The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-06-17
OFFICIAL PAPER.

] through yesterday 10 TIE amaZfIuent
Of the natives who had never seen one
before.
The spire is up on the Catholic
Church. We hear chime of bells is
to be put in.
B. w. Lyon has purchased several
lots in the vicinity of the Catholic
church and is laying the foundation
for residence.
Boys, the circus will he here next
Wednesday. The sh0wmen, We are in
formed, are all ''gentlemen" and "mor
al" like Artemus Wards. But look out
for the camp followers. Look out for
your pocket books and your change.
DR.. Barber sells only best Doane's
Deodorized Gasoline. 43tf
Some of the "b0ys'' who were de-
manding rain of US were informed
that as soon as we could get our
house shingled we would attend to it.
Sure enough. carpenter Griffin finished
at two O'Clock Monday and half an
hour later black clouds were seen gath
ering in the west and by four the rain
was on.
! The Board of Trade met at the City
Hall Monday evening. In the absence
of the president, Postmaster Bennett
was called to the chair. The boule-
ward question was considered and the
committee continued, and asked to re-
port at the next meeting. A special
meeting was called for next Saturday
| evening to elect officers for the cur
rent year. All members urged to at
tend.
The compositor last week got Charley
Pardoe's wedding July I'd instead of
June I'd. Fact is, the ADVANCE has
got into such an incOrrigible habit of
being in advance as to everything that
it sometimes has slip of q date and
gets way ahead of time.
The tramps who were put on the
street struck after a short trial and
were put in the lookup on scant fare.
Tuesday one of their comrades came
in to see them and he was also locked
up. All tramps are warned to pass
around WOrthingtOn. Honest men
really desiring work are invited to
come.
A. W. Allen informs US that the ad-
vance agents of the coming CIRCUS en-
ployed him to put up the bill boards
blown down by the wind on Monday
and then refused to pay him. We sup.
pose circuses are as liable as other in.
institutions for their bills, and Mr.. A.
should tie them up with legal string.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Minnesota Loan s. In
vestment Company last week, Messrs
d. Shelf, G.. II. Smith, Mons Grinager,
}. T. Monlton, Geo. o. Moore. G. w.
Smith and Geo. D. Dayton were elect
ed directors for the ensuing year. We
understand that the business of this
company is steadily growing.
Call at Mrs. Bakers If you wish bar
gains in Millinery. A new and ele-
CANT stock of Leghorns just received.
Will be sold at SLIGO each. Also a
nice line Of dress hats at twenty and
fifty cents each. Trimmed hats equal
ly CHEAP. All fancy ribbons at whole
sale. No goods sold on time. 1w
THE DRoUTH.-The rains of the
past week have ended the danger of
extreme drouth in Minnesota. On
Friday last good rains visited the up
per parts of the state. On Saturday
there were cOpious rains along the Wi
mona e st. Peter belt, and on Monday
a good rain passed over the southwest
ern counties Good rains also visited
Dakota and parts of Iowa.
On Friday morning last at / O'Clock
Constable Blochlinger, of Ellsworth.
brought a prisoner named Thos. Nc
Call, who was lodged with Jailor Neff.
He was committed on a charge of
grand larceny to await the action of
the grand jury.
Geo. Bulls, of Indian Lake, was in
town Thursday getting his butter
checks cashed at the bank. He ships
to Brainerd. Mimi. and gets II cents
clenr the year round. A. A. Abbott
ships to the same place and between
them they supply from 800 to 500 lbs. a
month during the grass season. The
cove will average about pound a day.
Our Elk correspondent recently
mentioned the fact that several per-
sons had seen u 'ghost." a woman in
white" o" the old Ogle farm. TIE
ghost seems to he around still and this
time, says our Elk correspondent, it
was encountered by a stranger in
broad day light. Read the account in
our Elk correspondence.
If it continues, we must havr an in
terview with the ghostess. We have
interviewed q good many of them. and
we dpspise reporter who hasn't en-.
terpriSe enough to interview and re-
port ghostsas we'll rs other people.
THE WORTnINGToN TRAM On
Monday the Burlington put on the
regular passenger train betw cen here
and Crdar Rapids. Next Monday a
sleeper will b- put on both the outg0.
ing and incoming trains. We can now
have four trains u day for Chicago,
viz the early st. Paul train; the elev-
EN- O'Clock st. Paul train, connecting
with the fast train and reaching Chi
cago in q hours from Worth,ngton;
the morning train on the Burlington,
aud the afternoon train for Omaha,
connecting at Sibley with the Bur
ling ton night train east. Take your
ch"ice. Warrington can send you
ont in any direction and land you in
Chicago in less than "a hours.
NATIONAL BANk.-July first the
First National Bank, of Worthington,
will open, with Geo. !. Day, Of the No.
bles County Bank. in charge. The in
stitution will he backed by eastern
capitalists and will begin with bank
ing capital of $4,000. Mr.. Menden-
hall, Of the Diamond State Iron
Works, Wilmington. DEL; Mr.. Blu sh.
president of Wilmington savings
bank; Messrs. Capell and Pennypacker,
capitalists Of Wilmington; Banker No.
black, of Carver, Mum and others.
are among the stock holders. The new
bank will open in the land office build.
ing. This will place Worthington far
in advance of any town in the Blue
Grass Region as a financial centre. It
is now and has long been the Wall
Street of the southwestern counties.
and this will place it still further in
advance.