The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-02
Ray BUSINESS.

The hay business has 1aliIy begun
and from this on until frost the click
and rattle of the mower will be heard
throughout the land in every direction.
IT. Lyons informs US that lie has
been down to the Iowa line carpenter
ing for the Pioneer Hay Co.. Of Des.
moines, Iowa. They are building a
boarding house and dwelling house
to accommodate IS to 100 men. Also
a large building for pressing hay. 40x
ITO feet, Is feet posts. They are loca-
ted near the State line adjoining the
Fenstermaker place. They have six
sections secured for grass lands aud
have now on the grounds six mowers
Of six feet cut each. They expect to
put up another building l00xl50, with
stables, etc. They have three wells
sunk already. They want immediate-
ly Is men and teams at $3.50 day.
J. E. Wells, of Worthington, is also
carpentering for them. Wallace Wells
is boarding the hands. The firm is
Messrs. Clark 4 Itedhead, Of Des-
moines, and E. i. Growden, Supt.
The Jackson Republic says Of tho
hay operation:
Mr.. Redhead, a Dies Moines capital
list, has bought 6 sections of land just
over the state line and is going into
hay pressing Oh an extensive scale and
is Investing over Sill, 900. a side track
has been put for his convenience aud Is
putting up an engine house and u
large house, hay barns, etc. Another
capitalist is preparing to locate in
Round Lake and wants to buy 400 cars
of hay from the farmers.
1Iansbergcr Bros. began haying on
Tuesday. They have about 1900 acres
Of grass land secured and expect to put
up all possible during the season. They
intend. they say, to handle OILY good
hay this season, and will not buy any
unless it is Nc. l., as they lose money
on No. . weedy hay. They will begin
pressing as soon as hay is sufficiently
cured. They have ordered another
press and scales which are now on the
way, and will extend their large build
ing 40 feet more in length.
N. A. Cali will begin cutting timo.
thy this week. Work is progressing
Oh his large new building for pressing
hay.
THE SHAN BATTLE.
One of the exciting features Of the
celebration Oh Saturday next will bt
the sham battle. Stoddard Post. the
Sons of Veterans, and, in fact, the pub
lie, are all preparing, and expectation,
is already on tip-toe.
The battle will be fought OH ane
near the railroad track, OH the oper
ground this side of the Hecox place
l.. B. Bennett will command the rebe
forces. including some citizens, assist
ed by N. V. Mcdowell, and L. NJ
LANCE will command the fedora
forces, assisted by j. A. Town and II
3. Plotts.
From $50 to 200 men will engage j,
the battle, and each man will lie sup
piled with 20 rounds of ammunition
The battle will be made as realistic \,
possible, even to the killed and wound
ed. with actual blood (beef blood from
Dige)ow Il Humiston's) flowing from
the lacerated faces and clothes of tn,
gallant and fearless men engaged j,
this mighty, pivotal and decisive bat
tie.
Spectators are urged to keep outside
Of the lines fixed, for even sham battle:
are sometimes dangerous to lockers OF,
The boys will forget now and then tx
draw IL ram rod, aud when they fir,
the ram rods will go scooting into :
crowd of people with reckless disre
gard of consequences. Somebody il
pretty sure to get hurt at every shan
battle, unless spectators keep ut
proper distance and soldiers hold OF
TO their ram rods.
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