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

py father of fine boy. Frank Green
was quite proud over a 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; the
I.amberts 80; the Sutherlands 20 acres;
and Mr.. Bass Is acres.
| Mr.. Tob+y is having his old place put
in crop.
One of Mr.. Baxter's cows has had
twin calves.
Mr.. Peterson is breaking on the n. E..
quarter section 10.
Dir. David Herlin, on section 7, has
put in large acreage to small grain,
and will plant big field of corn.
Mr.. Frank Green is rushing the work
on his farm; is now planting corn, and
he has good corn land. The old Eggle~
ston farm was always we'll farm ed.
We hear that herd of 1900 from
Iowa is to occupy all the vacant lands
f 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 we have
had the weather.
Our ever faithful pastor Rev. F. L.
Fisk, preached last Sunday in District
No. AZ school house.
The I4anberts are cropping the Rose
farm.
MI. BASS, though still on the sick list
has bought a fine new buggy. The
boys have the place nearly all plowed
and sown to small grain.
EWINGTON.
What a fiie 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 IL
vigorous growth, and now the cool
weather will cause it to stool out and
root deep. Could We ct good soak
ing rain now fine crop would almost
be II fOregone conclusion.
A good crop this season considering
the acreage sown)will create \ IRENE nd.
Gus rush Of business in southwest Min.
nesota, and if added to that our hay
industry receives it's proper share of Il, =
tention the volume will assume the d.
mansions of boom.
tell you the latter is not to b..
sneezed at AS any spectator might at
test, who was watching the matter in
Worthington markets during last week
A hundred tons day was the estimate
by many who noted the operations.
Mrs. Blaisdrll who used to live in
this country, and who by her trench
ant pen and breezy colloquits earned
Il sobriquet Of Minnesota Blizz ,rd.
once said "Grass is King" and Mrs. y.
was quite correct and if any one doesn'.
think SO let him interview our dealers
in Worthington. A brief inquiry one
day elected the following information
in reference to receipts and output by
some of the operators: z. E. Covey
nearly 1000 tons; Norman Bros. over
1900 tons; Azom Forbes over 1000
Besides there were Nichols, Fisher,
Hansberger and others who have
operated largely and profitably in that
line. But what want to say particu-
larly in reference to hay is in vindica
ton of our own native grasses. Inu.
tice in many papers a tendency to dub
southwest Minnesota as the "blue
grass region" This is a misnomer
and as stickler for our old, tried and
true friend we stand by bluejoint.
W. are told that in our metropolitan
ma' kets it has earned the psendouym
of "gilt-edged" and that honestly too
1 believe. As to their comparative
merits by analytical test we know no.
thing. but the tactical laboratory of
''OId Bias" says its pail filler, and net
only that but it puts sleek and shiny
coat on the festive steer and pads it
with mellow adipose. 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 that
matter, and don't propose to abdicate
or be bowled out by an interloper from
''Old Kaintuck." So there now.
Saturday evening, May 23rd, is fixed
upon as the date of Rev. WIN. Browns
lecture, and tho place will be Bethel
church, in this town. Rev Browns
marvellous experiences as one of our
countries defenders, are creating an
ever widening interest, and his thrilling
"reminiscences of prison life aud es-
c.pe therefrom. take US back to the
second birth Of this great country of
ours ana mark the cost.price Of the
peace, prosperity and indivisibility
which we now enjoy. Come one and
all and contribute to a worthy cause.
and at the same time receive an intel
lectual and patriotic treat,
u FARMER JOHN. d
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