The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-06-03
OFFICIAL PAPER.

matter relating to MOBILES county must nave the
ADVANCE.
Tonight is the regular night for the
village council meeting.
Read the calls for several conven-
tions published elsewhere.
WANrED.-Laundry girl, at tho res
idence Of r. g Dana. Al 2w
Juetice Jonathan Gordon has been
treating his house to new coat of
paint.
The new laundry has arrived and is
in operation in the Johnson building
on 9th-st.
Geo. Rose is building neat two
story residence, 1Gx24, with l. l4xl4, on
Sd av. near l3ti,.st.
The ladies of the Swedish Lutheran
Church are raising $500 to purchase a
bell.
Wo,thington got a good rain Tues
day morning, but it did not extend ov-
err the county. Crops are thirsty still.
Miller Il Co. started up their brick
machine on Friday last and expect to
have Il kiln ready to burn by the last
Of this week.
The Worthington Schools will close
to morrow for the usual summer vaca-
ton. The High School will hold an
Emerson exercise tomorrow.
Tie County Treasurer has been tax
ed to take the taxes for the past few
days. On the 2Sth he deposited So, 57S.
on the 10Th, So, sos, and OH the 3lst 3d.
AS.
The annual meeting of Mankato
Conference will be held with the Con-
gregational Church at Worthington
Tuesday and Wednesday, June 9Th and
9th.
The Swedish residents of Worthing-
ton and vicinity will join in a picnic
on the 4th Of July in one of the groves
near town.
The petition for the opening Of the
Jersey road has been numerously sign.
ed and needs prompt attention.
Tie social of the United Workmen
on Friday night last passed off pleas
antly, with addresses, music. ice
cream, cake, etc.
August Peterson, of the land office,
returned Tuesday from Il trip to AL
bert Lea.
II. r. Stanley, agent for the Iowa
Land Company, arrived Monday night
with the following land hunters from
Chicago: w. II. Bowen, A. Nicoll, G.
p. Benjamin, Frank Stalba, J. Rae
beck, +. Milwalsliy, NJ. Dosta], John
Leln.
The advertisement of the Swedish
Mercantile Co. appears in this issue.
They have recently taken the agency
for the milwaukee, harvester and NOW
ers, and invite farmers to call and see
them. The general store has recently
been stocked up with fresh lots of dry
goods, groceries, crockery, and every
thing in the line Of general merchan-
die. Call and see them.
The rev brick block for the Bank of
Wortlington is up to the second story
1t will be one of the handsomest
blocks in the Southwest. A large
archcd window, to be of plate glass, is
now being bricked into the lOth-st. end
and another one in the 3rd.av. side.
See Mr.. McCoy's adv. of the Auto.
matte Steam Cooker, mentioned in last
weeks ADVANCE. Read the good
points of the utensil mentioned in the
ad. and when the agent calls he ready
to give it a trial. 1t seems to be Just
the thing for summer use.
MARR1ED-Ye yesterday, at the White
House, President Grover Cleveland
and Miss Folsom. There has been a
great deal of fulsome and fOolsome con.
duct on the part of their friends, and
we hope now they will all feel some
better.
AS Joe I.oyeless was passing the new
bank block on Tuesday afternoon, two
of the workmen were carrying a stone
up the gang plank. Suddenly the
plank Slid off toward the street, strik-
ing I.oveless on the left side. He was
taken home and DR.. Kenyon was call.
ed. who found that no bones were bro
ken but that he was considerably
bruised from head to foot. 1t was a
narrow escape for Joe. The workmen
were only part of the way up and es-
capped nnhurt by a little dexterous
jumping.
The new time card went into effect
on the b. Z. r. & n. Sunday last. The
train leaves Worthngton 1T 6 a. N.
aud arrives at Cedar Rapids at $50 D.
IN. Leaves Cedar Rapids 1T 9:S5 y. m.
and arrives at WorthingtOn at $50 y.
IN.
The new train will leave Cedar Rap
ids at 1890 =. M, reaching Spirit Lake
at 1858 Il. m., and WAtertOwn, the end
of the run, four hundred miles away.
Ut 2:lO y. m thus covering the entire
distance in less than sixteen hours
Returning, it. will leave Watertown at
l 80 p. M. rrn"h Spirit Lake ut 7:3O u.
H., and arrive at Cedar Rapids at Ais
i. NJ.
Parties going TO Chicago can take
the Afternoon: train on the Omaha. run
to Sibl'y and take the night train
which connects with train for Chi
cago. .., .. j.. -
&. ". Smith, the Druggist, has sold
a great deal of Chamberlain Collie,
Cholera and DiarrhGa Remedy and has
handled it for years. lie not only rec.
| ommendS it for bowel complaint but
positively guarantees it. For general
family use there is no better medicine
prepared.
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RAILROAD NEWS. -.
On Friday last Grand Prairie town
ship voted on the question Of giving
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