The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-07-15
PERSONALS.

PERSONALS.
Myron Shepard, of Saltwater, is in
town visiting his brothers.
Miss Mary Smith, of Sioux City, is
visiting Worthington friends.
Mrs. Otis Biglow left few days
ago for 4 several months visit to friends
IN Connecticut.
Mother Doane has returned from a
years visit to her daughter near RO.
chelle, ILL.,, and is again ''at home''
with her son in Elk township.
VIM. NJ. Stevens, of Iona, was in
town the other day and remembered
the ADVANCE to the extent Of the
usual yearly subscription.
Banker Geo y. Dayton and farm
err +. E. Field . were initiated into
the mysteries of the order of United
Workmen on Friday evening last.
Mrs. Moore, has returned after a
years visit to friends at Toledo and
Goshen and is home again with her
son, DR.. Moore.
Mr.. Wysong was in town Tuesday
and dropped in. He reports the bank
building 1T Adrian progressing.
Harry NJ. IIanaford, of Chicago, is
visiting his father, +. NJ. HanatOrd, ut
the farm east of town. Young Mr.. II
has been advance agent OF the famous
! Nashville student concert troupe for
several years and is now taking his an
nnal summer lay off.
Luverne Times; At the home of Mrs.
Senator Crosby on Monday Mrs. r.
Hynes, Miss l.. Carter, Miss Josie
Johnson, Mr.. Ed. Norcon, Mr.. r.
| Hynes and Mr.. Geo. Crandall were en-
tertaiDed with iii excellent "FOurth
| Of July" dinner. The guests were de-
lighted with their reception and ex-
pressed themselves pleased with their
! visit to Luverne.
Our old timo acquaintance md
friend. John Crapsey, was caller at
this Office on Monday. Mr.. e. expects to
furnish fuel and fame for all of South
west Minnesota in i very short time.
Hope he may be SucceSSful-Fulda Re-
publican.
Mr.. Crapsey WAS here on Friday last
making us one of his ever welcome
visits. We are glad to hear that his ex-
plorations for coal along the Blue
Earth are already repaid by important
discoveries and that a number of men
of means are backing him in the under
taking.
THE HARVEST
Barley harvest began in some places
last week and oats is being cut this
week. BY next week harvest will have
begun IN earnest, which is few days
earlier than usual. Estimates rs to
the crop vary, some calling it a half
crop and others two.thirds. There
will probably not be more than half as
much flax in Mobiles county us there
was last year. Corn promises better
than ever, owing largely to so much
warm weather. The grass crop is
called short but this is by comparison
with former years when one to four
tons could be taken from an acre.
There will not be as much hay made
by the hay dealers rs last year but it
will be plenty of feed for cattle and
SIBLEY DEPOT TURNED.
The depot of the St. Paul & Omaha
line at Sibley was burned on Monday
morning about O'Clock. The passen-
ger trains had passed there about 2:3S
and all the employees had lefa the de-
pot. The fire originated under the
building and burned through the floor
Of the freight room before it was dis
covered. Everything being us dry as
powder it was not possible to save the
building nor its contents. Fortunate
ly there was not much freight in the
building at the time and it is thought
that $500 will cover the loss in freight
and baggage, Only two trunks were
burned. The building was 24x72 feet
and cost probably $500. Origin of
the fire unknown but probably from
train sparks. Head carpenter F. Glas.
gov went down Monday and has mat
ters under way for the immediate erec-
ton of a new depot.
LOOK OUT FOR Fires.
The burning of the Sibley depot
should call public attention to the
danger from fire. The long drouth has
made every infiammable substance as
dry as finder and every building along
the railroads is in constant peril OF
ceshAAS AAO tAOtA eS'y EAooahE
We learn that the depot platform at
this place was on fire one day last week
supposed to have caught from cigar
stump.
But the danger is not confined to the
railroads and their vicinity, it is gener-
al, and great care and watchfulness
should be exercised, we are Informed
that prairie fire 4 few days ago ran
through the green grass and over the
hay stubble west Of the lake to such an
extent that parties in the vicinity
feared for there buildings and had q
lively fight with the fire.
1t seems the ADVANCE was in error
in announcing that the celebration in
Luverne was declared ''off'' on account
Of diphtheria. At least the cranky
and misanthropic Herald man says we
are Il liar, and that there is not case