The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-07-05

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Saturday from Cherokee, Iowa. lie
reports II. McMillan rs improving and
nearly ready to start for home Ull-
man Bennett is not improving So rap
idly but was better when Mr.. y. lett
l.. b. Bennett is still with lin.
Excursion. An excursion of land
seekers will start from Burlington,
Iowa, for Worthington aid will be
here between the 10th and Goth OF July.
i. II. Parsons will start in q few days
to assist in booming the excursion
along and selling some Of our soil Of
the river bottoms.
Dogs. Orlow Hecox recently had
shipped to him by Horace Thompson,
Jr., of st. Paul. four dogs, which lie is
Post Boy, and Chicago Boy. Post
the Chicago dog show, and Chicago
Boy the second.
Corn. VIM. Pearson brings us a
stalk of corn taken from his 4O-acre
II inches from root to top Of blades
corn states is not much more than all
kle deep.
Our Larkin correspondent speaks of
the decentralization of postal matters on
the trancl, and says the people are
about to Send the facts to the depart
ment. We hope they will. We have
''harped' on it until we are tired and
it seems to do no good.
The Crops. Our correspondents and
everybody else report crops of all kinds
in excellent condition. The talk of Il
backward" spring is over and nearly
everybody reports that the crops never
looked better at this season. The
weather has been sent on purpose dur
ing the past week to make corn and
the joints are swapping with growth
The promise now is excellent.
Sheriff Miller received !. telegram on
Tuesday from Attorneys O'Brien &
Wilson, of st. Paul, to allow the two
attached Burlington cars to he used
for the NJ. +. excursion.
w. II. Dixon, of Blue Earth county,
who is here temporarily assisting the
plastcrers on some of the new blocks,
buys furs 1T Mankato, where he is
about to open glove and milten tan
merry.
For SALE.-One combined reaper
and mower, one iron mower, Que force
feek seeder, one sickle grinder, all in
good order. Also one roller.
45tf r. i. PLOTTS.
The new bell of the Union Congre-
gatlonal church arrived last Friday and
was mounted under the supervision Of
Salnl Allen, Oh Saturday. The bell
was cast by the McShane Bell Co., of
Baltimore, the same firm that manu-
featured the Presbyterian bell. 1t
weighs 1855 pounds.
Rev. II. II. Hart is to preach his
farewell sermon next Sunday morning.
Board of Corrections and Charities,
July 10.
Rev. NJ. s. Croswell has been invited
to supply the Union Congregational
church for two months beginning July
Is. Mr.. Croswell comes from Chicago,
and is highly spoken of. The fact that
! National council of Congregational
churches indicates that he is Il man of
standing III Illinois.
Mr.. Franklin, the new merchant, We
learn, will be here in Il few days with
his stock Of goods.
Since the above. NJ. V. King has ar.
rived from Bedford, Iowa, and is open.
ing ont in Ddyt"n's corner for Mr..
franklin. They hope to get into new
masonic store room by Sept. l.
Grand Army Post. Tie meeting at
Mr.. l.ange's Office Saturday to re-oi
ganize the Grand Army Post was Il
success. Sheriff Miller then circulated
4 paper and got go names to the appli.
cation. They decided to re.organjze
the old Post which was known us
Stodtard Post, No. 81. Mr.. Stoddar,l
was the lirst soldier who died in this
county after the boys arrived III 1872,
and the post was named in his honor
Notice will l,e given through the pa.
pels Of the date of organization.
$500 REwARD.-Two dollars reward
will be paid for evidence convictine