Oddfellows
Elect Officers
The
Oddfellows at their last meeting elected the following officers for the ensuing
year:
N.G.
-- Lee B. Leonard
V.G.
-- H.R. Tripp
Sec.
-- E.W. Goff
Treas.
-- L. Clark
K.
of P. Officers
The
C.C.
-- H.S. Hobson
V.C.
-- G.A. Cahoon
Prelate
-- J.S. Kies
K.
of R. and S. -- Dr. A.H. Clark
M.A.
-- A. Thomte
M.T.
-- T.A. Palmer
M.
Ex. -- Loren Clark
M.W.
-- Grant Morrison
I.G.
-- C.L. Mann
O.G.
-- A.W. Little
Trustees
-- W.J. Dodge, E.K. Smith
Kinbrae.
Mr.
Manke and wife of
Agent
Gillson was promoted this week to a station on the
Mrs.
Westenhaver and Mrs. Holmes who have been visiting at the Winchell home for a
short time, returned to their homes Wednesday.
Mr.
Joseph Foehr, one of our most prosperous farmers, made a business trip to our
sister down of
Mr.
F.H. Habberman and Miss Josephine Langer were
Mr.
Lorenz Dobereiner, the hustling stockman who hales from
Mr.
F.E. Ridgeway made a run and return to the neighboring town of
Misses
Hattie Schreiber and Edna Grosscup drove to Heron Lake Friday, where they
tarried over night with friends and returned to Kinbrae Saturday.
Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Mead drove to Heron Lake Tuesday to attend to business matters.
Elk.
Mr.
Hendricks and family spent Sunday at the home of Mr. Estes.
Mr.
W. Williamson, of Sheldon, Ia. who has been visiting at the J.R. Tipton home for
the past week, returned home Tuesday.
Miss
Kate Galvin, who is teaching in the Ben Young district spent Thanksgiving at her
home near Rushmore.
Mrs.
Hagberg, who has been quite ill for some time, is better at this writing.
Miss
Fannie Hendricks came down from
Leonard
Scrivens and Guy Tipton left for Estherville Tuesday, where they will attend the
business college.
Kinbrae.
Received
too late for last week.
Mrs.
Harding and Mrs. McMaster went ashopping to
Mr.
and Mistress Fred Stife broke bread with friends in Kinbrae, Sunday. Mr. Stife
has charge of the Skewis Grain Co's elevator at
Mr.
Francis Nelson returned from
Monday
Mr. Roy Harding came home from his school duties at Winnebago to spend his
Thanksgiving vacation with parents and friends at the old homestead.
"Stub" likes to get home when opportunity offers and that is as it
should be, for the youngster thinks much of home and home folks usually does not
go far wrong in his associates when abroad.
On
Monday, being the 11th of November, the year of our Lord 1907, the stork visited
the home of Mr. and Mistress J.A. Gardner and left them a beautiful baby boy.
James wears a very genial countenance these days and the Mistress thinks the
little one the very dearest thing on earth, and doubtless it is.
Mesdames
Livingston and Stife, of
Our
doughty Philippine war veteran, Mr. A.A. Anscomb, is remodeling his residence in
the southern section of town and will soon have it as cosy as can be before the
north wind gets too cold, we hope.
Mrs.
Westenhaver and Mrs. Holmes mother and sister of G.C. Winchell are visiting him
and his family this week. His mother comes from Mapleton, this state, and his
sister from
LOCAL
NEWS
Albert
Selberg was in the city last Friday.
A.R.
Mann spent Sunday with his family at Windom.
K.
Deuth of Org was in town Saturday doing trading.
C.F.
Martin of
A.M.
Renner spent Thanksgiving with R.H. Lamb at Slayton.
Oluf
Noreen returned last Saturday from a business trip to
Louis
Nebendahl of Elk, was in the city Saturday doing trading.
Miss
May Cox of
Mr.
and Mrs. K.V. Mitchell spent Thanksgiving with relatives at
Conrad
DeGuse and family of Elk, were in the city last Saturday doing trading.
Rev.
C.E. Oberg of
T.A.
Fallgatter and Thos. Hayes, of Wilmont, registered at the
Glen
Baker spent a few days at
J.W.
Pepple, of the train dispatchers force at St. James, visited his parents in this
city over Sunday.
J.E.
Hornbeck of
Wm.
Williamson of
Miss
Rose Perry, Miss Ida Roll and Ted Ostrom, of
Dr.
A.H. Clark left on Monday for
Ed.
Lawton came home from the state U. to spend Thanksgiving under the parental
roof, and also visited friends at
Mr.
and Mrs. Grant Featherstone of Red Wing have been visiting at the home of Rev.
and Mrs. G.A. Cahoon the past week. They left for home Thursday.
R.A.
Firth, of
Attorney
M.P. Thornton of
Loren
Clark, our popular shoedealer, spent Thanksgiving with friends at
G.V.
Pettit has moved into the Congregational parsonage, now owned by Miss Allen.
S.A.
Harding left on Sunday for
Mrs.
Jas. McDonald, of
Fred
Dolheim and family left on Monday for
Dr.
and Mrs. F.M. Manson spent Thanksgiving with Dr. and Mrs. Curren at
Frank
Keith and family, of
O.W.
Buss has been bound over to the grand jury on a charge of forgery. It is alleged
he secured a loan of $500 on a note purporting to have been signed by his
father, but which the latter repudiates as a forgery.
H.H.
Myrum and E.E. Hashberger have formed partnership to engage in merchant
tailoring, and have opened a shop in the Darling building on
Rev.
J.E. Evans last Sunday morning preached his farewell to the congregation of the
Congregational church. In the evening he preached at a Union meeting held in his
honor at the M.E. church, when he was honored with a large audience. Mr. Evans
labored faithfully for his church here for about a year and a half, and has made
a host of friends both in and out of his church, who will always hold him in
kindly remembrance. Mr. Evans and family left on Monday afternoon for Prairie Du
Chien,
S.V.
Colven of Dewald was in the city on business Wednesday.
Harris
Darling, who is working in
H.
Wickstrom has built a new barn on his property near the Catholic church.
Will
Corbett left last Monday for his old home in
Jet
Smallwood and Chas. Haggard came home from the state U to spend Thanksgiving.
Mrs.
Cora Maxwell of the telephone central, spent Thanksgiving with relatives in the
twin cities.
G.W.
Roth went to
Rev.
and Mrs. W.A. Putnam, of Luverne, were Thanksgiving guests at the home of their
son, A.A. Putnam.
Miss
May Connell, a teacher at Wells, this state, spent Thanksgiving with Miss
Hazelton, one of our teachers.
O.W.
Tupper, who is attending the
Miss
Marjorie Steigleder, of
I.F.
Kelley went to
Charles
Schaefer and Miss Augusta Borchese, of Elk township, were married on Monday at
the office of the judge of probate, C.M. Cory, who officiated.
J.W.
Kunz, the pop manufacturer, has decided to go out of business here and this week
shipped his plant to
On
Wednesday afternoon Gus Swanberg fell from the top of a trolly ladder at the Hub
store, and sprained his ankle so seriously that he will for a few days be forced
to navigate with the aid of crutches. He was removed to the hospital, where his
ankle was examined under the X-Ray machine, to determine if any bones had been
fractured.
Local
News.
Wm.
Hastings has been quite sick the past week.
E.D.
Tripp was up from Round Lake Tuesday.
I.F.
Kelly has bought the Dean residence on
I.T.
Branigan was up from Rock Rapids Wednesday on business.
Chas.
Selberg has bought the John Bass dwelling in
Misses
Ferna Hanson and Iva Faragher of
Mrs.
E.J. Jones entertained about a score of lady friends at a dinner party yesterday
Mr.
and Mrs. C.J. Riley, of
Mrs.
J.F. Murphy and Mrs. Heinrichs, of
Mr.
and Mrs. Wm. Thievolt of
Eugene
Stanton, who travels in the Pacific coast territory for a
Miss
Edith Scharck, who is teaching near
A.J.
Correll and wife of
Mrs.
Susan Smith, formally a resident of
The
Birthday Club on Wednesday evening gave a surprise party in honor of Mrs. G.A.
Fairfield, at the home of Mrs. W.E. Madison. A very enjoyable time was had. Mrs.
Fairfield has shipped their household goods to
M.F.
Sullivan, district manager for the Singer Sewing Machine Co., has been
transferred to
Bigelow
Mrs.
May Peyton nee Miss May Rhuprecht was married in Dallas, Texas, last week and
Mrs. May came home Tuesday. The wedding was kept a secret.
John
Hand is able to be around again.
Peter
Peters and family were taken sick Wednesday morning, but are now improving.
Miss
Myrtle Yates visited at Sibley the past week.
Wm.
Brink went home to O____dan Saturday, having severed his connection with O.H.
Scott.
Miss
Marie Okey was a passenger for
While
little
Silver
Wedding Anniversary
Mr.
and Mrs. G.V. Pettit on Wednesday evening celebrated their 25th or silver
wedding anniversary at their new home on