The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-12-09
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. Miss Eva .. Pinnqy Is III town. the
guest OF Gov. NJ iller..
. n. II. Cook, superintendent OF the
Kelly & Howard farm in Leota, passed
through the other day OH his way to
Eau Claire where he will spend the
winter logging. He subscribed for the
ADVANCE of course, as he wants the
news.
E. K. Fluke, the new Station Agent
at this point, has taken possession of
Office. Mr.. Fluke was here q few
months as Station Agent in the winter
of 1928, and passed through the big
blizzard. lie is therefore one of us,
that is one of the "lirst families" of the
place under the rule established at that
time. Nobody can belong to the first
families here who didn't 60 through
that boss snow storm. Mr.. Fluke is a
capable and gentlemanly agent.
Our young friend &. J. Smallwood
left on Tuesday to take charge of the
st. James telegraph office. Everybody
will regret his departure, for during
his several years. stay in Worthington
lie has made everybody his friend. For
manly bearing and sterling worth he
has few equals. Good sense, good tenn
per, promptness in business and gentle
manly treatment Of everybody have
made him universal favorite.
The business men generally will re-
greet the departure of II. NJ. Allen from
the Worthington depot. We believe no
one at this point has ever given such
general satisfaction. He has attended
to business promptly. treated all class
es alike, has not ''tallen sides" with any
of the little social or political mischief
makers of the place, and we find, on in
quiry, that his departure is very gener-
ally regretted.
THE LLA X Il LISINESS.
The flax crop the past season has been
uniformly good. We hear Of some in
stances where the yield was rs high as
IS bushels to the acre, and the average
over the county will be 10 to IL bush
els. II. Z. Terrence, who let out most
Of the seed for the mills and others, is
handling most Of the seed. so far lie
has shipped about 40 car loads, of a.
bout 40 bushels to the car and will
ship probably 60 cars for the season.
Henry Davis has been buying some, do
ing an independent business, and is now
paying 93c. He has shipped about 5
car loads. A. +. Horst, at Ru,hmore,
is also shipping considerable.
We hear that farmers intend to SOW
a large acreage Of flax next year. The
advantages are: sure crop, less seed to
the acre than wheat and more easily
obtained, easier to handle and less ex-
pensive to harvest, and adapted to sub
DUNG and cleaning the land.
TO OLD BOkEAS
If we are not at fault in our recollec-
ton of the Westminster Confession Of
Faith. you are the deity who pres;des
over the weather at this season of the
year. We are not quite clear us to
whether you do or not, nor are we sure
OF your existence. Neither are we in
formed as to whether you read the AD-
VANCE, bat we presume that you do
Well, what We wish to say is this: the
people III this part of your godships do
minions are at this moment short of
fuel. If consistent with your plans and
engagements for the winter, you would
do us I'LL {: great favor by drawing it
mild for a month or more. Don't be so
rough. Temper your temperature to
the sl'orn Of fuel. Give us Il rest. II
you can heed this modest and reasona-
bic request, this community will do as
much for you some time.
TO PAHEN7Y
I would respectfully urge on the par
ents of Worthington the Importance of
sending their children to school more
regularly. Hardness and absence are
quite common in the different schools,
and the pupils thereby lose interest in
their studies, and become drilled into
habits which cannot be else than injur-
ious all through life. The lad effects
of long settled bad habits ought to be
remembered in this cOnnection;and the
good effects Of prompt and regular at
tention to duty be remembered as potent
means of securing method, order and
honor on the part of youth.
These evils of hardness, absence and
general irregularity call for immediate
and decided attention.
D. DONOVAN,