The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-04-15
SHORT LOCALS.

carloads of flax seed shipped from Wor'
Ellington station.
The baby distributor left a fine child
at the residence of Chas. Tillander, in
Bigelow township, last Friday.
The entertainment which the band
boys hoped to give tomorrow night has
been postponed until next week.
Mrs. Simmons restaurant IS under
going repairs-repapering, painting,
etc. W. w. Heron is doing the work.
The ladies of the Swedish Lutheran
church gave social last evening at s.
V. Wyckoff's old stand in Masonic
block.
A big pile of sand has been hauled
and unloaded in the street in front Of
where the new bank block is to be
erected.
The word game that is the fashiona-
BILE craze at present, is having one
good result in developing the science
Of spelling.
Next Saturday those who had bills
allowed at the last meeting of the
board of county commissioners can
draw their county orders.
The delinquent tax sale will occur on
the Sd day of May this year. The no
tice by the county auditor announcing
the sale appears elsewhere.
A few of Worthington's enthusiastic
sportsmen have organized a gun club
and now neighboring towns had better
look a lcedle out for their laurels.
Rev. D. G.. Gum held services at the
Episcopal church last Sunday. Mr..
Gum had been sick, but had 50 far re-
covered as to hold services as above
mentioned.
Some Of the young men of our town
talk of organizing a base ball club.
Our physicians think they can handle
the additional cases of surgery that
this will entail.
Mr.. e. p. Hewitt has brand new
advertisement this week. Mr.. II. is
the pioneer hardware dealer of Wor-
Ellington, and can supply anything you
need in his line.
Snakes have made their appearance
in the park. They are of the harmless
variety, however. 1t is believed that
there are no venomous or harmful
snakes in Mobiles county.
The friends of Mrs. W. II. Bigelow,
who ut one time resided in Worthing-
ton, will be pleased to learn that she
has recently been appointed post mis-
tress at Wilder, jackson county.
IIildreth's barber shop has been re-
moved to the room over numiston's
hardware store formerly occupied by
Mr.. Kohl as Il harness shop, and the
latter gentleman occupies the building
vacated by Mr.. Hildreth.
There is a splendid crAyon portrait
of Is. F. Prince in the window of e.
W. Smiths drug store, the production
Of Mr.. Princes nephew, Eggleston.
The young gentleman promises to be-
come an artist of no mean ability.
The ice has nearly all disappeared
from the lakes. Numerous dead fish
are seen near the shore, either the re-
suit of iudiscriminate shooting or else
they froze to death during the winter
and the melting of the ice brings them
to view.
The meeting of the township assess.
ors will occur at the auditors office on
April 24. At that time they will take
the oath Of office, and receive the as
sessment books OF the several towns,
and also general instructions as to
their duties.
The spring term of school COM
menced last Monday with the same
corps of teachers employed rs last
term. And now the merry schoolgirl
goes tripping by four times a day, her
thoughts intent on the pursuit of
knowledge or something.
Mrs. L. B. Bennett and Miss Jennie
Barton have opened a dressmaking en-
porium (don't know what an emporium
is, but it sounds big, so the word goes),
and are prepared to carry on the bust
ness in the highest style of the art.
See advertisement elsewhere.
F. NJ. Frederiksen, OF the Chicago
real estate firm Of Frederlksen & Co.,
has been in town this week. Yester-
day he was showing lands to a party
consisting of W. p. Wheeler, Wayne,
ILL.,; J. F. Klock, South Elgin, H.; E.
G. Hawley, Elgin, ILL.,, and John Van
Wicklin. Plato Center, III.
On Monday evening prof." some
body gave a magic lantern exhibition
at G. A. r. Hall lit is presumed he
dubbed himself Prof. )" as nearly every
body does that comes along with SIM
liar ENTERTAINMENT. lie did not adver-
tise very extensively, and consequently
the house had an aching void, so to
speak.
The NJ. E. church is undergoing re-
pairs. A carpet has been procured,
the chairs have been newly painted,
and other improvements made. On
account of the work not being com.
pleted last Sunday, no service was
held in the church that day, but it is
expected that the regular meetings
can be held next Sunday.
The "Boston" block, Minneapolis,
which contained the postoffice, was in
jured by fire on Monday. The con-
tents of the postotfice we're saved. The