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Friday, October 16, 1908

THE WEDDING
Rev. Fletcher and Wife Celebrate Their Tenth Wedding Anniversary

Saturday, October 10, marked the tenth milestone in the matrimonial journey of Rev. William Fletcher and wife, and in accordance with a time honored custom the minister and his wife arranged to celebrate the event. Accordingly invitation was extended to a number of their friends to be present and assist in making the tin wedding anniversary an event to be remembered. The reception was held in three relays, from 8 o'clock to 10:30 . During that time about a hundred called and paid their respects to the esteemed pastor and his estimable wife. A delicious luncheon was served and the reverend gentleman and his helpmate were the recipients of many beautiful and expensive presents. While the anniversary was the tenth and known as the "tin" wedding, all presents were of more substantial material than tin. All who attended enjoyed a pleasant time and it is the prayer of all that the worthy pastor and wife may be spared to celebrate many more anniversaries of their wedding day.

GIDDY COUPLE WED
Round Lake
Couple Wed, but Want the Event Kept Quiet

That Cupid is no respecter of persons or ages was aptly demonstrated Monday when the marriage of Charles Marr and Sophie Baumeister was consummated. The groom gives his age as 68 and the bride has reached the tender age of 52. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Fletcher at his residence on Monday afternoon in the presence of the minister's family. There is an air of romance connected with the marriage, and the contracting parties do not wish their friends at Round Lake to know of it, so for goodness sake don't mention it. When the reporter called at the county clerk's office to secure the names of those to whom marriage licenses had been issued he was repulsed and consequently could get no information regarding the event, but with true newspaper instinct got buy along other lines and above is the result of his investigation. There were several amusing incidents in connection with the marriage which we forego, owing to the fact that the happy couple do not want the marriage known for a time, and to mention the humorous side of affairs might result in too much publicity. Now, whatever you do, do not mention that Mr. Marr and his bride were married here Monday, as they want to surprise their Round Lake friends and relatives.

S'MORE LOCALS

R.L. Morland spent Sunday in the Twin Cities.

Mayor Madison spent Monday tusseling with the grip, but won out.

Archie Darling shines shoes at Thomte's Barber Shop - 10 cents.

Mrs. A.S. Frane of Round Lake , was a Monday caller in Worthington .

Emil Larson of Indian Lake , is among the applicants for Tripp county land.

John Salstrom, Bigelow's banker, paid a visit to the county seat Wednesday.

Wallace Saxon, of Indian Lake made a trip to the Rosebud opening and filed for a claim.

Mrs. Louis Christensen of Indian Lake township has returned from a trip to Colorado .

Mr. and Mrs. A. Wensberg spent Sunday with the latter's parents in Elk township.

Miss Emma Herman has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Joe Nazerenus, the past week.

Mrs. Ross Nelson and family left Wednesday for a visit with relatives at Storden , Minn.

Pat Boyle, the Rock Rapids horse trainer, well-known here was a visitor to this city Wednesday.

D.L. Veeder and Robert Coulson, of Belmond , Iowa , are visiting H.R. Veeder and family this week.

F.R. Durfee, resumed his work on the road Monday after a two weeks' illness from stomach trouble.

Mrs. M.C. Lloyd and Mrs. C.L. Stewart of Lake Mills , Iowa , are guests at the home of D.W. Anthony.

Dr. F.S. Hough, of Sibley, was in Worthington Tuesday assisting in a surgical operation with local physicians.

A baby girl arrived Monday to gladden the hearts of Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan M. Kimmell, of Elk township.

R.W. Schmidt of Currie paid a visit to this office Wednesday on his way back from Dallas where he filed for land.

Mrs. W.T. Hayes left Wednesday morning for Mankato where she will visit for a few days with her mother, who is quite ill.

Ferd Esser and family of Heron Lake , were in Worthington Wednesday on their way home from a visit with Adrian relatives.

Ben Burns, of Sibley, was in Worthington a short time Wednesday on his way to Lismore, where he has purchased a barber shop.

W.A. Petersen and wife of Windom were in attendance at the Sunday school convention Monday and Tuesday and returned home Wednesday morning.

A valuable horse belonging to John Harden ran into a barbed wire fence Wednesday and sustained injuries which made it necessary to kill the animal.

Neal Leverich, of Mitchell, spent Thursday in Worthington , and left Thursday night for Rochester to see his mother, who is ill in the hospital there.

Miss Marguerite Becker has resigned her position at the variety store and left Wednesday for Brewster where she has accepted a position with Geyerman & Son.

J.W. Sliver [Silver?] and George Hastings went to South Dakota Wednesday where they will make an effort to secure a claim at the opening of the Tripp county reservation.

P.W. Gard, harpist, C.E. Webster, flute, and J.C. Fejfen, clarinettist, who have been connected with Hand's orchestra, have resigned from that organization and joined O'Connor's orchestra. The headquarters of the latter organization will be made at Worthington .

A telegram was received Thursday morning by E.F. Buchan, informing him of the death of his mother at Custer , Wash. Her other son, W.F. Buchan, has been with her during her last illness and will bring the body here for burial, expecting to arrive early Monday morning.

Mrs. John Saxon met with a peculiar accident about a week ago which has run into acute blood poisoning and she is having a serious time. While dressing a chicken the sharp knife which she was using slipped and penetrated her knee. The accident was not regarded as serious until signs of blood poisoning appeared.

Rose Pigman and Nic Welling, both of Jackson county, came to Worthington Saturday, armed with a marriage license issued from their home county, and proceeded to find some one to tie the matrimonial knot, finally reaching the Probate Court room, where Judge C.M. Cory accommodatingly performed the ceremony and they returned home contented and happy.

Mrs. Hans Erickson, mother of Robert Erickson, of the firm of Patterson & Erickson, died in Oregon last week. The body was cremated and the ashes will be taken by her husband to her native land of Denmark , from whence she came but a few months ago to visit her children in America . She has been ill most of the time since her arrival in this country, and was visiting with a daughter at the time of her demise. Mr. Erickson, who is visiting relatives near Brewster at the present time, will leave Monday for New York and will set sail for Denmark on Thursday.

Fred Pranket, a tailor who has been employed at a local shop at various times took on an overload of the brand that not only cheers but inebriates Tuesday afternoon and was taken into custody by Sheriff Fauskee. He was allowed to sober up until Wednesday morning, when he had a hearing before Justice Dow. He pleaded guilty to the charge, but as it was his first offense in this city, and as he has a job in Sheldon, which he was anxious to assume, the fine of $10 or fifteen days was suspended pending his good behavior for the ensuing six months, and he was released from custody and allowed to go his way rejoicing.

A quiet wedding was solemnized at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hamstreet on Wednesday at high noon, when Nicholas Nelson of Butte , Mont. , brother of Mrs. Hamstreet, was united in marriage to Miss Ruth Etta Nelson, of Monticello , Iowa , the ceremony being performed by Rev. Wm. Fletcher. The newly wed couple left on the afternoon train for Butte , Mont. , where Mr. Nelson is employed in a large music store and where they will make their future home. Mr. Nelson has been coming to Worthington the past two years in the capacity of piano tuner and is quite well known here. The bride is a charming young lady with many accomplishments and will be an ideal wife. The Advance-Herald extends best wishes for their future happiness and prosperity.

Local Intelligence

A.M. Renner spent Sunday with Adrian friends.

R.L. Ferney, of Luverne, was a Worthington visitor Friday.

E. Richards, of Manson , Iowa , spent Saturday in Worthington .

R.D. Wood, of Pipestone, was in the city on business Saturday.

H. Goodwin, of Luverne, made a business trip to Worthington Friday.

W.E. Roberts, of Rushmore, was transacting business in Worthington Friday.

D.F. Bomboy, of Fairmont , was transacting business in Worthington Saturday.

E.E. Lemon and H.C. Myers, of Lake Park were Sunday visitors to Worthington .

James Mott and Orval Tupper, accompanied by lady friends, visited Luverne friends Tuesday.

Jess Hamstreet of the Brewster Tribune, spent Sunday with relatives and friends in Worthington .

Mrs. B.G. Duryea returned to her home in St. James after a visit with the family of G.A. Lincoln.

Rev. Gall, of Ellsworth, was in attendance at the Sunday school convention the first of the week.

B. Geyerman, of Brewster, was calling on relatives and transacting business in Worthington Friday.

Mrs. C.O. Barklew solicits work of laundrying lace curtains and other delicate fabrics. Phone 72-J3.

John Thomas, of Coggswell , N.D. , was in Worthington Saturday and Sunday upon business matters.

Rev. Edward d'Argent, of Reading , was in Worthington Monday attending the Sunday school convention.

C.L. Mann went to Adrian Monday afternoon and attended the lecture by Father Vaughn in the evening.

Mrs. J.E. Silver, of Albert Lea , Minn. , is the guest this week of her daughter, Mrs. Grant Morrison.

M.L. Campbell and W.G. Brown, of Neenah , Wis. , were in the city Friday looking after business interests.

Riley Martini, of Baraboo , Wis. , spent Sunday with the family of Rev. Wilder, returning home Monday afternoon.

Miss C. Heil returned to her home in St. Paul Monday morning after a pleasant visit with her friend, Mrs. Pat Colman.

Mrs. T.H. Crever went to St. Paul Monday, where she will spend a few days with her daughter, Goldie Crever.

Mrs. Nick Klaras and Mrs. Fred Trunk went to Adrian Monday to attend the lecture given by Father Vaughn.

Misses Ruth Crowe, Ruth Bromaghin and Grace Crowe, of Round Lake , were guests of Worthington friends Saturday.

Charles L. Arbes, of New Ulm, returned home Monday after a pleasant visit with his brother, P. Arbes, of this city.

Henry Rowe and wife, of Adrian , were in the city the first of the week attending the Nobles county Sunday school convention.

Ed Rathlisberger, who has been the guest of Worthington friends the past week, returned to his home in Iona , Minn. , Monday morning.

Harry Barber, of Decatur , Ill. , arrived in the city Monday and immediately assumed his duties as lineman for the municipal light plant.

August Williams, J. Fitzgerald and the Dwyer boys returned last week from the Rosebud reservation, where they went to file upon a claim.

Claude Farmer, of Spirit Lake , was calling on Worthington friends Saturday. Claude has many friends in Worthington who remember him for his excellent ball playing during the past season as a member of the Spirit Lake and Lake Park teams.

Walter Gilchrist left Monday for Chamberlain, S.D., where he will enter the race in the hope of securing a homestead in the Tripp county opening.

Mrs. Ernest Dwyer and children returned this week from a three weeks' visit with relatives and friends at Minneapolis and other points in the state.

Among those who went to Luverne Monday to attend the McCleary-Hammond debate were: Frank Duster, M.J. O'Connor, Ross Nelson and C.M. Crandall.

Jens Christensen left to file upon a claim in the Rosebud reservation last Monday. On his way back he will stop off at Tilden , Neb. , for a visit with relatives.

A.D. Cunningham, of Craig, Mo., who has been in the city the past week with a car of apples, left Monday for Windom, where he will have a similar shipment to dispose of.

H.L. Durfee went to St. Paul Monday night where he will be in attendance at the annual grand chapter of the Royal Arch Masons which is in session there this week.

The new room of the public schools opened Monday in the basement of the library with about thirty-five scholars and is in charge of Miss Ada Ainsworth, of Council Bluffs , Ia.

Mrs. W.I. Hommas was the guest last week of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.S. Tryon. On Saturday she was joined by her husband, who has just returned from Cuba , and together they left Monday afternoon for their home in Des Moines , Ia.

Mr. and Mrs. I.P. Durfee, of St. Paul , are guests of relatives and friends in Worthington this week. Mr. and Mrs. Durfee have just returned from an extended western trip and are visiting in Worthington prior to taking up their residence for the winter in St. Paul .

Miss Helen P. Decker, of Scranton , Pa. , is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S.N. Rose, having arrived in the city Friday. Miss Decker has been visiting in Colorado and California for several months and will spend several weeks here before returning to her home in the east.

Miss Carrie Allen returned Saturday from Minneapolis , where she has been employed as a teacher in a prominent business college. Miss Allen will remain in Worthington and open up a school for business and stenography, and also do typewriting for the general public.

Patterson, Erickson Co have on exhi8bition in Albertus' store window two beautiful silver cups which were given by the Percheron society and won by the Worthington breeders at Huron, S.D. Each cup is gold line and are trophies of which the Patterson, Erickson Co. may well be proud.

Rev. Bauman, of Luverne, and Rev. Mueller, of Brewster were in the city Monday assisting in the installation of Rev. Gerhardt Schmidt as pastor of the local branch of the German Lutheran church. Rev. Schmidt will conduct services next Sunday afternoon in the Swedish Lutheran church.

L.L. McCartney, formerly of this city but for the past six months a resident of Cut Bank, Mont. , returned to Worthington Sunday. Mr. McCartney was for fourteen years connected with the Omaha depot here and was also in business in the city for several years. He has been busy shaking hands with old friends since his return, and will more than likely remain in Worthington for some time.

Word had been received here of the death at Kennewick, Washington, on September 27, of Mrs. Addie Louise Scott, daughter of E.S. Mills, formerly county auditor of Nobles county, and sister of Mrs. Hugh Mitchell, of Org. Deceased was born in Bigelow township and resided here until she reached womanhood. Her demise was caused by tuberculosis of the throat. she has many friends in Worthington and Nobles county who will be pained to learn of her death.

Mrs. J. Suddaby went to Bigelow Tuesday for a visit with friends.

Miss Frances d'Argent, of Reading , was a visitor to Worthington Tuesday.

M.C. Carr and wife returned home Tuesday from a visit with relatives at Nora Springs , Ia.

M.E. Lawton was among those who went to Luverne Monday to attend the McCleary-Hammond debate.

J.E. Thomas, who has been the guest of P.A. Johnson and family, returned to his home at Coggswell , N.D. , Tuesday.

Emil Herman and Joe Nazarenus left for Dallas , S.D. , Tuesday, where they will file for a claim in the rush for the opening of the Rosebud reservation.

Roy Lewis and wife, of St. Hilaire , Minn. , were the guests of relatives city the first of the week. Roy also paid a visit to relatives in Wilmont. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis, who have been married but a few months, have had more than their allotment of illness, and Mr. Lewis' health is in very precarious condition at this time.

T.M. Stuart, of Minneapolis , and Al. Stewart, of Ocheyedan , Iowa , were in Worthington Sunday, making the trip from Ocheydan in an auto. Mr. Stuart has the contract for straightening the Ocheyedan creek and constructing the big drainage ditch near that village, and Mr. Stewart is his foreman. An accident to the machinery made it necessary for the gentlemen to make a hurried run to this city in order to catch the night train to Sioux Falls to secure the necessary repairs.

Cliff Loveless, son of W.W. Loveless, is confined to the hospital at Minneapolis suffering from typhoid fever. Cliff is a travelling salesman and was taken sick while upon a trip through the south and came back to Minneapolis and entered the hospital. Last summer he had the misfortune to suffer a slight heat prostration and after he was attacked by the typhoid malady he laid it to the effects of his heat experience, and it was only on his return to Minneapolis that he discovered the true situation. Advices from relatives in Minneapolis report him as getting along nicely.

Albert Bong met with a painful and most peculiar accident one day this week. He had been digging potatoes in the morning and as the spade was very dull when he went home to dinner he sharpened it and started out to the garden with the spade and a heavy iron bar thrown across his shoulder. The bar was heavy and hurt his arm so he shifted it from one shoulder to the other, but in so doing the spade fell, and severed the little toe completely from the foot. The Doctors Farrish treated and cared for the injured foot. -Sherburn Advance-Standard.

S.I. Forsberg, of Bigelow, had a business errand to Worthington Tuesday.

Philip Riley, of Sioux Valley , entered the Worthington Hospital Tuesday for a slight operation.

Fred VanHoldt, who has been suffering for the past few days with blood poisoning is recovering.

Miss Anna Neinaber, living east of Round Lake , was operated upon last Thursday for appendicitis and is recovering rapidly.

Arthur Nordlander returned to his home in Chicago Wednesday after a week's visit with Roy Anderson in Indian Lake township.

The young daughter of C. Bish had the misfortune to step upon a rusty nail a few days ago, inflicting a painful wound, which has become so inflamed to necessitate the services of a physician.

Theo Rasmussen, who has been confined to the hospital for the past week suffering from typhoid fever is doing as nicely as could be expected, and if no complications arise complete recovery is assured.

The many friends of Mrs. Kate Crawford, who formerly lived here, but now resides in Topeka , Kan. , will be grieved to learn that she and her family were burned out on the 10th inst., and lost everything. The fire was of incendiary origin.

Herman Habeck, living east of town is suffering from a severe case of blood poisoning, and on Tuesday was compelled to submit to an operation upon the wound. A couple of weeks ago he ran a splinter from a plow handle into his hand and paid no attention to it until blood poisoning developed and he was compelled to seek medical attention.