The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-12-14
Vote ~ change insH. =. Tn.
rance's ad this week. wv Wy VA " IN

Pure maple syrup, v1!W Per ga.
lon. LovELEss, The Grocer.
\ Tho Wide.Awakes will give !
ball tonight U the Masonic parlors,
\ Cali at E. =. Salmon's for fresh
nuts, cigars and tobacco, +
sleds. A6ne lot u the Furni-
ture Store in g. A. r. block. See
the Youths Companion. 1Sw2
C. H. Baboock, the druggist, has
a change in his ad. this week. It
will especially interest the ladies.
Ray Humiston is going to please
his patrons if possible, in holiday
goods. He has a large stock to select
from. =
/ u. E. Hickey (old Grover) of
Mankato, was circulating among the
machinery men here Monday last.
Mr.. Hickey represents the Minneapo'
lis Thresher company. n -
"A Card. I wish to express,
through the columns of the ADVANCE,
my sincere thanks to the kind neigh.
bors for their sympathy and assist.
ance during my late bereavement
=. ELIZA FEINsrEMAKER.
D. Foss, one of Mobiles county
good farmers, made the ADVANCE q
call Wednesday. Mr.. F. says he hae
20 acres from which he expects tc
husk 900 bushels of good, sound
corn. He says this has been a splen-
did corn year; it has paid him the
best of any crop he has raised.
-Hurburt Bro. received notice
from the collector of internal revenue
that they could commence work in
their factory, Tuesday: The boys are
enterprising and will push the work.
They expect to get out on the road
considerable of the time and endeavor
to work up a trade in the surround
ing towns. i.
County Commissioner H. M.
Palm is of the opinion that the board
at the January meeting, will proceed
to advertise for bids for the erection
of a jail and sheriff's residence. He
believes the board will be ready to
accept the plans prepared by the
building committee. Mr.. Palm is of
the opinion that the court house ques-
ton is settled.
In the divorce case, tried at the
last term of district court, Lawrence
vs.. Lawrence, the Judge renders 9
decision in favor of plaintiff, Emms
Lawrence, giving her the care and
custody of the children. A mutua
agreement was reached in the divi
sion of the property. One half of the
farm goes to the plaintiff; also some
personal property. Judge Wilson
was attorney for plaintiff.
The history Of the cigar factory
has been varied one. The summer
of 1889 George Shirk and G. E. Savil]
came here from Canton, ILL.,, and
opened a factory in the second story
of the Singer block, on 10th street
They afterwards removed to the Hum
iston building where they continued
a wholesale and retail establishment
until 1890, when the Worthington
Cigar company was formed. This
company was organized and incorpor
ated under the State law with an au
thorized capital Of $4,000 and SIS, 0o(
paid up. Charles E Savill was cleo
ted president, and Geo. w. Shrek
secretary. The factory then being
located in the Davis building, on Sec
ond avenue. At the annual meeting
May 1891. Mr.. George W. Wilson was
elected president, and George Shrek
secretary. In February of the same
year, Mr.. Savill sold his interest te
Mr. Shrek and withdrew from the
company and started an opposition
factory in the Singer Block, on Tenth
street. Here he continued until Sep
TENDER 1892, at that time the two
factories were consolidated, still re-
tanning the name of Worthington
Cigar Company, and their place Of
business was changed to Wilson block
This concern has been OF much
value to Worthington in more
ways than one. They manufactured
IN round numbers 10000 cigars per