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Friday, October 1, 1909

Miss Bertha Blood, nurse at the Manson hospital, was called to Rushmore Saturday afternoon to care for a patient of one of the doctors at that place.

Miss Eva Parish of Brewster enjoyed an over Sunday visit from her friend Miss Florence Hill of Brewster.

John Vaske, who has been visiting in Lismore for a few days, returned to his home in LeMars Monday.

Peter Elser and wife, who have been visiting with the Nic Hamel family in Wilmont for the past week, returned to their home in Alton , Monday.

A.P. Rose and wife and children of Jackson came over Friday to visit with Mr. Rose's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Rose. Mr. Rose returned to Jackson Monday. His family will remain the balance of the week.

J.P. Hein of Brewster passed through here Monday on his way to Adrian , to which place he had been called by the serious illness of his mother.

Claude Wood of Windom spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wood.

Rev. G.G. Schmid left Monday for Wabasso, to be present at a district meeting of the German Evangelical association. Mr. Schmid appears on the program twice: once to deliver a lecture and again to read a paper.

Fred Lynch transacted business in Round Lake Saturday.

Rufus Grapes of Adrian assisted in the judging of the horse races at the fair this year. J.S. Grapes and wife of Adrian were also in attendance at the fair and while in the city were the guests or Mr. and Mrs. John Kunzman.

Mr. and Mrs. Phil Landes of Adrian attended the fair on Friday.

R.G. Bethel of Clarion, Ia. , stopped here on his way from Seattle and visited with C.J. Williamson.

Joseph Detrs, who has been spending a short time visiting in Wilmont, returned to his home in LeMars Monday.

Benj. Hildyard left Monday morning for Des Moines , where he will attend the Highland Park College of Commerce.

Mrs. A.M. Renner had as her guests Friday and Saturday Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Low of Minneapolis and R.A. Grout and wife of Luverne. Friday evening Mrs. Renner entertained a number of out of town friends who proclaim their hostess a royal entertainer.

Peter Shaw and David Littlechild, of Sibley, who attended the Worthington fair Friday, say the fair this year is the best county fair they have seen anywhere in southern Minnesota for several years.

Additional Local

Miss Mabel Peterson and Misses Alice and Elvere Hagberg and Herbert Hagberg of LowMoor, Iowa, returned home Monday after a few weeks' visit with relatives in this vicinity. They were accompanied home by Mrs. Andrew Hagberg and her mother Mrs. Bordin, who will visit with them for a short time.

Rev. J.F. Glover of Sibley conducted the services in the Congregational church Sunday.

George Kunzeman, the popular and efficient reporter for the Advance-Herald, spent this week at Mitchell , S.D. , visiting relatives and inspecting the corn palace there now. He will return Monday.

E.A. Post of Reading was at the state fair Friday. He brought his invalid son Fred with him.

W.H. Booth and wife of Fulda returned from Seattle last week. They are the parents of Mrs. W.M. Shanks of Worthington .

Several prize winning horses are for sale at the Graham Lake stock farm by T.C. Thaming.

Henry Kunze and wife returned from a short visit at Sioux City on Friday.

Because he intends to leave the city soon with his family, John Ramage has resigned as a member of the library board. His successor will be appointed by Mayor Ronan soon.

Henry Nystrom, a clerk in the Citizens' National bank, and Miss Josephine Thompson, living south of the city near Indian Lake , were married Wednesday evening in the Swedish Baptist church. They left on a short wedding trip. They will live in this city.

S.F. Pepple returned Saturday afternoon from Sibley, where he had been for several days at the bedside of Thos. Finley, who is quite seriously ill. Mr. Finley is an old comrade of Mr. Pepple, having served in the 21st Ohio regiment with the latter during the war of 1865.

G.W. Hesselroth, formerly of this city, but now of Graham Lakes , was here the past week, treating his house in Clary addition to a new coat of paint. He returned home Saturday.

Miss Alice Oakes, of Rock Rapids, is visiting at the home of Mrs. Geo. Penman this week.

J.E. Bease and wife visited with friends and attended the fair in Worthington a couple days of fair week, returning Friday to their home at Sheldon , Iowa .

Mrs. G. Wahl, residing northwest of town, left Friday for Des Moines, Iowa, where she will visit with relatives for a couple of weeks.

The Misses Hilda and Bertha Peterson spent Sunday with friends at Rushmore.

Miss Myrtle Thompson of Rushmore visited with relatives in Worthington a few days the latter part of last week and also attended the fair, returning home Saturday afternoon.

Miss Myrtle Thompson of Rushmore visited with relatives in Worthington a few days the latter part of last week and also attended the fair, returning home Saturday afternoon.

August Anderson, who has been visiting during fair days with John Johnson in Loraine, returning Saturday to his home at Valley Springs , S.D.

Mrs. Eva Swartwood returned Saturday to her home at Currie, Minn. , after spending several days with relatives in Worthington .

Loren Clark, who is in a general store business at Aurora, Iowa, left Saturday for that place, after visiting for nearly a week with his parents in this city.

Mrs. E.W. Albertson, who has been the guest of her aunt Mrs. Ira Mishler for two weeks, departed Saturday afternoon for her home at Sanborn , Iowa .

Mr. and Mrs. Earl Coss of Magnolia are this week the guests of Mrs. Nellie Mott, the mother of Mrs. Coss.

Among fair visitors Friday and Saturday were Mr. and Mrs. S. Fagerness, Misses Minnie and Jennie Hanson and brothers, Henry and Oscar, of Rushmore.

Mrs. J.P. Biltgen returned Saturday from a two weeks' visit at Bigelow with her daughter, Mrs. John Salstrom, who together with the latter's husband and children accompanied her home for a visit over Sunday.

John Wood now has a position as traveling salesman for the Henry Wissbeck Grain company of Milwaukee and just returned home Saturday from a three weeks' trip on the road in the interests of that concern.

William Wood returned Friday night from nearly a month's vacation spent in Seattle and various other western points. He reports having had a very good time and says that he would not give his experience for a good many hundred dollars, even if he could.

Mrs. Ethel Greig of Magnolia, who has been visiting with the family of J.A. Smith since Friday, left Saturday for Rushmore, where she will visit over Sunday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Renshaw.

Mrs. E.E. Ober and daughter, Mrs. Ella Tifft, of Loraine, left Saturday for Canton, S.d., where they will visit relatives for a couple of weeks.

Local Intelligence

J.G. Murphy of Adrian attended meetings of the county commissioners at the court house Thursday and Friday and incidentally took in the county fair, which he states was good.

H.L. Nowka, a clarionet [clarinet?] player of Magnolia, who completed a two days engagement with the Worthington Concert band at the Windom fair and one day at the fair here, left Friday afternoon for his home.

Mrs. Oscar Sterling and children went to Minneapolis Friday morning for a week's visit with relatives.

Mrs. M. McWilliams returned Friday to her home at Oshkosh , Wis. , after a three weeks' visit with her sister, Mrs. J.H. Scott, in this city.

Miss Marguerite Becker and Mrs. Dick Manuel, of Brewster, attended the fair a couple of days this week, returning home Friday.

Frank Huber, of Indianapolis , Ind., visited a few days this week with his sister-in-law, Mrs. H.H. Collard. He was on his way home from South Dakota , where he had been to register for land in the new opening and expects to move to Dakota in a few weeks.

A.O. Hendricks of Adrian presided as one of the judges at the horse races at the fair this year.

Miss Hilda Nelson, who is teaching school in Indian Lake , visited with her parents at Adrian from Friday until Saturday afternoon.

D.V. Palmer of Lake Park , who has for a number of years held the position of time-keeper of the races at Worthington District fair, filled that position again this year. His wife and children also attended the fair.

Mrs. Sadie Evans of Dodgeville , Wis. , and her daughter Louise of St. Paul, visited Mrs. R. Prideaux last Sunday. Miss Evans is librarian for the state tax commission, coming from New Haven , Conn. , last June to take the place. Mrs. Evans is a sister of Mrs. Prideaux and is still in the city.

James Sowles and cousin, M. Davis, visited with friends at Heron Lake Saturday.

Herbert Smith has purchased The Advance-Herald at Worthington . He is a newspaper man of varied experience and there is no question of his ability to give the people of Worthington and Nobles county an excellent newspaper. -- Mankato Free Press.

It will be a great surprise, no doubt, for the readers of our paper to learn that Chas. Hamstreet has sold the Advance-Herald. The readers of the Advance-Herald will be served as well in the future as they have been in the past. Mr. Hamstreet has informed us that he intends to move with his family to Clear Lake , Iowa , where his parents now reside. We welcome the new proprietor, and regret very much to lose from among us Mr. Hamstreet and his good family. May success ever attend them. --Rushmore Enterprise.

Chas. Hamstreet has sold the Worthington Advance-Herald to Herbert H. Smith, of St. Paul . We know nothing of Mr. Smith, but he is probably a capable newspaper man and will no doubt keep the paper up to the high standard set by Mr. Hamstreet. --Adrian Democrat.

The Worthington Advance-Herald, edited by Chas. Hamstreet, was sold to Mr. Herbert H. Smith, of St. Paul , an experienced newspaper man who took charge of it immediately, and will keep the paper up to the high standard made by Mr. Hamstreet. -- Jackson Republic .

Senator S.B. Bedford of Rushmore attended the fair Saturday afternoon.

James Mann, who is employed by the Omaha railroad at their pumping station at Luverne, spent Sunday with his parents.

Mrs. Elmer Tatge of Magnolia, who recently underwent an operation at the City hospital, was in the city Saturday for further medical treatment.

Mrs. Ruprecht and Grey of Bigelow attended the fair a couple days this week, returning home Saturday.

Mrs. Daniel Shell left Saturday afternoon for Omaha , Neb. , where she will be the guest of her daughter Mrs. W.L. Clement for a week.

Miss Margaret Schmidt of Dundee, who has been visiting for several days with her cousin, Miss Alice Duba, returned home Saturday.

Miss Joan Kitzeman, who has been the guest of Mrs. F.R. Durfee for [the rest of this paragraph is missing].

Mrs. G.W. Hunt, who has been visiting with her daughter, Mrs. J.S. Hunt, for a few days the past week, and attending the fair, returned Friday to her home at Rushmore.

Theo. Opsata, who visited Thursday and Friday with his brother-in-law, Wilson Abbott, returned Friday to his home at Luverne.

Lewis Vogel, who is employed as a farm hand at the Peter Hawkinson farm, went to Fulda Saturday for an over Sunday visit with his brother Albert and family.

Erastus Church left Saturday for Minneapolis , where he will remain in the Soldiers' home until April.

F.C. Turner has purchased a second hand Ford touring car which is almost as good as new. He got the car at a bargain; the owner, who had paid for about half of the machine, recently died, and the company took the auto, and balanced accounts and sold it again to Mr. Turner.

Mrs. C.H. Hurlbert and child arrived in the city Saturday from Doon , Iowa , and will visit for a few days with Mr. Hurlbert's mother, Mrs. E.L. Hurlbert and family.

Mrs. Dr. Dodge of Adrian was a fair visitor.

The Misses Hastings , Beckley and McCune entertained a number of school teachers and others informally last Friday evening.

Miss Josephina Freisth of Humboldt [the rest of this paragraph is illegible].


REV . L.L. SOWLES, D.D.D.
Who has accepted the call to the
Congregational church in this city.

Regular meeting of the Yoeman Monday night.

Dr. Humiston has moved his office to the hospital although that building is not fully completed.

Geo. W. Wilson's daughter, Irma, was married on the 25th to Robert A. Stuart at Everett, Wash. Mr. Stuart is connected with the Canyon Lumber Co. of Everett.

Ross Nelson and wife spent a portion of the week at the corn palace at Mitchell, S.D.

Vic Strom went to Mitchell for a few days last Wednesday.

Dr. Dodge was a passenger for Minneapolis Wednesday morning.

I.F. Kelly went to St. Paul Monday night.

Dan Shell went to the twin cities Sunday night on business.

There will be a meeting of the Cemetery Association on October 6th, 1909 , at 7:30 p.m. , in the G.A.R. hall, for the purpose of electing officers and the transaction of any other business that may before the meeting. The Cemetery Association is composed of all lot owners, and all are entitled to a vote at this meeting. E.C. Pannell, President. Wm. Chaney, Sec. & Treas.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Mayer a ten pound boy last Friday.

Mrs. E.A. Totge who was operated on at the City Hospital two weeks ago left for her home in Luverne Friday, feeling quite well.

Geo. Bonde of Reading and Ashley Abbot of Indian Lake township were operated upon at the City Hospital last week.

Mrs. Frank Smith from Org had an accident which nearly resulted in the loss of one of her eyes. While driving a cork into a bottle a small piece chipped off and entered her eye. She is being cared for at the City Hospital and her physician hopes she will not loose her sight.