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Friday, May 8, 1908

KILLED AT SIBLEY
Will Mcgowan, Bridge Carpenter, Victim of Peculiar and Fatal Accident.
Deceased Was a Well Known Railroad Man and Very Popular.

A shocking accident occurred on Wednesday afternoon, shortly before 6 o'clock , at Sibley, in which Will McGowan, a well known railroad man lost his life. Mr. McGowan was superintending the taking down of a windmill, when the guy collar of a jennypole broke, and he was hit under the chin by a piece of the casting attached to the end of a swiftly flying rope. His neck was broken and death must have been instantaneous. The remains were brought to Worthington and prepared for burial. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon.

The deceased was a brother of C.W. McGowan, a conductor on the Omaha line, and F.J. McGowan, who lives northwest of town. He also leaves a mother and brothers and sisters in New York state. He was a single man, of genial disposition, and very popular with all who knew him. His untimely death was a shock to the entire community. The remains will be taken to New York .

Elk Center

Venus Eshleman went to Cherokee last week to visit with relatives and friends.

The Mission Band will meet with Mrs. Ralph Eikenberry on Thursday of next week.

Paul Schutz who was quite seriously injured in a runaway several weeks ago, is getting along real nicely and will be able to be up soon.

Addie Ely spent Sunday with her parents near Rushmore.

Roy Fowler is kept quite busy shearing sheep.

Leisa Schulz is sewing for Otis Hankins.

Orvie Anderson who had his leg broken several weeks ago, is able to get around on crutches.

Indian Lake

John A. Saxon has recently added a fine phonograph to his collection of musical instruments.

Bennet Johnson of the Worthington Swede Band visited the Indian Lake Band last Thursday evening and assisted in playing a few selections, he reports the band improving wonderfully fast.

A large number of our citizens were over in Jackson county last Wednesday and attended the wedding of Miss Ella Larson one of Indian Lake 's former young ladies. Rev. Oberg officiating.

Dr. Frank Peterson of Minneapolis , will preach at the Baptist church next Sunday forenoon and evening.

The revised Philathea met with Miss Amanda Nystrom last Tuesday evening.

Miss Rensie DeBoer closed a very successful eight month term of school in the Saxon district last Friday.

Ernest Foelschow and Miss Emma Thueson were married Tuesday at the home of the bride's parents in Bigelow township. They are well known young people of Nobles county, and have a very bright future before them.

F.C. Stitser and family, who are on the Pacific coast, took in the naval review at Long Beach a few days ago. They were accompanied from Corona to Long Beach by M.C. and Chester Harding, I.B. Newkirk and other former Worthington people.

LOCAL NEWS

G.C. Fellows, was in from Elk, Saturday.

Mrs. Jas. Suddaby visited at Bigelow last Saturday.

Miss Etta Moen visited at Heron Lake last Saturday.

J.W. Hamilton of route three, did trading in town Saturday.

Dave Hulton, of route three was in town Tuesday doing trading.

F.A. Viblen of Round Lake , did trading in Worthington , Saturday.

M. Thompson of Ransom township was a county seat visitor last Friday.

W.H. Hawkins and wife of Reading traded in Worthington last Saturday.

George E. Thompson of Rushmore made this office a pleasant call last Friday.

Mrs. D.W. Chute of Wilmont spent a few days in the city last week doing shopping.

J.W. Pepple of St. James spent a few hours under the parental roof here Sunday.

W.R. McLeod, wife and daughter, Lillian, of Rushmore did trading in Worthington last Saturday.

Mrs. A.H. Rice and daughter Magnolia, of St. James, were over Sunday guests of Mrs. E.E. Hurd.

For rent -- After June 1st, 5 room cottage, on 6th ave. near 10th st. Address D.W. Chute, Wilmont.

Mr. and Mrs. I.L. Noggle, of Sioux Falls , were over Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. E.J. Helmick.

Miss Lelah Walker entertained a number of her young friends Tuesday afternoon in honor of her birthday.

J.B. Ludlow assistant cashier of the Rushmore state bank, came over on Tuesday to attend a meeting of the Alumni association.

Wm. Jensen of Seward township was in the city yesterday on a shopping trip. He says the crops in his section are looking fine.

K.V. Mitchell, assistant cashier of The Citizens National bank, is taking a week's vacation, and accompanied by Mrs. Mitchell is visiting at Oshkosh , Wis.

H.S. Myers will move into the cottage vacated by O.W. Dieckhoff, and G.W. Patterson will move into the residence at present occupied by Mr. Myers.

The Patterson-Erickson Co. has sold a car-load of draft horses to W.G. and Jas. R. Ramage, which are to be shipped to Spokane , Wash. , for use in their fuel and dray business.

Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Scott and daughter returned last week from their sojourn on the Pacific coast. They visited numerous places of interest and saw a great many former Worthington people, and altogether had a very pleasant trip.

John Humiston and family returned last Friday from Colorado , where they spent the past year. They will occupy their residence on 4th avenue as soon as it is vacated by G.W. Patterson, the present occupant. Their many friends are pleased to have them back to Worthington .

O.W. Dieckhoff and family left on Tuesday for Cherokee, Ia. , where Mr. Dieckhoff will assume the management of the leading hotel, the Lewis house. In the removal of the Dieckhoffs, Worthington 's business and social life loses one of its best families, whose place it will be difficult to fill. They have a host of friends here whose best wishes follow them.

A.E. Little was in from Elk Saturday.

G.F. Hastings of route 1 was in Saturday on a trading trip.

J.A. Saxon of Indian Lake was in the city on business Saturday.

Mrs. Theo. Heirdrichs of route 5, did shopping in town Saturday.

Clyde Williams of route three was in the city on business Saturday.

J.M. Kimmel of Elk transacted business in Worthington Wednesday.

Vic Anderson, the bonanza farmer of Org, was in the city on business Saturday.

Mrs. Ross Schwartwood, of Currie is on a visit to her daughter Mrs. John Donovan.

The Ladies Cemetery Aid will meet next Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock with Mrs. E.C. Pannell.

Mr. and Mrs. C.F. Seymoure, of Denver , Colo. , were guests of Mrs. G.A. Lincoln the first of the week.

Mrs. C.M. Cory had the misfortune to step on a rusty nail, Wednesday afternoon, causing a very painful wound.

Mrs. W.J. Parry of Little Rock township, was a guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. Prideaux, a few days the first of the week.

Wanted -- A place in country for boy to work for board in kind family. Please write or call. Mrs. Eleanor Conger, care A.E. Hart, Worthington , Minn.

Joseph Taylor received a telegram from Stevenson county, Illinois , announcing the death of a brother. He left yesterday afternoon for that place to attend the funeral.

Mrs. C.A. Lee left the first of the week to visit her children who live at different points in the state, after which she will go to Arroyo Grande, Cal. , to make her home.

Mrs. Hattie Bassett and daughter, Mrs. Frank Thom, Miss Lillian Thom, Mrs. J.M. Black and Mrs. Frank Palm, of Rushmore, were at the county seat on a shopping trip last Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. C.J. Wickstrom of this city were made the victims of a very pleasant double birthday surprise party last Saturday evening by about 25 of their relatives and friends who came in to help celebrate Mr. Wickstrom's 60th and Mrs. Wickstrom's 51st birthday. The party included their children, grand children and a few friends, who brought means for a bounteous repast, and left a handsome rocker as an expression of love and esteem.

Jas. Baird of Reading did business in town Saturday.

P.C. Anderson of Org, was in town Wednesday on business.

Fred Humiston left on Tuesday on a trip to Kansas City .

Geo. Butcher of route 5, was in town on business Saturday.

Andrew Hogberg of Reading , transacted business here Saturday.

Frank Baker of Reading was in town on business last Saturday.

Peter Spartz came down from Wilmont in his automobile Monday.

Theo. Shontz was a guest of Senator Shell and family the first of the week.

Frank Roth, of George , Ia. , was a guest of his brother G.W., a few days this week.

Born -- On Tuesday, May 5, 19 08 , to Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Gilchrist, a daughter.

C.J. Smallwood went to Minneapolis last Wednesday to pick out an automobile.

Senator and Mrs. S.B. Bedford of Rushmore, visited in Worthington Tuesday evening.

Ed. Stoltenberg of Walcott , Ia. , spent last week here looking after his farming interests.

G.B. Hilyard last Sunday visited his family at Mountain Lake , where they are running a hotel.

Jet Smallwood and Miss Blanche Matteson came down from Minneapolis for a short visit Sunday.

Ex-Mayor E.A. Tripp, who is now a resident of Round Lake township, Jackson county, was a Worthington visitor last Saturday.

W.E. Moses, of Northfield , was here Monday looking after his hardware business. He informed the Advance he would have a new manager for the store here in a few days to succeed O.W. Dieckhoff.

The social given by Miss Beulah Dring's school last Friday, in the Fitzgerald district, was a decided success. The proceeds, about $12, will be used to buy decorations for the school room. The social was the closing feature of the school where Miss Dring has taught very successfully.

The Whist Club gave a farewell party Wednesday evening in the parlors of the hotel Worthington in honor of Mr. and Mrs. W.G. Ramage, who leave soon for Spokane , Wash. After a sumptuous dinner, some time was devoted to whist, four tables being filled. A very pleasant evening was spent. Mr. and Mrs. Ramage were presented with a handsome post card album, as a reminder of the occasion.

A real estate deal of unusual interest was consummated last Friday, when G.W. Patterson sold the University farm, of 200 acres, to Wm. Shanks of Elk township. Consideration $75 per acre. Mr. Shanks will take possession next spring. Mr. Shanks has sold his farm in Elk to L.J. Holland, at present a tenant on one of Mr. Patterson's farms.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Thompson came over from Rushmore last Saturday to buy an outfit of furniture to again set up in housekeeping. Last fall they sold their goods and went Bellingham , Wash. , where they spent the winter. They became disgusted with the climate of that country and returned to Rushmore a few weeks ago.

Ransom

Miss McNary is at her old place schoolroom this week. She was away last week, went home to Humbolt , Iowa , in order to be present at the marriage of a sister, but returned on Saturday.

T.B. Thompson has not been feeling well for some time, and the other day he concluded to see a doctor and learn what ails him. After an examination the doctors thought that he would need to undergo an operation for appendicitis. Perhaps the operation may be postponed for a time.

Charley Shore marketed a very nice bunch of hogs the other day. There were nine of them, all young hogs and they tipped the scales at 2800 pounds.

Miss Boyce, who taught the winter and spring terms in the Graves district has been engaged to teach in the graded school in the village of Rushmore .

N.R. Carper is doing a little draining this spring. Haken Larsen is working with him. The Courson brothers have made preparations to do considerable tiling this season on the north half of section 23. Mr. Courson came here the other day and brought with him three men from Iowa who will to the work. Robert Shore .