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Friday, March 4, 1910

Local Intelligence

Hospers ( Ia. ) Tribune: James Runger and family went up to Worthington Sunday to visit relatives for a few days.

Mankato Review: Mrs. A.T. Latta and mother, Mrs. E.B. Cutler, have returned to their home in Worthington after a two weeks' stay in the city.

Beaver Creek Banner: W.M. Christianson of Worthington , came down Monday and leased the old Peter Jordan house near the Omaha depot, and will make Luverne his home. Mr. Christianson is a farmer and last year was drowned out in Nobles county. He will try Rock county soil.

Fulda Republican: The golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. S.H. McMasters, of Kinbrae, will take place next Monday. The knot will be re-tied by Rev. Wm. Woodly, of Fulda , and from invitations sent forth it is expected that a large company will be present and celebrate the occasion by partaking of the wedding dinner.

O.H. Tollefson, of Hardwick, manager of E.A. Brown's elevator at that place, was frightfully burned Friday by an explosion of gasoline, and that his life was saved was due only to the prompt and energetic work of a number of men who saw his predicament.

A.L. Swenson, who has resided on his farm near Org for the past eight years, shipped his goods Tuesday to Sebeka, this state, where he has purchased a farm. He sold his farm near Org to Mrs. Chas. Gustafson, whose son, Victor, will manage it.

H. Young and wife, of Luverne, visited between trains with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Buchan. The young couple were on their way to Yakima , Wash. , where they will reside in the future.

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

A large number of the members of the First Baptist Church went to Org on the 1:40 train last Thursday to celebrate the 28th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. King of that place. The afternoon and evening was spent in a social, jolly way in which everyone present participated heartily. At 5:30 a bountiful wedding dinner was served.

The guests presented Mr. and Mrs. King with a beautiful silver berry spoon and silver cake fork as tokens of friendship and esteem in which the recipients are held by all who know them.

They also presented Mrs. Geyerman, who goes to Hot Springs , S. Dak., to make her future home, a beautiful linen piece as a token of love and remembrance.

The party returned on the late evening train, having spent one of the "jolliest" days in many a year.

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Dr. J.N. Gould went to Okabena Monday on professional business.

Miss Emma Moss is spending the week at the home of Mrs. G.G. Schmid.

E.J. Jones made a business trip to Adrian , Monday, returning the following day.

Mrs. W.M. Evans returned Monday from Los Angeles , Cal. , where she has been visiting for a month.

Mrs. Charles Larson went to Sioux Falls , Monday, where she will visit for several days with friends.

Miss Sophia Kraft, who is employed at the T.A. Palmer home, spent Sunday with her parents at Brewster.

T.P. Wick, of Jackson , visited from Friday until Monday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Wm. Shrader.

John Olson and Tom Gunderson, of Adrian , were transacting legal business at the county seat Monday.

Miss Charlotte Boddy visited from Monday until Wednesday with her brother, Charles Boddy, at Rushmore.

Rev. G.G. Schmid went to Racine , this state, Monday morning. He will assist in a revival now in progress at that place.

Miss Emma Grams, graduate nurse of the Mankato hospital, arrived in this city Monday, to accept a position as nurse in the Manson hospital.

Mr. and Mrs. I.S. Noggle, of Sioux Falls , S.D. , spent Sunday at the E.J. Helmick home in this city. They returned home Monday afternoon.

G. Schmid, who has been visiting for a week at the home of his son, Rev. G.G. Schmid, in this city, left Monday for his home at St. Paul .

Mrs. Ira Alvord left Monday for Lake Benton , where she spent several days visiting her father, Rev. D.D. Day, pastor of the Baptist church at that place.

John Jensen, who has resided for a number of years on the Bigelow farm, south of town, shipped his household goods and farm implements to Struble , Iowa , to engage in farming.

Eugene Beckley came down from Blue Earth City , Saturday, and visited until Monday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L.H. Beckley. Mr. Beckley is employed as miller in the large mill in that city.

Robt. Jappman and J.W. Cyicky arrived in Worthington Monday from Jefferson , Iowa . The former has purchased a farm south of this place and the latter will assist him in managing the same.

Lewis Johnson sold to Ludlow & Christensen hogs which averaged over 300 pounds and brought $8.50. This price has never been duplicated since the town was built and it is claimed that hogs have never been as high since 1870.

Dr. Gould reports that his father's condition is somewhat improved, but he is still very weak. Dr. Gould was called to Fairmont about two weeks ago, at which time his father was not expected to live. He is thought to have heart trouble.

John Johnson last week disposed of his farm, four miles southwest of Worthington to W.H. Stiegelmeyer of Larchwood , Iowa . Mr. Johnson has purchased the Peterson residence across the Omaha tracks and moved into it last Saturday. Mr. Stiegelmeyer arrived Saturday to take charge of the farm, and his family came Monday morning.

Martin J. Scott arrived Monday from Culbertson , Mont. , to look after land interests in this vicinity. He reports climatic conditions in that state as superior to that of Minnesota on account of the dryer atmosphere. He states that when the thermometer registers 30 degrees below zero there, the cold is not so noticeable as it is here, when the reading of the thermometer is but 20 degrees below. He exhibited samples of grain raised on his land there, which were of excellent quality. He thinks that the west is the best place for an opportunity for a young man to get a start in life, by taking a claim or homestead.

W.R. McLeod, of Rushmore, was in Worthington Monday, having some dental work done.

Miss Kittie Chaney, who is attending high school in Worthington visited over Sunday with her parents at Dundee .

C.F. Long, of Adrian , was transacting business in the county seat Monday.

Mrs. Mary Wey and Miss Emma Nelson, of Magnolia, where shopping in Worthington Tuesday.

Reuben Stowe went to Bigelow, Monday, to assist Albert Selburg on his farm there for a couple of weeks.

Miss Marjorie Ostrom, of Bigelow, visited from Saturday until Monday with her grandmother, Mrs. Katie Kain.

Miss Verne Porter, of Hills View, S.D., visited for several days this week at the home of her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Green.

Miss Sophia Ellingson departed Monday for Hot Springs , S.D. , to accept a position in the dining room of a restaurant at that place.

W.E. Kain arrived Monday from Chicago , having been called to Worthington on account of the serious illness of his mother, Mrs. Katie Kain.

Mesdames M.C. Carr and James Suddaby went to Sioux City , Iowa , Monday to see Lillian Russell in her popular success, "Wildfire," at the auditorium in that city.

Oliver Thompson returned Tuesday afternoon from Heron Lake , where his wife was operated upon that morning at the hospital. Her condition is reported precarious.

Robert McFarland, of St. Paul , scale inspector for the Omaha , was here Monday inspecting the company's track scale. He reports the scales in good condition and that they tested very nearly correct.

Roy Devaney, who has been employed at R.L. Morland's drug store for the past three months, was called to his home at Pipestone Monday on account of the serious illness of his mother.

I.F. Kelly departed Tuesday for Galveston , Texas , where he will spend a week or so, in looking over the country and in fishing. He expects to travel all through that state before returning home.

W.G. Myers informs the Advance-Herald that he intends to open his drug store in the north half of the Peterson-Switser block on or about April 1. He states that the name of his store will be the Red Cross Drug Store.

J.N. Duba, who has been employed as tinner in the hardware store at Lake Park , Iowa , for several months, resigned his position there this week and moved to Brewster. Some time ago he quit a similar job at Brewster to accept the position at the former place.

Mrs. E. Songers, who has resided above the Advance-Herald office, for some months, moved her household goods Monday to J.E. Gaiser's farm north of town. Mr. Gaiser has engaged her to keep house for him. Mrs. Songers has been in very poor health for the past year and thought that the change would be beneficial.

G.J. Savidge, well contractor of Sioux City , was in Worthington Monday. He appeared before the city water commission that afternoon and explained a number of the intricacies of the city wells to that body. The original profile of the wells had been lost, and Mr. Savidge, who drilled the wells, presented them with a new plan of the wells. Mr. Savidge is also well inspector for the Omaha road and from here he went to Hartford , S.D. , to inspect a well for that company.

Mrs. D.T. King of Bigelow was shopping in this city on Tuesday.

Mrs. P.D. Pederson visited Tuesday with a sick friend at Heron Lake .

Mrs. Al Dougherty, of Rushmore, was in this city Tuesday between trains.

Mrs. James Storey arrived Tuesday from Storden to spend a week with Mrs. F.M. Jones.

Mrs. Thos. Eide and brother, O.M. Sorem, of Bigelow, were business visitors to this city Tuesday.

Mrs. George Tunstall, of Luverne, was the guest of her nephew, F.M. Jones, from Saturday until Tuesday.

Mrs. A.C. Dickens returned Monday from St. Paul , where she has been visiting friends since last Thursday.

Harry Webber arrived in this city Tuesday from Fulton , Ill. , and will work in this city as a farm hand.

Mrs. S.C. Pixley arrived Monday evening from Lake Crystal for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. C.A. Peterson.

Mrs. Ling moved Tuesday from Harris , Iowa , to this city and will occupy the Carl Arneson residence in Clary's addition.

W.R. Rogers left Tuesday afternoon for Brownsville , Texas , where he will look over the country with the view of locating there in the near future.

Mr. and Mrs. John Watson, who have been visiting for two weeks with their daughter, Mrs. R.L. Morland, returned Tuesday to their home at St. Paul Park .

Mr. and Mrs. Christensen and family, moved this week from their farm northwest of town, to Luverne, in which city they will reside in the future.

Mr. and Mrs. C.M. Cowles, who formerly resided near Rushmore, moved to Worthington Tuesday and will take up their residence in the Wilkinson home in Clary's addition.

J.F. Flynn left Tuesday for Vail, Oregon , to look after land interests, and expects to be absent about a month. Mr. Flynn states that this will be his eleventh trip to the coast in the past year and a half.

Miss Gertrude Berg went to Sioux Falls., S.D., Tuesday, for a few days' visit with friends. She came down from St. Paul last week Thursday and expects to return to that city the latter part of this week, where she will visit for some time with relatives.

Mrs. V. Colman arrived Monday from St. Paul for a visit with her son, D.B. Colman, before the latter leaves for Oregon, which he is contemplating doing in a few weeks. Mr. Colman and his brother have land interests there and are going there to improve the land.

Mr. and Mrs. Morrell Ramage, accompanied by the latter's sister, Miss Florence Webb, departed Tuesday morning for Eugene , Oregon . Mr. and Mrs. Ramage expect to make their home at that place and the latter will spend several months in the west. Mr. Ramage's parents moved last fall to Eugene , where they are yet located.

Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Dale came from Bigelow Tuesday, and spent the day in this city. Some of their friends suspected that they were on their honeymoon trip. Upon investigation, however, it was learned that they were married a week ago Wednesday at Rushmore and are now making their home on his farm near Bigelow. Mrs. Dale was formerly Miss Thompson, of Rushmore.

W.V. McCall and W.W. Milbrath, of Lakefield, completed this week the work of remodeling the old Bear blacksmith shop, which is to be used for a produce house for the Fairmont Creamery company. An office department has been placed in one corner of the building and the remainder will be used for a produce house for the company, the two above named gentlemen having charge of it. An adv. of the concern appears elsewhere in this issue.

J.S. Kies left Tuesday for Rochester , where he will undergo an examination by the medical authorities of the hospital. He has been suffering for the past five years from an inexplicable cause. At times he is attacked with abdominal pains lasting for about eight hours, after which he again recovers. The attacks occur at varied periods, ranging from three weeks to six months. The last attack occurred Saturday evening, from which he had not fully regained his normal strength on Tuesday. His many friends hope that he may be benefited by his treatment at Rochester .

Dr. Vail,  of Rock Rapids, Iowa , was transacting business in Worthington Tuesday.

Mesdames H.A. Bassett and S.B. Bedford, of Rushmore, were shopping in Worthington , Monday, between trains.

David Fauskee and Robert Smith went to Heron Lake Tuesday to do some plumbing for a party at that place.

Mankato Free Press: Mrs. M.S. Slade, Mrs. B.M. Cutler and Mrs. A.T. Latta of Worthington visited in the city several days last week.

F.R. Durfee, who for many years has farmed near Reading , left this week for Michigan , where he will re-engage in farming. Mr. Durfee is well known in this vicinity and has many friends, who wish him well in his new location.

Fairmont Independent: Dr. and Mrs. J.N. Gould of Worthington spent several days in Fairmont this week being called here by the illness of his father, Dr. J.W. Gould. They returned home Wednesday. Dr. Gould's condition being improved.

Mankato Free Press: Joe Hildyard of Worthington , who has been attending the Mankato Commercial college since September, secured through the school a position as bookkeeper with the Campbell Milling company of Owatonna . He began work day before yesterday.

F.C. Burkhardt passed through the city Tuesday from Wilmont to Viking , Alberta , Canada , near which place he has a homestead. Mr. Burkardt spent about two months in Wilmont visiting friends and relatives.

Miss S.E. Coggins has just returned from the cities, where she purchased her spring stock of millinery.

J.F. Ullrich left this week for Sioux City , where he will attend an auto exhibition and study the various points in all the popular gas wagons. He will be gone all the week and on his return he will be pleased to talk with prospective buyers and any interested in autos. He has not yet seen any machine that can discount the Overland in his estimation.

Business Snaps

Wm. Peters, foreman at the Omaha round house, has a bran new assistant. The new assistant, however, was not dispatched by the railway company. The little fellow arrived on Monday, Feb. 21. [Birth of William Daniel Peters, according to the MN Historical Society's Birth Index.]

Oscar Lowry, the evangelist, closed a successful series of meetings at Anaconda, Mont. , last Sunday evening. From there he expects to leave for Waukegan , Ill. , where he will conduct evangelistic services.

Alvin Langley, who has been spending a couple of weeks at the J.E. Darling home, returned Wednesday to his home at Rolette , N.D. He was intending to leave last week, but owing to the sudden illness of his son, Dale, who is with him, he was detained.

Arthur Hildyard has accepted a position with the Alex Campbell Milling company at Owatonna in the bagging department of that institution. He left Sunday evening for that place in order to enter upon his duties there Monday. His brother, Joseph Hildyard, is employed by the same company.

Miss Thilda Strand, who was taken suddenly ill with appendicitis at Adrian two weeks ago, Tuesday, while attending a play at that place, was brought home Saturday, still in a very critical condition. It was necessary to convey her to her home upon a cot as she was unable to walk. She is at present getting along as well as could be expected.