The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-04-25

1t OF Mr.. Ames, as the supply is not yet
exhausted.
The first rainbow of the season ap-
pe,red in the east 4rn sky last evening.
The Okabena Mills filled IL Sioux City
order for flour on Thursday.
Capt. Miner is through seeding wheat
on Prof. uumiston's Ocheeda farm.
There are six hundred patents for land
waiting to be claimed at the Sioux Falls
Land Office.
Mr.. Ames has issued about 1900
bushels Of flax seed.
j. II. johnson has just received Il lot
Of trunks and valises at his shop on the
south side Of the park.
G. G. Luckey is fitting up the lower
story Of Mr.. Shuck's building for gro
Gerry store.
We learn that three -fourths of the
tree claims which have been taken un-
der the tree law in the Worthington dis
trict are in Nolles county.
Messrs. Langdon and Tourtelotte are
starting Il small garden of % acres on
the East Lake.
The Jackson Republic is having rush
Of job work. Orders are pouring in
from Worthington, st. Paul, Mnneap-
oils, Sioux CITY and other large cities.
This is probably Il special providence to
compensate for the removal of the Land
Office to Worthington.
We learn that lumber dealers ut Her
ron Lake are Strengthening prices.
S13 is said to he the quotation for lum-
Der worth $50 to 81. This is fun for
the settlers.
The ice is out Of the West Lake. hav-
ing disappeared on Monday Thursday
morning the lake put on it's Summer as
pect, being smooth us glass and ref 'ct-
ing the colors Of the sky. Friday the
wind blew and the lake was speckled
with white-caps.
A new piano arrived from New York
on Thursday and went immediately to
the residence Of DR.. Craft. Every at
tention and due appreciation will lie
shown it there.
Moore & Smith, of the Colony Drug
Store, have subscribed for twelve copies
Of the ADVANCE to send to their
friends. No wonder they have sold
$6.O00 worth of goods in the dull
months since the panic set in. Liberal
men and liberal advertisers must do a
liberal business.
See card Of Or. Bedford. He spends
considerable time travelling in the adj
joining counties. and will devote the
last week in each month to this Coun-
ty. The Doctor has the reputation of
being good dentist, OF, as the Irish
man calls it, tooth carpenter.''
PERSONALS.
Capt. Heath has returned and is
making more improvements on his
claim.
J. Moulton, general agent of the st.
Paul Lumber Company, has been in
town during the week, stopping At the
Worthing.on Hotel.
G.. II. Eyarts, of Lu Verne was in
town on Monday.
Among the noted arrivals this week,
was II. :. Wilson, Il prominent lawyer,
from ladela
Hon. E. p. Freeman was in town a
few days ago stopping at the Worthing-
ton Hotel.
Mr.. Woolstencroft, the County Sur,
veyor. has removed to Worthington,
and will hereafter be found at the office
of Shuck Il Bookstaver.
MI. Stuck has moved to his claim
and rented his house i'll town.
c. D. Snow has returned from the
neighborlood of Mankato.
Lafayette Strever was in town dur
ing the week looking after his claim.
Mr.. Bowerman, of the Nursery, was
in town on Wednesday.
Mr.. Rohrer has gone to St. Paul to
bring on his family.
Mr.. Ager, from Effingham county,
Illinois, arrived during the week and
proposes locating here.
The Jackson Republic, speaking of the
removal of Mr.. J. II. Grant, clerk OF the
Land Office, to Worthington, says: ''1n
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant, Jackson has found
one of it's best families, and we trust
that they will decide to return here ere
lo"g. + Many friends here
will look anxiously to see them return
at an early day.
Mr.. John Blodgett returned to Mich
igan during the past week. He was
strong friend of the Colony and re-
GREETED to leave, but his children being
established in Michigan wished to have
him there. He is one of the purest
and most devoted Christian mon We