The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-03-25
OFFICIAL PAPER.
SHORT LOCALS.

SHORT LOCALS.
This is the last week of school.
Hewitt has new stock of steel goods
cheap.
Workmen are putting new roof on
| Mrs. Goodell's residence.
Did you read the story about Miss
Torrance in last weeks ADVANCE?
Mr.. S. S. Morton Of Worthington
township has a number of cows for
sale.
e. E. King of Summit Lake adver-
tises to herd cattle. See notice else
| where.
If you want to read the news dished
up in good shape, you will fad it in the
ADVANCE.
Mr.. Thos. Brennan is on the sick
list; also a daughter Of MIR. and Mrs.
&. T. Shattuc.
There is large open place in West
Okabena lake, and the ice shows signs
Of general breakup.
There was a minor arrival at G. w.
Tuttle's in Summit Lake few days
since-a nine-pound boy.
The NJ. E. society have ordered new
carpet for their church, which they ex-
pect to put down some time next
month.
Immense quantities Of lumber are
icing hauled into the country, oarpen-
tiers all busy, settlers arriving daily
surely the boom is on.
A communication from Bigelew, CIV
ing the closing exercises of the school
in district No. 26 was received too late
for insertion this week.
Landlord Loveless of the Lake house
is painting, papering and otherwise re-
pairing his hotel preparatory to the
spring rush of newcomers.
The clerk of the court has been en-
tering judgment in the delinquent tax
cases this week. No answers were
filed except by the railroad company.
Rev. W. II. Hartzell of this place
will preach at Adrian next Sunday
morning and evening. There will lie
no pregcling at the Presbyterian
church here.
E. c. Hawley. V. Peterson, John
Roberts, Frank johnson and Dick
Marshall, of Elgin, ILL.,, arrived Tues
day, on handwriting expedition. II
is understood that they purchased farms
near Brewster.
1t is reported that a full railway
postoflice service will be established on
the Omaha road between St. Paul and
Sioux City on April l. New mail cars
fifty feet in length have been ordered
for use on the line.
Parties who have been at Luverne
report that diphtheria is making fear
full ravages at that place. School is
closed on account of it, and the NJ. E.
district conference which was to have
been held there had to he postponed.
Truly Luverne is in a pitiable condi-
ton.
The name of Hersey postoffice in this
county has been changed to Brewster.
The name of the station at that place
was changed several years since, there
being another ''Hersey" on the Omaha
railroad; and now the change in the
name of the postotfice will prevent
much confusion.
Mr.. A. J. Torrance, living north of
town, died last Tuesday. Deceased
was the father of II. E. and F. A. Tor
rance of this place, and highly respect
ed by all who knew him. The funeral
will take place this afternoon. Stod-
dard Post G. A. r., of which the de-
ceased was an honored member, will
have charge of the services.
l.. b. Bennett has received letter
from the pension agent at Milwaukee
explaining the delay in sending out the
pension checks. Those directly inter-
ested can see the letter by calling on
Mr.. b. The agency at Milwaukee con.
tains the names of some Is, 600 pension
ers on its roll and the list is constantly
growing larger. A large number of
delayed checks arrived yesterday morn
ing.
Elsewhere may be found a report of
the proceedings of the last meeting of
the board of county commissioners,
which adjourned on Thursday. Among
other innovations that should have
been adopted long ago, is one that par.
ties desiring to have road taxes abated
or refunded must look to the town
boards for such abatement or refund.
ment. The reasonableness Of this is
clearly set forth in the proceedings.
The session was short one but full of
business, to which the reader is refer
red for further information.
Worthington readers of the ADVANCE
may be surprised to learn that a Sc.
we're snow storm ragged Saturday and
Sunday quite generally all over the
country. At st. Paul the snowfall was
so great as to block the street cars and
delay the trains. In Michigan and H.
linois trains were stopped by the snow.
Here in Worthington no snow fell, and
aside from being a raw and chilly day
there was nothing to complain of.
Since Sunday the weather has been
spring like. Hurrah for south western
Minnesota.
The state teachers institute for this
county commences at this place next