The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-11-21
The Worthington Gin Club will
hold a shoot on Thanksgiving day. Il

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hold a shoot on Thanksgiving day
Goods by the wholesale or sin
gle piece at wholesale prices at Day
rs Nichols. Now is the time and
there isthe place to get your Christ
MAS presents. Come early and get
the best selection. q q. Nv
The ,nerry-go-r round fiends pass
ed through here Friday on their way.
home from Missouri where they have have
been in the apple business. After.
the LIST Of January they will again
grind out music at the same old price.
Thousands Of people are looking
Californiawards. They want to
know where to go to raise fruit and
how to travel cheaply aud comfort
ably. For, full answers to these
questions address California Bureau
of Information, Box 572, Cedar Rap
Iowa.. liam * ~. IA
The dime social at r. '. Putman's
last Friday night was very enjoy
able affair. A large number were
present. Refreshments were served
and the time was spent very enjoy
ably in playing games. Il is the in
tention to have the same kind of SO
cial once each month, to be held at
1.-THE residences of the different mem
beers Of the Methodist church. -.
The Mission Band met: at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Ludlow
last Friday:night. The evening was
spent in very enjoyable manner.
Each of the party bought a picture
of himself or herself which was, taken
when he or she was quite young and
much amusement was. caused by
guessing VIII > they were. The Star
Mandolin Club furnished the music.
Five large deer were shipped
here from Lacrosse, Wis, Monday
night They were killed by party
of hunters from Spirit Lake and
were billed to L. Allen, Spirit Lake.
The Burlington road refused to carry
them out of the state and they were
taken down by Ira Mishler. The
deer were fine specimens and were
much admired by the people at the
depot.
There are no longer any arc
lights used in the business houses.
! Several of the patrons were not salts
fed with the light, and as the remain
der in use were not enough to make
circuit, the council was Obliged to
take aH5of them ont. All the former
arc patrons are now using incandes.
cents, which give better distribu-
ton oflight and seem to be more
satisfactory.-Adrian Democrat.
"A man found a-$lO bill. says an
exchange. He paid the grocer and
took receipt. The grocer paid the
real estate agent the money for rent.
The agent paid the $40 to the man
who owned the property, who hap
pened to be the man who lost the
bill. He deposited it in the bank and
it was returned to him as counter
felt. Was there anything gained or
lost in this series of transactions?.
The Austin family left last Sun
day morning for Greenville, Missouri,
where they will make their future
home. The party consisted of Geo.
w. Austin and family, two sons and
their families and one daughter.
They are travelling overland, taking
three wagons: They will visit friends
in Iowa tor short time. Mr.. Austin
has been in poor health for some time
and makes the change in hopes of re-
gaining his health.
| 1t is stated by some Of our ex :
changes that w. F. Kirkhart, the
proprietor of the twenty-five cent cir
Gus which exhibited in this city last
summer, recently committed suicide
lin St.. Louis, 20. The admission
price proved too small to meet the
expenses and it was swept into the
maelstrom of financial bankruptcy.
| And it was for this reason that Mr..
| Kirkhart is said to have taken his
! life:-Luverne Herald.
! Now the harvest is over and the
holidays approaching our merchants
are beginning to lay in their holiday
stock and their show windows pre-
sent a very attractive appearance
Our merchants are also taking ad-