The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-10-09

lett, or ADRIAN, lOSt I'LL Iuldut CulIu VI"
Saturday last aged year and 2 months.
Sorghum Mollasses, very choice, at
Plumb's. Come and see it. wv
Frost. Take out your pencil and
make An entry.that the first frost in the
fall of 1884 came on Tuesday night Oct.
eth. Corn and all vegetables were ripe
weeks ago.
We hear that Ellsworth, the new
town in Grand Prairie had a picnic
the other Sunday. About 2U0 persons
gathered to see the town and there was
horse race and a few fights.
r. l.. Erskine. Of Indian Lake has
sold about $l40O worth Of butter and
livestock this year. Grass is King and
Live Stock is his generalissimo.
John Hansberger Brings us a beet
which measures feet around the waist
and stands feet high in its stocking
feet. Who can beat this beet?
a newsboy on the train reports that
he has sold 24O Blaine badges and IS
Cleveland badges. This ''straw" shows
which way the badge market blows at
least.
Register of Deeds johnson informs
US that September was the heaviest
month he has had in his Office. He re-
corded deeds GO and a host Of mortgage
es. There is great deal Of land chang
ing hands in this county in quiet way
Mr.. Amos Smith OF Fairfield Co. Ohio
writes to John Hansberger that he wish.
es to trade off his grist mill and saw
mill for western lands. The property
is in good shape and the business pay
ing, but Mr.. Smith wants land for his
boys. Here is al opportunity for some
one who wishes to trade land for pay
ing business.
Mr.. Forbes won at the Slayton Fair,
as will lie seen by the following from
the Currie Minnesotian:
In the trotting race Mr.. A. NJ.
Forbes horse, of WOrthington, for
which is claimed 4 record Of ESQ took
the first prize.
Mr. Cakes, of the farm of Cakes and
Van Luven, brought load of pump.
kins 10 town yesterday and remember
ed to leave a few with us. The largest
one measures 5feet and 2 inches around
and looks like a burr in grist mill as
to size, This is the annus mirabilis
vegetables (Latin) which being inter-
preted we construe to mean 4 wonder
full year for vegetables. How is that
for Latin, Profcssor?)
Taylor lolbrook, of Blue Rapids,
Kansas, and his agents, arrived a few
days ago to work this part Of the west
for new Wagon Implement, a Steel
Weather Strip and IL Fuel Saver. 1t
looks to us rs though they have some
useful alticels ard the wonder is how
we got on without them. The fuel
saver especially should catch the atten
ton of every one.
The real estate transfers in Mobiles
county for the month of September
foot up 500, 5s3, as will he seen by the
list published elsewhere. Wechallenge
any Other new county in Southwest
ern Minnesota to show as much.
Since our last report J. p. Moulton
has sold
The net of sec. 30-102-4O to E. E..
Fisk, Of Bay City, Mich, for $1,000.
The net of 4-lO3-4O to Francis G. .
Maxwell, Of Ill.,, for $500.
The net of 14-1O2-4O to A. J. Cook
Of New York for 81, 800.
The prospect, we learn, is improving
steadily and the sales for the next few
months will be large. AS will be seen
Ivy the report of Register Johnson, Sep.
TENDER was about the heaviest mouth
OH record for transfers. We are enjoy
ing 4 "boom" of the solid, substantial
kind, and are selling more land than
any new county in Southwestern MINI :
esOta.
A Decu:iAr virtue in AYERS SarsaDlr.