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Friday, March 3, 19 05

MRS. KRAUSE SUES LODGE

Muscatine , Ia, Feb. 24 -- Mrs. Tomka Krause, defendant in a Worthington , Minn. murder trial for the murder of her husband, August Krause, in January, 1904, has sued the Modern Woodmen lodge for the death benefit of her husband. Payment was refused owing to the peculiar death of her husband.

H.W. DOOLITTLES' ETHELYN WINS

Stillwater Special, Feb. 17. -- The matinee on the ice for trotting and pacing horses, was witnessed by a large crowd of enthusiasts notwithstanding the cold wind. The horses ran with the wind down the St. Croix . There were three regular heats and a dead one. Ethlyn, owned by H.W. Doolittle, took three straight heats and first prize.

PAINFUL ACCIDENT

Dr. P.T. Geyerman is confined to his home and is suffering a great deal of pain from some bad burns which he received yesterday afternoon. Immediately after dinner he lighted an oil stove in the bathroom at the Geyerman residence and then went into his bed room for a moment. While he was gone the stove exploded and in a moment the room was filled with flames and smoke. The doctor hurried to the room and seizing the stove started to carry it down stairs and out of doors. This he succeeded in doing, tho his hands were frightfully burned. The flames scorched his face, neck and chest in terrible shape, but the fire was put out and the house saved. F.R. Geyerman, who came to the doctor's assistance, was also badly scorched, but his injuries are not serious. The damage to the house and furniture is damaged to the extent of $100. The accident is a most distressing one under any circumstances but coming at a time when so many people are ill and need the doctor's assistance, makes it doubly bad. It certainly requires a superior quality of nerve for a man to go into a mass of flames and carry a red hot stove from the building, while every moment is one of agony; and we believe that the doctor is richly entitled to a prize from the Carnegie Hero Fund. --Brewster Tribune.

CARNEGIE LIBRARY TO BE DEDICATED SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 4, 19 05

The library dedication will take place Saturday evening March 4, 19 05 at 7:30 p.m. sharp. Program at the Presbyterian church:

Prelude: Mrs. Roberta Mackay
Opening: quartette, E.H. Nicholas, James Mackay, Jas. Ramage, Clifford Loveless.
Invocation: Rev. W.F. Lanham.
Duett: "Still is the Night", Mary Louisa Damon, Clifford Page Loveless.
Introductory: Pres. of the Library Board. Clarence T. Tupper.
Solo: "Sing Me to Sleep."
Address: "Books as our Friends.". Rev. C.F. Bronson.
Selection: _______ Male quartette
Address: The Educational Value of a Library. Supt. E.H. Nicholas.
Duett: "See the Pale Moon", Clara L. Thomas, Mary Louisa Damon.
Address: "The Relation of the Library to the Public" Rev. G.A. Cahoon.
Song: America , By Everybody.
Benediction: Rev. J.H. Muehlhausen.
Postlude: Mrs. Roberta Mackay.

Followed by a general reception at the Library, by the librarian, members of the library board and their wives. Light refreshments will be served in the basement, by the ladies of the Improvement League.

LOCAL NEWS

E.L. Nance went to Sioux City Monday on a business trip.

Will Bartlett went to Sioux Falls last week on business.

S.A. Harding returned Friday from a visit in Minneapolis .

Mrs. Roi B. Tibbets is visiting here with her father, W. Lewis.

Chas. Swanson is moving onto his farm in Seward township this week.

H.D. Woodford has received his household good from his former home.

Mike Reiter of Adrian, formerly sheriff, visited here last Friday and Saturday.

Geo. Dobner and family left last week for Faribault , where he will make his home.

Pettit and Mitchell's meat market is now located in one of the Wilson buildings on 10th.

Mrs. Hazzard and family went to Sioux Falls after a two weeks visit with Robert Free.

The Congregational church is being torn down, Sam Allen and son Gay, are doing the work.

Otto Kall won the $60 overcoat which was raffled by A. Segerstrom. No. 7 was the lucky number.

Biltgen and Devaney's restaurant is being fitted with a gas lighting outfit. This will be a big improvement.

Percy Rose underwent an operation for appendicitis Wednesday at the home of rank Eastman. He is getting along nicely.

E.G. Hutchinson and wife, of Phoenix , N.Y. , arrived Tuesday for a short visit with Ira Fox and wife. They have been visiting at Sibley.

Bert Lundgren, of Gowrie Ia. , was here the first of the week visiting friends. He was employed here at one time as teller in the Nobles County Bank.

Hugh Conn, brother-in-law of Hardy Everole, of Del Rey Ill. , was out looking after his farm interests and returned Tuesday. He was much pleased with the outlook here.

H.D. Woodford, of Carroll , Ia. , has rented the house occupied by J.D. Pratt, and expects his family soon. His son, Arthur, will run the farm formerly occupied by Geo. Dobner.

The Misses Mabel and Ida Anderson gave a card party at their home last Wednesday evening. Refreshments were served and a most enjoyable evening spent. Earnest Borst carried off first honor, and the honors at the foot table were fairly won.

W.E. Moses arrived Saturday to look after his hardware store.

L.P. Babcock left Saturday for Spencer , Ia. , where his home is located. He was employed here as night clerk at the Worthington House. Lee Forbes will take his place.

A deal was closed Tuesday by which Smith Implement company secured the implement and wagon business of Klessig and Son, of Reading , the entire stock is now being moved to their Worthington ware house. Their ad elsewhere in this paper will prove interesting.

Miss Margaret Wienandt died at the home of her sister, Mrs. Joseph Foehr at Kinbrae, Sunday forenoon. Deceased had been sick for about two years, the cause of death being tuberculosis, aged of 24. The burial was held Tuesday morning at Heron Lake . Deceased was a sister of Editor Wienandt of this place.

Court is still in session. The case of Pease vs McKeever, verdict was given plaintiff. The case of Agne vs Skewis and Moen, verdict was for plaintiff. The case of J.D. Humiston vs McKeever verdict was for plaintiff. The case of Dieckhoff vs Kelly is before court as we go to press. Jury cases will probably be finished this week.

Deaths

An infant of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Paine died, Feb. 22, aged four days. Rev. Cahoon officiated at the burial services.

Mary Beeler the ten year old daughter of John Beeler died Feb. 25 and the body was shipped to Osceola county Iowa, for burial.