The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-06-24

See the call for the Republican Ju-
dicial District Convention at Heron
Lake July 23d.
Thanks to n. II. Smith, of Graham
Lakes, for peck of good butter on
subscription.
One week from next Saturday Wor-
Ellington will celebrate the Fourth.
Remember the day and resolve to be
with US.
Remember the County Convention
on Saturday next to choose delegates
to attend the Congressional Conven-
ton.
LosT.-A brown cape in the park on
Saturday evening during the concert.
Finder please return to
44,2w II. 9. HOLMES.
Rumor says the mosquito crop has
been cut short by the recent drouth.
Well, we can survive with only half Il
crop. Let us be thankful for what we
! have and retrencll in other directions.
The town boards of review will meet
on Monday next, June %, for the con-
sideratiOn of assessments. Parties
wishing to 60 before the board will
please take notice.
Miller & Go. have been burning a
| kiln OF $4,000 brick and expected to
finish last evening. We hope to have
samples on exhibition soon.
SEE HERE, Now.-The ADVANCE
has NOT made Il request to its subscri-
bers to pay up since last fall, and this
is not the best time to do so, but we
need some money. Hundreds are ow.
ing us, and sOlue are receiving their
pension money, many are shipping and
selling butter, wool, etc., and in var
iOus ways the money is coming in.
Come in and divide with the AD-
VANCE.
We learn that Eli Fenstermaker has
returned from the Black Hills, having
realized considerable on his invest
ments there, and has purchased back
his original homestead from E. L. Nc
Coy. There is no place like home, at
ter all.
An action was brought against II.
Is. Lewis on Friday last charging him
with shooting 4 dog belonging to E. r.
11u1niston. The case came before Jus.
tice Durfee and the offence was of such
a grade rs to require hearing in the
district court. Accordingly Lewis
gave bail to answer 1T the next term.
The damage done to the catamaran
and the boat house by the recent storm
has been repaired, and the work of fin
ishing mp the boat goes bravely Oh. It
will he ready by the Fourth. Come
from every town, county, state and ma
ton, and celebrate by steam boat
ride on the lake.
On our fourth page today will be
found a striking and instructive illus
tration Of the comparative worth of
the various kinds of baking powder
now in the market.
1t will pay you to 20 to Mrs. De-
VOLTS Millinery Shop for your milli-
merry goods. The fashionable May
flower Hats very cheap. Nice Leg
horns only IS cents each. Ladies' and
Misses ready trimmed Dress Hats at
greatly reduced prices. Rooms over
MOBILES Co. Bank. Aft
The b. c. r. Il N. will sell tickets
3, 4 and ), good to return until the 6tt.
Get on at Pipestone, Luverne, Sibley,
Spirit Lake or any other way station
and come up'tO the city and join with
US on the Sd IN celebrating the next
day.
The Calatl,umpians will meet on
Thursday night at O'Clock. in Shells
sample room. rear Of J. H. JohnsOn's.
A full turn out requested. BY order of
committee.
The Il. c. r. & N. cut rate applies
to towns where the Milwaukee touches.
The rate is $4.25 from Spirit Lake to
Chicago. So it will pay to buy a tick.
ct 70 Spirit Lake and there buy one to
Chicago.
Five genuine negro Ministries gave q
free public concert in the park last
Saturday night to large audience.
They passed the ''missionary box" fire.
| quently and, we learn, carried off
about $50.
The (r'ston Railroad circus drew
good many people to town yester-
| day. The menagerie is just large ell
ough to give ''moral" flavor to the
slow, and the circus pc, formance is
good, real good in some places.
Thanks to VIM Dirty for six dollars
on subscription. Mr.. y. was three
years behind, but through no fault of
his. His long illness virtually laid
him up for Il year or two, but we are
pleased to see that he has nearly re-
| covered his health aud is on foot
| again.
By the way, there are others who
are two, three or four years behind
who are not there on account of sick
ness or misfortune. In some cases, we
fear, it is wilful neglect or pure ''cns-
sedness." Don't pay everybody else
before you pay the printer.
| Col. r. IL Matson, who is now ''at
home" on his fine farm north of town.
| is the first in with new vegetables. He
sends as i basket of new potatoes size
| OF hen 8 eggs. new beetS and turnips
size and shape of a large spinning ton.
the whole seasoned with u mess of
green peas. The Colonel gets the
chrome and we shall see to it that his
hay commands a good price this year.
The permanent stand in the park is
going up and will be ready for use by
| tie 4th. Some $50 were raised with
pledges OF more if needed. 1t will he
octagonal in shape, about 20 feet III
diameter, with pagoda roof. The
platform will be raised three feet from
| the ground, with railing aud lattice
work. The lattice work will he paint
ed green and the inside of the dome or
roof blue. A flag staff about thirty
feet high will be placed in the centre
or apex of the stand. 1t is located
near the east corner of the park, where
the large trees afford good shade.
PROHIBITION MASS MEETING.
There will lie a Prohibition mass
meeting ut Worthington, July I'd, ut 3
O'Clock p. IN. in the court house park.
with good speakers and good music.
Everybody is invited.
Shell e. Smith have sold
! 300 acres in Bigelow to Eli Fenster-
mixer.
The n4nef of SO, Bigelow, to Jacob
Sober.