The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-08-13
LOCAL.,
woRrH1NGroN, MINI, AUGUST Il 1875
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

ATS O. Morse Is our authorized agent at Bge-
low to receive subscriptions and advertisements
for the ADVANCE and receipt for the same.
CLUB RATES.
The ADVANCE Is furnished At d 50 = year to
Clubs Of ten or more. Clubs Of ten for six months
Is cents for each subscriber.
SAVE POSTAGE.
Subscribers are no longer required to pay post
age OH their county papers Take the home pa
per and save postage.
MOBILES COUNTY OFFICERS.
AUDtT0R-Wm. n. Bear;
REGISTER OF DEEDs-T. G. Bell.
JUDGE or PxosATE-J: Craft:
CLERK or COUxr-B. N. Carrier.
SMERlfF-Chas W Balls.
sUlvEfoa-B. ": Woo'steneroit
Gogs1 3.44nsxoE Graft s;.9s
CoRONER-J. b. Churchill.
COUNTY SUPERlNTENDENT-T.C c. Bell.
COMMISSIONERS.
First District-J. w. Miller, OF Graham Lakes.
Second District7M; L; Miller, Of FIX;
The new lumber office has received a
coat of lead-colored paint.
We learn that Dysentery is prevail
ing to some extent in Sibley.
Mrs. Stockdale left on Tuesday night
on visit to friends in Ohio.
F. II. Wells has put a coat Of white
Daiilt on his house.
Corn is said to be jumping out of the
ground. Potatoes are crowding each
other out of the hills.
Mr.. Pierce, from Central Indiana, is
on visit to the Colony looking up 4 10
cation.
Frank Arth IT has returned from
Michigan and thinks of remaining in
the Colony hereafter.
The weather during the past week has
been simply "glorious " for harvesting,
eating and sleeping.
J. NJ. Lane has been quite ill for sew
eral days. We are glad to learn that he
is now improving.
For SALE.-Two sucking colts
Will sell cheap for cash, or trade for
cattle. Apply to I. J. Coons or at this
office. st.
A. C. Robinson has just built a ne 1t
$500 school house at Hersey. The
building is 24x30, with two neat ante.
rooms.
Warren Smith informs us that his
grapes this year promise unusually we'll.
Tie Graham Lakes peninsula will yet
become the Kelley's Island of this re.
gion.
Prof. Humiston advertises elsewhere
for pigs. Our people are thoroughly
aroused as to the supreme Importance
of at once going into stock raising as
largely as possible. The time is not IA,
distant when this county will be known
us a stock-growing Paradise.
Ed. Chandler has set an example wor
thy Of immediate and widespread imi
tation by subscribing for three extra
copies of the ADVANCE to send to his
friends in the East. He don't believ,
in hiding the light of this centre of til
world under bushel.
Elsewhere appears call for specia
school meeting to vote upon the ques
ton of issuing bonds to build a schoo
house. Welearn that a Faribault bank
er is ready to take the bonds at IS cents
The crop question is settled favorabl,
for this year, and there is now ever.
demand and every encouragement 70
the immediate erection of a schoo
house.
Last Sunday was Chi|dren's Day
at the NJ. E. Church. The Sabbath
School Concert in the evening was
very enjoyable affair. Miss Eva Sutton
and Miss Nellie Humiston deserve spe
cial mention for their remarkably clea
and distinct reading of a scriptural di
alouge, and those little fairies, Nelli
Thompson and Minnie Miner, bewitcll
ed the audience by the way they intro
duced and took up a collection.
Miss Ella J. Meade, Of New York
gave reading on Wednesday evenin,
at the Union Congregational Church.
Miss Meade is a young lady of prepos
sessing appearance and is good read
er, little too Evolutionary" some
times to our taste, but generally natur
al and having correct conception Q
the sentiment and the character il
hand. We hope Miss Meade will visi
us again.
Will somebody please take scyth
and NOW of the weeds which are nov
obstructing navigation on the side
walks? Is there patriotism enough il
the breast of any member of the Tow
Council, the School Board, the Bas
Ball Club, the Store-Box and Corn Co
Pipe Brigade, or any where else to i
this service to the public? At least, le
us have this matter thoroughly discuss
ed while we sit around and wonder no,
much damage the grasshoppers hav
done.
The weather programme has been v;
ried during the past week by some bri