The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-05-18

for three months, to ''ADyANCE, Wor.
Ellington, MOBILES County, Minnesota"
The prairies begin to lock green.
Tie trees about town are Tearing again.
w. Il. Bennett offers dwelling house for sale.
Icrdiag about town began On Monday last.
Sec the long list of claim contests.
Several car loads OF mules arrived on Monday
to work on the branch.
r. II. Parsons offers his farm implements and
furniture for sale.
Prof. Humiston started for Chicago this morn
Ing Oh business.
a fine set Of pulpit furniture has been placed
in the Union Congregational Church.
The jury, on Friday last. 4" Quilted H. l.. Lack.
or OF crminal'y firing the prairie.
Rev. Cl,as Chase preached at the NJ. Z. Church
OH Sunday evening last.
Farmers are getting ready to begin breaking
next week.
The hotels hive been picked from pit to dome
during the week. Shell dinnerc,l 50 on Monday
Mrs. Lucy Parsons, wife of T. II. Parsons, di ID
OH Monday morning list during childbirth.
Remember the Republican County Convention
on Saturday next.
The Democratic County Convention will be
held Oh Saturday next at the Office l.. B. Bennett.
Prof Johns, OF M,nkato, dropped ina few days
since.
Mrs. j. S. Pierce has gone to Indianapolis to
spend the Summer.
The Republican caucus for Wortlington vii
lage will be held tomorrow (Friday) evening ut
o'clock ut Miller Hail.
r.. +. Peck, mining engineer, is spending day
or two In Worthingtcn. lie is pleased with the
country.
Du ing tie recent storm, the lightning struck
near Mr.. Durfee's house and knockned two of
his boys down.
The ladies Of the Union Co gregattonal Church,
held Maple Sugar Social last evening. Re-
ceipts about SIS.
Read carefully the notice Of the County Treas
urer Taxes must be paid before the first Of
June or penalty will attach.
IT Is remarkable what puffs the Journal gets
front papers away down lin Illinois where they
think 1t is tho first paper in Worthington.
Mrs. Shrivcr, q former resident OF Worthington,
has arrived from Tit1in, Ohio, will, her family
and will henccforth make this her home.
During the thunder storm last week, the light
ming kile two horses for c. p. Randall who
lives east OF town.
| TIL Knox, attorney, Of Jackson, was In town
on Tuesday. Hope Mr. X. will como over to the
| hub" ami locate.
Bennett & Stone have sold about 10000 feet Of
lumber and 1000 to 1900 bushels OF oats to con-
tractors on the branch. It does beat all how ad-
vertising in the ADVANCE pays.
! Messrs. Folsom and Fleet. extensive sheep
raisers, are spending few days in tho Colony
They will afford the farmers an opportunity to
stock up with sheep.
DR.. Craig, of Lansing, Iowa, has been spending
some days in this part OF the country. He Is
much pleased with our prairios and thinks Of 10.
eating about here.
Mr.. May, 4 wealthy Englishman, was IN town
few days since. Mr.. NJ. IL much interested in
the Colony and will probably locate number of
families in this county.
The way the Journal is encouraging rowlyism
one would think it was more OF a Rowdy than =
Ring paper. Suppose We call it the Ring-and.
Rowdy organ hereafter.
| l.. N. Bedford has Just received lot of new
clocks We shall smash them up this time at the
start and prevent another wrangle about the
time of night.
| f. r. HumistOn was taken 4 few days since
with severe attack Ofstrangulated hernia, DR..
Warner, Of MankatO, arrived in time to perform
successful operation which saved Mr.. HIS life.
Drs. Craft and Barber assisted.
| Somebody suggests that the road masters
should drag the roads where they are thrown up.
This would make them easier to drive over, At
least.
Quarterly Meeting at the NJ. Z. Church will be
| held on Saturday and Sunday next. Services at
2 and half past Saturday and half past 10 and
~ Sunday.
A telegraph line Is to be put up between Wor-
Ellington and Sioux Falls, by the Northwestern,
Telegraph Company. 1t is hoped the line will
he In operation by the first Of October.
We hear much complaint 81 tho condition OF
Ransom road. :Inthe low ground between the
farms Ct Rev. j. W. Lewis and Mr.. Gibson there
is an exceptionally bad place which ought, tosbe
promptly fixed. ! ~ 3#
A nice little school teacher down at Round
Lake sends us bottle of butter. milk fresh from
the COW: snice little
school teachers Ne have i weakness for butter
milk. -<,:..,-
M. W. Carlisle arrived on Saturday night las
from Chillicothc; Ohio, where:he has been spend
ing several months He came through, a dis
the Winona & st, Pctef: mir: c.. reports time:
exceedingly dull there. Ri sst@E+5
A number of ladies gave Mrs r. H. Wells :
surprise last Saturday afternoon, and we judge
g they had remarkably good tea party. il thu
slices OF cake which got over to our Office arr
samples. -, -" - x.,.;..t. ..a,+>a.
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Any farmer wanting to subscribe fol
the ADVANCE, ind not !. feeling able t.
pay the money down, can: pay aftel
tiireshing at the rate Of btishel'of No
l wheat for six months, or 2 bushels fo
one year. Send in your names.