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Friday, August 30, 1907

MANGLED IN RUNAWAY

Martin Langseth of Indian Lake Victim of Disastrous Accident

 

Married.

 

Miss Florence Barber, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Barber of this city and Mr. Ruben Bryden of Spirit Lake , were married on Thursday, Aug. 22.

 

NOTES

About Nobles County People on the Pacific Coast .

 

C.T. Tupper was in Seattle on business last week.

 

Miss Winifred Mervin is employed as nurse at Puyallup , Wash.

 

Geo. Hovey is visiting relatives in Seattle .

 

Ivan Erickson and John Smith were in Seattle first of the month.

 

Loren Clark and A.C. Hedberg of Mankato were visiting friends in and around Seattle .

 

Miss Jennie Covey left for east of the mountains for a visit with her brother Levi Covey.

 

Loren Clark, Clarance Pannell ad Dave Anderson took a trip to Victoria , B.C., last week.

 

Loren Clark left for North Yakima to visit with Rev. C.K. Bidwell.

 

Miss Amanda Anderson has been quite sick this week.

 

Jim Wood, Rosco Oxford, and Elmer Carlson arrived in Seattle to look over the country.

 

Miss Edith Covey is visiting Miss Merwin at Puyallup this week.

 

Mr. and Mrs. L.M. Bliss and daughters, Misses Jennette and Amelia, returned home from their cruise and now have gone to camp on the sound.

 

Mrs. Arthur Friends, the adopted daughter of the late Mrs. Thomas Wills, has located her father and sister, after many years of separation, thru advertising. He is a wealthy rancher in Montana . Mrs. Friends left for a visit of several weeks.

 

Round Lake Drunks .

 

The peaceful town of Round Lake must have been unusually lively the first of the week, as two delegations of drunks were rounded up there and taken before Judge Dow, of this city.

 

One party was arrested Monday afternoon and included Anton Olson alias P.T. Barnum and John Mercer. They both plead guilty and were fined. Olson, probably in view of his recent notoriety, was assessed $40, and Mercer $10, with costs.

 

The second party was captured on Tuesday and included Ed Reynolds and Ernest Tubbs. They also plead guilty and were fined $10 and costs.

 

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S.M. Stewart, of the Citizens Bank, went to Hamline Monday to take up his duties as assistant superintendent of the horse department at the state fair.

 

Rev. G.A. Cahoon returned on Monday from a visit to a brother at Kimball , S.D. , where he spent a week rusticating. Last Sunday he was prevented by illness from filling the pulpit at the M.E. Church .

 

NOBLES COUNTY NOTES

 

Round Lake .

From the Graphic:

 

Mr. Addington, the barber in Worthington , accompanied Dr. H. Wiedow in his automobile to Round Lake Tuesday.

 

J.S. Frink and assistants of Worthington are putting in the heating plant and doing the plumbing in B.C. Denkmann's house.

 

H.C. Carstensen and wife visited in Brewster last Sunday at the home of their son and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. M.N. Reistroffer. On Monday they departed over the Omaha for Willow River , this state, to visit with Peter Wiese and family a few days. While there Hans expects to make a trip up to the city of Duluth .

 

Miss Grace Tripp of Worthington visited relations here a few days this week.

 

Rushmore.

From the Enterprise :

 

Mrs. F.H. Millard arrived here Saturday from Winnepeg , Canada for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S.B. Smith.

 

Mrs. F.R. Thompson and daughter Myrtle went up to Sioux Falls last Friday or a couple of weeks visit with relatives.

 

G.W. Hunt left on Tuesday for Rochester to consult the doctors at the Mayo hospital. He has been treated by several different doctors but does not get relief. If the doctors at Rochester think it advisable he may submit to an operation.

 

Brewster.

From the Tribune:

 

Miss Selma Sahlstrom returned to her work in the Big Store Monday after enjoying a short vacation at Worthington and other points.

 

Fulda Republican: Mrs. J.A. Maxwell is expected home from Minneapolis tomorrow, where she has been for six weeks in St. Mary's Hospital and had a surgical operation performed and two internal tumors removed. She hopes now to enjoy better health than she has for the past years. Her daughter Nancy has been with her for the past week and will also be home tomorrow.

 

Ellsworth.

From the News:

 

Mrs. Mike Guinan and daughter Grace, Miss McLaughlin, Mrs. Strange and Miss Anna Fagan composed an automobile party who visited with the O'Hearn and Sheeran families at Woodstock , Minn. , Tuesday, with the News man as chauffeur.

 

John Crowley was a passenger to Hartford , S.D. , yesterday morning to spend a few days in closing out the firm's business at that point.

 

Adrian

From the Democrat:

 

Elmer Thompson, the nine year old son of Albert Thompson, northwest of Lismore, was badly injured in a runaway on Wednesday of last week. He was driving a binder when the horses became frightened and started to run. The boy was unable to hold them and was thrown from the seat against a fence post. All his front teeth were knocked out and he was severely hurt otherwise.

 

Peter Lenz has leased from the Adrian State Bank the building and ground soon to be vacated by Wyer & Dumble, who are shipping their stock of hardware to Excelsior, Minn. where Mr. Wyer has a store.

 

Mrs. M. Sullivan has returned from Clear Lake , S.D. and Luverne where she has been visiting friends. Her niece, Miss Lorna Distad, accompanied her home.

 

Mrs. Geo. Slade, who has been in California since the first of July, returned home Tuesday evening. She spent most of the time at Berkeley and San Jose , but visited many other places including San Francisco . At Cucamonga she found O.W. Freeman and family nicely situated and prosperous.

 

Wilmont.

From the Tribune:

 

Mr. James Montgomery and daughter Ruth, left Friday morning for a few days outing at Spirit Lake .

 

Bina Robinson of Bloom township went to Worthington , Saturday to visit a few days with her friend, Miss Leabeck.

 

Chas Sunberg of near Worthington was in Wilmont with a load of home grown apples Tuesday, which he sold to Benson Cabot Co.

 

Local News.

 

E.P. Johnson of Indian Lake , was in town on business Wednesday.

 

Emil Larson, of Indian Lake , was a pleasant caller on Wednesday.

 

J.S. Firth, of Minneapolis , was in the city on business the first of the week.

 

Ted Ostrom, of Adrian , made his regular trip to Worthington last Saturday.

 

Mrs. H.A. Ree, of Jefferson , Wis. , is here on a visit to her brother, John J. Fitch.

 

The home of S. Kall was released from a six weeks quarantine for diphtheria last Monday.

 

S. Kindlund and family have moved into their new home, the remodeled Lutheran parsonage.

 

An infant son of David Thompson and wife of Hersey township, died on Aug. 28th, aged five days.

 

County Attorney E.J. Jones was struggling with an incipient attack of pleurisy the first of the week.

 

Maj. B.F. Thurber, of Wilmont, spent several days here this week repairing some of his business buildings.

 

Loren Clark went to Sioux Falls Wednesday, where he spent several days assisting his sister, Mrs. Parker, with her business affairs.

 

C.C. Erwin, carrier on Route 1, has been taking a layoff for a couple of weeks, and his assistant has been carrying the mail for him.

 

Rev. I.H. Darnell last Sunday tendered his resignation as pastor of the Baptist church, to take effect Oct. 1st. The step came as a surprise to all.

 

Carl Fredenfelt, the student who had been conducting a denominational school in the Lutheran church during the summer, left for his home in St. Paul on Tuesday. He will resume his theological studies at Gustavus Adolphus College at St. Peter this fall.

 

Rev. F.E. Cain of Shell Rock, Ia. , will preach at the Congregational church next Sunday, morning and evening.

 

Mrs. Aug. Falk, of Spokane , Washington , who is home on a visit to relatives and friends, is stopping at the residence of John A. Boberg.

 

Rev. Chas. E. Bryden, pastor of the Baptist church at Livermore , Ia. , passed through town Wednesday on his way to Rushmore to visit an uncle.

 

Rev. R.C. Ten Broeck, rector of St John's Episcopal church, is expected home from his month's vacation to resume services next Sunday evening.

 

Mrs. John Frye, of St. Paul , is here on a visit at the residence of her son-in-law, Rev. G.G. Schmidt. Mr. Frye will come down Monday for a week's visit.

 

R.C. Town is home from Aberdeen for a week's visit. Next week Mr. Town will escort his sisters, Misses Prue and Julia, on a week's visit to the state fair.

 

K.V. Mitchell and bride returned from their wedding trip last Saturday, and have gone to housekeeping on Lake avenue . Mr. Mitchell at once resumed his duties in the Citizens National Bank.

 

Banker J.S. Tolverson and family, of Fulda , and Mr. and Mrs. H.B. Howell, of Rock Rapids, Ia. , spent last Sunday together at the Hotel Worthington. Mr. Howell and Mrs. Tolverson are brother and sister.

 

Judge G.W. Wilson, W.B. Stoutemyer and wife, John Flynn, Dr. L.R. Gholz and wife, Rolla Laurena and Fletcher Meacham, F.R. Durfee and family, Mrs. Crane, F.C. Brace and family, W.G. Ramage and wife, R.L. Morland and family, Miss Emma Watson, Dick Wetherell, Ben

Kenyon, A.W. Fagerstrom, Dr. P.F. Geyerman and wife, A.J. Brenan and son, E.A. Rich, S.S. Smith and wife took dinner at the Worthington Sunday.

 

LOCAL NEWS

 

A. Kirk was in from Elk Monday.

 

W.H. Hawkins, of Route 3, was in the city Monday.

 

J. Loehmer, of Route 3, was in the city on business last Friday.

 

H.R. Veeder, of Lorain , was in the city on business Friday.

 

Miss Clara Ackerman, of Reading , is a guest of Miss Ethel Patterson this week.

 

Frank Williams had a stack of hay set afire by lightning on Monday morning.

 

J.R. Selby, of Route 1, was in the city Friday after repairs for his threshing rig.

 

The Misses Weirs, of St. James, were guests at the A.A. Goodrich residence this week.

 

A.J. Lemke on Tuesday took out an International spreader from the Smith Implement Co.

 

Mrs. R.H. Patterson, who had been visiting her son here, returned to her home at Hinton , Iowa .

 

Miss Ethel Bloom went to White Bear on Thursday of last week to attend the wedding of a cousin.

 

Miss Stewart, who had been a guest at the residence of A.A. Goodrich, returned to her home at Mankato Monday.

 

A. Hardo came home last Saturday from Graham Lake township, where he had been running a threshing engine for the Matheson Bros.

 

W.E. Bloom and Will Schraeder went to Seward township Tuesday to look over a job of moving a farm dwelling for G.W. Patterson. The building is to be moved two and a half miles.

 

Sheriff Newton Fauskee returned on Monday from a trip to Red Lake county, where he went to look after some farm lands. Mr. Fauskee says that that section is harvesting a fine crop.

 

John Nelson, who lives west of Okabena lake, was in the city Tuesday. Mr. Nelson has been disqualified for work the past three weeks by an attack of blood poisoning in the knee. The attack is presumed to have been brought on by a sprain. Last week his neighbors came to his rescue and cut and stacked his grain, a kindness which he is deeply grateful for.

 

The house on John Fitch's farm, near Brewster, was struck by lightning during the storm on Monday morning, and the interior badly wrecked. The bolt descended by the chimney on the "el," and played havoc with the kitchen and dining room. T. Cove and family occupy the place, and were seated about the breakfast table, but aside from a severe temporary shock sustained no injury.

 

J.T. Tipton, of Elk, was in the city Friday last.

 

E.A. Paine, of Lorain , was in the city last Friday.

 

Andrew Larson, of Hersey, was in the city Tuesday.

 

John W. Hamilton, of Dewald, was in the city Monday.

 

E. Eckdahl, of Lorain , was in the city on business Monday.

 

Mrs. Ira Mishler and two daughters are visiting in Lake Park this week.

 

G.H. Allen and family are here on a visit to his parents at the Allen House.

 

A.W. Lyon, of Worthington township, was in the city doing trading last Friday.

 

Wm. Malcolm, the prominent Bigelow stockman, transacted business in the city last Friday.

 

A.J. Woodford, of the town of Worthington , marketed a 500 pound hog in town Monday, which fetched $25.75.

 

Mrs. Will Hawley, who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.J. Wolven, left for her home at Escanaba , Mich. , on Tuesday.

 

J.F. Ullrich, one of Dewald's bonanza farmers, was in town Tuesday getting his plows fitted up for the campaign in the stubble.

 

Miss Nellie Wheeler, who has been visiting relatives and friends at different points in Iowa , has returned to her post in Torrance 's store.

 

County Superintendent Abbot, J.M. Addington and Dick Torrance left last Sunday for Duluth , from where they will go out to look up timber claims.

 

John Giloman, one of the bonanza farmers of Hersey township, was in the city on business Tuesday. Mr. Giloman this fall bought a gasoline threshing outfit from the Smith Implement Co., which he has in operation in his neighborhood.

 

John A. Saxon, one of the prominent farmers of Indian Lake township, was in the city last Saturday doing trading. Mr. Saxon said he had threshed, and his crop panned out well. Both oats and barley yielded well and were of good quality. His barley overrun four bushels to the load, and the oats six bushels.

 

Mrs. Florence Meacham, who had been visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Maxwell for some months, was summoned home to Seattle last week by a telegram that her presence was important. J.H. Maxwell accompanied her to St. Paul .

 

E.L. Schwartz on last Friday took charge of the Peavey elevator, recently purchased by the Schaefer Bros. Co., of Tripp , S.D. Mr. Schwartz had been in charge of the Benson-Cabot elevator for two weeks, but that house was closed, and we understand negotiations for its sale are pending.

 

Miss Tillie Larson has accepted a position in the postoffice.

 

Mrs. Albert Lundgren, of Lemars , Ia. , is here on a visit at the home of her father-in-law.

 

Rev. J.E. Evans will be home to conduct services at the Congregational Church next Sunday.

 

Mr. and Mrs. E. Kelley, of Hartley , Iowa , are here on a visit to their son, I.F. Kelley, and family.

 

Miss Mabelle Edstrom returned on Tuesday from a visit of several weeks with relatives at Des Moines .

 

Rudolph and Jake Bisanz are home from Minneapolis on a visit to their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Bisanz.

 

Wesley Rippberger has arrived from Fargo , N.D. , where he has been for two months working in a harness factory.

 

Mrs. H.R. Edwards and son, Carrell, returned home last Saturday from their visit with relatives in Wisconsin .

 

C.W. Jacobson, of Turlock , Cal. , came home Sunday afternoon for a few months visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Strand.

 

I.F. Kelley is down in Iowa and Illinois looking up customers for Nobles county real estate. He will be absent several weeks.

 

The Rev. Fr. M.J. Farrelly, of Denison , Ia. , spent several days here and at Lismore this week, looking after property interests.

 

Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Kies will leave for Minneapolis Sunday afternoon to spend a week visiting Mrs. Kies' parents and taking in the fair.

 

Miss Helen Kindlund went to the twin cities last Friday to post up on fall millinery styles. She will bring home a large stock for the fall trade.

 

P.H. Brown is about to dispose of his residence property here and intends to move to Minneapolis , where the boys will enter St. Thomas College .

 

A.R. Albertus went to Sioux Falls last Saturday night, where he joined Mrs. Albertus in a visit with relatives and friends. He returned home on Tuesday.

 

A.E. Hart returned on Tuesday from St. Louis and Chicago , and reports a very successful trip. He found so many big snaps in merchandise that he is afraid he will have to arrange for additional room to house them.

 

Loren Clark returned on Monday night from his trip to the Pacific Coast . He visited coast points from Los Angeles to Seattle, and a large number between this place and the coast. He had a very enjoyable trip, but is glad to get back and into the harness again. He saw a great many former Nobles county people on the trip and found most of them happy and prosperous.

 

G.W. Patterson went to Hamline last Friday on business connected with the state fair. From there he went to the state fair at Des Moines , Ia. , which is being held there this week, and at which he and Mr. Erickson have a large exhibit of Percheron horses. Messrs. Patterson and Erickson have one of the largest Percheron farms in the west, and they raise some of the finest horses of that breed in the world. Their exhibit at Des Moines can be expected to bring home its full share of prizes.

 

E.L. Nance and Rev. G.M. Bailey loaded their household goods last Monday and shipped them to Hoover , Washington , where they will take up their residence. Mr. Nance will engage in the real estate business and Mr. Bailey will work for him. The two families left on Tuesday for St. Paul , from which place they leave for the west. Will Nissen accompanied the car, which contained several head of live stock, and which left on Wednesday. Mr. Nissen also expects to locate in Washington , and has sold his interest in the barber shop to his partner, A. Thomte.

 

LOCAL NEWS.

 

Harry Hart, of Hersey, was in the city on business Tuesday.

 

Alva Coffitt, of Fulda , was in Worthington on business last Saturday.

 

P.R. Long, of Reading came down Monday to have dental work done.

 

H.C. Ady, of Grundy Center , Iowa , was here the first of the week looking after his farming interests.

 

Ed. Gage, a former resident of this county, passed through Worthington Monday on his way to his home in Missouri .

 

Mark Graves, of Puyallup , Washington , is here on a business and pleasure trip. Mr. Graves was formerly a resident of Worthington and Adrian, but has been on the coast about a year. He moved there on account of Mrs. Graves' health, which has greatly improved, and the lady has gained 30 pounds in weight.

 

NOBLES COUNTY NOTES

 

Org.

 

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bjornstad  and daughter Ida, accompanied by Mrs. Fred Johnson went to Ransom last Sunday to church.

 

Miss Chloe Anderson has been helping at Mr. Malcolm's while they were threshing.

 

Mrs. Vic Anderson and daughter Miss Mabel went to the county seat Wednesday afternoon.

 

Misses Minnie Miller and Louise King visited at the home of K. Deuth last Sunday evening.

 

Little Raymond Anderson has been very sick, but we are glad to say that he is better at the time of this writing.

 

George King was on the sick list last week, but he is better and has gone threshing again.

 

Mrs. Fred Johnson visited at the home [of] G.W. Dealand one day this week.

 

Chas. King has treated his barn to a new coat of paint.

 

Our new depot agent, Mr. Heller, expects to move into Charley Burnham's house as soon as his wife can get here with the household goods.

 

Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell of Sibley visited at the home of Charles King last Sunday.

 

Herman Poppen visited at the home of K. Deuth Tuesday afternoon.

 

Mrs. G.W. Deland and children spent Sunday at Kenneth visiting her brother and family.

 

Reading.

 

Mrs. A.R. Bielke spent Sunday at Windom.

 

L.G. Hess discontinues keeping boarders next Saturday.

 

After the 1st of Sept. if you want anything to eat, you must go to C.M. Black's.

 

Mr. Hamstreet, editor of the Rushmore Enterprise, was in town Tuesday on business and while here he made some purchases.

 

L.G. Hess' resignation as station agent here takes effect the 1st. The operator from Worthington, we understand will take his place.

 

Mrs. Ed. Eggleston returned home Tuesday from an extended visit with a brother in Iowa.

 

Kinbrae.

 

Miss Grace Harding departed Monday for Cedar Edge, Colorado, where she has secured a position as teacher in the public schools of that city. She will stop en route to visit her brother Arthur, at Long Mount, Colorado.

 

Miss Ruth Wood went to Heron Lake to visit her little nephew, who was recently run over by a dray.

 

Mrs. I.H. Swan took the east bound train Friday for Albert Lea, where she will visit her daughter Ida.

 

Mrs. J.S. Cocks spent Monday to Thursday of last week in Worthington.

 

Mr. M.F. Holland made a business trip to the county seat the middle of the week.

 

Mr. B.F. Smith departed Sunday night for the Twin Cities.

 

Dr. Buturff of Fulda was looking after the dental welfare of our citizens on Tuesday and Wednesday.

 

Miss Myrtle Ridgeway took the train Thursday for Alpha, Minn. to visit with friends for a few days.

 

The Misses Mabel and Alice Grosscup departed last Saturday for St. Joseph, Idaho; Mabel to teach and Miss Alice to attend school.

 

A very pleasant and profitable social was given by the ladies of the Methodist Ladies' Aid at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M.F. Smith, on Saturday evening.

 

Mr. Ernest Jones and wife of Slayton have been visiting under the parental roof for a few days during the past week.

 

Route Two.

 

Henry Pfiel is slowly improving from the injuries received in a runaway a few weeks ago, when he had several ribs and his collar bone fractured.

 

Martin Langseth got severely hurt in a runaway Sunday evening near Geo. H. Doeden's.

 

A fine piece of work was done when those two swamp holes near the Fauskee and Doeden mail boxes were filled up. Certainly all O.K.  A.R. Bloom was the builder.

 

Bigelow.

 

Mrs. James Harrington and daughter Lena drove down to Sibley Thursday to do some shopping.

 

Miss Tena Burges from Sibley is visiting at S.A. Voss for a few days.

 

Miss Alice Bloom returned to her home at Worthington after spending a few days with Miss May Holland.

 

Carl Kreuger has his new barn completed and it is a fine one.

 

Miss Lena Harrington has severed her connection with the Hanford Creamery on account of not being work enough for two.

 

Mr. Wm. Malcolm is thrashing and the grain is turning out as well as can be expected.

 

John De Boos of Sibley is up seeing to the thrashing on Dr. Neil's farm.

 

Mr. E.F. Clower expects to depart for his new home Wednesday. He goes to Fairmont, Neb.

 

Len Richards was on sick list, but is better so as to around again. [sic]

 

Mrs. J.A. Fialka came home from near Mankato Sunday, so Joseph now wears a smiling face.

 

Miss Lena Harrington went to Sibley Tuesday to take in the Chautauqua and will be gone all week.

 

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wood, of Everly , Ia. , are visiting at the Wyatt home for a few days.

 

Mr. Reuben Oakes was down from Worthington Sunday to see his best girl.

 

Marie Okey was on the sick list Sunday.

 

Miss Myrtle Yates and Aneta Davis were Sibley visitors Monday.

 

Miss Marie Oakey is quite sick at this writing.

 

It was pleasant to see the face of Uncle Joe Lowe, from Worthington , on our streets Tuesday.

 

Mr. and Mrs. G.M. Glick visited at the Hugh Mitchell home Tuesday.

 

Mrs. William Devaney, of this city, and Mrs. J.E. Sahlstrom, of Bigelow, left Wednesday for Red Wing, to visit a brother, A.O. Steffens. From there they go to Hamline to take in the state fair.

 

 

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Source:
Microfilm, Worthington Advance; Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul , MN ; obtained March, 2008.

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