The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-03-04


young people promise that those who
attend will have good time.
The tax collections for the March
settlement amounted to $14, 656.63, the
largest amount collected for the March
settlement in the history of the coun-
ty.
While people in eastern states have
been suffering from storms of sleet and
rain, this part of the country has been
favored with fairly good weather and
no storms.
Mrs. Wittenmeyer, who is announced
to lecture at G.. A. r. hall next Mon
day night, comes highly recommended.
There is rare treat in store for those
who attend.
The council are expected to cake &C.
tion on the application of Peter Thomp-
son and Rev. J. W. Lewis to vacate
the alley between lots II and 10 in
block 8. at their meeting tonight.
There was surprise party at Board
mans, on the Roche place near Round
Lake. last Friday night. Some twenty
couples engaged in the pleasures Of the
dance and pleasant time was had.
Mrs. Mollie Christensen has made
application to the probate court to be
appointed administrator of the estate
Of Jens Christensen, late of Bigelow
township. The nearing is to March 81.
Mrs. Cynthia Bulls has applied to
the probate court for letters of admin.
istration upon the estate Of her late
husband, C.. W. Bulls. The hearing
upon her application is to be on March
%.
The postmaster general has appoint
ed Marcus J. Barber postmaster at
Round Lake vice E. A. Trip. Mr.
Barber is a brother in law of the man
he succeeds and has had charge of the
Office for some time.
The ladies of the Congregational So
ciety gave a very pleasant social at tile
residence of q. W. Smith last Friday.
The refreshments, consisting of ice
cream and cake, were elegant, as a
generous sample sent to this office will
bear abundant witness. Thanks to
the donors.
Notices have been posted for the
charter election for the village Of Wor
Ellington, which occurs Tuesday,
March Is. A president of the council,
three trustees, recorder, assessor, treas.
urer, one justice of the peace, and COLI
stable are to be voted for. The ques-
ton of license or no license is also to
be submitted at that time.
DR.. Moore thinks there must be- some
mistake about the item published last
week that some Of the dogs had been
poisoned. He can't see that the num-
Der of dogs that daily rendezvous in
the court house park has been dimin-
ished one iota. The number is some
thing less than a million, and few
hundred thousand could be spared as
we'll as not.
The merry "kerchug" of the hay
presses furnish music for the denizens
residing in that vicinity, some three or
four being in operation. The aggre-
gate of hay shipments will be some
thing immense. The ADvvNCE con.
templates giving some figures on the
subject an early day. There have been
but few days the past winter when the
presses have been idle.
Mr.. I. p. Durfee completed the first
year of his service as judge Of probate
asst Tuesday. During that time TWEEN
ty-five cases have been commenced in
his court. From the organization of
the county until the assump-
ton OF the Office by Mr.. Durfee, there
had been only sixty cases commenced.
The increase of business brought be.
fore Mr.. Durfee is largely due to the
fact that bis predecessor, Mr.. Clark,
was sick much of the time, and parties
postponed their probate business when.
ever possible.
Ed Pannell has put in a new dray
that ia an indication of enterprise on
his part, the outfit costing something
like 1915. It is one of the kind that he
can drive his team under when it rnins.
and can tura around in q twelve.foot
alley. Ed now has three dray outfits,
; one one.horse aud two two horse, and
can carry anything from box of
matches or a spool of thread to a mann.
moth safe or steam engine and boiler.
lie will treat his old drays to a fresh
coat of paint. and will then have the
nobbiest turnout on the Omaha line.
FOR SALE
All my personal property, horses,
harness, wagon, young mares, cattle,
go hens. mower, and household goods.
Cheap for cash or part time.
y. SMITH.
Washed with Duke Soap without
boiling and but a little gentle rubbinR)
your clothes will last nearly twice rs
long as when rubbed to tatters on a
metal washoVarl. p: