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Friday, March 24, 1905

Asks for Discharge.

A petition for the discharge of the bankrupt in the case of the bankruptcy of John M. Shanahan of Worthington was filed with Clerk Ebhart today. Mr. Shanahan desires to wind up the bankruptcy as rapidly as possible, so that he can start in business again, with the assistance of his brother. - Mankato Free Press.

TOWNSHIP ELECTION

Westside

Peter Ruffing, chairman; John Hotz and Sidney Boden, trustees; A. Brooks, clerk; Fred Lenz, treas.; Grant Cross, assessor; Fred Keisling, Justice of the Peace.

Olney

J.C. Thom, chairman; John Weidert and Gerhart Lewis, trustees; J.A. Grieg, clerk; John Rohwer, treasurer; Wm. Thom, assessor; highway supervisors: 1st dist. Roy Thom; 2nd, D. Keller; 3rd J.C. Hoskins; 4th, John Althoff; 5th, S.A. Jacobson, 6th J.K. Behrens.

Little Rock

Williams Royer, chairman; C.C. Hanson and Martin Galvin, trustees; P.C. O'Connor, clerk; Gus Joul, treas; James Faragher and John McCarthy, justices of the peace; Paul Keinetz ad Bud Patterson, constables.

Lismore

Nic Hendel, chairman; Bernard Their I am is, trustees; Arthur Hensley, clerk; Thomas McLean, treasurer; Thomas Noonan and Albert Thompson, justices of the peace; Thomas Marr, assessor; Henry Mulroy, constable.

Ellsworth Village

President, William Boffenkamp; councilmen, W.Z. Newell, F.M. Sadler, P.B. Sholtes; recorder, C.C. Crowley; assessor, B.H. Basing jr.; treasurer M.B. Burke; justice, G.W. Smith, A.A. Burns; constable M. Finnerty.

Ransom

Supervisors, H.W. Shore; clerk, Robert Shore; treasurer, J.E. Shore; assessor, F.T. Graves; overseers of highway, Dist. No. 1, Gus A. Selberg; No. 2, Lewis Johnson; No. 3, L.T. Eide; No. 4, John Brink.

Wilmont Village

O.H. Tillman, president; A. Shelquist, Peter Spartz, and Thomas Hayes, trustees; E. Brickson, recorder; W.O. Tillman, assessor; C.W. Mead, justice; John Lebens, constable.

Lismore Village

E. Graf, president; Wm Tentler, A. Greig, M. Plemp, trustees; W.V. Olin, recorder; John Roelofs, treas; Will Higgin, assessor; C.A. Manning, Fred McVennes justices; constables, Geo. Greig, red McVenis.

Leota

Lou Johnson, trustee; Henry Hofkamp, clerk; James Ten Cate, treas; John Wassen, assessor; justice, A. Obele; constable, Mr. Doyema.

Grand Prairie

Al Faragher, trustee; A. Tschergi, clerk; Herman Lenz, assessor; John Lenz, treas.; Matt Gerardy, justice of the peace; Frank Smith, constable.

Adrian Village

President, L.M. Marston; councilmen, W.R. Mansel, R.H. Doe, W.E. Timmons; recorder, John McChord; treas, John Colvin; assessor, Wm. Wigham; justices of the peace, F.J. Kilpatrick, O.W. Freeman; constable, Jas Mitchell.

Bigelow

Supervisor, P.C. Anderson; treas, H.A. Voss; clerk E.F. Clower; Assessor, C. King; D.A. Reynolds, Justice of the Peace, Chas King, John E. Salstrom, constables, Owen Hand, Fred Lord; road overseers, 1st dist. Wm. Minden, 2nd John Singree, 3rd C. Borst, 4th Andrew Nelson, 5th J. Erickson, 6th Oscar Pearson, 7th L. Johnson.

Bigelow Village

President, J.A. Fialka, trustees S. Westby, P. Metter, E.H. Brown; recorder E.F. Clower, treasurer E. Salstrom, justice of peace Daniel Colgrove, constables O. Hand, C.F. Millard.

Rushmore Village

Pres. of Council S.T. Wood; members of the board, S.B. Bedford, H.C. Constable, F.A. Carroll; Recorder, T.H. Prideaux, Treas., Burr Ludlow; Justices E.S. Wemple and E.g. Edwards; Constables, Melvin Hovey and Jacob Stoven.

Dewald

President, Henry C. Wasmund F.J. Johnson clerk; W.F. Kasdorf, treas.; A.W. Renshaw, assessor; Henry Ivers, justice of peace; T.M. Renshaw, constable; Road Overseers, Dist No. 1, Thos. Fletcher, No. 2, Jos. Bendax; No. 3, Wm. Linderman; No. 4, J.D. Ely; No. 5, L.E. Fisher; No. 6, Bennet Fagerness.

Brewster

C.R. West, president; B.T. McChesney, F.D. Will , Leon Morris, trustees; Otto Knuh, recorder; T.T. Strand, treas; M. McCall, assessor; J.S. Randolph and John Wey, justices of peace; D. Lees and Chas Hartnune [Harthune?], constables.

Indian Lake

Supervisor, J.A. Saxon; clerk, R.W. Abbott; treas., Frank Anderson; assessor, A. Hactor; justice, O. Larson and David Larson; constables, David Larson and Roy Anderson; road overseers, O. Lanseth, dist. 1; M. Lanseth, No 2; J.O. Larson, No. 3; J. Hoffman, No. 4; John Saxon, No. 5.

Round Lake

J.J. Crowley, president; trustees, C.D. Antritter, treas, Charles Ninaber; recorder, J.L. Flint; assessor, F.A. Tripp; justices, W.E. Thielvoldt and F.E. Scott; constables, Duncan Sutherland and John Mercer.

Elk

Supervisor, S.J. Anderson; treas, Gardner Estes; clerk, G.C. Fellows; assessor, Geo. Staring; justice, B.T. Young; constable, Geo Hart; road overseers, dist. 1, Henry Apel; 2nd, Fred Mahr; 3rd, Henry Neilsen; 4th, Martin Ogg.

LOCAL NEWS

Olaf Noren left Tuesday for a trip to Canada .

Nels Anderson left Tuesday for a visit in the Twin Cities.

Emil Craft recently purchased a nice young working team.

Burr Ludlow passed thru here Monday enroute for Bigelow.

Mrs. Sahlstrom and child of Bigelow arrived Monday for a visit.

Robert Miller arrived last Friday from Soo City for a visit with H.J. Ludlow.

Bert Willner is improving nicely. His father left Monday for his home at Red Wing.

Miss Pearl Leuhrs played a violin solo at a Woodmen social at Reading last week.

Art Jenkins was up from Rushmore visiting his sister Mrs. Edwin Fields last week.

Misses Julia Town and Marjorie Shell went to Sibley Friday, to visit a few days with friends.

Ed. Moberg and Jacob Seline left Monday for a trip through Texas and other southern States.

Mrs. Willner, of Red Wing arrived Friday to take care of her son, Bert, who is ill with scarlet fever.

Ed Klein, of Rushmore, was visiting at the home of E.E. Fields of this city, returning home Sunday.

Mrs. Collins left Monday with her son Paul for Rochester where the boy will undergo an operation.

Edwin Fields of this city left Sunday for Rushmore to visit relatives and friend, returning home Tuesday.

Frank Williams held a sale at his farm north of town last week and everything brought a fair price.

Leonard Stuteback from northern Wisconsin , passed thru here Friday enroute for his former home at Wilmont.

Mrs. Frank Klein, of Rushmore, came up Tuesday for a visit with relatives and friends returning home Thursday.

Marriage licenses were issued to Edgar F. Spielman and Cora Alters; W.O. Tilman and Anna Young; Chas. Schaefer and Katie Bhrens [Behrens?].

Miss Mae Tupper is enjoying a two week vacation from her school which has been closed because so many of the scholars were afflicted with whooping cough.

H. Pfeil, one of our prosperous farmers residing four miles south of town, received one of the noted $400.00 cabinet grand Brambach pianos, of New York last Thursday.

D. Cramer and A. Edstrom recently completed a well on the farm of G.W. Patterson seven miles north west of town. The water rose 112 feet and forced the apparatus out in a few minutes after the vein was struck.

Mrs. Wyatt went to St. Paul Friday.

Jas Ramage made a business trip to Minneapolis Friday.

J.J. Kies made a trip north the first part of this week.

W.F. Johns of Luverne spent Sunday here with his brother.

George John of Beloit Kansas , is visiting his aunt Miss Nettie John.

Mrs. H.P. Lewis expects to move to Wilmont the first of next week.

Dr. Dodge and wife, have moved into the house vacated by J.D. Matteson.

W.H. Stranger and wife, of Wilmont spent Sunday here with J. Green.

Rev. Berg, of Windom, and Rev. O.K. Moberg exchanged pulpits last Sunday.

Art Steinhaus is putting on some spouting for Mr. Steinman who lives in the country.

G.O. Westman returned Saturday from Conifrey , Minn. , where he has conducted religious meetings.

Grand Millinery Opening at Miss Fahy's, Thursday Friday, and Saturday, Mch, 23, 24, and 25.

W.H. Stranger has sold out his draying business at Wilmont and will move to Arkansas to make his home.

Geo. Calvet will move into the Lars Sorem house and Mr. Sorem will move onto his place in the country.

Mr. Brown, of the Minneapolis Threshing Machine Co., was here this week looking for a house so that he could move his family.

Frank Kaynor left Tuesday for a weeks visit at his home in Spencer , Ia. , Cliff Loveless taking his place at the Worthington House.

Mr. and Mrs. Carlson arrived the 10th from Denmark and will make their home here in the future. They are related to Jens Christensen and wife.

C.O. Peterson, returning from a two weeks visit at Chicago, Joliet and Lemont , Ill. , amongst relatives, brought with him a friend. Joseph Hamvin, of Joliet , Ill. , who wants to find work on farm for the season.

A. Oberman and partner have leased the Western Hotel barn and will run it as a feed and sale stable. Mr. Oberman will buy and sell stock and solicits your patronage.

H. Peter Lewis has purchased the property formerly owned by Cornelius Poort. After having some papering and painting done in the house Mr. Lewis will have his family moved up from Worthington . --Wilmont Initiator.

Miss Rae Leverich has arrived in the city from Mankato to assume charge of the trimming department at the BonTon Millinery. Miss Leverich spent the last season in St. Cloud also, and made numerous friends here. Miss Shaughnessey is working a force of ten girls. -- St. Cloud Times.

Word was received Wednesday of the death of Mr. Wilbern at Sibley , Ia. His daughters, MrsFox and Mrs. Hickman left for Sibley as soon as possible. Mr. Wilbern was in charge of an elevator and while looking after some cans of coal, was run over by a car. The Sioux City Journal reported that a flying switch was being made. Funeral was held Tuesday.

The sewing society of the Swedish Mission church met Thursday with Mrs. Nels Grelson.

The Misses Ida and Julia Blegen, of Hills, Minn., who have been making their home with their sister Mrs. A. Hardow, of this city, were unexpectedly called home Wednesday on account of sickness but expect to return in a short time.

Axel Nordtrom writes from Canada to his sister Mrs. Moberg that he has succeeded in homesteading a fine piece of land and is now engaged in cutting wood, boarding with Rev. Moberg's brother who lives up there and is doing well. Axel is well pleased with the venture and satisfied in all respects.

CORRESPONDENCE

Indian Lake

Chas. G. Larson, of Cherry Hill Farm is making preparations for the erection of a fine residence this coming summer.

A joint birthday and surprise party was given at the residence of N. Nelson and wife Thursday in honor of their son, Carl.