The Worthington advance., 1876-06-01

See advertisement OF gOOl stock farm Tor
sale.
Read the Interesting letter from Union Pris-
oncr. 1t Is good Decoration Day literature.
Weather thundery and showcry and crops
growing" owdaciols."
". R. Bcnne tt Is rcconstructing the house re-
Gently purchased of Mrs. Mann.
J. p. Moulton and daughter have gone to Rocl,-
ester on a visit.
d. Stone has put neat picket fence in front
OF his house.
slr. Parsons, OF Maine, is visiting the Colony
looking for land.
Mr.. Westinghouse has returned from Wiscon-
sin to his homestead in Seward.
farmer from Grand Prairie informs us that
he never saw crops lOuk better anywhere than
they do down there.
+. j. Benjamin and G. J.. Stockwell, of Eau
Claire, Wisconsin, have arrived in the Colony
and are looking up location:
W. Il. Bennett and II. F. Baker went to St.
Paul on Tuesday night, we suppose to l,y in Il
stock Ut lumber and clothing.
o. d. Brown Engineer of the Sioux City 4 st.
Paul branch, hls opened an Office in Methodist
Block in the former Seminary room.
Since our little item Oh carpctwcaving was
written, al advertisement has been handed in
announcing carpctweaving in Worthinyton.-
See advertisement Of Alrc. Limbcrt.
A team from Sioux Falls took offence at the
mill whistle on Monday last and dashed up First
Avenue and landed in the " slew" north Of town.
Damage slight.
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town on Tuesday. He brought down barrel
of live pork packed in one skin and some briStles
which he sold to MIR. Madison.
We regret to learn that since Captain w. T..
Atkins arrived In Oregon, his children have bccl,
sick with scarlet fever and one Of thcm a daugll-
ter, has died.
Mr.. Shelly, Of Williams county, Ohio, Is visit.
ing his son d. NJ: Shelly. He reports the season
backward in Northwestern Ohio and seeding
not yet done.
The NJ. E. Society are reconstructing Mile,
Hall making neat stage with rooms on eacl
side. We learn that hereafter the hall Is to bt
used for church purposes only.
Navigation along the Okabena is now airl,
open, and the ''prairie schooners" are winding
through town, up the lake, and "out west ,
daily.
Jas. Thompson, jr., OF Amherst, Wisconsion
Is visiting the Colony. Mr.. r. is the purchaser
Of the BoOkstaver place at Graham Lakes. III
is good deal put out " to hear that good por
ton Of the timber has been stolen from the farm,
Mr.. Alien, Of Summit Lake, in digging vel
recently, found pieces Of wood and specimens o
sulphatc Of IRON at the depth of IS to 20 feet
The wood Is we'll preserved and seems to be Ell
ther willow or cottonwood.
D. c. Holmes and lady, of Bigelow, were in
town on Tuesday. We are glad to learn from
Mr.. H. that his father-i law MI. Borland, Is or
the way from Iowa with flock OF sheep to en-
gage in wool growing In this county.
Emory Clark, OF WindOn,, has moved to Wor
thi:gton and will honceforth cngagein tho prac
tice Of the law at this place in connection Will
shrewd and able lawyer.
The Union Congregational Sabbath School o,
Sunday last, elected the following officers: Sl1
perintendent-Prof. II. +. Humiston. Assistan
-Elihu Smith. Secretary-L n. Bedford
Treasurer-Dr. Geo. o. Moore. Jibrarian-Mis
Hattie Smith. Assissant-Miss Jennie smith,
Chorister-J. G. Clarke. Organist-Mrs. Hewitt
Mr.. Stockdale has re.papcrcd, re-ftted ant
generally re.swcetened the Okabena House an,
opened 1t as hotel. He is now ready to rcceiv
transient guests and permanent boardcrs ant
one thing may be relied on, viz: that anybOd
who comes from Old Fairfield County, Ohio, vii
| set good table. The Okabena cannot fail to b
popular under Mr.: StOckdaie's management.