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Friday, June 5, 1908

Co. F Inspected.
The quarterly inspection of Company F was made last evening by Lt. Col. Whitney, and Maj. Mollison, of the 2nd Reg't M.N.G. The company was found in its usual good form and elicited hearty praise from the inspecting officers.
The ceremony was followed by a camp supper, in which chicken pie figured quite prominently.

Surprise Party

Dr. and Mrs. Henry Wiedow, last Friday evening gave a very successful surprise party at their home in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Jones and Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Buchan and family, which was attended by about 150 of their friends. The evening was very pleasantly spent in social intercoarse and wound up with toasts and speeches, and ice cream and cake. Messrs. Jones and Buchan left on Tuesday afternoon for the west to look up new locations.

COMMENCEMENT
Interesting Exercises Held Tuesday Evening at the Methodist Church .
Address by Prof. A.E. Jenks was a Masterly Discourse.

The graduating exercises of the Worthington High School was held Tuesday evening at the Methodist church, when that spacious edifice was, as usual on such occasions crowded to the doors by friends of the schools and the large class of graduates. The program proved very interesting, and was attentively listened to. The commencement address by Prof. A.E. Jenks, of the State University was a masterly discourse that received the closest attention. His subject was "The American Citizen" and was largely descriptive of the heterogeneous mass of humanity which constitutes the average of the citizenship of these United State today.

PROGRAM

Invocation.........Rev. Schmidt
Piano Duet.......Mrs. Hensel, Mrs. Lincoln
Salutatory.........Stanley Swanberg
Music................High School Girl's Chorus
Commencement Address....Dr. A.E. Jenks, U of M.
Music................High School Orchestra
Valedictory.......Oakley Tripp
Music................Girl's Chorus

Diplomas were presented to the graduates by Mr. G.W. Patterson, president of the Board of Education, who made a characteristic and appropriate speech. The following were the recipients of diplomas:

Florence E. Webb
Anna M. Asman
Julia B. Town
Oakley R. Tripp
Stanley G. Swanberg
Warner M. Hubbard
Jay P. Voak
Marjorie Shell
Mabel F. Nicklas
Myrtle M. Turner

The Annual banquet of the High School Association was held Wednesday evening at the parlors of the Presbyterian church. The spread was furnished by the ladies of the Cemetery Aid Association, and was a very elaborate repast. The function was, as usual, the society event of the school year. A large number of toasts were responded to.

The senior class play presented last Monday evening at the opera house was one of the best home entertainments seen in a long time. The bill included two very funny farce comedies, entitled, "Rosberry Shrub" and "Snowball." Every one of the performers acted their part like a professional.

The bacalaureate sermon to the graduating class was delivered at the Presbyterian Church last Sunday evening by Rev. R.C. TenBroeck, before a large congregation, and was a fine discourse.

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The funeral of Chas. Bauman, the 18 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Bauman of Spafford, was held on Tuesday, the service being conducted by Rev. G.G. Schmidt of this city. The lad had been a cripple all his life, having been injured by a fall down stairs when only a month old.

Stanley Moore, landlord of the Worthington , spent Saturday, Sunday and Monday at Sioux City , attending a reunion of the Moore family, of which there are six children. This was the first time in 43 years all had been together at one time. During the Indian massacre in 1863 the father was killed and family became dispersed, and while they had seen each other frequently this was the first time all had been assembled since those dreadful pioneer day. Mr. Moore states they had a very pleasant visit.

LOCAL NEWS

C.O. Peterson of Bigelow township was in the city Wednesday.

B.F. Young of Reading was in the city Wednesday on business.

Miss Edith Glasgow went to Mankato yesterday to visit relatives.

Judge G.W. Wilson went to Jackson on Thursday to attend court.

Wm. Chaney was called to Spafford Tuesday to conduct a funeral.

J.A. Cashel and wife returned home last week from their trip to Nevada .

Mrs. Sisson of Reading was a Worthington visitor on Saturday last.

Wanted -- Dressmaking and plain sewing. Please write Mrs. Mabel Brown, Route 3, City.

John Wilson left Tuesday for Spokane , Wash. , where he will spend a short time visiting friends.

The Misses Ida and Emma Nelson left on Wednesday for their home in the eastern part of the state.

O.W. Johnson spent a few days here this week calling on his customers and visiting his parents at Org.

Rev. G.A. Cahoon went to Rushmore Saturday, where he delivered the address at the Memorial exercises.

Mr. and Mrs. H. Pfeil of Route 2 are away on a two weeks' visit with relatives and friends at Milwaukee , and Laporte City , Ia.

The bridge builders are hard at work on the new bridge which is to be erected across the Ocheda Lake near Harm Doeden, on Route 2.

Last Friday J.N. Westlund of Center City was assisting S. Kindlund erecting a fine monument at the Worthington cemetery for N. Barnes.

The Leistico Bros. and Geo. Craft went to Heron Lake on Monday to build a large barn for one of the wealthy farmers living near there.

Miss Mabel Wheeler left on Wednesday for Minneapolis , where she will spend a few days visiting before proceeding to Montana , where she will spend the summer vacation.

M.J. Barber is about to open a general store in the Davis building on 2d ave. He has secured the services of Mr. Keith, formerly with Hart & Co., as assistant. Lee Kinzman has taken Mr. Keith's place in Hart's store.

Prof. H.R. Edwards has again been appointed on the staff of teachers to be held at the Mankato Normal, and will assume his duties next Tuesday. Next year Prof. Edwards will be located at Morris , Minn. Mrs. Edwards and son Carroll will spend the summer with her parents in Wisconsin .

Theo. Bahls was up from Round Lake , Tuesday.

L.L. Bryan of Luverne was over Monday on business.

M.A. Gregerson has moved into a house in Clary addition.

J.S. Kies was on the sick list the first of the week with an attack of acute indigestion.

Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Tripp came up from Round Lake to take in the commencement exercises.

County Supt. L.W. Abbott has moved into the McCartney house on the south side of the track.

W.L.O. Bartlett, our well-known cigar maker made a business trip to Round Lake and Sioux Valley Tuesday.

Mrs. M.C. Carr returned on Monday from a week's visit in the twin cities and points in the eastern part of the state.

S. Kindlund made a trip to Dundee last Thursday to set up a granite monument on the grave of Chas. Nelson of Kinbrae.

Mrs. H.G. Free of Los Angeles , Cal. , is here on a visit at the home of her brother-in-law, Robert Free, and sister-in-law, Mrs. Merl Hurlbert.

Mrs. Sprague and daughter of Fairmont , returned home Monday after a visit of a few days at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wood.

Mr. and Mrs. E.A. Tripp came up from Round Lake on Monday to attend the senior class play, and remained until Tuesday night to take in the graduation exercises. Their son, Oakley, was valedictorian of their class.

Miss Laeta Ramage, of Washington , D.C. , an authoress of considerable fame, is visiting at the home of her brother, John Ramage. Miss Ramage's book, Judith McNair, has been read by most of our people, and was very favorably received by the reading public.

Miss E. Ramage will remain here a couple of months after which she will go west to visit her other brothers, James and Will.

Dr. Dieckhoff is having his dwelling painted.

Mrs. Walter Phillips is a patient at the Worthington hospital.

J.H. James left Tuesday on a trip on the road for his company.

Dr. W.E. Bullock of Lake Park , Ia. , had business in the city Tuesday.

Mrs. M.J. Barber is taking treatments at the Worthington hospital.

Lee Darling has been taken home from the hospital, and is able to sit.

Frank S. Burroughs of Worthington township was in the city Tuesday.

Gust Mecklenberg spent Sunday at the home of F.S. Burroughs north of town.

Mrs. A.R. Mann, of Windom, spent Sunday here at the home of M.P. Mann.

Mrs. Ida Grimes last Tuesday submitted to an operation at the Worthington hospital.

Mrs. J.E. Darling has an attack of blood poison in her hands caused by scratches while cleaning fish.

Miss Bertha Hegardt came up from Round Lake Tuesday evening to take in the commencement exercises.

Miss Delia Wood has returned home from Sioux Falls , where she has been at work for some time.

G.W. Patterson has moved into his own residence, which he recently purchased of C.M. Crandall.

Jay Voak left on Wednesday for Twin Falls , Idaho , to look over the country with the view of locating.

B.F. Thurber came down from Wilmont Tuesday to pay his taxes and look after other business matters.

Stewart Hart is carrying his hand in a sling with an attack of blood poison caused by scratches received while cleaning bull heads.

Mrs. Emily Tripp and her daughter, Mrs. Jno. Martin of Round Lake, visited relatives and friends between trains, in Worthington last Tuesday.

Miss Evelyn Parry, of Little Rock township, visited at the home of her grand parents the first of the week, and took in the commencement exercises.

C. Korsland and son of Livermore , Ia. , were in the city Tuesday, attending the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Worthington State Bank.

Mr. and Mrs. W.G. Ramage left Tuesday night for their new home at Spokane , Wash. , going via Minneapolis . Their departure takes from Worthington two of our most highly respected people, of a class we can ill afford to lose. They take with them the best wishes of a large circle of friends.

Luverne Herald: Luverne will celebrate the Fourth Settlement of the question of whether or not to celebrate was had at an adjourned meeting of the business men held Tuesday evening, when the soliciting committee -- J.W. Ulrich, V.C. Mead, and Wm. Jacobson, Jr., -- appointed the meeting held last week, reported that they had succeeded in raising $725, and had found the business men, almost without exception, strongly in favor of a celebration.

Harry F. Dilley, an itinerant painter, who had been in the employ of C. Synkerson a few days, was arrested last Saturday on a charge of destroying property at the Western House, where he had been stopping. On Monday he had a hearing before Judge Dow, and was given 30 days in the county jail.

R.W. Mercer, the new superintendent of the city's light and water plant, arrived last Sunday from Decatur and has entered upon his duties. Mr. Mercer is a bright, intelligent, young man, comes highly recommended and we believe he will prove the right man in the right place. His family will follow him in a few days.

Wm. Jones left on Wednesday afternoon for Idaho and Washington to look up a location. Mr. Jones was engaged in the clothing and tailoring business here for several years, and made a host of friends, whose best wishes accompany him. He will visit Twin Falls and other sections of Idaho , and the Spokane district of Washington.

Judge Geo. W. Wilson spent Monday at Windom attending court.

J.J. Crowley of Madelia passed through here Tuesday on his way to Round Lake for a short visit.

Rev. and Mrs. G.G. Schmidt left on Wednesday for Blue Earth, where they will spend a week attending a camp meeting.

Miss Way enjoyed a visit from a brother this week, who remained until e high school commencement exercises.

Four children of Peter Larson, Ova, Mary, Anne, went to Mitchell Friday afternoon for a visit at the home of Austin Hansen.

Dad Allen still holds the record as champion fisherman. Last Tuesday he landed a pickerel tipping the scales at 17½ pounds. It pretty near used Dad up to land the fish.