The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-02-12
LOCAL.
J CHURCH DIRECTORY

q woRTH1NGToN. MIMI. FER II. 1875
!cNURcR DIRECTORY i:
MsrnontsT :Er.scorA1--serviees every SAB:
Z: u. Services sabbath evening ut O'Clock.
Prayer meeting Thursday evening.
UNION CONGREo Ari0NAL--3er morning
and evening. Sunday School Immediately after
tue morning SERVICE PRAYER meeting Thursday
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as H. Morse is our authorized agent at Bige-
low t" receive subscriptions and advertisements
Tor 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 TO, six months
IS cents for each subscriber
SAVE POSTAGE.
Subscribers are no longer required topay post
age on their county papers. Take the homo pa
per and save postage.
10 a0MEsTEADERs.
The WoRrnISoroN ADVANCE has been selected
~ the paper In which to publish Notices Of
Claim Contests" H"mesteadsrs in this Land
District will wee the Importance III reading the
paper regularly. Terms-s2 u year, IN advance.
u for six months 20 cents for three MONTHS
Address, TIE ADVANCE, Worthington, Mimi.
MOBILES COUNTY OFFICERS.
AUplron-Wm NJ. Bear.
TREAsUKEK-H. ID. HuMiston.
RE01sTEK or DEEDs-r. T.. He'll.
JUDGE or PNOBArR-.J Craft.
CLERK or COUwr-B. y. Carrier.
SIIEitIfF-Cil:sS. W. Bulls.
: SUKyEYOH-R. w. WGOlStencrOft.
Court CoMNIssIoNEK-I. Graft.
COUNTY ATTOnNEY-M b. SOule.
CORONEK-J. s. Churchill.
COUNTY SUPEKlNTENDENr-T.C. Bell.
COMMISSIONERS
First Di*trict-J. ". Miller, Ut Graham Lakes.
!HecOnN Dtstrict-M. l.. Miller. Of Elk.
1nirW DiArict-l. +. Duriec, of Worthington.
Choice syrup ut Lyons for 80 cents.
". y. Phillips has our thanks for
late Canada. papers.
Straight \ Sugar, st pounds for 81.
ut Lyons.
We are indebted TO the Auditor of
State for Il copy Of his Annual Report.
gallons standard White Oil ST ut
Lyons.
Hon. NJ. II. Dunnell has our thanks
for il copy Of Gen. Logan's speech, on
the Louisiana question.
10 pounds English Currants for 81 at
Lyons.
ion 4
Hoa. G. +. Crosby for Legislative Doc
uments.
The Young men have organized a
Prayer Meeting, which met first on
Thursday afternoon with IL. NJ. Smith.
The Rock County Herald has changed
hands, but the new EDITORS name does
not appear.
The Board of County Commissioners
will meet ut the County Offices on We'd
nesday, February 24th, ut II o'clock,
Il. III.
a young ladies Prayer Meeting has
been organized and met for the first
time on Saturday last with Miss Celia
Farnam.
We are a little behind this week ow.
ing to the detention Of our edition 10y
another SNOW blockade. Ii it is all the
same to the Railroad, we sho"M like to
have them change the blockade to the
first Of the .vetk.
The School Board have issued Il de-
cree that the school children shall not
play in the streets. This will drive
them to the park where they cannot
break windows and snap off the young
trees.
We publish elsewhere a call for ;
mass meeting to effect some organiza
ton with Il view to more effectuall,
preventing the burning Of the prairie
grass. We give also IL communicates,
from Lieut.. Plotts. giving his expert
ence in prairie burning. The ann .'.nce
me,t should call together a good rep.e
| sentation from every township in tin
county.
The Concert of the Union Congrega
ti0nal Sabbath School WAS postponed
; last Sunday on account Of the Union
religious services. But it will be hell
on next Sunday without fail ut the reg
ular Sunday School hour from II t.
half past o'clok. \ cordial invita-
tioH is extended to the public.
Mkt sunday will he st. Valentil e
day, when the birds and the young peo
pie are supposed to choose their mate
for the current year. The p. st Offices
III the older communities. do Il larg'
business on this day. The latest fash
ion III valentin 8 is to send present!
with them. There is danger that thi
| innovation will kill the observance 0
the day. Stick /" til" good old low
motto S and fancy valentines.
A team belonging to Mr.. IIoug:to,
took fright ut Il train of ears the othe
day, and set ont from the mill on theil
own responsibility, Near E. II. Hum
iStOn'S stable they ninlprtOOk to- her