The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-06-10
OFFICIAL PAPER.


q. S. Land Office.
Parties desiring to keep posted in any public
matter relating to Mobiles county must have the
ADVANCE.
The bell for the Swedish Lutheran
Church has arrived. 1t weighs 14Ga
pounds.
The String Band gave dance Mon
day night which was we'll attended.
Mr.. Whorton, Of st. Cloud, special
agent Of the general land Office. was in
town Tuesday, seeing to some cases at
the land Office.
The Okabena Mills started up the
other day and turned out fresh sup
ply Of -four.
The s.. p. & O. company are improv-
ing their turn table at this point by
putting in Il solid circular stone wall
around the table.
The Good Templars gave Il supper
Monday evening in connection with
the dance.
Bogus dollars are in circulation.
They are 4 good imitation Of the sill
YER dollar and have about the light
weight. Look out for them.
The Young man who took plow
hammer and another tool from my
barn on Sunday last can save trouble
by returning the Same, as know the
party. 5. CLIPPENGER.
August Johnson is building addi-
tions to his house on 9th St., one ut
the end and one on TOP, making it u
two story.
G.. II. Smith went to Beaver Greek
on Monday to survey some plats to the
town. Messrs. Shell l. Smith have
purchased all the unsold lands and lots
in the town ''sight" and will put them
on the market.
Weather report for May, 1885,:
Coolest ut Il. M. 4th, 81 above; warm
est at Up. m. 3lst, IS above; average GO
above. Windy days 2, cloudy days 13,
rainfall II inches.
j. II. MAXWELL.
1t will pay you to go to Mrs. De-
VOLTS for your millinery. rooms over
Mobiles County Bank. The Famous
Newport Shade Hat only 25cts. Nice
Dress Hats greatly reduced in price
for tho last of the season. Give her a
call and be convinced. Aft
a good jnb is being done in trim
ming out the underbrush along the
east shore Of Okabena lake. And this
is i good time to make our regular an
nual suggestion about eXtirpating the
poison ivy along the Shore. Somebody
encased in a coat of mail ought to be
| emElOyed to do the work.
Col. Il. II. Matson was in town Tues
day getting off another car load of hay.
| lie runs his presses between times and
being "pressed' for some hay items he
Informed us that he had shipped about
III cars this spring, and expects to
make about thousand tons of hay of
his own. and to buy and press as much
besides us he can handle.
The W. X. G. will hold Camp ket-
tie Drum, Tu sday evening, June Is,
Ill the G.. n. Il. Hall. A cordial invi-
tatinn extended to all. Delicious del
icacies served 1T the Suffers tent Con.
federatc notes not ccepted.
The ladies of the W. r. G.. will
please meet at the G. A. r. Hall Fri
day. june l1th. ut = O'Clock p. d.
Bring scissors and thinbles.
KATE II. ToWN, Pres.
! MARY II. Mills, Sec.
| AS stated in last weeks ADVANCE.
| parties can now take the afternoon
train to Smiley and connect with the
night train on the B. G. Il. & n. for
Chicago. arriving the next day in time
| for business.
Mail is also sent east now Ivy this
1,,,t 1,ft 1o<1 va
! half past or will be put on and will
clock.
Parties should remember that mail
for way stations goes only on day
trains. Also that 10 registered letters
go on night trains.
WorthingtOn people are still paint
ing up their houses. The prevailing
style seems to he red for the sash and
roofs. The styles for body Of build
lngs range from pure white to dark
green. DR.. Kenyon has finished paint
ing his buildings and fence e.. =.
Hewitt las painted his residence. A.
Buchan is painting his house a dark
green. The Catholic Clurcl, is paint
ed white, and the Swedish Lutheran is
being painted white with green tint.
Geo. Rose is rainting his new house
white. DR.. Barrier has also painted
his house white.
The G. st. Z. NJ. & o. railroad CON-
pany has recently revised their round
trip rates So as to bring them to about
three ce;,ts mile in Minnesota and
Dakota. that is. they make half rate
Oh the return. This makes The rate
!, NJ r tn E.,1 lis
turn, So -.
| Worthington to st. Paul and Minne-
apolis and r+,urn, $1,000.
| Worthington to Sioux City aud re.
turn, S6 10.
! Worthingt"n to Mankato and re-
turn, 500.
This is Il reduction Of S170 between
here and st. Paul.
! Our reporter dropped down to the 81
AV. dock the other day aud took Il look
idly approaching completion. We
found sIlip-E,'il,ler Shattuc busy with
larg: force of-tOOls, working on the
railing around the vessel. (>nggested
that the railing is too low.) The boat
will be ready for use before the Fourth
and, suggested also. that the commit
tee on c"itbral ion charter it for that
day and give everybody in this and
the surrounding counties free ride.
The boat house and landing for the
new steamer are now being built near
the 81 Av. dock. (Suggestcd further,
that the piling for the boat house
should be made more substantial, US
the waves are in the habit of knock
ing houses to peiceS when the wind is
on the rampage from the west.)
Deputy Clerk Of Court b. II. Ben
nett informs lis that some IS papers
have been sent off already for pension
money for the current quarter. Next
Friday will lie ''pensiUn day" again
when more papers will be signed.