The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-12-20
MOBILES COUNTY. OFFICERS.

ooHVEfoHLAiIeh Chaney. Deputy-Ailen
GouKr coMNIss1oNEE--H: p. Humiston.
COUNTY ATTORNEY-M. b. S0ule.
CORONER-L"rOy Cole.
COMMISSIONERS.
First ,District-A O. Condo, OF Hersey
Second District-A. G. Robinson, Of WOrthing-
Third District-E S. Mills, Of Bigelow, Chair
man.
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IS cents for each subscriber.
BUSINESS NOTICES.
Notices In local columns reading matter type,
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subsequent insertion. TO regular advertisers,
half rates.
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Farmers In town wishing to write a letter are
invited to call at the ADVANCE Office and do So.
Writing materials free.
HOMES IN THE VEST:
Persons looking westward for homes
can procure full information concern
ing the GARDEN SPOT of Iowa and
Minnesota by subscribing for the Wor-
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Official Paper of the Coun-
ty.
We will send the ADVANCE and the Weekly
St. Paul PIONEER PRESS, one year, with 4 map
OF Minnesota, Wisconsin, Northern Iowa, and
Northern Illinois, for - 60 Without map, for
j., Is. Payment in advance
Farmers were blowing in Elk yester-
day.
The NJ. E. Sabbath School will have
a Christmas Tree on Christmas Eve.
Gov. Miller was in town yesterday
and dropped in.
The &c. Sabbath School will have
a Christmas Tree Christmas Eve.
Presbyterian Sabbath School give an
entertainment on Christmas Eve for
the School Only.
Weather in the melting mood and
drizzling.
The NJ. E. Church is holding a series
of religious meetings.
Call at the Worthington Rock Store
and get a supply of Minnesota Envel-
opes, with State statistics printed on
| the back.
S. Mclean has put Up a threshing
machine near the depot for saving
wood, which turns out a good many
cords to the acre.
J. n. Spafford is travelling for the
Howe Scale Company. lie sold four
or five hundred dollars worth at Lu
Verne recently.
II. w. Sanborn, of Ransom, fell a
few days ago and broke one of his
ribs.
Mr.. Miner, Of Fillmore county, bro
ther to Captain Miner, is on visit to
Worthington. lie thinks of locating
here in the Spring.
A. Reuter-, of Luverne, was in town the
other day and bought Prize Medal
Cook Stove of G. st. John Cole. Lu.
verne is one Of the smartest of the out.
lying villages now trading ut our city.
TEMPERANCE MASS MEETING.
A temperance mass meeting will be
held on Wednesday evening next, Dec.
Goth, at the Hall. Exercises will con.
sist of addresses and music. A gener.
al invitation to the public.
| CHRISTMAS TREE
Parties having presents for the I'm.
ion Congregational Christmas Tree,
will have them labeled and in the hands
of the Committee as early as Monday
noon.
BY order of Committee
We noticed building going across
Tenth Street the other day at a very
leisurely pace. 1t was on its way tc
the lumber yard of Foster 4 Shepard
who expect in few days to open up fo1
business. Card next week.
| c. St. John Cole has just received ;
lot of table cutlery, jack-knives, flow
er pot brackets, and other goods suita
BILE for the Holidays. If it is all tn.
same to those friends who wis t
make US q Christmas present, we vii
take one Of his cooking ranges.
TO THRESHERS:
Threshers will do the public and tn,
ADVANCE quite service if they will
send us a report of their threshing fol
this season. Give name of farmer
amount threshed, and when possibl,
the yield per acre. Please send in re
port, or bring books when you come tt
town and let us copy from them.
We are receiving applications from :
number of our foreign subscribers fo
the ADVANCE Cook Book. We asl
all such to remember that the term
are, all arrearages paid and one year il
> advance. Also enclose cent stamp t,
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