The Worthington advance., 1879-01-02
ADRIAN.

Our town has been very quiet for a
few days.
Mrs. Browbender is recovering slow
ly.
Cap. Wiglam, one of our pioneer
merchants, has sold out to james st.
version and fat:!er. They have rented
Caps old stand, and filled up the
shelves, and propose to stay with us,
and sell cheaper than the cheapest.
Elk. Gov. Miller was on our streets
on Thursday, looking after delinquent
subscribers for town lots. In conver.
sation with the Governor lie informed
us that the W. & S. F. Il. r. would un-
doubtedly be extended next year. The
Governor is getting quite liberal on the
question of future punishment. While
he does not believe in eternal punish
ment, lie says there are some people he
breaches the biggest kind of a he'll to,
for that is the only way lie can hold
them to anything.
We haye the boss joker in our midst
heard from this year. Some time dur
ing the summer he and confederate
induced a young man here to write to a
young lady in Wisconsin,. After 4 due
length of time the young man exchanc-
ed photos with his fair correspondent
and the sight of the lovely face on pa
ter induced him to offer his heart and
hand. He was accepted. Tie Young
man then, to further the affair, went
to Luverne and purchased ring for
the chosen one Of his heart and sent it
with bushels of love Oh it's mission. It
arrived safely, but the fair one was not
n1A1CoI alyif1, t}., c4F >~:.
to break. lie wrote and told her to
break and return his letters. She re-
turned the ring but did not want to re-
turn the letters. ut which the gent cot
up on his ear and gave the late lady Of
took the matter coolly and returned the
letters. The young gent complained
TO several friends OF the usage received.
Friends condoled with him. It has fin
ally leaked out that tie young lady cor
respondent was our own Tommy n.
Some talk of pistols and coffee for two.
Sequel next wesk.
We wish We were a widow. One of
our fair widows brought i. load of
wheat iii Saturday, and a rivalry ensu-
I'd between one OF our dry goods mer-
cnants ard one Of our Lumber merc',-
ants, both being single men. The bids
on the Widows wheat ran up very rap
idly. The wheat was worth but 81 cts. ,
but the price paid the lady was ~ cts.
Wheat carried off by the lumber man.
The widow had better 60 into the bust
NESS of buying wheat elsewhere and
bring it to this market. We are Of the
opinion that there would be two cases
OF bankruptcy i'll our midst in short
time.
A. NJ. Crosby and lady have levanted
eastward, to visit friends during holi-
days.
Joseph Pool comhed lis hair and
washed himself nicely and took the
train for Mankato. on Wednesday, to
see *'tle old folks ut home"
The dance at the Adrian House. on
Christmas night, passed off pleasantly.
The dance WAS kept up until br0ad-day-
light. The affair netted the originat-
ors about IS out Of pocket.
+. Cooper, our Livery man, packed
himself off to Iowa last week.
Mr.. Lewis, of the Warrington
Mills, was here on Friday to purchase
| a Car of wheat for the Mill. lie found
what he wanted at the Elevator Of Geo.
Carr.
| Cap Wigham's wife has been very
sick for few days, caused by very
heavy cold. She is recovering rapidly.
| Our Knapp is 4 joker. On Saturday
he sAuntered into the Pill shop. whe,,
there were several men standing around
and putting Oh long face remarked
"Tlat is too bad. Sheriff Town IS go,
ing to arrest Joe Poots." Pillman-
Is that so? Well, well. what is he 60
ing to arrest him for? Knapp-Well
for trying to kick Cap Wigliam. Pill
mal-All right boys, smoke.