Already the pride of the city, the
state for the excellence of its music. It has recently filled engagements at
is engaged to give a number of concerts at the fair this week.
OLD SETTLER DIES
J.J. Bingham Dies at His Home After A Short Illness.
Another old soldier answered the higher roll call when
Jonathan T. Bingham died early last Friday morning. He had been in poor health
for several months but up to the first of the week had been around the city. The
funeral was held Sunday afternoon at the home, with Dr. Cahoon officiating. Mr.
Bingham was a member of the Presbyterian church and for a number of years had
been janitor of the church. He is survived by a widow and one daughter, Miss
Laura.
He was one of the charter members of Stoddard Post No. 34,
G.A.R., having served in a
He was born in
Already the pride of the city, the
state for the excellence of its music. It has recently filled engagements at
is engaged to give a number of concerts at the fair this week.
BIG DRILL HALL IS GROWING
Armory Will Be Ready For Use In Six Weeks
Boyd of Co. F Pleased
With the Progress being Made on the New Show Place
Rapid work on the armory is
causing that addition to the public buildings of
The building will cost
$14,800 when completed, including the site, and will be as good an armory as can
be found in the state in any city of the size. Co. F will have a home of which
they may well be proud. The boys have been without a home for a long time, but
despite this handicap they have been able to maintain their strength easily and
attain a high efficiency.
Capt. Smith and his building
committee of Lieut. Dodge, Sergt. Loveless and Corp. Tripp with the co-operation
of the other members of the company are to be congratulated upon the near
completion of the building.
MANY GAY EVENTS
The drill hall will be 50 by
80 feet and will doubtless be the scene of many gay events this and other
winters.
The building will be
maintained partially by state aid and partially by a donation each year by the
city.
The officers of the company
which will so soon heave a permanent home are: Capt. S.S. Smith, First Lieut.
W.J. Dodge, Second Lieut. R.R. Smith, first Sergt. G.M. Borst, Q.M. Charles
Loveless, Sergt. George King, Sergt. J.H. Elliott, Sergt. J.L. Green, Sergt. O.
Kumler, Corporals R. Obermann, Fred Green, Warren Rose, Byron Cloud, David Tripp
and Joseph Hildyard.
Local Intelligence
Mrs. M. Saxon went to
Rushmore Saturday on business.
Mrs. G.A. Lincoln spent
Sunday with her husband at
A.J. Deitrick was the guest
of friends at
Joe Ferguson visited over
Sunday with friends at
Mrs. William DeVaney visited
Sunday with relatives at Bigelow.
Mrs. George Wilson went to
Heron Lake Saturday for a few days visit with friends.
Miss Hazal Wilcox, of
Mrs. S.N. Rose went to
Jim Messer was a passenger
for
John Aple has been appointed
assistant carrier on rural route No. 2 vice Henry Fauskee.
Mrs. Eva Swartwood, of
Currie,
Peter O. Kartrude of Luverne
has patented a self binder harvester which folds up to permit passage through
narrow gates.
Lloyd Oberman and wife of
Mrs. Samuel Rathisberger of
Mrs. Anna Pratt went to
T.F. Wood and wife of Windom
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wood in this city.
Miss Ella Guernsey spent
Sunday with her grandmother, Mrs. L.M. Guernsey at Rushmore.
Mrs. E.K. Smith and son,
Hoke, went to Rock Rapids,
C.A. Olson, formerly of this
city but more recently of
Misses Oleana Langseth and
Mary Haggard of
Mrs. S.L. Stinton, of
Mrs. H. Anstrom, of
Mrs. C.R. Bishop and
children returned Saturday from
Miss Jessie Veeder visited
over Sunday with her friend Miss Bessie Reynolds at Bigelow.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. DeVaney
returned Friday from a two weeks vacation spent with friends and relatives at
the twin cities, and Red Wing, and at Dell Rapids, S.D.
Miss Ethel Bloom left
Saturday for
R. Blasdel, who has been
looking after his land interests in Nobles county during the past week, left
Saturday for his home at
Mrs. Em. Borudt, of
LOCAL NEWS NOTES
Miss Edith Schanck went to
Mrs. Wm. Hastings returned
home Monday from Sibley, where she had been on a visit since Thursday.
Rev. E.R. Pope, D.D., of
Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Pfaff, of
Mrs. A.A. Goodrich and
grandson, Aytsche Stewart, went to
Miss Eva Baker of
Miss Nettie Larson arrived
in the city Saturday from
Arthur Pope, who has been
employed at the Smith feed barn for several months, severed his connection with
that concern and left Monday for his home at Triumph,
S.C. Allen and
Mr. and Mrs. John Hadenfeldt
and two children returned Monday to their home at Sioux Rapids,
Mrs. Robert Pautsch and two
children, who have been the guests of her uncle Henry Kunz since Saturday,
returned Monday to their home at Luverne.
Mrs. John Green, of
Misses Rose Bunning and Ida
Meyer, of
Misses Josephine Sibley,
Edith Glasgow and Gwendoline Swanberg accompanied Leo Dolan to
Mr. and Mrs. James Sands
left Monday afternoon for their home at
DIES IN THE BARN
Aged Farmer at
Lars Larson, 75 years old,
of
Real Estate Transfers
Wm. H. Adden to Oscar D.
Bryan, lots 3, 4, 5, 6, block 20, Ellsworth, $1400.
Duncan McNab to Myrtie
Richmond, lots 10, 11, block 9, Brewster, $200.
Rudolph Dieckhoff to Gus A.
Benson, lots 9, 10, block 4, Drake's addition,
H.A. Kolp to C.F. Kolp, part
of s. w. ½, and e. ½ of n. w. ¼ sec. 22, twp. 103, r. 39, $6,000.
John Madden of Adrian
Dies
The remains of John Madden
passed through
Additional Local
Harry S. Hobson went to St.
Peter Wednesday night to attend the funeral of the governor Thursday.
Hon. James T. McCleary was
in
Fred Netter, who has been
employed in the harvest fields in the Dakotas for the past several months,
returned to
A.J. Kannal returned home
Sunday afternoon from
Dr. L.L. Sowles of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wood, of
Windom visited over Sunday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wood
in this city.
Mrs. Frank Hand, who visited
Saturday and Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. I.N. Wilson, left Monday for
her home at
I have on exhibition a large
stock of rugs and linoleums from O.W. Richardson & Co., Chicago, one of the
largest carpet houses in the country. You are invited to inspect the same. --S.V.
Wyckoff.
There will be a public sale
of live stock, consisting of 180 head of cattle and hogs, at Okabena Wednesday,
Sept. 29.
P.J. Nelson, the hardware
dealer, who is an experienced poultryman, has been appointed to fill the vacancy
in the superintendency of the poultry department, caused by the death of J.J.
Bingham.
E.J. Clark and wife, who
have been spending a week's outing at
The household goods of
Adolph Thomte was this week shipped to
Births
Mr. and Mrs. John A.
Speilman, a girl last week.
Mr. and Mrs. S.W. Robertson
in Bigelow twp., a girl Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Wilson a
boy, Sept. 10th.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Paine a
girl, on Sept. 17th.
Mr. and Mrs. A.L. Dougerty
[Dougherty?] of Rushmore, a girl, Sept 23.
Alex Wilson and wife are
grieving over the loss of one of their twin baby girls who died at
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