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Friday, October 25, 1907
 

DISTRICT COURT PROCEEDINGS

Light Calendar With no Case of Special Importance

Grand Jury Fails to Indict Rev. Walker and G.R. Giles

 

The October term of District Court convened last Monday, Judge P.E. Brown of Luverne, presiding, and Clerk of Court Humiston, Sheriff Fauskee and reporter Harper in their respective places.

 

The Grand jury had little to do, and adjourned without finding any indictments. The only cases presented to it were against Rev. G.M. Walker, charged with larceny of a bottle of whiskey from Anton Olson, and G.R. Giles, charged with blind pigging.

 

The following other cases have been disposed of up to the time of going to press:

 

Belle M. Matteson vs H.V. Millar, stricken from the calendar.

 

Bently & Olmstead Co. vs Keedick & Zager, verdict for defendant.

 

Wm. Benning vs Wm. F Reickhoff, order for dismissal stipulated.

 

Joe Summerfield vs Joe Scholtes, verdict for plaintiff for $20.67.

 

Jos. Hinricks vs Charles Rowley, continued.

 

Jas. F. Cox vs Ferd Kiesling, judgement for defendant.

 

M.F. Smith vs B.F. Holland, continued.

 

Porter Melick & Co. vs Anna E. Sullivan, dismissed.

 

State of Minnesota vs F.M. Hickman, Consumer's Brewing Co., of Ellsworth, and N.H. Austin, Tax proceedings, judgement for the state.

 

The two crinal [sic] against Sievert and Herman Poppen, were dismissed.

 

October Weddings

 

Mr. Claude E. White and Miss Alta May King were quietly united in marriage Saturday evening by Rev. G.A. Cahoon. The bride was attended by Miss Carrie Birch, while Mr. Henry Rasmussen was best man to the groom.

 

A dainty wedding lunch was served. The groom has grown to manhood in this community and has for some years been a popular salesman with the firm of Torrance & Son. The bride has resided here for a number of years and is a capable young lady. Mr. and Mrs. White will continue to reside in Worthington and will have the best wishes of their many friends and associates.

 

Mr. Elon S. Williamson and Miss Esther M. Harding were joined in wedlock at the home of the bride's parents Saturday morning at six o'clock . The ceremony was performed in the presence of the immediate relatives of the parties by Rev. G.A. Cahoon, pastor of the Methodist church in this city.

 

After a dainty wedding breakfast, the newly married couple took the early train via the Rock Island for Iowa points where they will spend their honeymoon. The bride has grown to young womanhood in this city and is of a bright cheery disposition. She has been one of the successful school teachers of the county. The groom has resided in this vicinity for a number of years and is a young man of sterling worth. He has a position with the firm of Chaney & Mackay and is a first class workman and salesman. Both are popular young people and have the congratulations and well wishes of a large circle of friends. They were the recipients of a number of useful and valuable presents. Mr. and Mrs. Williamson will occupy the residence on 10th street , where they will soon be at home to their friends.

 

Ladies' Parlor

 

Miss Zoe Addington has opened a parlor for ladies, at the residence of Mrs. Gus Swanberg, for massaging, shampooing and manicuring, and invites the ladies to give her a call. Miss Addington is an experienced masseur and can be depended upon to give the best of service.

 

Death's Harvest

 

Carl Lestico died last Monday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Vandy Duba, at the advanced age of 80 years after a brief illness, death being largely due to old age. The funeral was held Thursday from the Lutheran church, Rev. Miller of Brewster, conducting the service, which was largely attended.

 

The deceased was a resident of Loraine township for 21 years up to about 6 years ago, when he went to Buffalo Lake , where he made his home with sons living there. He returned to Worthington about a week ago. He leaves five sons and two daughters, Albert Leistico and Mrs. Vandy Duba of this city, Herman Leistico of Loraine, Mrs. A.R. Schmidt of Dundee, and Fred, Henry and Otto Leistico of Buffalo Lake, Minn. All were present at the funeral.

 

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Orange L. Howard, a pioneer settler of Nobles county, died last Saturday at his residence on Okabena street , aged 75 years and two months. Death was due to stomach trouble. The funeral was held on Monday from the Congregational church, interment being made in the Worthington cemetary. The deceased leaves a wife, three sons and one daughter. He was a resident of Bigelow township for many years.

 

LOCAL NEWS.

 

John Sickler of Fairmont , is here at the home of his daughter, Mrs. C.R. Bishop.

 

Mrs. E.M. Wheeler went to Dubuque on Tuesday to attend to business in the probate court.

 

J.D. Crippen of Bloom township, was here last Friday looking after some property on which he is making extensive improvements.

 

Mr. and Mrs. H.C. Frank, of Minneapolis , visited at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Dodge Monday. They came here from St. James and went home on the night train.

 

NOBLES COUNTY NOTES

 

Kinbrae.

Crowded out for last week.

 

Miss Lou Harding returned home from Mankato Friday, where she has been attending the State Normal School . Mr. Roy Harding came home from his school duties at Winnebago Saturday to spend Sunday with the "home folks."

 

Mr. M.F. Smith and family went to Lakefield Saturday to visit friends, and it is said that M.F. will do some shooting, as hunting is pretty good at this time of the year.

 

Tuesday M.M. Wood and family will take up their residence in Heron Lake , as they have made up their minds to leave our village and will go by team. Mr. Wood has been the "Bonniface" of this town for a period of more than a year, and will be greatly missed by the traveling public. It is the earnest wish of all that his successor may be a worthy man.

 

Mr. S.H. McMaster has determined to quit farming and to this end he will make a public auction of his stock the nineteenth of the present month and will offer on that date some choice feeding cattle that should find ready buyers at good prices.

 

Mr. and Mrs. Anton Nelson moved into their commodious new cottage on Tuesday and will henceforth enjoy one of the cosey little houses in town. They are good people and deserve it, so we are all glad. Davis ' folks also moved into the little house at the south end of town. It was darkly hinted by some that it would have been just as well if they, especially Davis, had gone farther -- perhaps to Australia , but Davis tho't differently, and will stay awhile longer, thank you.

 

Mr. Chas. Skewis, representing the Skewis Grain Go., was looking after his company's affairs in this burg, Wednesday.

 

Rev. P.D. Grosscup spent several days in the twin cities since our last communication to these columns.

 

Ellsworth.

From the News:

 

George Barger pleaded guilty to petty larceny for taking goods form Ross Bros'. store and was fined $100 or 30 days in jail. It is understood that relatives of Barger came forward with a proposition to reimburse Ross Bros. for his peculations and in consideration of this and the fact that he did not put the county to the cost of a trial the county attorney and Ross agreed to this verdict.

 

J.A. Bratsberg returned the latter part of last week from a several weeks' trip thru Missouri and Kansas , in the interests of the firm of Crowley & Bratsberg and their potato shipping industry.

 

Sheriff Fauskee was over from Worthington last Friday, summoning jurors for the October term of district court.

 

Mrs. M.T. Holleran and Miss Nora McDonald returned Monday from Pierre , S.D. , west of which city they have taken homesteads.

 

George Rosenberg this week purchased the J.J. Mackey farm just west of town, paying $65.00 per acre.

 

Wilmont

From the Tribune:

 

Mr. E. Latourell was a business visitor at Worthington between trains Monday.

 

County Superintendent L.W. Abbott of Worthington , was in Wilmont Wednesday.

 

Mrs. J.J. Carey, Mrs. A. Shelquist Miss Mamie Carey and Tom Carey drove to Worthington Wednesday morning, returning in the evening.

 

Mr. Walter Ager and family moved Saturday, into the Chas. Davis residence, which was recently vacated by Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Carey, who have moved into the residence which they purchased from James Montgomery.

 

Bigelow

 

Mrs. James Harrington left for Sibley on Tuesday to spend a few days visiting the Durfee family.

 

Theodore Cramer, six weeks old, died Tuesday morning and was buried Wednesday at Sibley.

 

Mr. and Mrs. Burris and daughter, of Cherokee, Ia. , attended the last rites of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Yates' little child.

 

Pearl Ross went down to Sibley on business Saturday.

 

Misses Lena Harrington and Marie Okey were Sibley visitors Monday.

 

Redmond Cosgrove came up from Illinois to attend his brother's funeral.

 

Died -- The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Yates, of Curry, Minn. , on Friday, Oct. 18th. The remains were brought to Bigelow, where the funeral sermon was preached by Rev. Haley, and the little one was taken to Sibley and laid to rest in the cemetary there. The bereaved family have the sympathy of the entire community.

 

The Omaha depot caught fire by the stove up stairs, creating quite an excitement. Mrs. Pingle was blacking the stove, and as the stove was hot it caught fire.

 

Elk Center

 

One of the most pleasant events of the season occurred at the home of Geo. Hacker Tuesday evening when about thirty young people went in to spend the evening. Games were played, after which refreshments were served. The guests, departing at an early hour, expressed themselves as having had a very good time.

 

The public auction of J.J. Filbrun which was held on Tuesday was well attended and things sold at a fine price.

 

N.D. Metz and partner of Lake Park is here buying up sheep.

 

On Sunday evening, Oct. 27, Rev. Filbrun will preach his farewell discourse. Everybody is invited to come and bid them good-bye, as they expect to leave on next Tuesday for Washington to make their future home.

 

Jonathan Kimmel and son are building a barn for W. Ramer.

 

Reading .

 

Robt. Merideth is back from Illinois .

 

Mrs. S.F. Fair spent Sunday and Monday at Pipestone.

 

Mrs. G.A. Lincoln is preparing to have a good lot of tiling done on her farm.

 

G.T. Bulick's new barn is nearing completion.

 

Brewster.

From the Tribune:

 

Gusta Gilomen second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Gilomen of Hersey township, passed away at the home of her parents on Friday morning at seven o'clock , after an illness of many months duration.

 

Roscoe Smith is working in the bank while Thos. T. Strand is on the sick list, and will probably remain there until the fall rush is over. He is a son of J.T. Smith on the Roth farm, and is a graduate of a business college in Illinois .

 

The surprise party club of the Presbyterian church gave a very delightful affair yesterday afternoon at the manse, in honor of Mrs. Hunter.

 

Rushmore.

From the Enterprise :

 

R.A. Cummings, who has been here for some time looking after his farm southwest of town returned last week to his home at Long Beach , Cal .

 

There was a pleasant party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Roberts last Friday when about forty young people spent a very enjoyable evening.

 

J.J. Rowher has added another quarter section to his real estate holdings, having last week purchased thru the First National Bank the northeast quarter of section 36, Olney township, the consideration being $56.50 per acre.

 

Mr. and Mrs. H.J. Ludlow of Worthington , accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Cole, of New York City , old friends of the Ludlows, visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Ludlow.

 

News comes from Macoun , Canada , of the marriage on Thursday, Oct. 3rd, of Napier Bassett, a former Rushmore boy, and Miss Alta Class.

 

Adrian

From the Democrat:

 

Mrs. Geo. Slade went to Rochester Friday where she will spend several days visiting with her daughter Mrs. F.W. Schuster.

 

Edgar Cooper left Saturday evening for the State Agricultural College at Minneapolis , where he will enter for a four-year course.

 

Round Lake .

From the Graphic:

 

Ed. Stoltenberg, of Worthington was in town the forepart of this week.

 

Mrs. C.A. Peterson, of Worthington , visited friends in Round Lake Tuesday.

 

LOCAL NEWS.

 

Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Scott and daughter, Miss Bessie, left yesterday for California , where they will spend the winter.

 

Mrs. Pat O'Connor and daughter, Miss Mamie, of Wilmont, visited friends and did shopping in Worthington Monday and Tuesday.

 

LOCAL NEWS

 

Mr. James Suddaby visited in Sioux City this week.

 

Jas. Shanks was down from Seward township Wednesday.

 

Attorney Roy Lewis of Wilmont attended court here this week.

 

B.F. Young of Reading was in the city this week attending court.

 

William Rasmussen now presides over the Standard Oil Co.'s wagon.

 

Miss Josephine Larson was in the city on a shopping trip Monday.

 

Mrs. W.N. Shanks of Seward, did trading in Worthington Wednesday.

 

Jas. F. Cox, of Adrian , had a case in the district court here this week.

 

Attorney Manley P. Thornton of Adrian attended court here this week.

 

J.W. Sliver and Rev. J.E. Evans left last Monday night for northern Wisconsin .

 

Banker W.M. Evans returned last Tuesday from a visit of several days at Gowrie , Ia.

 

Mr. and Mrs. W.G. Ramage moved into their new residence on 5th avenue last Monday.

 

School Inspector G.B. Alton, of Minneapolis visited the Worthington schools this week.

 

M. Sorem, the hardware merchant at Bigelow, was at the county seat attending court Monday.

 

L.H. Beckly, the market gardener, picked a head of cabbage one day this week that weighed 16 3/4 pounds.

 

Dame rumor reports that Howard Durfee has rented the Smith residence, next to the Congregational church.

 

Mrs. H.A. Eversole and children left last week for Buckley , Ill. , where they will visit relatives and friends.

 

U.S. Frye, of Van Horn , Ia. , was here this week looking after property interests. He made this office a pleasant call.

 

Mrs. Foster Moore and Mrs. A.W. Lyon will entertain at cards this afternoon at the Moore residence on the Diagonal road.

 

The following local people took dinner at the Hotel Worthington last Sunday: E.J. Wolven and family, Judge and Mrs. G.W. Wilson, J.D. Humiston, Mr. and Mrs. W.B. Stoutemeyer, Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Loveless, F.R. Durfee and family, Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. S.S. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. A.N. Wetherall.

 

John Webster transacted business at Wilmont Monday and Tuesday.

 

A.J. Olund, a divinity student, will fill the pulpit at the Congregational church next Sunday, morning and evening.

 

Miss Frankie Stewart, of Creever , Wis. , is here on a visit at the home of her brother, S.M. Stewart, of the Citizens National Bank.

 

Rev. R.C. Mitchell, of Mitchfield , Minn. , will occupy the pulpit at the Presbyterian church next Sunday, morning and evening.

 

Mrs. M.B. Gray, of St. Paul , representing the State Board of Control, was here this week looking up conditions of former inmates of state institutions.

 

Paul Reese, of Terril , Ia. , will arrive tomorrow to make his home with his grandmother, Mrs. E.O. Myers. His mother, Mrs. F.N. Reese, died Aug. 29th, at Terril.

 

Rev. J.E. Evans, pastor of the Congregational church, has handed in his resignation, to take effect Dec. 1st. The congregation has as yet taken no action on the same.

 

H.G. Hawkins and Geo. S. Henslow, of Windom, attended service at the Episcopal church here Sunday evening. The former assisted the choir in the musical part of the service.

 

A valuable addition to the population of Worthington has been made by the removal from Wilmont of Jas. Montgomery and family, who now occupy their handsome residence on Sixth avenue .

 

Mrs. Nellie Mott and Miss Jennie Torrance left the first of the week for northern Minnesota to take up timber claims. Mrs. Mott's brother will escort them into the wilderness.

 

Miss Nellie K. Mitchell was married on Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock to Mr. Guy Towls a rancher of Custer county, Montana . The ceremony was performed at the home of Glen Mitchell by ref J.E. Evans, in the presence of a few immediate relatives of the bride. Mr. Towls disposed of his stock before coming east and they will make their home in Worthington until spring. The Advance joins their friends in wishing them a long and happy wedded life.

 

Alfred Mahlberg was in from Bigelow township Monday.

 

Miss Arlo Smith is clerking in Palmer's music store.

 

Dave Herline was in from Dewald township last Monday.

 

Ed Olson of Route 2 was in town Monday doing trading.

 

Will Chaney was on the sick list a number of days this week.

 

John Albinson of Minneapolis , spent Saturday here on business.

 

D.W. Chute was down from Summit Lake on business Monday and Tuesday.

 

Maj. B.F. Thurber, of Wilmont, spent several days here this week on business.

 

Ed. Moberg and Carl Lindstrom of Bigelow township took in the play at the Opera House Monday evening.

 

Miss Stella Moshler came up from Bigelow, where she is teaching, and spent Sunday under the parental roof.

 

Mrs. Chas. Wetmore of St. James was a guest at the residence of A.A. Goodrich a number of days last week.

 

E. Williamson and bride returned on Wednesday from their wedding trip, spent visiting relatives in Iowa .

 

Miss Lula Rippberger has accepted a position in Morland's drug store, and entered upon her duties last Monday.

 

Mark Eshleman was in the city yesterday and ordered bills for an auction sale to be held Nov. 8th. Watch for further announcement and bills.

 

David C. Bear will sell at public auction on Thompson's corner Saturday afternoon, Oct. 26, some household goods, nearly new, consisting of a bedroom set, mattresses, heating and gasoline stoves, etc.

 

James Ingerson and family, formerly of Ransom township, spent a number of days in Worthington last week, visiting at the homes of F.C. Brace and W.G. Meyers, and left on Sunday afternoon for Nebraska , where they will make their future.

 

Alexander Andrews and Knut Holvorsan, the new blacksmiths at Reading , were in the city Tuesday and made this office a pleasant call. They recently took possession of the blacksmith shop at Reading , and have a business card in this issue of the Advance.

 

Maj. M.G. Dillenback, who has done such good work training local talent in the dramatic art, is going to branch out as a farmer. A couple of weeks ago he registered at Pierre , S.D. , in a drawing for homesteads on a tract to be opened for settlement, and he secured a low number. He goes to Pierre today to file on the land.

 

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