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Friday, April 28, 1905

Whist Club

The Saturday Night Whist Club spent another very pleasant evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Moore, at their home on 3rd avenue , Saturday evening April 22.

The roll was called by secretary at 8:30 and nearly all the members were present and the game started immediately.

contestants for the first prize and Miss Glassoe, Miss Plotts and Mr. Hobson for the consolation prize.

The contestants then cut the cards. Miss Allen winning first prize while Miss Glassoe won the consolation prize. Refreshments were then served and which consisted of rolls, coffee and sherbet which every one enjoyed.

After the lunch the secretary read the minutes of the last meeting and the usual business was attended to.

The next meeting, which will be the last one of this season, will be held at the home of Dr. Dodge and wife. It [w]as voted to have a banquet after usual game.

Local News

C.W.W. Dow made a trip to Brewster Monday.

Miss Mabel Bryden of Rushmore, passed thru here Monday.

Mrs. J.D. Matteson left Sunday night for a trip to the cities and also to Faribault .

Barton Goodrich has recovered sufficiently from his recent illness to be able to sit up.

Mrs. Fred Goff and daughter, left Thursday morning to visit her sister, Mrs. Mason of Minneapolis .

Miss Mary Moberly who is teaching at Wilmont, spent Saturday and Sunday with her mother.

Miss Richie Maxwell left Tuesday to attend the Sunday school convention at Owatonna this week.

Lewis Jones, of Mitchell, passed thru here Friday from the "U" on his way home to spend Sunday.

MARRIED -- April 22, H.W. Eggleston and Alice Chamberlain. Mr. Eggleston is employed at the electric light plant here.

Will Humiston returned Sunday from Hot Springs , Arkansas , where he has been staying the last three weeks, for his health.

Miss Bulick, of Reading , passed thru here Tuesday enroute for the State Sunday school convention to be held at Owatonna this week.

Messrs. Thom and Baird, of Rushmore, passed thru here Tuesday enroute for Owatonna where they will attend the Sunday school convention.

Art Lundgren, Joe Franck, and Mr. McCartney left Monday night for Mankato where they were summoned in connection with the Muck case.

Rev. Carver of Luverne, visited the forepart of the week with Rev. Lanham and they left Tuesday morning to attend a special meeting of the Presbytery at Windom.

Dana Murdock won at Lewiston oratorical contest in the Lewiston high school last week, and represents that school in east Washington and North Idaho, high school contest at Pullman , May 12.

Monday evening a reception was tendered A.C. Hedberg and family and Mrs. Sanford at the Baptist church. Mrs. Sanford and son, left Monday for Seattle where they will make their future home. Mr. Hedberg will move his family in a short time to Mankato . Refreshments were served and all had a good time.

The Smith Implement Co. and R.U. Hattenhauer have on the way an outfit for fitting vehicles with solid or cushion rubber tires. Those wishing anything in this line can now get good equipment promptly at home without the delay and expense of sending to the cities as heretofore.

Miss Jaastad spent Sunday in Rushmore, visiting friends.

James Gibson is moving into the Hardo house on 6th avenue .

Miss Nellie Plotts is now clerking for F.A. Torrance and Son.

Miss Lackey, of Brewster, is now an apprentice with Miss Fahy.

Mrs. Luehr, and daughter, Minnie left Tuesday for a visit at Mountain Lake .

Synkerson the painter, made a trip to Brewster the first of the week.

Martin Levine and Will Bartlett made a trip to Round Lake last week.

Lee Shell has returned home from the cities and expects to spend the summer here.

Miss Hawes, who has been visiting here the past week, left for her home in Luverne Wednesday.

The corner shoe store run by A.W. Fagerstrom, and Co., is being painted and the interior fitted up.

Steve Muck was given six months in the state reformatory for robbing the letter boxes in the post office in Worthington .

DIED -- April 22, Miss Effa Gorrie, a nine year old daughter of Andrew Gorrie, died of appendicitis. The funeral was held April 23rd.

J.H. James and wife of Minneapolis passed thru here Wednesday enroute to Adrian . They reported the Douglass family as being in good health.

W.M. Evans and family returned Monday from Gowrie Ia. Mrs. Evans was returning from California and Miss Helen Evans, sister of Wallace Evans, returned with her.

CORRESPONDENCE

Reading

Rohan Bros. shipped a car of hogs to Sioux City Tuesday.

Misses Effie Bulick and Lulu Baker left Monday evening for Owatonna to attend the State Sunday School Convention. They went as delegates from the Sunday school at this place.

O.H. Hawkins was a business visitor to the county seat Monday.

N. Long came over from Luverne the forepart of the week to make some improvement on his farm east of town.

John Baird drove to Worthington Monday afternoon.

The ladies aid society will meet with Mrs. Jones next week.

A family reunion was held at the home of G.T. Bulick last Sunday.

L.D. Fancher, R.J. Jones, and wives and Miss Rika Johnson attended church at Worthington last Sunday evening.

F.E. Eggleston is building a large addition to his livery barn, greatly increasing its capacity.

Albert Bogard hove into town Tuesday for a visit with old friends. He is at present located in the northern part of the state.

One day last week as Miss Alma Bylander was riding a horse, she was thrown violently to the ground breaking one of her arms about two inches above the elbow. She was immediately taken to Worthington , where Dr. Humiston reduced the fracture and the injured member is rapidly recovering.

Indian Lake

Miss Anna Johnson left last Saturday for her home at Sioux Falls after a weeks visit with friends.

A prairie fire on section thirty three destroyed about fifty tons of hay, the heaviest loser being Rob Abbott, who lost four fine sacks.

Carl Palmborg left last Monday for Round Lake where he will work at the carpenters trade.

Henry Haggard made another shipment of fat cattle last Saturday.

Miss Socelia Billstene returned last Saturday from a few months visit in Iowa .

R.T. Clark from near Ocheyedan spent Saturday and Sunday with friends.

David Larson and George Olund attended the ball game at Adrian last Saturday.

Miss Esther Peterson left Saturday for her home at Sioux Falls .

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