The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-04-25


on the race track the past week, and
the bicyclists and horsemen are en-
joying the same. So x
Il. E. Ventioner was over from
Adrian the first of the week. The
Democrat Of that burg speaks in
glowing terms of the work he is DO
ing in the painting and paperlng
line. H. ''s-,,
&c. Brandon passed through the
city Saturday on his way to Rush
more. W. understand he will edit
the Slayton Herald for Mr.. Dawson
and will hire a good man to run his
Rushmore Gazette. 49,
Attorney F. F. Cross has pur-
chased half interest in the steam
laundry. The new firm of Washer
& Cross are we'll known in this city
and we bespeak for them a continu-
ance of the good business the laundry
is now enjoying.
Mr.. Nelson, who has been resi-
dent of this city the past twelve
months departed for Chicago this
week, where he will reside in the
future. We are sorry to lose Mr.
Nelson as he was>a good citizen and
a property owner.
Prof. E. F. Harrington was in
the city Friday and Saturday, and
was pleasant caller at this office.
The Professor reports good business
through southern Minnesota, and al
so that he does more business in Wor-
Ellington than in any other town he
makes.
-Ex- Editor Willard Of Rushmore
sent Auditor Kendlen a wolf scalp
last week and claimed the bounty,
five dollars. A sensible wolf would
never prowl around hungry editors
door, he might expect to be taken in
and killed, and the top of his head
sent to the county auditor for REDEEM
ption.
Ray Hun1iston, member of the
State Pharmaceutical Mission, at
tended the April meeting of that
august body. Reports eighty apph-
cants, the largest the commission has
ever examined at any one meeting
forty of the number passed the >ex-
animation. Among the successful
we're Messrs. People and Curtis, OF
this city.
Harry Crawford departed for
Wells, Arkansas, Tuesday afternoon:
He will visit with his brother-in-
law and look around for a location.
We sorry to learn that Harry contem.
plates leaving Worthington, but
wish him good luck and prosperity
wherever he may locate. He is the
kind of man that any city may feel
proud of-honest, upright and enter
prising.
Congressman McCleary has sue
ceeded in having the mail service be-
tween this place and Spafford in
creased to three trips a week, COM
mencing July 1st. This news will
be hailed with delight by the patrons
of the Spaford Office. This is an
other assurance that our able member
of congress is alive to the interests OF
his constituents.
A colored artist has been in the
city this week. He was an exception
to the general rule. In one instance
he refused twenty-five cents on the
ground that he wished to earn all the
filthy lucre he received, by the sweat
of his ebony brow Any man OF that
stripe should have the opportunity to
earn iving-an opportunity the
world owes every man.
Will Wells, Of Alton Democrat,
was in town Saturday en- route home
from Adrian, where he had been
looking after his farming interests.
Will owns large, sized chunk OF
Mobiles county dirt, and in order to
reach the locality where he is mon
arch of all he surveyor, it becomes
necessary to ford the surging Kanar
AMI, and thereby hangs tale.
Buns are becoming more numer-
Gus as the grass grows longer. They
know good thing when they see it,
and Okabena lake, with it's placid
waters and shade trees, catches them.
While we take great pride in the
beauty and popularity of our sum-
,oar Worth;~ r+on don't want tramOS