The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-01-14

| 0EOSHOLO. VI NOOAeS county, MINI.
As will be seen by notice to bank
ers published elsewhere, the board of
audit will receive sealed proposals for
deposit of county funds, up to Satur-
day. the 10th inst, at 10 o'clock a. M.
The case of the state vs.. Sarah Nj.
Plumer, which was tried at the recent
term of the district court, has just
been decided in favor of the plaintiff
by Judge Perkins,. This was a suit to
collect certain personal taxes.
Alex Grinager. the artist, has been
engaged for the past ten days in paint
ing scenery for dramatic company of
Sheldon, Iowa. The company expects
to take in 4 number of surrounding
towns aud will probably show in Wor.
Ellington.
The ice harvest has commenced. 1t
is about twenty inches thick and Of
good quality, and six or eight teams
are engaged in hauling. One gentle
man wonders what use can be found
for so much ice. We suppose they use
it to cool beer.
The following persons were the hold
ers of the numbers which drew prizes
in Z. W. Smiths drawing last week
No. liz, library lamp, George Prince;
No. 25S, comb and brush set, Phil
Glasgow; No. 264. piano. Ed Pannell;
No. 81, Shakespeare. Will Firth; No.
26. album, -.
Last Tuesday Rev. Lathrop, pastor
of the NJ. E. Church, was SIS years old.
But few people were aware of the fact
that it was the anniversary Of That
gentletuan's birthday, among whom
were Mr.. and Mrs. Bigelow, vile pre-
sented the elder with a set of silver
knives and forks.
s. Mclean ard r. E. Convey brought
III a carload of horses last Thursday
after much trouble from the wintry
weather. They report the snow about
Il foot deep along the route between
Winona and Mankato. They got
through to St. James all right, but
there they found that the storm had
blocked the trains, but the Omaha
sent a snow plow ahead and opened up
the track for them to Wo:thington, 80
that they were not compelled to lay
over at st. James.
! The Pioneer Press company offers a
dollars worth of seeds and the Weekly
Pioneer Press for 20, and very liber-
al club premiums in seeds. The seeds
are furnished by Mr.. Metcalf. of st..
Paul, thoroughly reliable seed deal
er, and the subscriber selects the varie-
ties desired from u large list published
by the Pioneer Press company. All
persons desiring seeds should send for
the list. The ADVANCE and the Pho
neer Press will be furnished for $3.50
a year in advance without the seeds,
or SS2.70 with the seeds.
On Friday last during the blizzard \
child Of Henry N 'yn',, two years old,
living on the Brant place two miles
east Of town, climbed up to cup
board and got bottle Of strong car.
bolic acid and took swallow Of it.
Mr.. Meyn came to town on foot for
DR.. Barber. and when the DOCTOR ar
rived, half an hour after, the child was
pulseless. and only faint heart thvobs
could be distinguished; pupils were
insensib!e to light or touch; r''sl'ira.
ton was feeble and gasping, and the
child could not swallow 1T all. aud
seemed near DEATHS door. DR.. Barber
gave it by hypode rmic injection in the
arm, one.Quarter ounce of brandy, this
reviving it somewhat; this was repeat.
ed four times within an hour and a
half, resulting !" the restoration of
the child to consciousness, when vom-
ting was induced and the child re-
covered.