The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-04-11
LOCAL.
WORTHINGTON. MIMI, APRIL IL. 1874

LOCAL..
WORTHlNGTON. MIMI. APRIL IL. 1874
CHURCH DIRECTORY
METHODIST EPIsCorAI--Rev. J. W. Lewis,
pastor: Services every Sabbath, morning at
1 lo% sabbath IL Sc Scho9i at 2 Mortning
Prayer meeting Thursday evening At O'Clock.
Observation-Disclosures in the west room u,
first floor Of Miller Block. Sunday School at IL
o'cIockeach Sabbath Rev WI. jackson. Pastor
UNION CONGREG ATIoNAL.-Service morning
and evening. Sunday School immediately after
the morning service PRAYER meeting Thursday
evening.
Rev. Robt. McCune, of Toledo, is
expected to preach at the Union Church
tomorrow.
Several notices of contest arrived too
late for insertion this week.
On account of Il press of time and
matter we are obliged to leave out SOME
new advertisements which came in this
week.
Persons who have bought land of the
Railroad Company should remember
that their contracts should be recorded.
G. B. Loveless, of the Third Avenue
Hotel, is enlarging his stables. He
was so overrun with teams few even
ings since that he WAS compelled to Dor
row stable Of neighbor.
Mr.. Benson is putting a house on his
claim near the peat bed.
Miss Iva Ames is preparing to open
a stock of Millinery and Fancy GOODS
at the Wortbington Hotel.
MIC. c. Goodnow is remodeling the
post Office building preparatory to re-
ceiving the Land Office.
Messrs. Soule & Langdon have open
ed an Office in the Davis's block between
the post Office and the corner drug store.
Mrs. NJ. b. Fuller has opened stock
of Millinery and Fancy Goods opposite
the Third Avenue Hotel, on Ninth
Street
Shuck Il Bookstaver have 5000 acres
of land for saleat 81 per acre on ten years
time.
Yesterday was decidedly the finest
Spring day we have had and a great deal
Of wheat was sown.
Parties from Rochester,, Austin, and
other points III the State, have been here
during the week looking with reference
to locating. They all agree that Wor-
Ellington has an excellent reputation
abroad for the intelligence and charac-
ter of it's people.
Among the arrivals during the past
week was a little settler who did not
register ut any Of the hotels. lie came
without any baggage and is stopping
at the residence of J. \. Town. Next!
Mr.. Sergeant soWeu two acres OF
wheat on one of Prof. Ilumiston's
farms on Monday last. This WAS a
choice variety Of wheat whicl, is said IT,
yield from fifty to eighty bushels to the
acre. We believe Mr. $. is the first to
SOW wheat in this vicinity.
:. \. Davis has purchased the Cros-
Ivy Block and is reconstructing the
Mpssrs Snl,lp and l.ang.lon
will occupy one Of tie front rooms as
I'LL Office, and Mr.. Davis will continue
:: he Confectionery and Ice Cream bust
ness in the portion heretofore occupied
for that purpose.
We Judge from the inquiries made for
cuttings and for tree seeds Of every kind
that there will De tens of thousands Of
trees plant d this season. The inpor-
lance Of doing this can scarcely lie over
estimated. 4 few years will remove
the only drawback to these prairies.
We regret to learn that Mr.. Chidley,
Of Graham Lakes, is dam erously i'll
with erysipelas. He received a slight
wound in his hand while fishing and
caught cold.
Mr.. Warren Smith returned last Sat-
ur.lay from his tour through the State
the cause CT the destitute
families Of the frontier. lie had re-
marka|le success, and has proven him
self a good canvasscr in a good cause.
THE W'ORTHING7ON SCHOOL.
Notice Of the close Of the Worthing-
ton school was crowded out Of our last
issue. The school closed on Friday,
April 2 MI. c. C. Luckey, as princi-
pal, and Mrs. jenkins, rs assistant,
have both given good satisfaction. We
hear Mr. L. spoken Of in high terms.
We learn that Mr.. Franklin, agent
for Southwestern Minnesota, for the
Mccormick Reapers, who has hereto
fore had lis headquarters at Jackson.
is about to move to Worthington. 1t