The Worthington advance., 1876-06-01
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cents for old iron, and bought a new
one for $l2. Ithink now maybe it's
better to buy your maple.sugar.
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better to buy your maple:sugar::
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Minnesota Gossip.
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:::tFrost in the morning, mosquitoes
in the evening and another frost the follow
ing morning is the way the Appeal man re-
cords the state of the weather 0nthe 2ad. -:
Some of the solid men of: Princeton
have never paid o cent toward the support of
their county paper, but after reading 8 bor-
rowed copy Of the really meritorious sheet;
grumble because it is so small.
Indian papooses are, left to. watch
the canoes at Princeton, while the old folks
cry, kick and howl until they make the well
kin ring, much to the annoyance Of nervous
people.
A pottery is soon to be put in oper-
| alton at Mankato. A
Another improvement in Mankato is
steam fire engine, just ordered.
An orchard owned by Mr.. Fletcher,
which last year yielded Is bushels OF apples,
! this year promises at least two hundred
bushels.
Real estate sales are more frequent
| then at any previous time in six years. Many
new residents are reported in all parts Of the
county.
A Spaniel dog was sent from Lon.
don, England, to St. James by express, where
it lately arrived with S96 charges. The
owner probably thought we had no dogs in
Minnesota.
as at the present time.
Several thousand cattle are being
herded on the low prairies south Of Kasson.
Dodge county was organized twenty.
age"
Twenty five buildings are in course
of construction in Kasson, besides those COM
menced several years ago.
The damage in Mantorville caused
by the recent storms have been mostly re-
paired by voluntary work-all hands turning
out.
Several men who went from Dodge
Center to Texas, several weeks ago, have re-
turned, satisfied that times are no better there
than here.
It is Mrs. Langley who is visiting at
Claremont station, and according to the Press
she "dresses in the latest style and moves
with an easy grace that fairly lacerates the
hearts of local bellies" 0, my!
| sTEARNs.
| 1t is Journal-Press. now, and W. B
Mitchell is the editor and proprietor.
A mess Of pie-plant cost Jesse Day.
ton, of St. Cloud, $l4.l5 for pieing the form
Of neighbor by planting blow under his
eye.
John Payne, of Rockville, put up
lightning rod on Friday, and on Sunday it
conducted bolt Of the electric fluid safely to
the ground where it made a hole several feet
deep.
A COW at St. Wendell was killed by
lightning, and by an examination of the car
cas-, the course Of the electric bolt was traced
to the stomach where was found q stone-like
object about 10 by II inches. As no place Of
considered certain that the object found is
genuine thunderbolt.
wABAs1IAw.
A company of heavy artillery is be-
ing organized in Wabasha.
The late rains did considerable DAM
age in the neighborhood Of Elgin, Wabasha
county.
The Sauk Rapids cheese factory is
all complete for receiving and manufacturing
the milk from 600 COWS.
The brilliant meteors seen in various
parts Of the State on the 23d, rather excelled
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inhabitant.
Charles Tierney, of Jesseland, crept
into hollow log to escape the fury of
storm, but was numerically trundled by the
wind-log and ALTO a burning pile, which
scorched his 6hins.
FARIBAULT.
A dissection of cow which died un-
der strange circumstances, in Wells, revealed
q needle in her heart.
The Central railroad has been leased
by the Southern Minnesota company, and
trains will be run from Hokah direct to Man
kato, leaving Winnebago City to be supplied
y Wells. ! "'Aeo ''"'n' % says 'ne '"'e''e 0'
Rochester is preparing to Centennial
celebrate the coming Fourth.
Thomas Clark, of KalH1ar, lost an
eye and had his cheek bone broken by kick
from his horse.
They have added a new Wing to the
central school building in Rochester-she is
primary teacher.
Two agents of patent school desk,
manufactured in Rochester, met in Spring
> Valley, and not knowing each other COM
menced to bid for putting their desks in the
new school house there. It was not until
after contract was made to put in the fnrni-
. . lure at bare cost that the agents learned how
they had bitten of their own noses.
We have always wondered how chill.
dren could so patiently endure the
facetious admonition that if they
'don't stop crying' their faces will
freeze that way" A daring child who
lately listened to this admonition,
,, looked up with great interest and SYM
,, pathetically inquired, ''Well, grand
ma, when did your face freeze!'
Spell-bound-stuck on a word at the
, spelling match.
To all, particularly invalids, spring
is trying season. Indications OF sickness
I should at once be attended to. Fatal diseases
- may be caused by allowing the bowels to be-
| come constipated and the system to remain