The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-07-12

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Official Paper of the Coun-
ty.
Rev. J. w. Lewis is at home for q
few days visiting his family.
Prof. Humiston returned from Chi
cago Oh Tuesday night.
r. W. Miller has our thanks for sew
eral heads Of young cabbage.
The popular song just. now is "What
Shall the Harvest be?''
II. l.. Lackor has the thanks of all
hands for some ice-cold lemonade with
ripe strawberry fly in it.
Our young friend Grissc]l has named
his oxen moody and Sankey."
Daniel in the Lyons paw is the way
the boys say itnow.
Miss Flora Moulton received Il new
piano on Tuesday last by the noon
freight.
Mrs. l.. S. Roberts, /. former resi-
dent, of Worthington, now Of McGre-
gor, is here visiting friends.
All persons indebted at the Millinery
Store are requested to pay up at once
as money is all that will save life.
1t NJ. J. DENsMORE.
An OK which was used in breaking
on the farm of Messrs. Sugden & Girls
sell, dropped dead in his tracks one day
last week during the extreme heat.
I. J. Coons yesterday sent us a SAM
pie sprig from his gooseberry bushes
Two little twigs contained 62 berries,
some Of them about the size OF Il potato
that is, a small potato.
We have been trying to ''obstruct 4
PASSAGE" to the heart Of the Journal
editor by heaping Goals of love and
kindness on his head. But it only
makes him the madden.
We regret to hear that Capt. E. S.
Mills, of Bigelow, is still i'll with in
Illumination Of the bowels. DR.. Moore
was called the other day and reports
the Capt. as being quite i'll. We hope
lie will recover soon.
Our good friends III Elk, who held a
Sabbath School picnic Oh the Fourth,
remembered the ADVANCE by sending
down some slices of excellent cake.
They believe in keeping the editor of
the Peoples Paper sleek and lat.
Mr.. r. Z. Taylor ran up from Chica-
go last week and spenta few days here.
He is still laboring faithfully to intro
duce a colony Of English farmers into
this county, and has hattering pros
poets of success.
Remember the Carolinians tonight
at Miller Hall. This is not a minstrel
troupe, but genuine ex-slave band of
negroes trained to sing plantation and
other songs. They have a worldwide
reputation, and will give us the best
treat our new town has ever enjoyed in
the way of a concert.
COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZA7 ION.
| The County Commissioners will meet
as Board of Equalization on the third
Monday in July, the 10th, at the Audi
tors Office. All parties interested will
please take notice. Will also meet as
Board Of Commissioners for the trans
action of other business.
GROVE MEETING At Ora HAM LAKES:
There will be Il three days meeting
Oh the Island, at Graham Lakes, be-
ginning tomorrow evening, Friday,
July 18Th, under charge of Rev. j. q.
Ogle.' All are cordially invited to at.
tend.
Somebody wants to know why we
don't pitch into the Journal man as lie
pitches into us. cause, as man once
said, lit strains fellow powerful to
kick at nothin'.".
The melon-coln days have como, says
the MankatO Union.
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