The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
- Local News. ~

a visit at Binghamton, N. Y.
Mrs. A. Thomte went to Bigelow
yesterday for short visit with friends.
Miss Mabel Gibson spent Christ
mas with her parents at Window.
j. A. Cashel went to Winona to
spend New Years with his parents.
The Epworth League gave a social
at the parlors of the M. E. church Oh
New Years eve.
Watch meetings were held Tuesday
evening at the Lutheran a nd Swed
ish Mission churches.
The Misses Ethel and Judith Swan
son of Minneapolis, spent the holidays
with relatives here.
VIM. Snodgrass, of Currie, spent
Christmas here at the home of his
uncle, G. B. Hildyard.
Geo. Hactor, one Of the substantial
farmers of Indian Lake, was in the
city on business Monday.
Harry Gray, assistant cashier of the
Bank of Bigelow, visited friends here
between trains New Years day.
The Union Sunday School in Dis
trict No. l06, Lorraine township, has
been closed until April LIST, 1908.
Mrs. Esther Homas, formerly Miss
Tryon, returned on Wednesday to
Reading, Pa, after visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Tryon.
J. T. Smith, a farmer living near
Brewster, died last Friday aged 81
years. The funeral was held on Mon
day. He leaves a widow and three
lions.
| Mrs. Nellie Mott returned ye ste r.
day from Luverne, where she spent
the holidays with her daughter, Mrs.
Earl Coss.
Mrs. Wood and two sons, of Clin-
ton, Ia, who spent the holidays with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Bry-
> an, returned home yesterday.
! The ladies of the Catholic church
gave their annual tea Thursday after
noon, at the home of Mrs. Klais, on
9Th avenue. About forty ladies were
present.
The Ladies' Sewing Society of the
Swedish Mission Tabernacle met at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
. johnson, east OF town, last Thursday
5 afternoon.
The gold watch put up by R. L.
Morland for the school boy or girl
who got the largest number of cash
{ purchase tickets,was awarded to Miss
Lolita Kali. Gertrude APPEL stood
3 second and Marie Madison, third.
Il Mrs. Jens Christensen, of Lorraine
was in the city Monday on a shop
ping trip, and also favorsd this Office
with call. She informed the Ad-
vance that the finishing touches are
now being put on the Groom addition
to their farm residence.
Mrs. Fosberg, who lives with he,
daughter, Mrs. .Chas. Sterling, had
r the misfortune to fall down stairs last
! Sunday evening. She sustained
many painful injuries. Her shoulder
bone was broken and her arm was
broken at the socket in the shoulder
| She will be laid up for some time.
/ Mrs. Carsten Hanson and three
daughters returned to their home at
} Sioux Falls, S. D., Tuesday after a
very pleasant visit at the home of
Jens Christensen, east of town, and
other friends. She was formerly a
resident Of Worthington. Mr.. Han
son is now trainmaster at Sioux Falls,
! Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Giroux left on
Wednesday for their home in Chica-
go. They will visit at Minneapolis
and Eau Claire on the way. Mrs :;
Grioux is a daughter Of Nj. and Mrs.
I'D. Rippbcrger, and has been visit
ling them for several months. Mr..
IGrioux is a travelling man and after
finishing bis work for the season he
! joined bis wife here for the holidays.