Miss Sadie Van Valkenberg of
St. James was here last Saturday on a visit to her friend Miss Torrance.
Nick Bank is back from
Chas. Devendorff, of
Louis Mohl, of
J. Umhaeffer, of
A Young peoples party was
given by Marie Schaeffer at her home Friday evening to a large number of her
friends and classmates.
Rev. Hanson held services in
Ransom last Sunday.
Chas. Abbot, of Lismore, was
down on business Monday.
Anton Olson and Joe Nash
shipped a carload of machinery and horses to
Attorney Geo. W. Wilson was
over on legal business Monday.
Mr. Hanson, the Manager for
the Adrian Mercantile Co. was up Sunday from
Mrs. James Brozzel, of
Mitchell, So. Dak., is visiting relatives and friends here this week.
Clarence Faragher expects to
move into his property in east town this week having it painted and papered
these days.
Round
Will Koster, former operator
at Rock Rapids, is spending a few days here visiting friends and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Edwards
departed for their new home in
Julius Deukman, of
F. Shonemen [Shoneman?],
Senior, departed for the northern part of
Dr. Dolan was here on
business Monday.
H.C. Meoller
[Moeller?] is on the sick list this week.
Florence Barber of
Worthington visited relatives and friends here Sunday.
Brewster.
Mr. Mapson preached his
farewell sermon last Sunday, and the members of the Presbyterian church gave him
a reception Wednesday evening, with an elegant supper.
G.W. Voak, our geneal lumber
man, left for an extended visit to the Pacific coast last Sunday.
F.R. Guyerman went to
Rudolf Meyer, who has been
seriously ill, is improving rapidly.
Mrs. B. Lagrange and family
left last Monday to join her husband in the northern part of the state.
E. Manuel returned last
Wednesday from a visit to the twin cities. He reports a fine time.
Mrs. Ed. Bereau and family,
of Currie, who were here visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery, returned
home last Monday.
Ransom.
(To late for last
week.)
Will Morgan, who has been
staying for the winter with
Mrs. Fremming, the old lady,
is quite sick. It is said to be heart trouble. The old lady is well advanced in
years.
This week the Central school
is having a vacation, Miss Ethel Black teacher. The winter term has been a
satisfactory one, the pupils having been well advanced in their studies. The
school in the
Mike Thompson and Lewis Eide
have each got new manure spreader. Those who have used them say they are the
best implement on the farm. They not only save much hard work but they do the
work much better.
Lismore.
Nick Heindel has sold a half
interest in his saloon to Jacob Hoffer.
Chas. O'Conor and William
Tentler left last week for
Frank Thompson has gone to
Route One.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Klein
came up from Rushmore Sunday to visit relatives and friends, returning home
Tuesday.
LOCAL NEWS
B. Goff, of Org, was a
pleasant caller last Friday.
G.H. Luehrs made a business
trip to Cherokee, last Monday.
Iver Frisell has been
visiting a few days with N.M. Nelson, of
Miss Hilda Peterson has
spent a few days visiting her parents and other relatives.
Dr. J.N. Gould was knocked
down by a shock from the electric light switch in his barn last Sunday night. He
had just returned from the country, and his clothing was damp and his hands wet.
In touching the switch to turn on the light he got a shock that laid him out for
a minute or two.
Mr. and Mrs. Harding left on
Tuesday for
The Ladies Cemetery Aid
society will hold their annual meeting with Mrs. James Ramage, Thursday April
5th, at
A.R. Evarts, of Bigelow
township and a friend, W.L. Wilhelm, of
G.W. Lear and daughter Miss
Georgia returned last Saturday from their sojourn of three months in
W.L.O. Bartlett, who
contemplated moving to
A man named Hank Albertson
was arrested the first of the week on charge of arson, and Wednesday had a
hearing before Judge Dow and was bound over to the Grand Jury. Albertsen is
charged with burning a building on the Martin Levine farm near Reading last
Thursday night.
F.L. Humiston spent part of
last week in Dakota on business.
A.E. Hart has spent the past
week in
John Flynn spent several
days of this week at Ellsworth on legal business.
Mrs. D.W. Chute, of
Miss Ethel Gibbs of Hot
Spur,
P.W. Ledine and J.E. Moberg
were in from Bigelow Monday transacting business.
Jas. Hogan left on Monday
for
Roy and Oscar Anderson of
Chas. Kuhl, a prominent
farmer living near Rushmore, was in the city on business yesterday.
H.W. Vollberding and M.R.
Berkhimer of
H.T. Scott, postmaster at
Sibley, was a
W.b. Geepy, cashier of the
St. Paul National Bank, was in the city Wednesday calling on his correspondent
the Citizen National Bank.
The millinery opening held
this week by the Misses Johnson & Kindlund was well attended. They exhibited
a fine line of spring goods.
Mrs. Jannie E. Moore of
A.G. Anderson recently sold
his personal property at auction and has rented his farm. He will go to
Dr. Samuel F. Kerfoot, who
for the past eight years has been pastor of the large
Miss Nellie Snider,
representing the Womans Home Missionary society, delivered an address at the
For sale or trade - A 4 room
house in Clary Addition, two lots and good barn. Fred Munchow.
Mrs. A.L. Dunlap, of
H.E. McKee, of Rock Rapids,
G.F. Hillstrom a real estate
dealer of
Mrs. Claribel Hart, of
Engineer Sudaby of the
Fireman
C.K. Warne, of Charles City,
Ia., spent a number of days here this week in an effort to organize a stock
company to back a Chautauqua for
Postmaster F.R. Cougham
returned Tuesday from a sojourn of several weeks at a winter resort in
For sale - Seed barley. Wm.
Malcolm,
Ed. and Chas. Pannel [Pannell]
left on Monday night for
Local News.
J.H. Rogers, of Wilmont, was
in the city Monday.
E.J. Thoren was in from
Paul Jenson was a
Geo. Deland was in from Org
Wednesday doing trading.
O.P. Anderson, of Spofford,
did trading in town Wednesday.
Gust Nystrom, of
Albert Leistico last week
shipped another carload of horses to
C.J. Smallwood made a trip
to
C.F. Warner a Faulkton,
S.D., real estate man, was here Tuesday on business.
J.F. Britt, of Leota, was a
business visitor at the county capital last Saturday.
Miss Muriel Ramage has gone
to
Henry Neill, a
D.E. Harvey, prominent
farmer of Hersey, transacted business in town Saturday.
E.L. Johnson a prominent
farmer of Org, was in town on business Wednesday.
Mrs. W.J. Dougherty of
Rushmore spent Sunday here visiting at home of Jas. Gibson.
J.F. Cotter, of Ransom
township, was in the city Wednesday transacting business.
Miss Nancy Clark was called
to
Wm. Ward and Jas. Baird, of
County attorney C.M.
Crandall had business before the
E.L. Nance and A. Oberman
went up into
Mrs. Wickman and her sister
Miss Sopia [Sophia?]
Wm. Brogan of St. Paul has
been employed by the village council as chief engineer at the power house, a
position long held by the late John Milton, and since his death filled by Mr.
Eggleston. Mr. Brogan comes highly recommended as a first class electrician and
engineer.
Married.
On Wednesday at the
Evangelical Parsonage by Rev. J.H. Muehlhausen, Mr. Herman F. Zimmerman and Miss
Minnie Boots, both of
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