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VOL. XXXV.
This is my last word to you before
the primaries, September 18th. I
want to ask that you to take time to
go to the polls and vote. You owe
this much to your country-— it is
one of the ways you can get value
received for the money you pay in
taxes.
I have conducted -a clean cam­
paign,have made no false statements
nor tried to deceive you by crooked
work..
Mr. Shell in a circular headed
•"Beware" says we have made
*'false satements" and used "un­
clean methods" by senditig ont an
unsigned circular headed "Senator
Shell's Record." The circular in
question was a copy of the same
matter published in several of the
papers in the district and was only
a plain statement of how Mr. Shell
failed to support eleven bills ment
tionedthat were defeated in the sen
ale of 1905.
We have published no "lies."
Mr. Shell admits this in his "Be­
ware" circular. By his own show­
ing he voted against and failed to
support every one of the bills cited.
It has been frequently alleged that
the sympathies of the senator from
Nobles were with the corporations
and agaixist the interests of the peo
pie. That this is true is disclosed
by his record as given in the senate
i^—loproal, ^DuringJ^a^seiontf
ijg ,«tha. legislature tbe following mea­
sures designed "asa check upon cor­
porations or to make them deal
justly with the public were before
the senate and Senator Shell either
voted against the bills, failed to vote
or assisted in smothering them to
death in the committee of which he
is a member. In no case did he
vote in the interest of the people
whose vote he now seeks for a re
election. Read tlje record:
S. F. No. 51. A bill for an act
fixing the maximum rAte of charge
Jfor
carrying, passengers oyer any
railroad in the State of Minnesota,
to prohibit the granting to* or use
by, any person of any free pass or
special privilege withheld from any
other peroonand fixing a penalty
for the violation thereof. In­
definitely postponed by a vote of 34
to 27, Shell being one of the 34 vot­
ing to kill the bill. Journal of the
Senate, 1905, page 544. Date of
vote March 24, 1905.
A bill for an act fixing the liability
for damages sustained^ through the
negligence of a fellow servant of
any Railroad Co. within the state,
and fixing the burden of proof in
actions commenced under the .pro­
visions of this act. Referred to
committee on. railroads and motipn
to place on general orders for
passage, killed by vote of 19 to 7,
Shell voting to kill the bill. S. F.
No. 434. S. J. 1023.
A bill-for an act proposing a con­
vention to revise the constitution
of the state of Minnesota, was killed
by a vote of 20 to 19, Shell voting
against the* bill. S. JT. 9. S. J.
1142.
S: F. 67. A bill for an aot to
authorize the construction, lease,
purchase, ownership and operation'
of telephone systems by municipal
corporations. The bill Was killed
by a vote of 25 to 21, Shell voting
against it. S. J. 930. April 7,
1905.
Change of Ownership.
Last week the Worthington Bot
tiling Works, which has been oper­
ated by A. Fauskee for the past year
was,sold to Messrs W. J. Eunz and
A. M. Fl^dness, who took immdiate
possession and will continue the
business.
Mr. Kunz is here attending to
the business and will shortly be
joined by Mr. Fladness.
They expect to make some
changes in the factory and will in­
crease the line of goods manufac­
tured.
Mr. Fauskee expects
move to Dakota,
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To the Voters of Nobles and Murray Counties:
SENATOR SHELL'S RECORD
For the benefit of those who may not have seen the circular that
Mr. Shell refers to we append it herewith to show that we have made no
'false statements." The circular is as follows:
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We had no intention of deceiving
you as the ^circular was published
long enough in advance of the pri
maries to give him ample time to
reply. If" we had wanted to de­
ceive, we would have waited until
a few days before the primaries.
If the circular is "unolean" it is
because Mr. S&ell's record is "un
clean" and fpr this he should not
blame me, Before he ceases his
tirade of abuse he admits that the
same was the truth. We ask you to
take his circular and the one entitled
"Senator Sheirs Record," and com­
pare them and see if he has proven
the latter false in one' particular.
We have refrained from calling
names—do not believe it clean pol­
itics to do so. Mr. Shell is a gentle
man and nothing has been said
against him as a citizen, but we do
claim that his public record is sub.
ject to criticism.
In conclusion we wish to thank
all our friends for their many kind
words of appreciation and assure
you we shall look back to this cam­
paign with a great deal of pleasure,
whatever the outcome may be.
H. F. 348. A bill for an act to
provide for the service of process on
foreign insurance companies and to
prevent the removal by such com
panies to the federal court* of
actions commenced against them,
and _to provide for the revocatim of
the Uoenses of such companies in
certain c&ses. On motion to sus
pend the rul#* the motion was lost,
Shell voting against the motion
S. J. 1208. April 17, 1905.
S. F. 88. A bill for an aot to pre­
vent common carriers doing busi­
ness in this state from raising rates
for transportation of freight. be
twqen points in the state without
the consent of the Railroad and
Warehouse Commission. Bill
passed on April 8th, 1905. Shell
present as shown by the roll
call-but did not vote.
On April 5th,'1905, a bill -was
introduced "To provide for the
taxation of freight line companies."
H. F. No. H74. This bill was re­
ferred to the oomtiittee on taxation
and tax laws of which Mr. Shell was
a member and was never reported
out. S. J. 696. (This bill had
passed the house).
for
soon to re-
where he has a
On April 13, 1905, H. F. No. 689,
(A
bill for,an act providing forithe
taxation of the property of sleeping
car companies doing business in the
state," was referred to the same
committee and wps never reported/
out. S. J. 1061. This bill had also
passed the house.
On April 14, 1905, H. F. No. 736,
"A bill for an act providing for
the taxation of express companies."
•was referred to the same com­
mittee and met the same fate. This
bill had also passed the house.
On April 17, 1905, H. F. No. 133,
"A oill for an aut fixing the maxi­
mum charges for the transmission
of telegraph messages Within the
State of Minnesota." This bill
came up on motion to suspend the
rules and was defeated, Senator
Shell voting against it. S. J. 1193.
On April 5, 1906, H. F. No. 356.
"A bill for an aot fixing the maxi­
mum charges of carrying passengers
over any railroad in Minnesota,"
was defeated, Shell voting against
the bill.
Yours very truly, S. B. 'Bedford/
Republican Candidate for State Senator.
Prize Winners at State Fair
At thestate fair William Malcolm's
herd! of Duroo Jersey swine won
much praioe and some good places!
as prize winners, taking the firet
premium for boars 2 years old and
over sweepstakes for boar, any age
sweepstakes for sow with largest
number and best litter of pigs firet
premium for. best sow and litter of
any breed first premium'for hrood
sow and litter of lard type third,
breeding sow two. years old and
over third for herd any age. This
establishes the fact that Mr. Mal­
colm's herd is the equal of any in
the northwest.
The herds of H. Grtivor and T. E.
Bly of Brewster also cam? in for a
snare of the premiums.
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Thirty three, years ago John
Hansberger and wife came tg No­
bles county from Ohio. They
were young and strong»arid willing
to work. Thei country was new, the
pariries broad and neighbors far
apart. The Hansbergers made their
choice of location about three miles
from Worthington on what has
proved to be one of the best farms
in the county. Here they get to
work with a determination to suc­
ceed. Maple seeds and other vari­
eties of trees were planted and the
work of forestry begun with the
result that the trackess prairie has
become a veritable forest about
their country home
Under the shade of those same
maple trees, now grown tail and
stately, from the seed planted with
their own hands, Mr. and Mrs.
Hansberger last Thursday gathered
about two hundred of their friends
to celebrate the occasion marking
a third of a century of progress, toil
and prosperity, and to welcome a
large company, of relatives from the
east who were ooming for the pur-
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WORTHINGTON, MINN., JFRIDAY, SEPT. 14, 1906.
Worthington District Fair, Sept. 12,13, 14. Liberal Premiums, Good Races, Fine Exhibits
Residence of John Hansberger, Lcrain Township
of a family reunion and to
upon the great and growing
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norrbwest. The day was all that Buckeye state on Minnesota soil,
could be desired, a typical Septem- Everybody sung America, an only
ber day in Minnesota and the
guests began arriving early. They
found everything in readiness for
their coming, The American Flag
floated tp the breeze in the front
yard a tribute to the patrotism and
heroism of Private John Hansber­
ger of the Seventeenth Ohio Regi-
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Thirty-Three Years in Nobles.Go.
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for Hoosiers, Buckeyes and Gophers
to become acquainted and' to act as
though they had known each other
all their lives. Col. J. A. Town
stated the secret of it by saying
"The Hansbergers' friends are our
friends."
The program had been carefully
arranged and was all that could bp
desired for suoh at) occasion.
Mr. Myers, a brother of Mrs. Hans-
Group of Visiting Relatives at Hansberger-Myer Family Reunion
America can be sung.
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The Event Celebrated By a Reunion of the
Myers-Hansberger Families.
ment, and also of the other mem­
bers of the Stoddard Post and the
Relief Corps, who were partici­
pants in the festivities of the occa
eicifi.
Above the gate leading to the
ho|ise was placed greeting of hand­
some design that gave assurance
to| all of a cordial welcome await­
ing them. A large tent provided
with platform and seats was ar­
ranged for the presentation of the
program which was continued
throughout the day. A number of
tables arranged in the yard were
suggestive of the fact that Hans­
berger hospitality always includes
a square meal. It didn't take long
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berger, presided and did it with all hand and performed their part ac-
the grace of a native of the old cording to schedule provoking much
Re
v. G. A.
Cahoon, pastor of the Methodist
ohurch, offered the invocation.
Master Donald^Wilson, the youngest
grandchild -.Q6de everybody "wel­
come to Grandpa's house" and Mr.
John Hansberger spoke for himself
and family in a most cordial and
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hearty welcome in which ne ex"
pressed his happiness at having all
present at this celebration. It made
everyone else happy ttr see him so
happy.
The annual memorial service was
conducted by the Rev. G. A Cahoon
"My Heavenly Home''' was sung
and the pastor in a few well chosen
words s'poke of the deceased mem­
bers of the families and caHed at­
tention to the great reunion in the
heavenly home when tne partings
on earth are o'er. This service
was closed with singing "Shall we
meet beyond the river Dolly and
Beulah Hansberger closed this morn­
ing program with a pretty instru­
mental duet.
The dinner hour was a revelar
tion. The Gophers were, bashful
at first but when they saw Hoosiers
and Buckeyes start in at a lively
rate the westerners went to work as
if they really meant it. And
if
there is any company that can beat
a Nobles county crowd at a table the
probability is that they come from
the regions of the' Wabash or the
Ohio. The toasts were even better
than that big dinner which is
praise enough. Attorney £. C.
Wilson as toastmaster went through
bis part of the program like a major
general. Attorney Roddis of
Piper
stone, Mrs. G. W. Wilson, Miss Alta
Myers, of Indiana who spoke for
the Hoosiers. AttpraeyjCarlos Dow
add Rev. G. A. Cahoon were among
the speakers. The thinga they said
covered a variety of subjects and
would fill a fair sized book They did
credit to themselves and the occa­
sion and delighted the crowd.
In the afternoon Col. J. A. Town
had his innings, he went to bat with
his coat off and made the home plate
in time for supper. His subject was
Pioneer Days" and in his own en­
tertaining way told the visitors
some very interesting things about
the hardships and the joy of pioneer
life on the prairies of the west.
The "'Football Boys" were on
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merrimnte with their performance. jQWa
In the evening a number of the
young people presented the popular Write P. A. Chistianson Hin
play, "The Trained Nurse", in two ckley Minn., for booklet descrip-.
acts. It was rendered in a most" tive of the Hinckly District in the
creditable manner and greatly ap- land of the Big Red Clover. Spec
predated. The excellent orchestra ial inducemnts to actual settlers,
under the leadership of Mr. J. M. Don't consider locating any wuere
Addington furnished music the'else until you have looked over the
entire dfcy and evening to the.delight Hinckly District. 10 1.
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of ^all. The closing piece,. "The
Tune of the Nations'' particularly
captivated the audience. It was a
great occasion and the celebration
one of the most unique ever held
in Nobles County. Tbe( exercises
closed wi{h singing "God be with
you" and the pronouncing of the
benediction.
Mr. 'and Mrs. Hansberger are
the recipients of many congratula­
tions and kindly wishes. 'May their
friends from Indiana and Ohio deci
to come oftener to Minnesota for
their annual family reunions and
"Long live the Hansbergers."
A permanent reunion organiza­
tion was formed and it was decided
that all would gather-at the home of
Thomas Hansberger in Monroe
county, Miohigan, next year, where
a repetiton of the good times enjoy­
ed this year is anticipated.
Many of the visiting members of
the families visited at the Advance
office, and expressed their pleasure
at the beauties of southern Minne­
sota. For number it was their
first visit to our state and they were
greatly surprised, at the develop­
ment of our resources.
Death of. Charles Sterling
Charles Sterling for many years
a resident of this city, died on
Wednesday at his home in Pilager,
this state. The telgeram announc­
ing his death did not state the
cause, but his sickness must have
been of very short duration as no
word had been received prior to
the telegram, and the notice of his
death wsa a great shock to his
aged parents, and relatives here.
His daughter Agnes was here, at­
tending school, having left her
father* enjoying good health two
weeks ago.
Deceased resided in Worthington
for
years,* having been employed
as a section foreman on the Omaha
railroad. Five years ago he pur­
chased a farm near Pilager and re­
moved to that place. He was 50
years of age and is survived by a
wife, five children, an aged father
and mother, five brothers and four
sisters.
Ernest and Sophia Sterling
brother and bister and Agnes Stor­
ing, daughter, departed for Pilager
Wednesday afternoon to attend the
funeral whioh was held Wednesday
afternoon.
The surviving family and rela­
tives have the sympathy of all in
the great affliction that has befallen
them.
As it Looks to Us.
Dan Shell is certainly beaten.
His own actions show it. In every
village and every township in No­
bles county good men, leading men
are for S. p. Bedford. In Shell's
home town of Worthington many of
the leading people are working hard
for Bedford with good prospects of
a larce majority for him. Bed­
ford's town is solid for him and he
is strong in all the western part of
the county as well as some of the
eastern parts. Shell said two years
ago that "you Murray county fel­
lows must eat cruw', and after
election he asked how we liked it.
Now boys, is the time to answer
him,—vote for Bedford, a better,
maa in every wayv than Shell. The
big bluffer political boss has lost his
grip in Nobles county and if Nobles
don't want him why should Murray
tail him up. He has had all the
honors due him. He should with­
draw.—Fulda Republican.
S. Haffey, brakeman on the Rook
Isand, sustained a fracture of his
right arm at the elbow joint, while
engaged in coupling cars- at this
place, Wednesday. His injuries
were given a temporary dressing by
surgeon after which he
returned
to his home
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