DISTRICT COURT
Convened on Tuesday. Short Calender of Unimportant Cases.
Term Will be Short as Many Cases are Dismissed or Continued.
The February term of the
District Court convened on Tuesday with Judge P.E. Brown on the bench and the
other officers of the court in their respective places. The following jurymen
answered roll call:
Ole Langseth...Indian Lake Twp
George Hoffmenister...Lorain Twp
O W Berreau...Hersey Twp
I S Swan...Kinbrae Village
Fred Schmitz...Wilmont Twp
John Bathern...Bloom Twp
A R Beilke...Summit Lake Twp
Guy C Fellows...Elk Twp
George Hacker...Elk Twp
Henry Klessig...Ransom Twp
Anton Grote...Little Rock Twp
Al Faragher...Grand Prairie Twp
Rudolph Lenz...Grand Prairie Twp
Wm Hitchins...Adrian Village
Frank Prideaux...Adrian Village
A M Feathers...Larkin Twp
Ferdinand Lenz...Westside Twp
Frank Brown...Lismore Twp
Wm Boetcher...Lismore Twp
N H Cook...Leota Twp
John Heiber...Olney Twp
Victor Anderson...Worthington Vill
C C Dessem...Worthington Vill
Up to
The following other cases
have been disposed of in the manner noted:
Henry Agne vs Douglas
Elevator Co., continued.
J.J. Parsons vs Geo. Wilson,
dismissed.
L.D. Knight vs N.H. Austin,
dismissed.
Industrial Chemical Co., vs
Consumers Brewing Co., continued.
Chas. Liden vs Eva C. Liden,
continued.
Victor Anderson vs Hubbard
and Palmer Co., demurrer to complaint sustained.
State vs Chas. Merkel, for
murder, continued.
The three criminal cases
against John Adams were dismissed.
State vs Aug. Paulson, on
appeal from justice court; judgment of lower court affirmed and defendant paid
fine and costs.
Married.
On Tuesday, February 20th,
Justice C.W.W. Dow united in marriage Mr. James Brown, of
Arrested For Assault.
Monday Sheriff Fauskee
arrested Peter Ryan, upon charge of assault upon one Fred Kesten, of
On Tuesday Scott Johnson was
arrested and arraigned before Justice Dow, charged with an assault upon the
person of Mrs. Julia Kesten, of
C.M. Crandall, county
attorney, appeared for the state in both cases and Geo. W. Wilson & Son for
the defendants.
Route One.
William Shanks of Seward
township was a pleasant caller at the home of H.D. Pratt one day last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Shanks
returned home last Friday after a pleasant weeks visit at the home of their
parents Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Pratt of
Mr. E.E. Fields returned to
his home last Monday after visiting relatives and friends here.
Charley Glovke of Wilmont
moved into the Mrs. H.D. Pratt's house last Monday.
Ransom.
Mrs. Stangeland of Lismore
township has been visiting with her parents and other members of the family here
during the past week. She came more particularly to see her brother Ole, who was
hurt in a runaway some three weeks ago. Ole is much better, and it is thought he
will soon be all right and Ole's many friends are just as pleased to know it as
is Ole himself.
Wm. Morgan sold a horse the
other day for $140. Mr. Gill the liveryman of
Invitations are out
announcing the marriage on Wednesday of this week of Miss Minnie Ling of
Elk.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Wilkinson
of
Charley Schafer of Hersey
township was buying hogs in this town last week.
It seems that chicken
thieves have been making raids on several hen roosts lately. Ben Voss lost about
20. Mr. Oxford of Seward lost about that number. Anyone that will steal chickens
ought to be making twine up at
Born at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Little last week a boy. Call on Albert for the cigars.
Geo. Hacker and G.C. Fellows
are attending court this week on the petit jury.
Thos Hagge was circulating a
petition last week getting signers for a telephone through this town.
Julia Fellows gave a
birthday party last Monday evening to a few of her friends. they all report
having a good time.
A valentine party was held
last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Apel about 50 invited guests were
present. After playing games till about
Ellsworth.
Orin and George Essman have
returned from a trip to
C.A. Bird and F.A. Fink
transacted business at Rock Rapids,
Mrs. Robert Hickman and
children have returned from an extended visit with relatives at
Org.
Mrs. S.D. Warren went to
Blue Earth last Saturday to visit her father and mother for a short time.
Mrs. C. King returned from
Reading last Wednesday.
Mrs. Burnham went to
The young peoples bible
study class met at H. Mitchell's. This is a good movement and should be helped
along.
C. King bought a team of
mares from C.F. Motisett last Saturday.
It will soon be time to
start your incubator. If you have not got it yet go to C. King and get one that
is all O.K. he sells the sure hatch and sells them right.
Henning Grand is busy
collecting farm machinery, horses and household furniture preparatory to farming
as he has rented the Shell and Mann place now occupied by T. Olson. It looks as
though there might be a woman in the case.
Mrs. Deihl's sister arrived
from
Fannie Henricks who is
teaching in Hersey township spent Sunday with her parents in this vicinity.
Geo. Hacker and family
returned from points in
Mrs. A.G. Finchk has been
suffering from an attack of the grippe.
Miss Nellie Eggleston has
been employed by Mrs. Deihl during her illness.
H.J. Ludlow the old reliable
nursery man has been in this vicinity selling orchards. A number of the farmers
who do not have orchards have invested. When you get an orchard from Mr. Ludlow
you can depend you are getting one. We can talk from experience.
Mrs. J. Boberg and Mrs. S.
Kall drove out to
A number of the young people
of this vicinity took dinner with Mr. Mark and Miss Venus Eshleman Sunday, and
report a very enjoyable time.
The Mission Band of the
If Charly Cowans comes up
missing some of these days you could perhaps find him calling on a seamstress in
our locality.
Mrs. J. Deihl of Reading
wishes to invite all her lady friends to attend a quilting at her home on
Tuesday Feb. 27, also in the evening will be given an oyster supper. Don't
forget the date.
Miss Amy Darling spent
Sunday with Mr. Hinricks folks.
Sheriff Fauskee was over
from the county seat Thursday.
Dr. Gould of
Frank Prideaux, Wm. Hitchins
and Al Faragher left for
Ole Hanson of Magnolia was
in
James Madden spent Sunday
with his family in
Attorney E.J. Jones was in
Rev. Johnson from
Mr. and Mrs. James Flanegan
of
Clyde Hyke, of
The tourist club was nicely
entertained at the home of Mrs. James R. Jones Monday evening.
The citizens band is booked
for open air concerts every Friday evening when the weather permits. The boys
are doing fine under the able and industrious leadership of Wilson Abbott.
Mr. Abbott, our popular band
instructor was voted a salary of $50 per month at the last business meeting.
Wednesday morning at the St.
Adrian church occurred the marriage of John Brazel of
A Great Social Gathering
at Spofford.
On Monday last, friends and
neighbors from far and near, bringing with them an abundance of choicest
provisions and gallons of the finest ice cream gathered at the home of Mrs. W.C.
Barton, tendering them a complete and cheerful surprise.
Mrs. Barton was equal to the
occasion and her generous nature responded nobly in giving to each and every one
a hearty welcome. As friends and neighbors we respectfully regarded the occasion
with more than usual interest, since they who once owned it are now about to
depart from among us.
In the year 1873, Peter
Barton came west with his wife and family from his
In those days the farming
was done almost entirely with oxen, so the settlers labored long and hard to
maintain a livelihood; yet so wisely did they plan and so diligently did they
devote themselves to the pursuits of farming and stock raising, that they soon
surrounded themselves with such evidences of thrift as fertile fields and lowing
herds. Mr. Barton suffered as did the other settlers from the grasshopper
plague, but like many others obtained ready and convenient relief and support
from his herds. He worked on, cheerfully improving his surroundings, planting
trees and increasing his fields and herds, but scarcely had he enjoyed the
fruits of his industry ere the Master called him to his rest. Mr. Barton was a
devoted christian, a kind father and a peace-loving man. We feel assured that he
builded well.
The duties of the farm now
devolved upon the wife and six children. The manual labor of the farm was now
performed by her sons, F.A. and W.C. Barton and they conducted the farming in
this way for a space of two years after the father's death, or until the year
1880. Mrs. Barton continued to live upon the old homestead where she now
resides, with the exceptions of a visit to Tacoma, Washington for a year and a
half and some other visits to Illinois, Wisconsin and South Dakota, she has
lived there continually. She has always lived a true christian, and has been a
remarkable influence for good both far and near and her peaceful and loving
nature has endeared her to the hearts of many until the name, Grandma Barton is
spoken with praise and admiration by all who know her.
In the year 1880, W.C.
Barton, the younger of the two sons, married Miss Hattie Pope of Martin Co., and
located upon the old homestead, began life together. They greatly improved the
homestead by planting a beautiful orchard, and other trees for adornment and
protection, by adding new and convenient buildings, by adding a large and
beautiful herd of sheep, and by increasing their herd of cattle. Mr. Barton
believed in raising stock, and was especially given to raising good horses. Mr.
and Mrs. Barton prospered in farming the old place and did so well that in a few
year they purchased the quarter section adjoining them on the west, thus making
them a beautiful half section farm. Mr. W.C. Barton died about five years ago,
and his sons have carried on the farming since then under the direction of his
son Will. Mr. and Mrs. Barton's family consisted of three sons and two daughters
all of whom are at home except Oscar who resides at
The above is but a
fragmentary account of this Godfearing, peace loving home. The event will long
be remembered as one of the grandest occasions of its kind yet occurring in the
town of
Below are the names of those
who attended the party. Mr. and Mrs. abe Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Silas Pope, Mr.
and Mrs. B.W. Pope, Mr. and Mrs. J.N. Dodge, Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Spafford, Mr. and
Mrs. G.H. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Murphy, Mr. and Mrs. John Kallem, Mr. and
Mrs. O.P. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Larson, Mr. and Mrs. Otis Hankin, Mrs.
Helen Pigman, Mrs. Emma E. Gehrke, Mrs. Cordes, Mrs. Elizabeth Knuth, Mrs.
Andrew Gorrie, Mr. M. Baumann, Mrs. John Katus, Williard Murphy, Clara
Katus, F.A. Spafford, Agnes C. Murphy, Mary Gunther, Susie Barton, Anna Kallem;
Martie Barton, Emma Katus, Lena Mittlestadt, Abbe Kallem, Edna Anderson, Will A.
Barton, Walter Spafford, Vera Murphy, Irene Smith, Jennie Smith, Lela Murphy,
Paul Smith, Ella Kallem, Clarence Smith, Mildred Smith, Rosy Pigman, Orvie
Anderson, Hazel Anderson, Gladys Anderson, Arthur Pope, Luman Barton, Ethel M.
Barton.
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Thomas Ladden, lay down on
the railroad tracks near
Local News.
E. Swanson of
H.B. Keller of Wilmont was a
county seat visitor Tuesday.
For sale a few Barred Rock
Cockerels. Mrs. J.M. Messer.
H.F. Zimmerman of Wilmont
was a business visitor Tuesday.
G.W. Patterson made a
business trip to
S.I. Swan of Kinbrae was
transacting business at the county capital Monday.
OBITUARY
William C. Hawley, Old Resident of
Friday morning, Feb. 9th,
this community was stirred to its depth when the sad news was passed around that
our much respected citizen William C. Hawley had departed this life.
Only a few of the near by
neighbors knew that he was ailing and none realized that he was in a dangerous
condition.
He was taken with pneumonia
the previous Monday evening but despite the abled medical care of Dr. Boothby
and all that kind hands could administer, he passed peacefully away in the
presence of his devoted wife and affectionate son, Orastus K.
Word had been sent to his
son Harvey at
During the same year they
moved to
In 1892 they retired from
the farm and moved into the village where they have since resided. While a
citizen of the village he has been useful as a member of the council.
He leaves a wife and two
sons Harvey, Register of Deeds at
During his forty six years
residence in
He was a man of a quiet
disposition, industrious habits, and strong integrity. When he would not say a
good word for any one he would say nothing.
The funeral was held Sunday
afternoon. After a short service at the home at
Tokens of love in the form
of most beautiful flower adorned the casket.
After viewing the remains
the funeral cortege wended its way to the cemetery where the remains were at
rest, thus closing the earthly career of a noble life.
The funeral was in charge of
his old time friend and neighbor C.B. Noris. The pall bearers were: P.C.
Anderson, Wm. Monroe, Thos. Wilford, E.C. Anderson, Henry Knipfel, and W.H.
Egbert.
Mr. and Mrs. Moulton of
LOCAL NEWS
Roy Smith of Wilmont was in
the city on business Monday.
Foster Moore has cream that
is cream. Deliveries to order.
Clarence Bass of
N. Moberg of Bigelow
township was in on business last Friday.
A.O. Dieson, of
C. Mullen returned Monday
morning from an extended visit in
Miss Rose Perry, of
John Sickler of
Lester Franck who is working
on the Doon branch of the
E.J. Palmer, of
Mr. J.P. Biltgen came home
from
Wanted - Man and wife to
work on farm for one year. Apply to Wm. Malcolm Rt 1,
Mrs. H. Anstrom of Bigelow
township left last week for a visit with relatives and friends at Boone and
There is rejoicing at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. A.E. Little, Elk township, over the advent of a son, who
dates from February 15th.
Erick Toren of Bigelow
township entertained a party of young people Wednesday of last week. A pleasant
time was had by all present.
Lewis Colson, of this
township made the Advance a pleasant call Monday. He informs us that he is
shortly to remove to Clara city,
N. Bassett, from near
Rushmore, was in this city Thursday of last week on his way to look after his
real estate interests in
Rev. Albert Olund of
Jas. Selby of Brewster was
in the city Monday.
Ben Voss and wife were in
from Elk this week on business.
Mrs. F.E. Slaker of St.
James visited friends here Tuesday.
C.C. Bird of Ellsworth was a
Blackleg has appeared among
the cattle of John Hote, in Westside.
W.G. Meyers spent several
days in
W.A. Lackey prominent Hersey
farmer was in the city on business Tuesday.
Mrs. Bassett, of Rushmore,
was the guest of
Harry B. Lewis has a fine
display of Naphtha soap in one of his show windows.
Miss Morton, of Rushmore,
visited friends at this place Friday and Saturday.
Ben Swarting of
Otto Berreau, of Brewster,
was in town this week, serving as a member of the petit jury.
Dr. Wiedow made a
professional trip to
Attorney T.J. Knox, of
Mrs. J.B. Tennyson of
Mrs. J.E. Salstrom of
Bigelow was a guest at the home of Wm. Devaney Wednesday.
Richard Burr of
Mrs. Carl Meyer, of
Magnolia Advance: - Mr. and
Mrs. Guy Smith drove over from
Rev. G.A. Cahoon was at
Otto Leabeck broke an arm
last Saturday at the roller rink, while skating. The injury was promptly
attended to and he will carry his arm in a sling for a few weeks.
Judge P.E. Brown came over
from
The following
A.H. Segerstrom the clothier
has packed his stock of goods and will ship them to a town in western
Mrs. J.P. Biltgen made a
trip to Bigelow Wednesday.
J.M. Messer has been
slightly under the weather the past week.
E.W. Reese and J.B. Scheivr
[Scheiver?] of
Mrs. G.T. Bullick of
J.H. Lambert of Rushmore
registered at the Western hotel Sunday.
F.J. Prideaux came over from
Editor J.S. Randolph of
Brewster was a
Wm. Walcolm of Bigelow
township transacted business in
J.W. Lambert, a real estate
from
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Aagaard
of
Geo. Voak, of the firm of
Stewart and Voak of Brewster was in the city last Saturday on business.
Mr. and Mrs. A.E. Washington
went to Slayton Saturday for a visit with Mrs.
Albert Leistico returned on
Wednesday from
A. Nazarenus of Elk township
was a business visitor in
Mr. and Mrs. S.M. Stewart
returned last Friday from their European trip. They report a very pleasant trip
and that Mrs. Stewart's health is greatly improved.
R.H. Sain and family will
leave next week for
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