The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-05-08
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Seeding, excepting flax, all done and
corn planting the order OF the day.
There never was as large an acreage
of wheat sOwn in southwestern Mime
sofa. Now for a fruitful. and refresh
ing rain. It would make u host of
hopeful countenances. ~. ...
We learn that Mrs. Geo. V. Dodge of
Round Lake, has Just returned from
Sibley, Iowa, where she had been called
by the severe illness Of her sister, Mrs
II. Buttrick. r..
Oats are Il scarce article in this sec
discovered \ whole nest of them the
other day in the grainary of Mr.. d. A.
Comstock. Indian Lake township.
Mr.. Comstock has about 1000 bushel
which he is selling at the low price Of
~ cents per bushel. Mr. T.. is Il non
resident though visiting his place at
present, his permanent residence being
in Ogle county, LII: Dir. Geo Bulls
has the management Of the farm, and
We were very pleasantly and Hospitality
entertained by his interesting little
family. On the way to and from there
we saw some nice fields of growing
grain, foremost of which. We're those
0f ]. N. Dodge. -, = -. -
Tie embryo village of Round Lake,
looks healthy and hourish!ng and Mr..
Chas. Peterson, the principal business
| man. is giving the Inhabitants of that
Vicinity rs good Il general assortment
of goods and at rs low prices as amy OF
tile more populous aid pretentious
towns. Everybody speakes we'll of
him and having known the gentleman
II. long years. we can endorse their
opinion.
Mr.. Alex Brown, who recently got
burned out, has his new building wei!
under way.
We understand our wide awake and
rustIing neighbor, A. =. Van Dorm,
has been invited by letter to become
State Lecturer for the Farmers Ali
nnce This is certainly quite Il piet,y y
feather in 'Al's' cap, and whether he
accepts or not we feel like congratula
ting him.
"A merting for the permanent organ
ization of a Farmers Alliance will be
held on Friday evening next, May 2nd.
We hope for IL good attendance ana a
lively interest.
Mr.. J. 5. Phelps, of Mankato, in
company with Mr.. Matthews, were
through this section ut county, re-
Gently, taking orders for Il set of print
ed charts on Civil Government and the
science Of United States surveys. We
think them i most excellent feature nf
our public schools. and hope they may
be generally adopted. They are print
Ell in large letters, and every depart
ment of our governmental system from
the President and his cabinet down To
township and sri,orl district organiZ,-
tions are given in Il condrnse,kyet CT NJ
prelensivc form. Mr, Phelps person
ally is u typical American, afable, in
telligent, and broad guageh, one who
thoroughly believes that the elective
legislative, judicial and executive ge-
MUS of our government is par excel
lencp, and wants that fact industri
ously instillrd into the "crming man. >
and woman too. for that matter. We
gave him an order for a set to be used
by district No. 81.
Rev. ). Il. Goetz preached to large
congregation, last Sabbath in Bethel
Church on his way to the Evange!ica]
t Conference. Rev: II. j. Harrington
will preach next Sabbath or send y sub
stitute. Il week hence Rev. Mir. Fisk
Of the congregational Church Of Wnr
thingtOn will preach ut 3 O'Clock. IL
will be accompanied by DR.. and Mrs
CriQIer, and we shall expect mnsica
treat, us we'll AS an interesting dis
course. FARMER JOIN.