, Mo-.
. Miss Ruth Dunlap Of Heron Lake,
10 here On q visit to her sister, Mrs.
Calvin osn.
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Ganderbone's April Forecast.

Ganderbone's April Forecast.
Copyright 1908, by c. a. Rietb.)
The April rains will put bit
Of Irish in the lawn,
And new and brighter augury
Will paint the east at dawn.
The songs of birds will fill the day.
And the night be full of frogs,
And every time cloud blows up
It will rain cats and dogs,
And water nevis, and other brutes,
And also pollywogs.
The brown thrush will return to
sing its song at even hush, and the
|kind-eyed COW will moult and rear a
new and redder plush; the young
mans thots will love to dwell upon
his lady love, while he is not the one
at all that she is voting Of.
The railroads, meanwhile, will retrieve
Their spirits and elats ~ ,>-a -
Upon the Knockout blow the courts
Have dealt the two cent rate.
They'll all rebate their hooks again,
And drop them in the pool.
And when T. R, gets after them,
They'll all cry ''April fool"
And then there will be doings in
the presidential race, for every body
in it will accelerate the pace. The
hoofs of Mr.. Johnson will put up
cloud of dirt, and Mr.. Bryan will put
on most terrific squirt. The presi-
dental bee which has been up in Bill
Taft's hat will be removed by Roose-
velt from that high habitat;a ;and when
it seems the fields behind imperils
Teddy's bets, the bee will be slipped
into the seat Williams trouseretts.
Where at the very earth will rock,
And sod and bits of loan
Will obfuscate the sky each time
The sting was driven home;
And while to all the others once
They pass the grandstand twice,
Bills T. and B, will blandly ask,
sWhom shall we run for vice." e..
April was named for Venus the Ro-
man goddess of spring. She was the
mother of Aeness, and attended the
first Mothers Congress with that
young man in her arms. She was a
very fashionable woman, and invented
divorce. She was at different times
the wife of Vulcan, Mars, Mercury,
Adonis and Anchises, aud held tho
record until Lillian
Russell. The planet Venus was NAM
ed for her as was the city of Venice.
She is also the heroine of "Three
Weeks,".
The base ball player will resume
With. letters on his suit, i ~
The fan will sit out in the sun
And violently root. .,s.#.
His supper will grow cold and stale,
His wife will swear bit, + s.s.. .
The cook will make a chalk mark
On the kitchen floor and quit.
The straw hat season will come in,
and the oyster will go out; the lastfeW
flocks of buckwheat cakes will sort Of
hang about; the spring election will
reflect red fire IN the sky, another
good share Of the earth will sudd 9nly
go dry, and Congress will debate up
on relief laws for the losers, and lay
g reservation out for the unhappy
.boozers.
The program for All Fools Day
will be more elaborate than usual
MI. Roosevelt will give dinner IS.
Continued on page q
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-10-15

Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. Mrs. Alice
Longworth and her husband ran a
foot race Of $50 yards at the Union
Depot this morning. and Alice ran her
husband of his feet, beating him by
about Is yards, 1t was a race for a
train.
Come, Alice, we must run for it,
said Nick, a trifle n~ervouslY to bis
wife as they passed 10 front Of the big
engine which vas trembling in It's
start.
Come on then. Quit standing still
don't want to loose you,'' came from
Mrs. L%ongworth as she shot past Nick
Ike a flash AND set the pace.
There was a great crowd on the
Platform, but everyone fell back 10
give the pair oom as the daughter Of
President Roosevelt had been recog.
nized by many.
Five TO n on the Teddy, y squalled
an IRISH truckman, and while the
crowd laughed, both Alice and Nick
we're too busy for Jest. Mrs. Long
worth ran and the crowd cheered al
hubby Nick falling behind.
For a moment 1t looked as II Alice
would go to Oincinnatl alone, as she
grasped the rail Of the moving car,
and with a little shove from the grin.
ming potter she landed on:the platform
and reached out her hand for hubby,
Nick, who had done well, weighted
slightly as be was for age, and with
the family grip.
Nick seemed about all In as Alice
hauled him aboard.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-10-15
ANT $4,000 FOK
ROAD SURVEY
Board of Directors of the Columbia
Club Net Thursday night-Intend
to Run Line to this City.

G. w. DeSafrY and 0. f. Spaete
want the citizens Of Columbia to give
them 5000 TO make a survey OF an
electric line from Mexico TO Columbia
az proposed by them. A conferences
was held in the Commercial club
rooms Wednesday night but no COCO
proposition vas presented.
Col. ] A. Hudson, the president,
has called q meeting Of the board o.
directors OF the Commercial club L.
confer With these men again tonight
II the proposition seems good TO the
board Of directors, they win call .
meeting OF the Commercial club or 8
mass meeting OF citizens TO discuss
the matter fully. The meeting TO-
alght, however, is not a public meet
ing.
The promoters have given out nc
definite plans as to their railroad.
They will discuss this matter with the
directors 10 night.
Col. Hudson said Thursday that
neither be nor the Commercial club
had received an invitation TO be pre-.
sent at the railroad meeting IN Mexic.
Friday night and that unless they
did, he would not appoint a commit
ice to represent Columbia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-10-15
why Colds Are Dangerous

Because you have contracted ordin.
airy colds and recovered from them
without treatment Of any kind, do mol
for q moment imagine that colds are
not dangerous. Everyone knows t1al
pneumonia and chronic catarrh bave
their origin in a common cold. Con-
sumption is not caused by a cold but
The culd prepares the system for the
reception and development Of the
germs that would not otherwise have
found Judgment. IL is the same with
all infectious diseases. Diphtheria
scarlet fever, measles and whooping
cough are much more likely to be con.
sraeted when the child has q cold. You
will see from this that more real dan.
ger Turks In a cold than 10 any other
Of the common ailments. The easiest
and quickest way to cure a cold Is 70
lake Chanberlain's Cough Remedy.
The many remarkable cures effected
by this preparation have made 1t a
staple article OF trade over a large part
If The world. For sale by Qriswell
Drug ca
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-10-15
VISITOR DIES UPON
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Mrs, Mary E. Lewis, Of Fort Collins,
COL, Formerly a Miss Early, Of
Audrain County, Dies in Joplin
While Visiting Relatives.

On the fortieth anniversary OF bel
wedding, Mrs. Mary 3. Lewis, Of Ft
Collins, Colo, wife Of w. g
Lewis, formerly Of lthls city, died ii
Joplin, Mo, while the guest Of hel
sister.in,law, MRS. Calvin Lewis, al
S:45 the evening OF Oct. 9Th.
Mrs. Lewis was So years old, having
been born In galloway county II
1879 In 1858 she married W. g
Lewis who survives her with foul
children: j, II. and Clay Lewis, Of
st. Louis; Mrs. Maggie Sanford anc
Cbas. Lewis, OF Fort Collins, Colo
She had been in poor health for somt
time,
The funeral was held In the Bap
tist church Of this city at 2:30 Sunday
afternoon by the Rev. Long, Of Gen
tralia. The pail bearers we're Geo.
johnson, j. B. Woolery, Abe Jackson
w. G. Sims, B. b. Fox and JONES san.
ford.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-10-15
SOCIETY," SMALL TALK.

Mrs. Rufus Pearson is visiting her
laughter, Mrs Lemon, in Fulton.
Miss Elizabeth Edwards, Of st.
Louis, IS the guest Of Miss Mildred
Whitney.
Miss Mildred Lewis, Of Columbia,
is visiting Mrs. J. f. McWilllams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Reid,of Fulton,
xere guests at the Ringo, Tuesday.
Mrs Q. A. Bast is visiting in St
Louis.
Mrs. l. B. Hawthorne has returned
from a visit with Mrs. Talbot 10
MobeilE
Miss Dorothy Russell, OF Fargo, n,
o., is the guest Of Miss Elizabeth
|GHi.
Kiss Louise Lakeland is visiting in
st. Louis, /.
Misses Alma Williams and Byrd
| Locke atten3ed the Fair In Se1alia
ibis week.
Mrs. r. + See has returned to bel
home 10 Columbia after a visit viii
ner daughter, Mrs. L. NJ White.
Mrs. N. Il Wise and Mrs. GeorgI
Harvey visited in McCredie.
Miss Pauline strife, Of Hardin Col
lege, visited Mrs. Carrie Moore las
sunday
Miss Linnie Allison is in ST Louii
the guest Of Der brother.
Mrs J. D orear went to Troy thi
week.
Miss Mamie Ayelotte has returned
to her home In Troy after a visit viii
ber sister, Mrs. Frank Buckley.
Miss Alice Morris is the guest O
friends in Kansas City.
Mrs. c a. Barnes and children arr
visiting Ia Amarillo, Texas.
James L. Edwards, Of st. Louis, il
the guest Of his parents in this city.
NJ IS Julia Morris and niece, Marthi
H5lt, are the guests OF Mrs Rober'
Norris in fayetteville, ARK.
Miss Elizabeth Arnold is expected
home from Seattle shortly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-10-15
FHE LONGEST FARM
IN THE WORLD
one to be Operated Along Railroad
Right Of Way Also Narrowest-
Peculiar Place Has Dual Pur-
pose.

Detroit, Oct. President Hawke,
81 10 Detroit and Mackinaw railwa,
says that tho company is planning L
operate q continuous farm along II,
right OF way next season. The farm
wiz be the longest and narrowest n
tne world. 1t is proposed 20 cultivate
sne land each side OF the tracks plant,
ing a diversity Of crops.
Anere Is a twofold purpose in this
pan. oae is to show travellers on The
ROAD and intending settlers what car
DC Done With the soil, and another /,
70 avoid the numerous fires which are
started along the railway by spark,
from locomotives when weeds and dr.,
grass are allowed to accumulate eacb
season.
Inc company will also operate a
tion. 'un
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-10-15
MEXICO GIRL RECEIVES
HIGH HoEoRs
Miss Ruth FonviIIe. Maid Of Honor
From This City TO the State Meet
ing Of the United Veterans Of the
confederaoy to Attend National
Meeting.

Considered one OF the prettisst and
most charming OF the Maids OF Honor
In attendance at the state meeting OF
the United Confcderatei Veterans 81
Nevada, last week, Miss Ruth Fonyille'
OF this city, has been chosen ougler ior
the National meeting Of Confederate
veterans to be held 10 Nashville, Tenn
next June.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-10-15
Executors Notice.

Notice IL hereby given that letters
testamentaFy upon the estate Of
john ". Fox, deceased, have been
granted TO the undersigned, by the
Probate Court OF Audrain COUNTY. Mo,
bearing date September 10th, 1905.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required TO exhibit
them for allowance 10 the under.
signed executor within one year
after the date OF said letters or
they may be precluded from any bene.
tt OF said estate, and II such claims be
not exhibited within two years from
the time OF, the publication Of this
notice, they will be forever barred,
WIN. BIGGERS,
26-4t Executor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-10-15
Mexico Boy Prosperous.

d, A. Howell, son OF John W. How.
ell, Of Mexico, is Cashier in the First
National Bank, OF Hardin, Mont, al d
his name appears on all of the cur
rency signed by State Bank. Ethan
lisa fine young fellow and his many
friends In Mexico will be glad TO know
he Is succeeding in life.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-10-15

Harrison Fox, formerly of this city,
nov a resident Of the state Of Colo.
RADIO, is here shaking bands with
friends. Harrison ia a rural carrier
for the government in that state.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-10-15
Quiet Wedding

Thursday Evening
Miss Minnie o, Tomlinson and Mr.,
James @. Ofut, both Of this city, were
quietly married Thursday evening by
Rev. Brownlee Smith at the Episcopal
parsonage. They will probably reside
10 Muskogee, Ok.
The bride is one Of Mexico loyellsi
young women and Mr.. Offut is u
young business mat Of this city with
a bright future.
The Ledger joins their many friends
10 extending congratulations.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-10-15
ANDREW scHENCK
President OF the Germania Fire
Insurance Co., Recon- m ends
ChamberlaIn's Cough Remedy

l have used Chamberlain Cough
Remedy IN my family for over a year,
and can say that 1t has never failed
to cure the most stubborn cough OF
cold. ! can recommend 1t to any fam,
lily a. Q lure and safe chisdren's cough
remedy.-AHnREw SeHEEoK, Ayton,
Ont. This remedy is for sale by
Criswell Drug Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-10-15

Chapped skin whether on the hands
or face may be cured ln one night BY
applying Chamheflain's salve. 1t Is
also unequaled for sore nipples, burns
and scalds. For sale by Criswell Drug
Co,