The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-07-26

BUSINESS NOTICES.
Notices in local columns reading matter type,
20 cents line first insertion; 10 centsa line each
half rates.
COME IN AND WRITE Il LETTER.
Farmers in town wishing to write 4 letter are
invited to call at the ADVANCE Office and do so.
Writing materials free.
The ADVANCE Is kept on file ut the National
Colony Lii d Office, LOG Fifth Avenue, Chicago,
where the latest numbers may always lie found.
HOMES IN THE WEST:
Persons looking westward for homes
can procure full information concern
ing the GARDEN Sror of Iowa and
Minnesota by subscribing for the Wor-
thington ADVANCE published at Wor-
Ellington, MINI. Send s. for one year;
81 foi six months. and SO cents for three
months, to ADVANCE, Worthington,
Mobiles County, Minnesota.''
Official Paper Of the Coun-
ty.
Mrs. Fordney has our thanks for
some fresh cucumbers.
J. Limbert and Rev. S. NJ. Smith
have gone to Rock county harvesting.
w. Sherwood is in town stopping at
the Worthington.
See advertisement of girl wanted at
Window in Il good family.
Messrs. Sugden and Grissell have
moved to the farm in DeWald.
II. L. Laclzor is bringing in Calif0r-
MIA pears.
The hoppers seem to have lost their
teeth.
II. D. Winters is over from Sioux
Falls visiting the ''hub."
The weather this week has been a.
bout perfect for haying and all farm
work.
See advertisement Of Edward IIar-
vester to trade or sell. Apply to Mr..
Chadwick.
The post office last week issued a.
bout $500 worth of money orders and
paid to the amount of about $3.50.
Now that we have cleared the hop
pers off our farms, let's clear off the
mortgages and taxes and he happy.
Isaac Horton brought in the first
load Of barley of the season on Monday.
His yield is about 40 bushels to the
acre.
Since old man Crandal's letter in last
weeks Journal, the general verdict Of
the public is that ''the cobbler had better
stick to his last.''
A. j. Wilcox slleared 80 sheep which
averaged pound tleeces. They were
half and half, Merinos and Cottswold.
The whole flock averaged pound
fieeces.
Elsewhere appears the advertisement
Of Carleton College, located at North
field in this State. All departments O.
pen to students of either sex. This
college is rapidly taking high rank.
|. The NJ. E. Sabbath School held a pic
mic on Tuesday last in Barrett's Grove,
at Round Lake, and we learn that they
had a very enjoyable time.
The Presbyterian Sabbath School
held picnic on Tuesday on the banks
of Ocheeda Lake. The istlmus, near
McCollum Hill, furnished shade, and
we learn that they had good time.
Mr.. Hoyt has our thanks for slice
of cheese from the new factory in Elk.
We don't profess to be a judge of cheese,
but we are very sure that this is as pure
and as palatable cheese as we have tast.
ed. Mr.. Austin, the manager Of the
factory is noted as cheese.maker and
Messrs. Hoyt & Shelton challenge the
country ON pure and rich cheese.
SABBATH SCHOOL PICNIC.
The Union Congregational Sabbath
School will hold a picnic ON Saturday
next, on the isthmus near the shore OF
Ocheeda Lake. A good time is expect.
ed. Will meet at the church at 1890
and leave at o'clock sharp.
We neglected last week to say that
Hon: II. F. Sugden had a case of Vet
Urinary Surgical Instruments stoler
from the barn on Tenth St. Mr.. S. off
ers $40 reward for information which
will lead to the arrest and conviction
of the thief, and a further reward fol
the return of the instruments in gooi
condition.
| The Worthington Hotel has thu
"nobbiest" lantern " have seen. The
frame work is silver, the globe Is Of
green above and white below, and thu
words ''Wortllington IIotel' are print
ed on or in the glass. From present
appearance it will shine enough to give
light without any light inside.
The railroad strike has reached Chi
oago, and it may becQme general,