The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-10-16
Publisher Worthington Journal

IuDllSher " Orthlngt0n ADVANCE.
a. S. LINDSAY,
Publisher Worthington Journal.
THE EUROPEANS
The party Of prominent Europeans
mentioned in our last issue took dinner
ut the Worthington on Thursday and
ran to Sioux Falls. They returned to
Worthington OH Friday evening where
they spel t the night and attended a
grand dance at Bennett Hall, gotten up
for their entertainments
Among the party ara several English
gentlen Ell who ar. commissioned by
the government to <;1;:!ine into Amer
lean Agriculture, b';:I as to methods
and as to lands for occupation. Agri-
culture in England has reached point
where it is no longer profitable and
Thousands of British farmers are pre-
rariHg to emigrate to the new lands of
other countries, Following are the
names of the party:
Albert Pell, NJ. p, Leicestersllire.
Y. $. Read, NJ. F., Norfolk.
Finlay Dun, London, Correspondent
London rimcs.
W. II. Gatty, Merchant, Edinburgh.
Rob't Cox. Merchant, Edinburgh.
Baron \. Z. Stit1le, Odessa, Russia.
II. T.. Young, Sec. State Board of
immigration, $. Paul.
y. y. Brush, st. Joe, Mich.
Horace Thompson, E. +. Warner, l.
II. Drake, II. L. Drake, W. II. Bailey,
G. W. Hubbard, st. Eaul.
". L. Taylor "enona, Illinois.
The party went out on the new
brancl, us far us Avoca, and portion
of them drove from here to Graham
Likes. They expressed themselves as
very favorably impressed with the coun-
try about here, preferring it to the
Northern Pacific region.
PERSONALS
J. II. Smith, brother to Charley, arri-
we'd last night from Newcastle. Pa.
y. Il. Gussell left on Monday night
last for Leadville.
Capt. l.. 5. Wisner, of Midlles own,
y. Y. brother Of II. 3. Wisner, of this
| place, arrived Saturday morning last
and expects to spend Il few weeks in
this vicinity prospecting.
Bro. Lindsay, of the Worthington,
(Minn.) Journal, called on us as show
man, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Mail:
Mr.. Mott, son of J. u. Mott, has ar
rived from Missouri and expects to set
tie in this vicinity.
l.. S. Nelson, an active young law
yer, from Iowa has located in Adrian
and will give his attention to law bust
hess in that vicinity, especially to col
)ections, payment of taxes for parties,
etc. Mr.. NJ. strikes us us Il man who
has the ''sand' III him for i good law.
yer and We wish him success.
Thos. Wills and family are about
moving to Canton, D. T., for the win.
ter.
Il. T.. }tushmore and lady, of New
York, father and mother to $. NJ. Rush
more, of Rushmore, have been on a Wis
it to their son. Mr. r. is portly fine
looking gentleman and just the man, We
should think, to lie the father of sucl
Il fine set Of boys lie was of course
pleased at the bigness, breeziness, and
prospects of our magnificent prairies
JUSTICES COURT
The case Of Thomas Wilson for as
saultand battery upon his wife was tri
ell before Justice Bennett on Saturday
last. Tie testimony showed that he
had kicked her and dragged her OH the
ground. lie WAS fined $:5and the costs
amounted to about $40. We under
stand that proceedings for divorce vii
he instituted.
MINOR ARRIVALS
At the residence oi 'i'hos. II. Parsons
on Friday last il boy, Hope Town vii
see that he comes ont and votes :
straight independent ticket.
At the residence Of J. G. Baldwin, il
Bige}ow, on Tuesday morning last, ;
boy.
At the residence of Frank Lewis
yesterday morning, girl.
JAMES G.. CLARK.-Posters are III
announcing that james G.. Clark will
sing in the Union Congregations
Church on Saturday evening next, tn
18th. Mr.. Clark gave two concert
here last fall to Il full house each time
} and the general verdict was that thes
7 were the richest treats ever rendered
Worthington audience. Mr.. Clark ha
10 equal in his line Of ballad singin
and song recitat ton. His fame, bot
as a poet and vocalist, is coextensiy
: with the United States, and the ma
who does not hear him with delight ha
no music in his soul and lis fit for tres
5 SONS, stratagems and spoils.'
We tespeak for him full house. At
e mittance csc; children l0c.
The Independent Age, published q
= Alliance, OHIO, has just adopted Ere
Opinion column under the heading {
"Qur Free Lyceum." The ADvANC
has kept a department of thus kind ope
: for a long time and no department ha
y pleased our readers better. The Al
VANCE and the Age are the only tw
: papers we know of which have such q
!. partments. We hope every newspap'
will soon have one.