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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-06-19
REMEMBER 1T,


A great many of our subscribers will
he in Worthington to celebrate the 4th.
Many of them have not yet paid up and
secured an interest in the Gift Distri-
button. Try and make it by the 4tl,
and while you are in town drop in and
pay up ami wake up next morning with
sewing machine, clock, atlas, diction.
AIRY, recipe book or cook book, and u
clear conscience and happy heart be-
cause you have paid the printer and got
a present to boot.
W. r. D. McCord, of Rushmorc,
made serious and bloody attack on us
the other day with SIS greenback and
got an interest in the Gift Distribution.
This assault has put us on our guard
and we have armed ourself with 4
charmed shirt and a pocket-book of
sufficient calibre to receive any number
of similar thrusts without injury.
If there is anything in this world that
we enjoy it is little scrimmage where
there isn't any bloodshed. Make at us,
gentlemen, two to five at a time. Keep
it up. Worry US. Try to get US excit-
ed and off our guard. We have three
sewing machines, an unabridged Die.
tionary, a SIS Atlas. a beautiful parlor
| Clock, a lot Of valuable books, and they
are all yours just as soon as you can get
them. Put up job on us. Get up a
corner. Give lis away. Slip in behind
us while the other boys are in front
and stab us in the rear with a green.
back.
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MINER &PARSONS,

MINER E. PARSONS,
DEALERS IN
Real Estate,
NoE0tiatOrs of Loans,
AGENTS FOR TIE SALE OF
RAILROAD LANDS,
Locate Covenant Lands
Attend Land Trials, Pay
TAKES, &c.
Highest Cash Price Paid for County,
Township and School District
Orders and Bonds.
Correspondence Solicited.
i5-yl Worthington, MIN,
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ADVERTISING RATES.

ADVERTISING RATES.
One inch three weeks, eco, three months, 400
Three inches weeks. 500. " 500
Five inches, - 600, 1000
Special rates given for larger advertisements
Special notices, first week 10 cents a line; sub
Oequent Insertions 5 cents 4 line each week.
Transient advertisements paid in advance.
Yearly advertisements to be paid quarterly.
Legal advertisements to be paid for before am.
0avit Is given.
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TT 8. Land Office, at Worthington. Nj

~ June 2, 1879.
Notice is hereby given that the following
make final proof in support Of his claim, and
secure final entry thereof at the expiration Of
thirty days from the date Of this notice. viz
Joiian kaufm.nn, Homestead Application No.
S.623 for the wEnwZ section y township log,
range sc, and names the following Is his w.t.
nesseS, viz:
Otto Berreau. of Hersey, MIMI, and John
Meyer, of Hcrsey, Mimi.
46] MONS GRINAGER, Register.
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Only two weeks more till the Gift
Distribution. That three of our sub
scribers will each get a sewing machine
and that every subscriber having an in
terest in the distribution will get some-
thing is just as, certain rs the coming
of July 5th. There are numbers of our
subscribers who can get an interest by
paying a dollar or two. Is it wise to
let the opportunity pass when you are
SO nearly paid up? Every old subscribe
er who pays to Jan. 1, 1880, will have a
share in the distribution. Every new
subscriber who pays one year in adj
vance will get ticket.
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BASE BALL.
The Okabenaa, Of Worthington, and the Sib.
leys played their first game in Sibley on June H.
and considering the weather played an interest
ing game. Up to the 9Th inning, the Okabcnas
were outplayed at all points, but they came in
to bat on the 6tl inning with q settled determi-
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A full line Of SPORTING GOODS. at Joe
parloW& .: 3l-tf,
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" ETY.,
OF PENNSYLVANIA
The plan Of this society recommends itself for
~ simplicity, equity and advantages. From Is
To- cents per week, according to age. secures
q ,0O0heneftt to heirs, halt these rates $780, SC.
nay become s members. EXaminc he systen'.sS ~
All the benefits Of life insurance may be secured
BY lsbOring men. Cali on or address
l. B. Bennett,
7.3tf Agent, Worthington, MINI.
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DRY SEASON IN ILLINOIS.

DUNIAT, H., JUHe ., 1015.
FRIEND MILLER: Enclosed find one
dollar. Don't fail to give me dun
when / get too far behind. We are hav-
ing very dry season 80 far. Wheat,
oats and corn will be almost a failure,
and entirely so if we don t get rain soon.
Corn is probably about ali average with
other years. -
IT had q little sweet cider would
drink success to the ADVANCE.
Yours truly.
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We don't wish Coburn any ill-luck,
but if Providence takes the responsible
ity of killing his crops down there, we
hope the effect will be to drive him
back to this county. We are having an
abundance of rain up here and crops
are so tickled that they are just burst
ing with good feeling. The whole
country is bursting into a roar of laugh
ter.
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#prttiuqtou Advau<&.
~. 5PUBLlsHED w1RKLY,,Ar " :.
WoRTH1NGTON, MOBILES COUNTY, MINI.

Terms Two Dollars per year, invariably in ad-
Communications intended for publication must
accompanied by the real name and address Of
ae writer - guaranty Of good faitll-nOt nec-
oosartly for publication.
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&C. Goodnow was in town yesterday.
G. St.. John Cole is home visiting lis
family.
Mr.. Meyers house at the foot of 10th
street is up.
Rufus Gore arrived from Roscoe, D.
7. Tuesday.
Guy Clark returned Tuesday from an
extended trip.
Mr.. Barlow, from Wisconsin, is Wis.,
iting his SONS n. A. and 10.
T.. d. Flomerfelt, the Jeweler, is
quite i'll at the Worthington Hotel.
Rumor says the lovers of beer are Or
dering so cases for the Fourth.
Ten Yoke of young cattle to ex-
change for blowing. JOHN ALLEY.
Mr.. Wvkoff is putting his goods into
the brick store and will soon be ready
for business.
Minor arrivals at the residences of G..
W. Bulls and II. J. Ludlow. Both
girls, good girls, too"
Andrew Dickey and Gus Braden left
town on Monday for the Sunken Tim
Der to work ON the new railroad.
The railroad is selling round trip
tickets to Clear Lake good from June
Is to Sept. 80.
The residence of Elihu Smith on 4th
Avenue is rounding INTO shape for a
neat home.
Attorney Clark's house on Second
Avenue looks as good rs new with its
neat portico and new wing.
Mr.. Greayes has secured Bennett
Hall for the Fourth and will have a
dance during the day and evening.
Mrs. Slater, mother to Mrs. I. J..
Coons. has arrived from Iowa and will
spend the summer with her daughter.
Gov. Miller received a dispatch on
Monday last announcing the death of
his wife at Harrisburg, Pa.
There will be i Hop ut Benefits
Hall. July 4th, afternoon and evening.
Good music.
Doctor Cullen. of I.uverne, came over
to the hub Monday and attended the
theatre. Hope he will come often.
NJ. b. Odell. the Jeweler. was down
from Heron Lake Sunday visiting his
family.
POCKET-BooK LOsT.-Containing a
sum of money and some valuable pa
pers. Finder will be suitably rewarded
by returning the same to W. MCLEAN.
Capt. Miner returned yesterday from
Pipestone City. lie says they expect
two railroads there by fall. IIoppers
scarce and crops plenty.
The Plunkett Troupe played their
game Of Euchre at Benefits Hall Mon.
day evening. The playing was remark.
ablp realistic or life-lke at least.
James Howard returned from Cairo
Illinois, Tuesday. He reports walking
bad and the railroad ties too far apart
| for comfort.
, 1879-06-13
EDUCATIONAL.

kptctdE pf4bGfcA to The TrfbHnk,
BosTos, Mnss., June E.-'ro-.ny was t1o
second and principal day of Lhe scmfxentcnola]
anniversary Of the Abbott Female Acutctuy d,
Au1over. The orat'oI,, By The Kcy. X. y. storfe,
OF Brooklyn, In ]arge tent on the lawh, wns
the lehdfng fuaturo vi tho daY, mud hs elo-
q'lont argument tur The recognition Of lie 1,a-
billy, capacity, ind north of women was Of
vary hleh order. After The public dinner,
apccehea were made by Lieut.-Goy. Lung, rrof.
Park, President Chadhuru {of W,llfamsl Sem.
tor Boutwell,, and number OF other distt,,-
Ru!sled gentlemen. Among Tie poem. read
WAS one by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. IL wa. MI.
npuhccd ffIAt four Scholarships, Of St,O3u eacl,.
for tndfgcnt students lal beer, given bY :itam
W. French, Edward Taylpr, Warren +, Draper,
and the ctnss Of 1877. This attendanre Ut rrxd.
latca from all parts Of the collltry as bcen cx-
trcI1iuly large.
Tho poem Of Elizabeth Stuart Phelps is as
follows:
o s'4d girls faces, huphcd and fat;I how shat, I
For tlrb grave picture Of Sphinx Ia att shst can
Vain e tho driving Of tho sand, md vain the
Tho ysrss e, ta, ssys with her. but 'he holds tho lion
Balct or fosterrd. patient still, tho perfect pur.
Firing ss q foiasa, strons us stone. .ho vear, the
eagles wings.
Eastward she looks; against the eky tha rtcrnnt
Silent Or pleading, yoilcd or FREQ, she lifts tho
WonlanH eyes.
Q gravo girls faces, listening kind glad will
Whlle ths proud figure Of tho Sphinx Is all that
, 1879-06-13

FOG, nn,l tho engineer did not 500 another
freight 1nht nheaa Ut hiul, until iso wns within
two 2r threo rods Of Il. IN fact, l'o It'd not OK
rect 70 find any trnin on the track, mud Ia real
out the usual danger signals being IN both
north a1rl south Of tic train. Thus Tar In ilto
lnyestIgnifon the bamo rrsts entirely upnn
anol'ief i1 n c,ssn conductor na'aed LANES urft-
With graii. lic was Just about 10 switch OF
itle main ttuck to sItlt-trnck, Hl,cre tho tra,u
belonged, when the atock-Yart'a train ttn.hcd
iotwnrd. Engineer Shannon, scelnQ collision
vas ccrtaln, jumped from tic foottoard Of bis en-
elns 1!tst Mt the onient Ut the collision, aiml nr
eare ~ have strck a9anat che switch r1lartt Iie
WAS picked up nnd conveyed To St, I.,tke'e Hos
tita'. wiscrc 10 died within q few minutes, He
was entirely unconscious all sle willie, all1 was
' T "e eoDs ans es snsne me' No O. sSpsS ssa Il.
clear thronEf thu freight loadcd with grain,
scooplnE II UP from tho tracl1, and apparently
.i.1;nlp'nE + ln two hcctions, upon both
sides of tho traln. A sec6nd car was
alsu damaged, and the grain In onch WAS uncer-
inenI".lsly dumped npon tic truck. Tile cnsino
Wns, OF course, badly damaged mud The accident
$1,000. -
In tic afternoon Coroner Mann inpnnoletl a
street, md full ana complete inqueat will lie
held th[s Hlurn!1E. The bt,dv OF thu deceased
was last cveuinE sent to Toledo. In charge Of q
brotsltr, anA tic clerk Of \ Digslnu supcrin-
tsntltns at Toledo. The young u,an raa nply
fathfu!t raustakIng clnuloye. An examination
of The body revealed thu. 1act that flcatl, was
caused by the nervonn shock. The body Was
not niungtci ~ all, there being only a slight
indrntnslon on the chp n confusion along this
lett slct Hutl another upon tile thigh. The left
Ier mas hTr'ken below the kneo 80 that tho bono
protrtttu.
, 1879-06-13
OLD PEOPLES HOME.

THE SIXTH ANNUAL ngcErrloN
Of tho inmates Of tho Old rcoplo'A Home was
held yesterday at the Institution, corner Of
Indiana avenue ind Thirty-ntnth street, anu, It
beitY. fcstal day for the BI1ty.tour old 1n]ics
wlo live there, good ttno wns cnloyod by
them. and about 800 ladies' uud gentlemen who
Waited tile Home nlso participated in The general
pleasure aud contributed towards tta TREASURY.
uilts Of howcrs sycru numerous, null the halls
aud say IN thcIf varied colors. strs. j. ii.
swan gave basket of rnre flowers, whfrh
1}latr contributed ~God Hess d," oMr
Home" handsomely. franIrd a,nl wroueht
the Home entertained those present with som
TcFy good mitslc On tic n!auo, n,nl Ia tho eyu,-
,nE NJ, s!iss A. Morgan gaYe read!nc, Mtsa Ara-
botia Boot ba!g, AMI afcssrs Frank L.arrabeo
ana ~ Ghatias atn "ilson seousasd excellent music
Tie Reception Committee was composed Of
tic following indies: hest!atnes a. Gibbs.
&; 2: Morton, Jerome loecler, i. II. bingham,
Wtt!lam hldrsct, i. II: Hall, q. ". Ilarrtck, Ii.
swan. "' $40
iho inmates oE Tho llome are euioYlng good
healt1! @'u. eontentment, ind everything Is pro-
crossing smoothly 20 faf ~ management asd
the oldest member Ut t3,e IIotnc being {)f years
OF aRe, ah'l shc Is quite we'll nntt will probably
l0nE rGat.
Tic animal rcport OF tht Treasurer, Mrs.
Daniel A. Joaca, shows that ut tho beginning OF
thc year. Way, 1878. there was cash baance on
hind Of SIS. mud Ii thu hands Of tho Supply
Committee so9a. The receipts were sNG97, md
the expenditures 81, REQ. This aupply had &:s2,5,
NM! thu Treasurer balnuco of $3.50.
The present l'ast.t of Managers are Mrs. A.
Gibbs. President; Mrs. u. 6, Norton Yice.Prcs.
i.lsnt; Mrs: u. 4. JONES, Treasurer; Mrs. X. II.
Mt,Eham, Secretary; unl Mrs. II. spEunnce, As,
sstant sacsetsrY. :
, 1879-06-13

with 1srIar 1lill ntauh, ut a saving of about ri
per GENT. IL is etat,ued.
Tie |]narl mdlmrnr.i Without action, to meet
ths evening At HyGc Pask.
CoLEitOun.
Tic Letr mud Weir Vcrcn giro bio t]ow-
out a'r! picnic an June ~. '1'wu special traus,
with ni1nlbcrcss Na9ops, ships, c.c., aro 10
take 6,o0o pe1nto there. The residents sny Tint
they arc the most pcaceablo OF tho many crowds
who 70 10 South Chicago.
=, ona week ago Chris lfetsel was arrested, md
the people tried to mob lIlu,, for running nwaY
nlsh John Marten's wife. Un Friday night the
parties we're examined, anl. al the Martens had
inaao up tl"fr minds to liye tnRntllcr, the suit
vas dsnissc,t At tho conlplalnantts cost,
" sunday lnorninE tta loving (f) wlfe
aea!a eE'pped ont and went t' Ghca4o,
angry women of Colel,our aro now sw.arI1t,.
cers. " "N wv
The house Of Martin ufsfcr waa broken tutu
yesterday afternoon, By a young thief, unl n jot
OF valuable 1swelry taken.
, 1879-06-13
WAS he MuRDERFn2

Thomas Roach, living With bis family on
hhhIand avenue, Just south OF ThtrtY.ntnth
slreul had haen mEsslng since last SATURDAY.
night Wednesday afternoon Jamua Truey. son
OF the bsidEc'tendcr at Tirty-afth street, found
body floating fn the river Just belor the
bridge, Which. upon being drawn out upo,,
dry land, MAS recognized as that OF
Mr. Roach, and was thenrc removed to the
hlorEuc. The deceased lett two eons and a
daughter 1tslng NTH stcp-motter ut tho loca-
ton named. Ouc Of the sons suspected that
lns fnthcr had met With foul play, and 30 tn-
formed the police. It was readily usccrtalncd
that the last seen Of tile deceased VA. at or
Deek Desk te IL t1 sa0or o,ns2 Of }al!ss Ill.,. ors,
qahun and Policeman Markoy, af tile Town Of
hako !;s force, arrested 9non sght Frank Wilson,
William Lyon, alias " BILLIE this Tratllp,t Thulnas
Dittols. and Michael stant"a. They ure ali
an alt drunk. It was thought Tint t(ey ncr-
hnps knew something about tic old mans drath.
but after arrest They denied 1t, ind saii
hc had bccome 10 drunk that hu
70 home. Wilson aeas tS aye au beon ss 'nn 'ha .se 10
to notlce him. County Physician Ilarrolln held
post-u1ortctu examination upon 1llu body yes-
tcrday afternoon at tho corner OF Eighteenth
anu Arnold streets. md, after making i careful
Of vt0!ence which could have caused death, and
10 Was Of The opin!on tint Mr.. Roach ud been
drowned while drunk Undertaken Elton mas
OF the SANS opinion.
1hcrn sttll remasns the contingency that the
ola man was pitched into te watur, but tlis is
highly improbable. NJ onn hal nl,Ytl|ur t.,
gatn by the death Of Mr. touch, md ii, one, 30
fns ts a. ua1ue Known, bo5s n any Erudge. However
View ulat there had been foul ptny, und last
might they were still out looklug ior tho cyi.
dence. In order to give then, ample time llu
inquest will NOT bo held until Saturday morn
iutt,
, 1879-06-13

Tile United Suites 8ub.Treasury dtsburae.
mcnts yesterday footed up $4,000.
Collectnr isarsey Is taking ID the Cincinnati!
saenEcrfeat In company with Commissioner
Nauni.
Thu tntcrnsl-reyenue roceints yrstcraav
anonnte1 u ts!s,072. OF this sun, Sl8, l63 Tas
tos ta1.pain slEttts. J,eeS5 for tnliarco mid
eGhrs' $3,ll2 for beer, aud 500 for apcc!al
John l.: Pennington, ex-Hoyernor OF Dakota,
a.,a noT Collector of Intcrnal Revenue tor that
!.raIa.oes with hual0narters It fapktuu,
tltopped tn Oil tho buys III tic Internal
olace yesterday aud gave them pleasant cali,
, 1879-06-13

by DR.. 7. c.. Duncan, Of this efs,. Irregular
and unreasonable eating, fo said, wns thu chlct
t, eanto o. s'ckncs: atnong tho little ones. lie
aenfeeatcd late dinners. Tile hcarttesi meals,
csreeially sn warn weather. The evening meal
shon!t! be tl1c llghtcst one Of ali. Children
a,oild ~ nut be allowed to cat between meals.
llcie drink should he miIk md warm water Mt
meals, and waser between meals Rules Tor
5eellng children Of different ages were given,
,n1efsnerscd With much practical advlce. The
lecture was vcrr Instructive, engaging the
closest attention Of tho ladies' presont and Will
dol1bt1ca* do much good.
Tic monthly meeting Of the Board Of Man.
see1s se 81 fhs Womana Christian Association was
yssterdsY morning. The receipts were $2,145TJ
u an'l til. expenditures $1,5G8Gi, leaving a
balance Oh s,nn.l of $749.h9. Letters have been
dstrlbutetL setting forth tho objects Of the En-
p93y.neht bnrcali, and snhcomntsces wcrc up
Mords of welcome to strangers MD encourage
t'le uslleastGne1 The boartlers at present nuns
scF twontt :.elght, there having been
trS admissions and stx departures.
Clark. tl,u President, rendered bur rcsiEnni!o,.
Itils CAUSED Eluch surprise, md d committee
's Was appo!ntcd 10 request her to Withdraw It,
They mattctl on her subsequently, mud shc llus
tic matter under ntlvisemont.
THE souHIlr-ArTEh PASTORS.
a TRIBUNE reporter called on Prof. Patton
lpst evening, at bis residence, for tho purpose Of
obtaining an exacs statement Of his PRESENT In.
tonlina regarding Ills calf 10 England. Al a
fcaait ot tho Interview. It tnay b. sail that he
landed In his resignation to the Presbyterian
Theological scminnr', 80 that he might be per
icctly free to act according to his convictions,
The Professor regards h!s cali as an oiIer OF a
positon rblch II all tlAt his ambition Ia tI,co.
logical and literary wny could deatrc. At the
same TING he sass tl'ut, should be accept lie
CALI WI not be Oh account nj financial troubles
with the Seminary but tl,at on tic contrary, lls
acecptaurc would invo1vs serious sacrifces Ia a
financial potnt Of vfow. antl which aro lie real
reasons for delaying hs decision, for lie rants to
go lle will not definitely lccttlo until July /,
when ho will cable Ills answsr to EDglnnd. IIc
closed the interview with the exprcesion. ''As
1t now seems. shall probably go.'
Hubert Collter WIS also visited, b11s was uu.
willing 10 make any pnblieannouncclucnt Until
sunliny morning. wllrn hc will probably etnte
from the pnlplt Tint he has accented. MI. Hnje.
who !s to bring the formal call, il expected to
arrive to-day.
Ths question as 10 Dr., 8. s. Harris accepting
thu bishoprtc at Detroit rcnatns ia statu quo.
, 1879-06-13

forgery, but Instead Of snyur 30, asked thu
nlllef ssirf gucsllona, md then proceeded 10
count out the nmnunt. Dnt first l,c CAUSED a
slEnat Tor policeman IL 10 given, mud
beiofe The. YOUNG tnnn knew It, tho
1t was afterwards ascrrtaiuc,i TINT it,u iudorkc-
ment u Lyman Ftsl,cr mas also forgery. Tie
prisoner ntten,ptcd tn explain aray The matter
~ story tlIat TIC check lla1 hecn passed upon
THU statement. However they vii investigate.
Lynch was held by .lustlrc S,ln,neri!cil IN k700
tnp.
, 1879-06-13
ART SALE on GTATE STREET.

The auction sale Of oil painting Ut No. m staie
street viii bo continued during to-day. con,uonc.
Inv at 10 n'clock u. Ill. and ut a:au p. m. Tho
nnmbor yt"tors has boen increasing each day, aud
soma great bargains have heou secured. A. tic pic
tuFes hsvn brought vcry low rricen IIcre 10 in ex-
colleut opportunity tO furnish your paEors at q
sinal sum, and In tho most satisfactory manner.
II 10 welt worth while to examine this collection,
It IL really the only freq sa!o Ut paintings that bar
been mads in this city for scyctal years. Gus %.
euisty Of this aals is that every picture put up Ia
actually auld to tho Highest bidder.
, 1879-06-13
Fnthar mud RDts,

When the Zuius rushed In on the small brit.
vas yet nn open road IN s,llc .tfrec.int,, Col.
Weather'y, a, EnxIlss, cavalry utllrer, cjappeti
hls son, q boy Of III who was With bin, IT,
horscbark, kissed him. and told him to fir Tor
iile' H. The l1d tumred from the snddle, striking
"Fatlier., III dlo will. you" Tie father hu,Niui
MS revolver to- the chtId just as the Znlus
reached, over. nrltiah bodies, tho SPOT Wiiaru
tlcy stood. Weathcrly siew Tive Zulus bstore
ha fell, but the sou was killed ut once,
, 1879-06-13
FlShBACK LETS GO WITH ONE HAND,
Nptcta1 Dfxndfch 10 T1s Tt4hnns

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June 1a-because Of tic
recent law Of Congress psnlibittng the sau.s
person from holding tic ofllces OF Clerk Of the
United States Court and Master In Cllanccry,
this Hon. ". 7, Fishoacls hns resigned Its Clerk
shtp. to take elect GU thu lat ot July next, TO-
ta!nng tho hlastcrship. Judges Drusnulo1,d
alMl Gresham have appointed Mr.. Noblo G. But
Ter. Of Naw Albany, \. former law.,a.tncr .og
Judge Hrcshnm, to the yatuncy th.ls CREATED.
I'hr Resignation an1 appointment will bo an
nOuuEt4 Lp.InprruM.