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Friday, June 9, 1905

Local News

J.D. Matteson is again operating the flour mill.

Jim Roach of Luverne was in town here last week.

A.G. Moritz went to Heron Lake to spend Sunday.

James Wood is now employed in the West Hotel in Minneapolis .

H.G. Hawley came down from Minneapolis Saturday night.

Roy Wakefield, clerk in the Omaha roadmaster's office, spent Sunday in Mankato .

Willard Crever, wife and child of St. Paul , arrived Friday to attend the graduating exercises.

Mrs. Peters of St. Paul is visiting with her son, E.S. Peters, who is boilermaker in the Omaha round house.

Miss Blanche L. Matteson returned Friday afternoon from a week's visit in Minneapolis with relatives and friends.

Reuben Oakes is now night operator at the telephone exchange, taking the place made vacant by the resignation of George S. Wyckoff.

Misses Herman, Janney and Lucker, teacher in our school, left Saturday for their home, Minneapolis to spend their summer vacation.

Carolus Peterson had one of the large fingers of the right hand jammed so hard by a falling window of the Mission church that amputation was necessary.

The jury in the matter of Mrs. Klasy repairing a building within the fire limits contrary of the ordinance, rendered a verdict in favor of the defendant.

Jet T. Smallwood returned Friday from the university where he graduated from the college of science, literature and arts with the degree of bachelor of arts.

Charles Kendlen, son of J.J. Kendlen, left Minneapolis for Portland , Ore. , where he has a position in one of the large hotels during the exposition which opened the first of this month.

Mrs. J.L. Jones, formerly of this city, passed thru here Saturday on her way home to Mitchell , S.D. , from Stillwater , where she visited a few days with her son, Arthur, and family.

Miss McCale, a trained nurse from Mankato , is visiting with relatives at the home of Frank Glasgow. She will leave for Spirit Lake where she has been summoned for professional service.

Don Carlos Dow returned Friday from the university to spend his summer vacation. He graduated with the degree of bachelor of arts, but will probably return in the fall to resume his law course.

Miss McCoy and Miss Pratt, teachers in our school, left Saturday for the latter's home in Elkton, S.D., where Miss McCoy will spend a few weeks before leaving for her home in Osage, Iowa. Later in the summer Miss Pratt will go west.

Mr. DeBoer is quite sick.

Walter White is quite ill with brain fever.

Will Bartlett made a trip to Adrian Monday.

Edward Hines living south of town is ill with typhoid fever.

A new cement walk is being laid in front of Ed. Wolven's house.

Mrs. J.S. Kies left Tuesday morning for a visit with her son in Iowa .

W.E. Moses is here looking over the business in his hardware store.

Dick Darling's herd of sheep is afflicted with a disease similar to lump jaw.

Will Stoutemyer left Tuesday morning for a trip to Brewster and other points north.

Mr. Cole, of Sheldon is now employed as cobbler for Fagerstrom and Clark 's store.

Rev. McIntosh, Chas. Crandall and H. Hawley made a trip to Luverne last Saturday.

George Uden living in Ewington Twp. broke his ankle Sunday evening while out horseback riding.

Dr. Manson returned Tuesday evening from Minneapolis . His family is still there and will return at a later date.

Miss Lillian Morton left Tuesday for her home in Rushmore after completing the high school course here this June.

Miss Laeta Ramage returned Wednesday from Washington D.C. , where she has been teaching school the last season.

Rev. Bronson, wife and daughter, Miss Jennie Clark, Dr. and Mrs. Frank Saxon left Wednesday for St. James to attend a meeting of the Baptist Association.

The ladies of the Congregational church will give their regular tea at the home of Mrs. J.D. Humiston next week Friday June 16th from 3 to 6. All are cordially invited.

Mrs. Giroux of Chicago arrived here Saturday for a visit with her sister Miss Lulu Rippberger. Miss Ruddy who has been attending school in Chicago has also returned.

The jury in the Shanahan fire inquisition rendered a verdict that the fire was of incendiary origin, by some unknown; that the hose was cut by one unknown before the apparatus left the house. The jury inspected the ruins and found the piano, clock, silverware, china, etc., just as testified to by Mr. Shanahan as being in the house.

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