The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-05-07
LUVERNE ROAD.

py father or nne boy. FRANK Greer
was quite proud over similar event
but Frank Lambert is prouder still
He has quit smoking, so his gentlemen
friends will not get the cigars.
Corn planting is now in order. The
Baxters are putting in 40 acres; thu
Lamberts 60; the Sutherlands 70 acres
and Mr.. Bass 25 acres.
Mr.. Tobty is having his old place pu,
in crop.
One of Mr.. Baxter's COWS has hal
twin calves.
Mr.. Peterson is breaking on the n. e
quarter section Is.
Mr. David Herlin, on section 7, ba:
put in a large acreage to small grain
and will plant a big field of corn.
Nj. Frank Green is rushing the worl
on his farm; is now planting corn, anC
he has good corn land. The old Eggle'
ston farm was always we'll farm ed.
We hear that 4 herd of 1900 from
Iowa is to occupy all the vacant lands
# the Railroad company. This will
disappoint some of the old settlers
who intended to herd on the same
ground.
We are already feeling the need OF
rain, in order that breaking be made
easy and the spring crops advanced.
We would like to hear from the
Worthington weather prophet as to the
kind of weather we are to have. Tell
us now; any body can tell after wellave
had the weather.
Our ever faithful pastor Rev. F. L.
Fisk, preached last Sunday in District
No. ~ school house.
The I.alnberts are cropping the Rose
farm.
Mr.Bass, though still on the sick list
has bought fine new buggy. The
boys have the place nearly all plowed
and sown to small grain.
EWINGTON.
What fl le spring we are having
though little late in its entree. Never
in our experience has seed germin ted
80 quickly and started out with such !;
vigorous growth, and now the cool
weather v i'll cause it to stool out and
root deep. Could we ct good soak
ing rain now fne crop would almost
be foregone conclusion. ..
A good crop this season (considerine
the acreage sown)will create \ treme nd
Gus rush of business in southwest Min
nesota, and if added to that our hay
industry receives its proper share of Il,
tention the volume will assume the di-
mensiOns Of Il boom.
I tell you the latter is not to b.
sneezed at AS any spectator might at
test, who was watching the matter il,
WorthingtOn markets during last week
A hundred tons day was the estimate
by many who noted the operations.
Mrs. Blaisdell who used to live il,
this country, and who by her trench
ant pen and breezy colloqnhs earned
Il 9 sobrjquet of Minnesot BIizz ,rd
once said "Grass is King" Mrs. b.
was quite correct and if any one doesn't
think 50 let him interview our dealers
in Worthington. A brief inquiry ont
day elected the following information
in reference to receipts and output by
some of the OPERATORS: =. E. Covey
nearly 1000 tons; Norman Bros. owe,
1000 tons; Azom Forbes over 1000
Besides there were Nichols. Fisher
HaDsberger and others who have
operated largely and pro6tably in that
line. But what want to say particu'
larly in reference to hay is in vindica
tion of our own native grasses. Inu.
tice in many papers tendency to dut
southwest Minnesota as the "blue
grass region.'' This is a misnomel
and as a stick'er for our old, tried and
:rue friend we stand hy bluejoint.' .
We are told that in our metropolitan
mai kets it has earned the psendouym
of "gilt-edged" and that honestly too
l believe. AS to their comparative
merits by analytical test we know no.
thing. but the tactical laboratory OF
"Old Bas" says its pail filler, and ~: ,
only that but it puts sleek and shiny
coat on the festive steer and pads it
with mellow adj pose. Oh, no blue
joint is here to stay, "his foot is on his
native heath,' that is to say he ''holds
the age" and the sceptre too for tba,
matter, and don't propose to abdicate
or be bowled out by an interloper from
'old Kaintuck.' 50 there now.
Saturday evening, May 2srd, is fixed
upon as the date of Rev. WIN. Brown.
lecture, and the place will be Bethe
church, in this town. Rev Brown.
marvellous experiences as one of ou,
countries defenders, are creating AT
ever widening interest and his thr;llipl
"reminiscences of prison life aud es.
clpe tharefrom, take US back to tn,
second birth of this great country O.
ours and mark the cost.price of tn,
peace, prosperity and indivisibilit,
which we now enjoy. Come one ant
all and contribute to a worthy cause
and at the same time receive an intel,
lectual and patriotic treat,
FARMER JOHN.
Oregon Cedar Shingles are the best
Call and see them.