The Worthington advance., 1876-05-25

for three months, to "ADvANcE, Wor-
t}ington, Mobiles County, Minnesota"
Gen. Bishop WIS in town OH Tuesday.
See notice OF estray mare belonging to Mr..
Sh 'cnaker Of Rock county.
l.. n. Bedford and his newly-arrived brother
have gone to Sioux Falls OH a prospecting tour.
l.. F. McI.aurin has so far recovered as to be
able to ride out.
Alfred Larson, formerly OF this place and now
doing business west, Is home OH visit.
A party OF Indians calppcd north OF town yes
terday. They said they were going to ST. Paul.
Parties were Oh: burning off the grass west and
north Of town on Tuesday night.
c. c. Perrin has sold Ills farm on section 26. in
Elk, to Jos. +. Bateman, for *l,00o.
Ralph Carrier, OF Columbus, Pa, cousin to b
n. Carrier. Is visiting the Colony.
john Sykes, of Adams county, Illinois, is visit
ing This county looking for lands.
Our young friend Allan CLANCY Is doing good
business surveying.
Hugh Mitchell left for Auburn, n. Y, a few
days since to spend a few months.
yard during the past ten days.-Sibley Gazette.
Contractors on the branch adhere to tho rate
of ii 50 q day for mel, and J.; to ii for nln and
tenn.
H. W. Woolstencroft dropped in yesterday
He Il - just returned from Iowa and reports the
chincll bug lively down there.
A good deal Of wheat has been marketed here
during the week. The Okabena Mills, W. learn,
took in about 1000 bushels on Tuesday.
Prof. Hill has gone on a visit to Men ,minec,
Wisconsin, where he is offered a good position
III the public schools.
Mr.. johnson, of Minneapolis, who has the con.
tract for driving the piles along the branch, be-
gan work yesterday.
B. n. Emerson, of Bigelow, has moved to WOr-
thington, and will continue the business OF man.
ufacturing brOoms.
Mcssrs. Tillander, Swanson & Co., have taken
sub contract of Vincent or the first division Of
the branch.
Buckel, in his history, says that the reign of
George the Third, was the "reign Of successful
mediocri;y." This describes the rule Of the
Ring.
S. +. Pepplc subscribes for three copies Of the
ADVANCE, two to send abroad. Send 4 good,
honest newspaper to your friends if you want
them to come OH and join you.
The rush of men to work OH the branch has
filed every hotel and boarding house in town for
| some days. Charles Rue, ut the railroad board
ing house, has entertained as high rs 60 over one
night.
+. J. Porter, A. ". Waters and Geo. F. Hallas,
all Of Grand Prairie, each subscribes for two
copies Of the ADVANCE. They know that send
ing our paper abroad is the way to give people a
good idea Of the country.
Some one says the burning about town did not
kill the little hoppcrs. They hop around the
| burnt district as lively rs ever. Well, boiling
! while in hot water will take the hop out oi
| them.
Several struggling Black Killers passed through
town a few d ,ys since, returning from that Elnd
| OF Oplir. They looked good deal the ", rse for
| wear and very much as though ''Jakey had
enough Of Black 1ills.'
! See advertisement OF the Peabody House, Phil
ade lplia. We expect to stop there when we 60
to the Centennial. This Is 4 temperance hotel,
and just the place for our readers.
| j. ". Bass, OF st. James, offers three Short
Horn Bulls for sale. These are from the herd
bought Of State Auditor Whitcomb and one OF
the finest herds i'll the State. Sec ad.
See the Card Of c. T. Pope, Boot and Shoe Deal.
er and Manufacturer. Mr.. Pope came here sew.
eral years since determined to follow one line of
business and stick to that. He Is building up
good trade keeps all excellent workman for Gus
| tom work. and IS bound to succeed.
Rev. Mr.. Barber, Chaplain of the Soldiers
Home at Milwaukee, has been In town for some
days. He preachcdtat the Union Congregation
! al Church on Sunday morning and gave an ac-
| count of the Home at the Presbyterian Church
In the evening
A horse and one two-horse lumber