The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-03


w. IL. B1GELOW,
W0rthington, MINI.
W. W. Satterlee, the irrepresiible
State temperance worker. lcctured or
Saturday night at the Congregations
church to a good audience.
Tomorrow night the Grand Army
haye their installation and supper. A.
bout $50 invitations are out and grand
time is brewing. Pork and beans in
abundance and no end of fun. AS the
Irishman said. "I'll sphake for the
pork; the banes will sphake for thin
silve3.''
Mayor Smith suspended Pettinger's
license on Monday last and closed the
saloon till to-night's Council meeting
when hearing will be had. The
ground on which the suspension rests
is charge Of selling to prohibited PAR
ties.
The young folks had rousing leap
year party at Judge Wilson's on New
Years night.
Leap year is a fraud, all to the fun.
We waited 10 years without getting
the question popped"
Il. ID. Barber, at the postoffice, will
take subscriptions for any and ali pub
LEGATIONS and newspapers, at publisher i
rates. thus saving subscribers the cost
and trouble of renting. [19-tf
We acknowledge receipt Of COPY of
the Educational News, published at
Adrian, Mich, by W. b. Mumford,
brother to our MIR. NJ. of the firm of
Mumford & Shepard.
G. A. Malau, a civil engineer from
st. Paul, is in town copying plats for
the head office of the Railroad Land
Department, the plats and records
having been destroyed 10y the fire which
burned the large Drake block. This
work will have to be done at all points
along the road and will take some time.
Remember Monday and Tuesday eve
nings, Jan. I and s, 1T Masonic Hall,
the Union Square Comedy co. in I'm
Gle Reuben Lowder' and French Spy. ,
Reserved seats on sale at Smiths Drug
Store. Reserved seats, 75c.
We are requested to say to those
parties who put beer checks in the hat
at the temperance meeting collections
that there parents will he made ac-
quainted with their conduct if they re-
peat the offense. Beer checks are out
of place in a temperance contribution.
PROGRAM OF TEACHERS ASs0C1A-
7ION
Following is the program for the
Teachers Association, January 18th:
Language, l.. Wright; History. Mel
lie Tanner; Ratio and Proportion, G..
II. Washburne; IA" Reading, Emma
Plumb; Spelling, Mrs. Read; Writing,
Mary Twitchell.
Association meets at High school
room at =. m.
The ADVANCE has recently taken a
number of new subscribers from parties
who wish to send the paper abroad as !,
means of interesting the people in the
country and securing settlers. No pa.
per in the State publishes more boom
articles or more matter calculated to
show the advantages and prospects of
the locality where it is published. Ev-
cry issue is becoming Il ''boom edition.n
Send it abroad.
THE OLD RELIABLE
We are glad to learn from +. r.
1umiston, one Of the bridge builders
on the st. Paul & Omaha. that the old
reliable road is in better condition this
winter than ever to resist blockades.-
Raising the track, sloping the cuts,
moving away the weeds, burning off
the grass and repairing and building
the snow fences. have made the road
one Of the surest in the west for winter
traffic. Nothing but 81. avalanche"
will stop it up this winter.
JOB WORK:
The ADVANCE recently turned out
some tickets and invitation cards for
the G.. A. II. on which it may he al
lowed to "brag." The tickets especi.
ally are pronounced about the finest
specimens of job work which, have been
seen in Worthington, ard if there is
any Office this side of New York, out
side of Il lithographing house. which
can beat the invitations, they can call
on us for the cigars. Show up. now.
and no fooling.
The n. .. U. W. are talking about
having their annual supper and dance
about the ed of February. This will
give all the holiday and other festivities
chance to get out of the way and
leave the WOrkmen Il clear deck for
action.
By-tlle-way, now is the time to re-
v've the Hut. For promoting good.
fellowship and teaching humility, it
beats them all. why should the
spirit of mortal be ''stuck up?"
Twenty five below zero last night in
the shade.
CLOSING OUT SALE-I will sell nv
entire stock of goods at cost for the
next 60 days for cash. This is Il bona
fide sale at cost and no advertising
dodge. l9.2w
For SALE.-Ncw Milcl, Cow and
Grade Jersey Bull. Inquire of