The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-05-11


Handy, Rock County.
The accommodation train now leaves Worth
ington as follows: Going East, 2:2S D. H.; goin e
West, 1910 p N.
The Town Council have been viewing the
grounds for the city park at the first point up
the lake. It should be set with trees this season.
Street Commissioner Langdon is laying a side
walk along Second Avenue from Tenth to Elev-
enth Street.
The grasshoppers, we hear, are Matching on
the farms Of Mr.. Drury, at Graham Lakes, and
MI. Terry, in Seward.
s. S. Maxwell, who is now living on his farm
in Rock County, dropped Ill Oh Tuesday and sub.
scribcd for the ADVANCE.
j. o. Larson subscrbcs for two copies of the
ADVANCE to send abroad. We want 4 thousand
subscribers outside of the county.
Prof. 1Iumiston his been app %intcd chairman
OF a committee to arrange for celebrating the
Fourth If July.
Our young friend Chs. Chase, VIII, is now rid
ing his first circuit as preacher in Lyon County,
l., here Oh a visit.
Mrs. Wilson. wife Of Thomas Wilson, of De-
valid, died on Monday last from the effects o, an
unsuccessful childbirth.
We learn from the Journal that Bell is about
to start s;lymill. Such man is useful to the
community.
Vim. Bushnell, sonin law to Mr.. Dickey his
Hcrsey. Mr.. b. is tho vanguard of several yet
to come.
Mr.. Cicero and family, OF Brooklyn, are on q
visit to the Colony, the guests Of 3. Il. Prince.
Mr.. q. is son-in-law to Mr. Prince, and thinks Of
making tho Colony his home.
The Journal brags Of a rush Of business. The
Irishman, when his horse came in behind 1T the
races, exclaimed, See how he carries every
thing before him."
Rev. Mr.. Lewis, while driving along the bank
OF the lake the other day, got down out of his
| fish with pitchfork
The Sioux City and St. Paul road are setting
out 100000 cottonwood and soft maple trees be
| tween LeMars and MankatO. One hundred new
| box cars have been put Oh the east end of the
| road.
! The Fish Commissioners passed over the road
Tucsd " night and turned about 900 young sal
mon loose III the west lake. In q short time VIC
suppose everybody will be eating salmon from
our own lake.
| The following Worthington young ladies have
accepted schools in the country and will teach
during the summer: lone Grant, Ella Grant
Ella Miner, Emm. IItngdon, Nellie Dean, Mar;
Twitchell, frankie uovcy, Media Lawis Ellis
Gibson.
The meeting to arrange for Decoration Day
LAM tod Of nfu vii
DIR. Barber as chairman. Another meeting vii
| be held one week from tomorrow evening tG
receive the report
PIPISTONE.-Some one who can conveniently
get 100 to 800 pounds Of the Red Pipestone," ant
who does not want a big price for his trouble
can write at once to w. Mex. Heath, lG East 4tl
| street, Cincinnati, O.
Prairie fires sc Gin to be the order of the night
Mr.. Lackor WAS complained against for burning
off to protect his building and letting the fire
get beyond control. The trial will be held to
! morrow
Bell, the editor OF the new paper, asserted las
| fall that the ADVANCE had no influence. What
do the farmers of Mobiles County say? Has thu
ADVANCE any influence, or is that article all con
fined to 4 Ring Of half a dozen Unsuitable Office
| seekers:
1t is astonishing how business is Frightening
up since the new paper was started. OF course
you understand the reason.-J0urnal.
1t is astonishng::low our business in the Book
Store is Frightening up OF late. OF course yor
understand the reason. We don't advertise IL
| the Journal.
! According to the Journal, Bell Is also clerk o
his school district and correspondent Of the Ag
ricultural Department at Washington. Some
men arc born great, some achieve greatness, ant
some have greatness thrust upon them, accord
ing to Shakespeare. Bell evidently belongs te
| the latter class
TREE ITEMS.
Mr.. Newman's boy Arthur, aged 7. set out PSI
cuttings on Arbor Day.
Mr.. Dickcy's boy, Of Elk. aged 10 years, plant
ed 1850 cuttings OH Arbor Day.
J. p. Vail, Of Seward set out 2,0Oa cottonwood
trees on Arbor Day.
Mr.. Dewey, of Ransom, set $3.50 cuttings or
Arbor Day.
D: r. Baird's children set out cuttings OH Ar
Dor Day, as follows: Valdana, 240; Rosa f., ITS
Oscar E., 125.
The School Board have engaged Capt N1ine
to set out q number OF trees in the school house
square.
The day after Arbor Day 8, $50 trees and s,5Oc
cuttings were set out OIL DR.. Bedford's place
The Doctor has Is, 900 trees growing and doing
we'll on his place.
Ed. Panelle and Ed. Miner are reported as hav
ING set out 1900 trees and 1900 cuttings on Ar
Dor Day on Capt Miners tree claim.
Don't fail to read the complimentary,
notices of the Journal published else
where.
TO THE RING.
! MEME, MEME, TEKEL, UPHAR