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Friday, December 6, 1907

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 Worthington lodge of Knights of Pythias elected the following officers for the ensuing year, at their last meeting:

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

 

NOBLES COUNTY NOTES

 

Kinbrae.

 

Mr. Manke and wife of Duluth spent Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. G.C. Winchell, Mr. Manke being a brother of Mrs. Wincell. After partaking of Thanksgiving good cheer, Mr. and Mrs. Manke returned to Duluth Saturday.

 

Agent Gillson was promoted this week to a station on the Farmington branch of the Milwaukee road, where he went to assume his duties Monday, his place here being filled by a gentleman from Fulda .

 

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 Dundee , on Tuesday.

 

Mr. F.H. Habberman and Miss Josephine Langer were Fulda visitors Tuesday between trains.

 

Mr. Lorenz Dobereiner, the hustling stockman who hales from Fulda and buys here on Thursdays each week, was taking in stock Tuesday.

 

Mr. F.E. Ridgeway made a run and return to the neighboring town of Fulda on Tuesday. He went on the steam cars and also returned on them.

 

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 Mankato to spend Thanksgiving with her parents.

 

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 Fulda Monday.

 

Mr. and Mistress Fred Stife broke bread with friends in Kinbrae, Sunday. Mr. Stife has charge of the Skewis Grain Co's elevator at Dundee .

 

Mr. Francis Nelson returned from Northern Minnesota Saturday, where he had gone to look after some real estate holdings he has in that section. On his return he found several members of his family ill with tonsilitis. At this writing they are all improving fortunately.

 

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 Dundee , came over Friday to meet with the Methodist Ladies Aid at Mrs. Ed. Harding's.

 

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 Silesia , North Dakota .

 

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 Reading was in the city Friday doing trading.

 

A.M. Renner spent Thanksgiving with R.H. Lamb at Slayton.

 

Oluf Noreen returned last Saturday from a business trip to Canada .

 

Louis Nebendahl of Elk, was in the city Saturday doing trading.

 

Miss May Cox of Adrian was registered at the Worthington last Sunday.

 

Mr. and Mrs. K.V. Mitchell spent Thanksgiving with relatives at Spencer , Ia.

 

Conrad DeGuse and family of Elk, were in the city last Saturday doing trading.

 

Rev. C.E. Oberg of Indian Lake transacted business in Worthington last Friday.

 

T.A. Fallgatter and Thos. Hayes, of Wilmont, registered at the Worthington last Saturday.

 

Glen Baker spent a few days at Heron Lake the first of the week looking after farming interests.

 

J.W. Pepple, of the train dispatchers force at St. James, visited his parents in this city over Sunday.

 

J.E. Hornbeck of Streator , Ill , returned home Monday after a visit with his two sons in Loraine township.

 

Wm. Williamson of Weybourne Sask. , Can. , was a guest at the home of J.R. Tipton, in Elk township, last week.

 

Miss Rose Perry, Miss Ida Roll and Ted Ostrom, of Adrian , came over to attend the Club dance last Friday evening.

 

Dr. A.H. Clark left on Monday for Denver , Col. , to attend the annual convention of the Rock Island railroad surgeons.

 

Ed. Lawton came home from the state U. to spend Thanksgiving under the parental roof, and also visited friends at Adrian .

 

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 St. Paul , spent Thanksgiving with his son-in-law, Thos. Cunningham, of Hersey. He also spent a few days in Worthington renewing old acquaintances.

 

Attorney M.P. Thornton of Adrian was at the county seat on business Monday.

 

Loren Clark, our popular shoedealer, spent Thanksgiving with friends at Mankato .

 

G.V. Pettit has moved into the Congregational parsonage, now owned by Miss Allen.

 

S.A. Harding left on Sunday for South Dakota , where he will spend the winter with relatives.

 

Mrs. Jas. McDonald, of Missoula , Mont. , was a guest at the home of her brother, G.A. Engbritson, the first of the week.

 

Fred Dolheim and family left on Monday for Spokane , Washington , where they expect to spend the winter with relatives.

 

Dr. and Mrs. F.M. Manson spent Thanksgiving with Dr. and Mrs. Curren at Mankato . Mrs. Manson remained over a few days.

 

Frank Keith and family, of Hartley , Ia. , moved here last week. Mr. Keith has accepted a position in Hart's store, and comes highly recommended as a first class salesman.

 

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 2d avenue , where Mr. Hashberger had already arranged to engage in the business. Both members of the firm are experienced workmen, and will no doubt enjoy a profitable business.

 

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, Wis. , where his family will reside, while he engages in lecturing and evangelistic work.

 

S.V. Colven of Dewald was in the city on business Wednesday.

 

Harris Darling, who is working in Minneapolis , spent Thanksgiving at home.

 

H. Wickstrom has built a new barn on his property near the Catholic church.

 

Will Corbett left last Monday for his old home in Streator , Ill. , for an indefinite time.

 

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 Chicago last Sunday to spend a few days at the International Live Stock Exposition.

 

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 State U. , spent Thanksgiving here at the home of his sister, Mrs. Robt. R. Smith.

 

Miss Marjorie Steigleder, of Spencer , Ia. , visited a few days the first of the week at the home of her sister, Mrs. K.V. Mitchell.

 

I.F. Kelley went to Minneapolis Tuesday,expecting to return the latter part of the week with Mrs. Kelley and their daughter Marjorie.

 

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 Storm Lake , Ia. , where he intends to locate and engage in the same business. Mr. and Mrs. Kunz are estimable people and we are sorry to lose them from the city.

 

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 Okabena street .

 

I.T. Branigan was up from Rock Rapids Wednesday on business.

 

Chas. Selberg has bought the John Bass dwelling in Anderson 's addition.

 

Misses Ferna Hanson and Iva Faragher of Adrian , visited Worthington friends last week.

 

Mrs. E.J. Jones entertained about a score of lady friends at a dinner party yesterday noon .

 

Mr. and Mrs. C.J. Riley, of Sioux Falls , were Sunday guests at the home of H.R. Tripp.

 

Mrs. J.F. Murphy and Mrs. Heinrichs, of Adrian , are visiting at the Klar_s home on 5th avenue .

 

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Thievolt of Round Lake , were guests at the residence of Harry R. Tripp Monday and Tuesday.

 

Eugene Stanton, who travels in the Pacific coast territory for a St. Paul millinery house, spent Sunday with his family here.

 

Miss Edith Scharck, who is teaching near Lake Park , Ia. , spent Thanksgiving at home, returning to her school Monday morning.

 

A.J. Correll and wife of Lorain left this week for their old home in Pennsylvania , where they will visit until after the holidays.

 

Mrs. Susan Smith, formally a resident of Lorain township, is visiting friends in Worthington and vicinity. From here she goes to Illinois for the winter.

 

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 St. Paul , and leaves tomorrow to join Mr. Fairfield there.

 

M.F. Sullivan, district manager for the Singer Sewing Machine Co., has been transferred to Mankato , and the business heretofore transacted here will hereafter be done there. The company will however continue their store here with an agent in charge.

 

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 Little Rock Monday. Miss Lena Harrington accompanied here as far as Sibley, returning on the 12:30 train.

 

While little Wilma Lane was whittling with a knife it slipped and struck her in the eye so that the pupil of the eye dro_ed a little. Mrs. Lane took the little one to Sheldon, and the doctor believes he can save the eye.

 

Silver Wedding Anniversary

 

Mr. and Mrs. G.V. Pettit on Wednesday evening celebrated their 25th or silver wedding anniversary at their new home on 7th avenue . About 30 of their oldest friends had been invited and assisted in making the occasion an enjoyable one. After an elaborate dinner the evening was pleasantly spent in social intercourse. Mr. and Mrs. Pettit are among our most estimable people, and have a host of friends whom we join in extending congratulations on the occasion. They received a large number of appropriate reminders of the day.

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