The Worthington advance., 1877-09-06
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A large number Of ladies from Nan
kato. Kasota, and surrounding couptE 1t.
N. Bradley, of Lime township, on the aftef:
noon and evening Of the Mtfi -. Blue Earth
county has this year, the best quality of grain
ever raised within its limits. Lieut.. Gov.
Wakefield will deliver: the address at. the
Southern Minnesota Agricultural. and Nc
18th. Three candidates are seeking tie Ke2,
publican nomination for'sheri9 Of Blue Earth
county,: besides one independent candidates. ..
The keNe,o will be issued as q daily during the
fair with 4 circulation Of 400 to GOO each day.
"A Mankato gentleman recently visited Win.
half dozen dogs: He lost; three of the best
Of his dogs and was forced to pay so Tor
their return. He thinks they were spirited
away for the'purpose Of compelling the owner
to pay reward for their return. Fast driv-
ing in the streets Of Mankato costa the party
Mankato have voted to have course Of lee
lures this winter, and have appointed JIG.
Noe chairman of the committee to make ar
rangemcnts. The course will consist OF seven
entertainments :. There is growing demand
for farming land, and at increased prices.
Last week, there being some competition for
an improved quarter in Beauford, one farmer
hurried to Mankato on horseback to buy the
same at SIS per acre, at which price prior to
the present good crops, no offers could be had
for it. Real estate trade will be lively this
fall nd winter. .. The testimony in q calf
case before Judge Dickinson, in Mankato, was
taken by the judg dge in short hand and covered
12o pages of legal cap. The trial lasted two
days. The tinc for taking the testimony in
the Northtield robber award has been appoint
ed to commence on the 25th of September
Tuesday-and will be concluded OH the fol-
lowing Friday evening. A short hand report
er has been engaged to take down all the tes-
timony
Cambridge City is to- have :tri-weekly
mails from Harris Station, on the st. Paul and
Duluth railway. :. The wheat crop on the
farm of Ira A. Conger, averaged over ~ bushels
~ ''' '~ nAsApEc. 1seed
il. Spence of Brunswick, has purcha
anew threshing- machine, the first one ever in
troduced into the county. -
The farmers have harvested g. magnlff-
cent crop of wheat, barley, oats and grass,
while the corn and potato crops promise
finely >. The yield Of c. X. Days field Of
wheat is estimated at 40 bushels to the acre.
: Zlousands Of acres of good farming lands in
ION the I'D, a carload of cedar posts on
train two miles west of Detroit caught fire,
but was saved after hard fight by the train
hands. "A field of wheat which was closely
eaten off by the 'hoppers in the spring, will
yield 20 bushels to the acre.
CROW WING.
Track laying on the Brainerd Branch
fl,or of no OGr6 and
will be completed in about so days.
Wheat is worth eighty cents bushel
in Wadena. =. The first carload of new wheat
| was shipped to Duluth last week. Two large
stacks estimated to contain 800 bushels Of
wheat, belonging to j. B. Humpe who resides
four miles cast ofWadena Station, were struck
Goth inst "A United States Signal Service
Station has been established by the War De-
partment at Wadena, with G. j. Stewart as
Observer. It is known as "Sunset Station
of which there are only 26 in the U: s.. where
observations are made and reported each day
at sunset. The number of the station is ~
and it is the only one Of the kind in the State.
BENTON. -. =
Bears are numerous in the hmDered
portion of the county and areicommitting dep
relations upon the stock of farmers. i. The
jury in the case of the St. Cloud parties who
were charged with shooting prairie chickens
prior to the 18th inst, failed to agree, nine
Standing for conviction land|thrce for acquittal:
A new jury was drawn and second trial will
be had Benton County had this year an in
creased wheat acreage over last, of G23 acres
and the estimated yield is put down at sc, $40
bushels, an increase Of 22,259 bushels over last
year
The annual meeting of the Jackson
County Bible Society is to be held at Jackson
September 18Th. :. The lively and interesting
Sabbath School of Jackson is preparing for a
Sabbath School Concert to be held three or
four weeks hence. .. Two parties who have
| sold their farms near Mountain Lake to Men,
nonitcs have purchased the Louis Parker place
three miles south Of Jackson, They! are to
take possession in October. Corn, eight
| weeks from time of planting in Jackson meas
ures over ten feet in height. Since the de
parturc of the locusts, real estate sales arc
opening up. in lively fashion 90. During. the
prosperous Agricultural Society, and now
that the pests have departed, efforts are to be
made for holding fair. ...E. =: Miller o.
Christiana in two days moved 4s5 cocks ol
hay, aggrcgating Is loads. -. The ground is
very hard and difficult to plow on account o. Of
have a blacksmith shop. The town is also
| alive with drummcrs.. The Bingham Lake
mill is producing very fine quality OF hour.
| POPE.
| Geese and ducks are becoming very
plentiful in the lakes and slOughs. White
Bear Lake township was visited by severe nan
| storm on the night of the 10Th, but no material
damage was done. The wheat yield this sea
| son is at least half a crop,while in many ofthe
| towns more wheat was raised than ever
William Mathews, who sold his ane
farm at Lake Reno. has just returned
a.ter an extended trip through Iowa, Kansas
and Missouri, and purchased farm within
couple of miles of the one he sold. ':'.t::
| WRIGHT.
In the neighborhood of Delano wheat
averages 80 bushels to the acre.. .Barthol
omew Pagrzba, while chopping in the woods
west of Dclano recently, was struck In tn
face by limb of falling tree and sustained
fracture of the jawbone. ..Six converts Wer'
baptized in Lake May on the 26th, BY, tn
Rev. Mr.. McReynolds.. John Alley Is spo
ken of as the Republican, candidate for Count.
Surveyor this fall. Several hundred cords o
wood on the railroad between Delan0 ant
Montrosc were burned on the 25th inst.
The wife of Hon. Jacob Zimmermal
died at Tyrone on the 21st.. The fall term q
} the public schools commenced Sept. 3d.. tn
} District court convened at LIE Sueur Centre tn
1st Monday of September.
English Society: 1',':
An American gentleman, whose .franl
and delightful manners have for year
noodo him q favorite in a11 countries. ant