The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-05-06
PERSONALS.

|. E. l.. WempIo OF 2ushm0re, made
us one Of his agreeable calls on Tues.
day while here to invest in some more
land near that place. We were glad
to grasp his warm hand again. Mr..
W. is an original New Yorker and was
pleased to hear from there. When we
get started on some New York arti-
Giles We hope to give an account Of the
immense print works which have been
built up by Mr.. Wemple1s brother, do
ing business of So. 000, 600 u year.
Attorney E. D. briggs Of Heron
Lake, came up to the Hub Tuesday to
attend to mortgage foreclosure sale
and other business. He is one of tho
bright and rising attorneys Of the dis
trlct.
D. Shell and family returned Satur-
day from their California trip. They
visited Sacramento, Los Angeles, San
Francisco and other points, and on
their return stopped at Salt Lake City
and attended church at the Mormon
Temple. They report very pleasant
trip.
Sheriff Miller left for st. Paul Tues
day morning to attend the Grand
Lodge of the A. .. u. w.
Leander King has returned from a
three months visit to Belvidere, ILL.,,
and will resume farm life on his farm.
J. P. IIammerberg went to Slayton
Monday.
Alex Grinager returned home Mon.
day after M absence Of several months
in Minneapolis.
Mrs. G. W. Smith has returned from
several weeks visit to Minneaolis.
We learn that editor Hitchcock
family have arrived from Mt. Vernon.
ILL.,, and taken up their residence
among us.
w. NJ. Sulser. of Grinnell, Iowa, was
in town yesterday, looking the town
and country over.
Banker J. K. p. Thompson. of the
Rock Rapids bank, and Mr.. Hinckley,
Of the Luyerne bank. made US a pleas
ant call the other day. Mr.. Thompson
has recently returned from a trip to
California and is much improved in
health.
Geo. O. Moore of the Worthington
Bank was in town this a. m.-Fulda
Republican.
Minnie Cosper Of Slayton, will teach
the school in the Vail district, Seward
township, Mobiles county, commencing
next Monday.-Heron Lake Wave.
Attorney Wilson, of Worthington,
was in town last Saturday. He says
that the Mobiles county republican con.
gressional convention delegation will
be solid for Smith for eongress.-Her-
on Lake Wave.
MARKET DAYS.
Parties at Fulda send US bills an
nouncing May 18th as market day at
that place, and urging farmers to bring
horses, cattle, hogs, sheep. anything
they have to sell. Buyers from abroad,
they say, will be in attendance, and
merchants will make special prices.
The Heron Lake Wave says that at
the first market day at that place, four
hundred farmers were in attendance.
At least 500 head of cattle were sold,
ten cattle buyers and dealers were
present, and Kinbrae, jackson, Lake.
field, Bingham Lake and Window
were we'll represented.
The Adrian Guardian pronounces
market day success at that place and
Spirit Lake is moving to adopt a mar
ket day there.
This is matter which the ADVANCE
used to urge upon this community and
some years ago the matter was inaug.
urated and failed. But those were the
days of darkness and grasshoppers.
Now there are thousands of live stock,
etc., in the country and market day
can be made success in Worthington.
If our merchants want ''big day" ev-
cry fortnight or every month, let them
take hold and keep market day
going.
NEW BUILDINGS.