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Friday, February 24, 1905

Court Proceedings.

The spring term of district court opened Monday afternoon. The Grand jury were in session only one day. They found an indictment against Barney McCarthy for larceny in the second degree, he being charged with a theft in Adrian . Paul Ward who had some trouble over a horse with Mr. Poppen, was discharged.

The first case tried was Emma Pease vs Jos. McKeever, which is on trial as we go to press.

Merritt Harding and Ira Mishler were appointed bailiffs.

Deaths

Mrs. Elizabeth Baumez died Monday morning Feb. 20 at the home of her son, Geo. W. Cale. Deceased was a pioneer of Minnesota having come to this state in 1856 and settled near Waconia, Carver Co. with her husband and ten children. In 1807 [sic] her husband died and in 1874 she was married to J. Baumez who died in 1900, since which time she has made her home with her son at Worthington . Deceased leaves five sons, three daughters and twenty-two grandchildren to mourn her death. Deceased was eighty five years old.

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Mrs. Freeman died at Round Lake Feb. 9, aged 70 years.

Mr. Kampen's baby died in Elk township Feb. 13, aged __ months. Cause of death was diptheria, funeral being held at Reading .

Otto Karl Bunning, aged two months died at Round Lake , Feb. 16.

Elizabeth Dawson died at Bigelow, Feb. 20. Deceased being born in England and was 76 years old at death.

Blanch Allen, aged 18 months died Feb. 20 of tuberculosis. Deceased was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gay Allen.

Mrs. Faragher, of Bigelow, died Feb. 21, aged 76.

Eunice Wilkinson, aged 11 months Feb. 21 at Worthington . Funeral was held at Slayton.

LOCAL NEWS

Frank McFarland, of Adrian was in town Wednesday.

Chas. Ninaber of Round Lake , registered Monday at the Worthington House.

Rev. McIntosh has recovered from his late illness and is now able to be around again.

Evangelist J.P. Childs will preach in the old M.E. church next Sunday at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. All are cordially invited.

Sheriff Martin Lins, of Winona , was here Tuesday to take Nathan Wood back with him. Mr. Wood arrived here from Sioux Falls line Sunday night and went to the Allen house. In the morning about nine o'clock , without coat, hat or shoes he started out on the streets on a run. Persons who saw him at once surmised there was something wrong and gave chase catching him in Thos. Palmer's pasture east of town about a mile. Wood was taken in custody and the authorities soon ___ted where he belonged. He left Winona last fall.

Mrs. C.O. Peterson and son went to Round Lake Wednesday for a visit to the Edwards and Thompson families there, returning the next day.

Carrie Holmberg has resumed her duties again as domestic at the Stoutemeyer family after a few weeks of sickness at her home in Round Lake . Esther Johnson, of Indian Lake filling her place in the meanwhile, returned home.

There will be an auction at A. Oberman's at his farm three miles west of Worthington and one mile north of Org, Tuesday March 7th, 1905 . The sale will begin at 9 o'clock and the following property will be sold: 21 head of horses, 65 cattle and 30 hogs, poultry, farm machinery, household goods, etc. Free lunch at noon and J.N. Holbrook as auctioneer and S. Kindlund clerk.

LOCAL NEWS

Clinton Mann spent Sunday in Windom visiting friends.

A.E. Hart left for a business trip to St. Louis the first of the week.

Born -- To Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Field, Jan. 28, a son. Mother and child are doing well.

Frank Klein and brother Ed. returned last Wednesday to their home in Little Rock after a pleasant visit with their sister Mrs. Phil Sorg at Lester Iowa.

Earnest Noreen, of Luverne, who has severed his services from the Knutson dairy stayed over a couple of days visiting while on his way to Harris , Iowa , where he goes to take up blacksmith work.

Ed Edwards of Round Lake was in town Tuesday.

W.C. Wyatt, of Bigelow, was in town Monday on business.

J.A. Rake, of Montgomery , Ia. , transacted business here Saturday.

C. Whipkey, of Leota, has rented the property east of the McKeever place and will move into town in a short time.

Rev. E.M. Erickson and John Selberg left on Monday for Duluth as delegates to the Swedish Lutheran Conference of Minnesota.

Axel Nordstrom will leave for Saskatchewan Canada in a few days to take up homestead near to where Rev. Moberg's brother is living.

Engineer Dolittle has recovered sufficiently from his injuries received in the wreck that he was removed Monday in Supt. Slaker's private car to his home at Soo [Sioux] Falls.

John M. Shanahan, a machine dealer at Worthington and former resident of Madison Lake , today filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy with Clerk Eberhart. His liabilities are $8,181, all unsecured, and his only assets are $1,500 of exempt property. Mr. Shanahan's failure is due to the poor crops around Worthington , the farmers being unable to pay him for for machines bought. His failure was not due to any

fault of his, and he intends to pay his debts as fast as possible. His friends regret his embarrassment. Young and Jones are his attorneys. -- Mankato Free Press.

H.N. Cook, of Leota, was in town Monday.

Clyde Fronk [Frank?] has been quite sick but has improved lately.

Born - to Mr. and Mrs. Lee Leonard, Monday Feb. 20, a son.

P. O'Connor, from Grand Prairie , was in town the first of the week.

Mrs. W.E. Nichols visited here among her many friends during the past week.

Mrs. Ed. Wilson was given a surprise party by her Sunday school class Monday evening and a very pleasant time was had by all present.

W.H. Merrick and J.A. Smith from headquarters of the Singer Sewing Machine Co. called on their local agent here, C.O. Peterson on Wednesday of last week.

Rev. Erickson, with family will leave for their new field of labor March 8th and will the pastor on Sunday the 5th of March give his farewell charge to his parishioners.

An informal surprise and birthday party was tendered Carl Nyberg at the residence of C.O. Peterson on last Saturday evening by the young people of the Swedish Mission church.

J.T. Milton has been quite sick.

James Gibson is enjoying a couple of week's visit in Ponca, Neb.

H.P. Lewis was down from Wilmont a few days this week. He reports business prospects good.

R.W. Hawley is home from the university to assist in publishing the Advance until a purchaser is found.

Carl Nyberg the blacksmith accompanied Alex Wilson with a shipment of three carloads of stock for the Chicago market on Monday night. Nyberg intends to remain in Illinois and find work at his trade.

Rev. McIntosh will preach Sunday morning at the usual time at the Episcopal church.

A. Oberman has rented his fine farm to Peter Shaaf and will move into town and engage in the stock business.

Rev. O.K. Moberg left for Dundee Tuesday to be present at a district meeting of the Southwestern Minnesota Preacher's Association of the Swedish Mission Covenant.

Olaf Noren went to Dundee on Wednesday to see about getting in partnership with some Canada immigrants, shipping stock, etc., in car load lots to their future western homes.

Frank Saxon has been granted another patent on his auto wheel.

S.A. Harding, is a delegate to the A.O.U.W. Grand Lodge at Minneapolis this week.

The Ladies Improvement League will meet with Mrs. W.M. Evans Thursday March 2 at 3 o'clock . All members please be present.

Attorneys J.F. Flynn, of Ellsworth and Jas. Cashel, of Winona , have opened a law office over Morland's drug store. Mr. Flynn is well known in this county as an upright man of good character and proved himself successful in the profession. His partner come with the highest of recommendations in every particular.

W.H. Prideaux, a prosperous hardware merchant of Adrian, the father of Mrs. J.H. James and a cousin of R. Prideaux, died at his home Tuesday morning. Mr. Prideaux had all the good qualities as a husband, father, citizen and neighbor, that one could wish to see in a man. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Prideaux and family of this place attending. All the children of the deceased, ten in number were present.

Mrs. H.D. Pratt left Saturday for Rushmore to visit relatives and friends returning home Saturday.

G.O. Westman, laymen of the Swedish Mission church will return home Saturday after nearly two month sojourn in South Dakota as a missionary amongst the Swedish settlements out there and on next Sabbath afternoon will lead the young people's meeting at 3:30 at the church.

CORRESPONDENCE

Indian Lake .

Mrs. John Bergstrom is quite sick and is rather critical at present.

A large number of children from ten to fifteen years of age attended a birthday party given by Miss Myrtle Nystrom the first of the week.

Miss Esther Johnson arrived home from Worthington last Saturday to stay permanently.

August Segerstrom and family, of Worthington , came here Saturday to visit with his brother E.P. Johnson, returning home Sunday.

Willie Hagberg, of Elk township left early for Des Moines , Ia. , to attend college to take a course in electrical engineering, carrying introduction and recommendation to said institution from C.T. Tupper.

Rushmore.

On Saturday a meeting of the Farmers Mutual Telephone Co. of Nobles Co. was held in Rushmore at which many of the directors near Reading were present, including Sec, R.J. Jones, Chas. Mylius, of Adrian , representing the Midland Toll Co., C.J. Smallwood, of Worthington being unable to attend. The final decision of most importance was that members of the company will be able to talk over the toll lines of the county together with the Worthington and Adrian exchanges at a rate of ten cents. In the spring

four more lines will be run out from Rushmore.

Arthur Thompson has about completed his home and expects to move in the first of March. He has built one of the neatest houses in Rushmore and has an excellent location.

J.L. Dickerson is able to be around again after being kicked on the leg by a horse at the sale of Chas. Andrews last Thursday.

Lineman Harvey from Sioux Falls has been here the past few days putting in several new telephones and connecting the rural lines with the long distance.

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Source:
Microfilm, Worthington Advance; Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul , MN ; obtained March, 2008.

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