The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-04-04

;auo HOME Ou UAOuudy AOE d VIoAs.
The Mankato Presbytery will hold
It's regular annual session at Beaver
Greek on April 9th 1889. Rev. Thos.
Hall of Madelia, will preach the OPEN
ing sermon.
Miss Bessie Gorrie has been visiting
in Ewington township Jackson Co..
for week or two aud reports as hav.
ing had very pleasant time.
For Wall Paper. Window Shades,
Fixtures, and Paint. Call at Kindlund
Il Samuelson's Paint Store. Every.
thing at bottom prices. The store ID
open every hour of the day. 32-3w.
J.C. Walker and family arrived this
from Onawa, Iowa. with their house
hold goods and stock and are now
located on thfir farm in Ewington
township; all their friends. welcome
them back.
Some of the teachers in our schools
are improving the vacation time to
make home visits. Miss Silver and
Miss Heron 90 to Mankato, and others
will enjoy the welcome rest with their
friends at home.
Henry E. Savannah, of Adrian. re-
turned home last week, from Kansas
City, No., with young and beautiful
bride. We wish this young couple
long life as full of joy as their honey
moon evidently is.
Go to Mrs. DeWolf's for Spring and
Summer millinery. A Splendid
assortment Of all the new styles in
Hats, Bonnets. Toques. &c. Hats,
styles and prices to suit everybody.
Rooms over Mobiles County Bank. It
Mr.. Harry 9. Crawford enters this
week on the joy and dignity of indie
pendent housekeeping in the Clary
Addition. The Addition grows
steadily, and is u most desirable local.
ity for residences. -
There was pleasant tea party at
the house of DR.. Moore on Tuesday
evening. The fierce gale blowing saw
agely without heightened the enjoy
nent of the cheer and comfort in the
hospitable home of the Doctor and his
good wife.
Tuesday afternoon old Boreas was
out on an old-fashioned carousal.
The air was thick and heavy with the
smoke Of the prairie fires. Except the
tanning of the flames We have not
heard Of any harm being done by the
wild.
The Post Office business of town is
a very fair indication as to its going
forward or backward. The Wortllil.g
ton Post Office on March 3lst. 1889, re-
ported the heaviest quarters business
since it was instituted. The business
reported was $9S2.97
The host of the Worthington Mr.. J.
L. Fisher, on Tuesday went out with
four others on a hunting expedition
In four hours the result was the cap
ture Of four ducks and one goose. Mr.
Fisher got the goose, and he know.
where to place it to do the most good
Messers Shirk and Savi]l have beer
very busy for the past week in fittin,
up the rooms formerly used by tn,
Fredericksen Land Agency for thei
Cigar Mandatory. They will hav
their stock on hand in a few days. an,
Will begin business ut once. Thes
young gentlemen have made yer,
favorable impression on our people
and we have no doubt that our bust
ness men and citizens generally vii
give them substantial encouragement
The social ut the Young Peoples
Christian Association Rooms las
Friday evening WAS a perfect success
Tho amasemants wee panto mines
music. on the organ by Miss Alic
leohrer and Miss Dora Barber, = sol
10y Mrs. Frank Durfee; recitati N b
Miss Fannie Nayler, entitled "Ou
Christmas" quartette composed O
Mrs. p. Christianson, Miss Jessie Nc
kay, Mr.. A. Palm and Mr.. J. Mckay
Refreshments we're served, and all fel
the better for beng there.
The bonds offered for sale by tt,
Worthington Board of Education fl
the building of tho new school hous
We're taken yesterday by Messls. W. J
Hayes Il SOUS, OF Clt yeland. Oai.
They paid S30,l for the whole issue
The next highest bidder was Geo. L
Dayton, Of WOrtlington, wilt SO hi
Was S30.lC5. The bidding was quit
animated. The credit Of the villag
sesms to be first class. This is the bes
sale of bonds occurring for long tim
in the west.
One Of our citizens asks us to sugges
to the Village Council the passage u
All ordinance forbiddlng the burning
of leaves, rubbish or other combustibl
material in town lots or on the streets
We do not know whether such an ord
nance is needed or not, in addition t.
the State law, but too much caution
Cannot be observed in regard to fire i,
a town so poorly prepared to conteD'
with fire. Prevention should he SO
cured in every possible way.
! Prairie fires with a sovera oalo l;lr
that of Tuesday night are very alarm
ing. At Indian Lake, on Tuesday .ev
ening, fire, started by unknown per
SONS, started in straw stack on tn
ElIingson farm, which spread direct],
to Mr.. Woodruff's place, cousumin,
a house, barn, trees, and other proper
ty. The fire extended towards ROM,
Lake station, consuming the building.