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Friday, June 8, 1906

A Farmer Suicides.

Jacob Linen, a farmer living in Elk township died last Friday from poison taken with suicidal intent. He was a renter, and operated one of G.W. Patterson's farms. Despondency resulting from ill health and other reverses are alleged as the cause of the rash act.

A JUNE WEDDING

Pretty Event Celebrated at Home of Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Wade.

At the residence of Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Wade in Elk township Mr. Clarence H. Borst, of Round Lake , and Miss Nellie P. Wade were united in the bonds of holy matrimony Saturday evening, June 2nd at six o'clock . Rev. G.A. Cahoon pastor of the Methodist church performed the ceremony in the presence of a few of the immediate relatives. At half past six o'clock a bountiful wedding supper was served. Mr. and Mrs. Borst have many acquaintances among the young people of this vicinity. They will reside in Round Lake .

DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS LOADED

Seven Months Old Baby Victim of Peculiar and Unfortunate Accident.

The little 7 months old baby of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ridesel of Indian Lake was the victim of a peculiarly sad accident Tuesday afternoon. The little one was laying in a cab and was given a 22 calibre rifle to play with. In some way the piece was discharged and the bullet entered the childs head above the left eye and came out at the top of the head. Drs. Dolan and Manson were summoned and they worked over the little one until late, and when they left the child was in a critical condition. Dr. Dolan went out again Wednesday morning, when he found the child resting easy, and at last report the little one was getting along as well as could be expected. It is another ase of not knowing the gun was loaded.

Common School Graduates.

The following is a list of the names of the pupils receiving diplomas of graduation in the common school course in Nobles county during the past year together with the name of the teacher and the district from which each graduated.

District No. 3.

Angela Erie, Teacher.

Pupil - Grace Groscup.

District No. 10.

C.J. Anderson, Teacher.

Pupils - Bridget McCall, Gertrude Geyerman, Freda Lees, Fred Casper, Harry Nelson, Blanche Morgan, Mary Halile, Eva Montgomery.

District No. 17.

C.S. Jones, Teacher.

Pupils - Daniel Scott, Earl Beack.

District No. 19.

Laura Cain, Teacher.

Pupils - Arthur Graves, Anna L. Graves, Lenora Klessig.

District No. 22.

Lillian Webb, Teacher.

Pupils - Nellie Veeder, Jessie Veeder.

District No. 23.

Esther Peterson, Teacher.

Pupil - Arthur Larson.

District No. 27.

Mattie Bryan, Teacher.

Pupils - Minnie Westby, Mable Westby, Margaret Bird.

District No. 28.

Alidia Loveless, Teacher.

Pupils - Louise King.

District No. 32.

Clara Main, Teacher.

Pupils - Lee Green, Julia Green.

District No. 37.

Cora Dow, Teacher.

Pupil - Maud Scriven.

District No. 57

Matilda Mattison, Teacher.

Pupil - Nellie Zimmerman.

District No. 59.

Anna King, Teacher.

Pupil - Bridget King.

District No. 75.

Evelyn McCann, Teacher.

Pupils - Gertrude Knips, Anna McCann.

District No. 81.

Lillian Thom, Teacher.

Pupil - Blanche Mitchell.

District No. 82.

Pearl Luehrs, Teacher.

Pupil - Pearl Hawkins.

District No. 92.

Ethel Beack, Teacher.

Pupil - Jennie Sietsema.

District No. 95.

F.A. Seely, Teacher.

Pupils - Mabel Shirlie, Bertha Mattison, Lillian Olson, Floy Seely, Floss Seely.

District No. 96.

Amy Darling, Teacher.

Pupil - Myrtle Selby.

District No. 100.

Ora McDonald, Teacher.

Pupils - Clara Homan, Mae Van Rossum.

District No. 104.

G.W. Ager, Teacher.

Pupil - John Emerick.

District No. 105.

Mary King, Teacher.

Pupil - Robert O'Connor.

District No. 107.

Mabel Brock, Teacher.

Pupil - Ivie McKenzie.

District No. 108.

Jessie Wyatt, Teacher.

Pupil - Ethel Osborn.

L.W. Abbott, Co. Supt. of Schools.

The above is a group portrait of the members of the famous Rock Rapids Iowa, band of twenty-two pieces which is one of the leading organizations of the kind in our sister state. This band with the Windom band of eighteen pieces and the Sibley, Iowa band of fifteen pieces will form a leading feature in this city. There will be no lack of "concord of sweet sounds" to stir the blood and set your feet a dancing.

The secretary of the Rock Rapids band writes as follows regarding that organization.

The Rock Rapids City Band has been under the instruction of the veteran Band Master, Prof. C. Tonolli, for the past four years. This band has been praised very highly by all who have heard it and the citizens of Rock Rapids feel very proud that they have such a band. The individual members own their instruments and uniforms and they have a full set of silver instruments, manufactured by C.G. Conn Co., of Elkhart , Indiana , and we claim that there is no other band in the west having a set of instruments like ours. Last August, the Professional Musicians of the United States presented our Professor C. Tonolli with an elegant, double bell Euphonium, which instrument took the First Prize at the World's Fair at St. Louis. It is a silver plated instrument, with gold plated bells, very handsomely engraved and set with jewels. The mouth-piece alone is worth $50.

NOBLES COUNTY NOTES

Adrian

DR. George Rice, of Pipestone, spent Sunday with parents and friends in Adrian .

Saturday evening was class night of our High school graduates, 1906. The floral decorations as well as the class colors were in evidence everywhere and were tastefully arranged. The opera house was taxed to its capacity, and each graduate rendered his or her part of the program with credit. The class of 1906, was composed of the following members: Misses Genevieve Becker, Ida Roll, Iva Grapes, Messrs. Verner Lindgren and James McKenzie.

Mrs. William Hitchens went to Luverne Monday.

Fred Mohl returned from Wadena , Minn. , Saturday.

Timothy Hurd, P.A. Nelson, Thom Gunderson and Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Pederson, went to Luverne Monday to be present at the graduation exercises in that city.

Charles Kilpatrick left Monday night for Chanout , Kansas , to visit relatives and also to meet Mrs. Kilpatrick and children, who have spent the winter with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Porter, of Beaumont , California .

Miss Mamie Roll came down from Edgerton, to be present at the graduation of her sister, Miss ida Roll.

Miss Roxie Slade is expected home from the Rochester hospital in a few days.

Married - At St. Adrian's church Tuesday morning, June 5th, occurred the marriage of Louis Driess, of George , Iowa , to Miss Maggie Spartz, of Adrian , Minn. The ceremony was performed by Father Driess, a brother of the groom. The young couple will reside at George , Iowa . We extend congratulations.

Prof. and Mrs. Louis Anderson left Wednesday night for Minneapolis, where they will visit a few weeks before going to Sandstone, Minn., the place where Prof. Anderson will instruct the coming year.

Brewster.

Alice Smith, who was operated on in the hospital at Worthington , is able to sit up.

Dr. Geyerman is in Philadelphia for a special course in diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat. His partner, Dr. Walker, will go to New York city when Dr. Geyerman returns, to take another course in surgery.

Miss Minnie Eckland visited here Sunday.

W.W. Kane, of Mankato , was a guest in our city Monday and Tuesday.

Dr. Nessa was called to Worthington Friday, to assist Dr. Walker.

Mrs. Sullivan, of Worthington , is visiting friends here this week.

Miss Selma Salstrom visited relatives in Worthington over Saturday.

John Nelson was quite badly injured last thThursday a car door he was endeavoring to open falling on him.

Elk.

Harvey Chute is working for H. Studebaker for the present.

D.P. Schechter, who has been attending college at Mount Morris , Ill , during the winter returned to Worthington Sunday morning, and will work for his brother Joshua this summer.

J.J. Filburn and wife, E.J. Brubaker and wife and Mrs. Vern Smith, left for Springfield , Ill. , last Friday morning to attend the Brethren conference held at that place this week.

Hiram Robbins is working on the railroad.

Miss Lottie and Carl Kall visited over Sunday with their aunt, Mrs. J. Schechter.

Little Martha Brubaker is staying with Mr. Schulz this week.

The Sisters' Mission Band elected new officers at the last meeting: Pres. Miss Lelsa Schulz; V. Pres., Mrs. A.M. Wells; Sec., Mrs. R.E. Eikenberry; Treas., Miss Emma Schulz. The next meeting will be held with Mrs. J. Schechter, June 14.

Elk Center

The Ladies' aid society of the German church met with Mrs. John Apel, Thursday of this week.

The sudden death of Mr. Leinen last Friday morning, was a shock to the entire community, although he had been in ill health for some time. A number of his friends from Iowa were up to attend the funeral, which was held in the Catholic church at Fulda . The remains were interred in the Catholic cemetery. Mr. Leinen was a kind neighbor and never refused to help one in need. The bereaved family have the sympaty of all the neighbors.

Mr. Gaiser is going to lose his tenant. The family that has been staying with him is going to Kansas Monday, to take up a homestead.

Indian Lake .

Mrs. N.M. Nelson left last Saturday for a visit with friends and relatives in Murray county.

Miss Esther Peterson, who is teaching a two months term of school in the northwest part of the county, came down last Saturday to spend Sunday with friends.

John A. Saxon is remodeling and building an addition to his dwelling house this week.

J.O. Larson and Roy Anderson were at Worthington on business last Monday.

Mrs. Al. Johnson returned to her home at Adrian , last Saturday, after a two weeks visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Nystrom.

Henry Nystrom returned home from Sioux Falls , S.D. , where he has been attending college the past five months, last Saturday.

Andrew Johnson left last Monday for Worthington , where he will work at the printer's trade. We hope that when folks now go to the city that instead of finding the town all mud it will be all red.

Nystrom-Holmberg.

A very pretty home wedding took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Holmberg, on Saturday, May 26, 19 06 , when their eldest daughter, Carrie, was given in marriage to P.J. Nystrom.

At the appointed hour, preceded by Edith, sister of the bride, as flowergirl, and Lizzie, another sister of the bride, Amanda, sister of the groom, Ole, brother of bride, P.H. Nystrom, a cousin of the groom, the bridal couple took their places under a beautiful canopy of roses and ferns, where Rev. Oberg pronounced the words that joined two hearts as one.

Following the ceremony a three-coursed supper was served.

The bride looked beautiful in a white Shanghai silk and carried cream brides roses. The groom was dressed in the conventional black.

The bride and groom expect to make their home at Worthington , where he conducts a blacksmith and implement business.

Both parties are well known by the residents of Round Lake and vicinity who extend congratulations to these estimable young people. - Round Lake Graphic.

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Prof. H.R. Edwards has been appointed one of the instructors in the summer school at the Mankato Normal school for this summer. He will leave for there June 20.

The teachers left for their several homes the first of the week. The following is the destination of some of them: Misses Herman, Janey and Rank, Minneapolis ; Miss Brooks, Cannon Falls ; Miss Dabner, Faribault .

LOCAL NEWS

C.J. Nelson, of Indian Lake , was in town Saturday.

Jens Langseth and son, of Indian Lake were in town Tuesday.

Judge G.W. Wilson attended court at Windom on Monday.

Wm Cline of Summit Lake , transacted business in town Monday.

J.F. Ullrich, of Worthington township, was in town Monday.

Master Marion Fairfield spent the week with his cousin at Heron Lake .

Sheriff Fauskee made a trip to Adrian Wednesday on official business.

Born - On Tuesday June 6, 19 06 , to Mr. and Mrs. P.G. Johnson, a son.

Mrs. D.M. Holland, of Elk township, was in town Wednesday on a trading trip.

G.T. Bulick, a prominent farmer of Summit Lake , transacted business here Monday.

E.L. Johnson a prominent farmer of Org, transacted business in Worthington Monday.

Clifford Loveless is at home from Minneapolis where he has been attending the state university.

Edward Lawton was at Heron Lake last Thursday evening to hear Geo. Johnson's address to the graduating class.

Clinton Mann was at Adrian Monday evening attending the graduation exercises of the public school of that village.

Geo. Dayman is home from Minneapolis , where he has been attending the dental college at the State University .

D.M. Holland has gone up north to look over some land he owns there, and make arrangements to move on it in the near future.

Vandy Duba has made a new departure in his restaurant business, and his establishment is now open at all hours, day and night.

Mrs. Calvin Moen and children attended the closing exercises of the Heron Lake school last week and remained for a visit with friends this week.

A.R. Beilke, a leading merchant of Reading , accompanied by his family came down to Worthington on Monday to have their photograph taken.

Charles H. Stanton, who for some time past has been apprentice operator at the Omaha depot has been promoted to the position of assistant agent at Montrose.

Mr. and Mrs. R.J. Jones and Mr. and Mrs. L.D. Fancher of Reading , came down Sunday evening to attend the cantata at the Presbyterian church. Messrs. Jones and Fancher participated in the program.

The following ladies attended a district convention of the Degree of Honor, held at Heron Lake , Wednesday afternoon and evening; Mesdames, Madison , Cree, Torrance , Free, Kall, and Miss Amy Darling.

Mrs. D.M. Holland, of Elk, returned a few days ago from New London , Ia. , where she had been called by the death of her mother.

A.W. Holland of New London , Ia. , is spending the summer with his son D.M., of Elk township.

Stanley Moore this week concluded a deal whereby he comes into possession of the one-third interest in the estate of the late Henry Torrance owned by Mrs. Harry Mason, of New York City . This property includes the block occupied by the department store of F.A. Torrance & Son, and real estate in this county and elsewhere.

One Shetland pony for sale, weight about 400 lbs. Sound and gentle. Will Oliver.

Ella Morton visited in Worthington Friday and Saturday driving home Saturday evening.

Geo. Fell and wife and Geo. Wilson of Cherokee, Ia. , were guests at the Western last Saturday.

Chas. Futz and Wm. Foelsner of St. Killian transacted business before the Probate Court on Monday.

Editors E.F. Clower of Bigelow and J.S. Randolph of Brewster attended the county convention here Wednesday.

Ed H. Pank, C.J. Graf and lady, S.W. Greene and Wm. Fell and wife of Lismore were registered at the Western Saturday.

M.I. Christensen, day operator the Omaha depot, was called to Lake Crystal Sunday morning by the sickness of his wife. H.G. Stumm is filling the position temporarily.

Mr. and Mrs. Donovan came up from Estherville Tuesday to attend the funeral of Burt Brayton. Mrs. Donovan is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M.J. Barber and a sister of Mrs. Brayton.

E.W. Cutler has turned out a fine lot of building blocks for Dr. J.N. Gould, who will use them in a foundation for his hospital. The doctor intends to raise the building and move it back from the street a few feet and put a foundation under it.

Mrs. G. Morrison returned on Sunday with her son, who had been taken there for an operation for appendicitis. The little fellow has nearly recovered from the effects of the operation, a fact which the many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Morrison will be pleased to learn.

Editor Chas. Murdock of the Clarkston, Wash. , Journal spent several days here this week visiting friends and looking after property interests. Mr. Murdock was for several years engaged in the mercantile business here and has a host of friends who are glad to see him.

J.A. Marshman of Duel county, S.D., was here a few days last week, a guest at the home of N.H. Austin.

Mrs. M.M. Mullian came home from Chicago Tuesday, where she had been visiting two daughters and other relatives since last September.

Rev. G.A. Cahoon preached at Seward and Kinbrae last Sunday and presented the Conference Claimants Endowment Fund. Over one hundred dollars was secured for the cause.

P.J. Karpen of St. Peter, deputy factory inspector, was in the city last Saturday on official business. He made this office a pleasant call and gave us a number of pointers on Gov. Johnson's good qualities.

A.N. Douglas, of Minneapolis , who spent last week here, disposed of the last of his real estate holdings. He traded the brick block occupied by Hart & Co. to Jas. Ramage for farm property. The residence property on 6th avenue , occupied by Wm. Chaney, was sold to A.T. Latta. J.G. Mitchell negotiated the first deal.

Death of Burt Brayton.

Burt Brayton, son of the late Henry Brayton of Round Lake , and son in law of M.J. Barber of this city, died on Monday at Fargo , N.D. , where he had been engaged in the barber business. The remains were brought to this city on Tuesday by Mr. Barber, and on Wednesday were taken to Round Lake for interment.

Marriage Licenses

Issued by the clerk of court since our last report.

John J. Fury to Josephine Langer.

Ed. A. Geyerman to Agnes L. Ludtke.

Henry B. Dilly to Nettie M. Ely.

Peter J. Nystrom to Carrie M. Holmberg.

Frank Kaiser to Lena Heidebrink.

Clarence H. Borst to Nellie P. Wade.

Alysius Dries to Margaret Spartz.

Eighth Grade Graduates.

The graduation exercises of the 8th grade were held in the assembly room in the High School building on Thursday evening of last week when a class of 23 graduated. A pleasing program was rendered. The following are the graduates:

Elizabeth Cree, Lee Darling, Martha DeBoer, Carlyle Dovery, Harold Dutton, Joe Franck, Lloyd Helmick, Mabel King, Leslie Luehrs, Teresa McClernon, Emil Nelson, Hilma Nelson, Nellie Pieper, Willie Rippberger, Dorothy Ryan, August Strand, Floyd Voak, Ray Wolven, Delia Wood, Ogda Sterling, Marguerite Williams, Louis Moeller, Paul Ventioner, Pearl Pettit, Harry Bloom. The last four have been doing H.S. work but were back in one or two grade subjects that were completed this year.

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