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
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
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Mrs. Freeman died at
Mr. Kampen's baby died in
Elk township Feb. 13, aged __ months. Cause of death was diptheria, funeral
being held at
Otto Karl Bunning, aged two
months died at
Elizabeth Dawson died at
Bigelow, Feb. 20. Deceased being born in
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
LOCAL NEWS
Frank McFarland, of
Chas. Ninaber of
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
Sheriff Martin Lins, of
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
There will be an auction at
A. Oberman's at his farm three miles west of
LOCAL NEWS
Clinton Mann spent Sunday in
Windom visiting friends.
A.E. Hart left for a
business trip to
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
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
Ed Edwards of
W.C. Wyatt, of Bigelow, was
in town Monday on business.
J.A. Rake, of
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
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.
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. --
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
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,
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
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
Olaf Noren went to Dundee on
Wednesday to see about getting in partnership with some
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
The Ladies Improvement
League will meet with Mrs. W.M. Evans Thursday March 2 at
Attorneys J.F. Flynn, of
Ellsworth and Jas. Cashel, of
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
CORRESPONDENCE
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
August Segerstrom and
family, of
Willie Hagberg, of Elk
township left early for
Rushmore.
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
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