The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-05-16


month, will not be extensive. The
enumerator will only be allowed 2
cents for each person. It will take a
brisk fellow to. earn $l.25 a day. :
j. D. Humiston has the biggest
stock of binders ever shown in Wor-
Ellington. His stock of all other
goods is just as complete. j. D. han
dies first class goods and his trade
extends over a large territory.
Rev. A. F. Peterson, Of Mankato,
is the guest of Rev. G. F. Edwards
at the Peterson home. He spoke at
the Swedish M. E. sociable in Lewis
hall last night, and tonight breaches
at the Norwegian church in Round
Lake.
"A gentleman from Nebraska is
corresponding with Hedberg & Clau-
sen with a view to locating here and
putting in grocery and gents furn-
ishing goods store. He is expected
here soon to make definate arrange
ments.
james Manning was at Heron
Lake Monday to make definate ar
rangements for starting his new pa
per. The ADVANCE predicts bril-
liant career in journalism for Mr.
Manning. He is writer of ability.
and will give Heron Lake a paper to
be proud OF.
The mercantile firm of Holmberg
& Anderson at, Kinbrae have made
an assignment for the benefit of
their creditors, to L. F. hammers Of
Heron Lake. The affairs of the de-
funct company will be wound up as
speedily as possible. We are unable
to state whether the gentlemen pro
pose to resume or not.
The Y. P. S. G. E. of the Pres
byterian church will give May
pole party on Friday evening next at
the residence of Mr.. John Newton
three miles west of town. All are
invited and are requested to meet at
the Presbyterian church at 7 p. m
promptly and conveyances will be
provided for all.
-Spafford Item in Jackson Repub.
lie: We are glad to welcome again
the bright, happy face and CHEEKY
temperament of Miss Vernette New.
kirk, of Worthington, who resumes
her school in district No. SO. Miss
Bessie Whitney, another of Worth
ington's grand army of glorious girls
has completed a very successful tern
in district No. SO of our town.
The boys are talking of organic
ing a social club and will secure
rooms in the Lake View House
where they will have reading room.
etc. Some of our best young men
are interested in the scheme. The
only two qualifications to entitle a
fellow to membership is that he be
of good moral habits and not in the
habit of raising any very large
amount of whiskers.
Mr.. John Peterson, Of Moline
ILL.,, who is stopping at the Worth
ington hotel, went to Kinbrae the
other day to look after an organ at
the store of Holmberg & Anderson,
who recently made an assignment,
and among other goods the organ
was seized by the sheriff. The pub
lie will be interested in the outcome
OF. this case, as the organ had only
been delivered to the firm on con-
sig nment to be sold ior them.
-Worthington seems to be getting
a good deal of SHALLOW Dip advertis-
ing of late. We assure our exchange
friends that Worthington- is not TAX
ing steps backward, but is progress
i've and up with the times. The
Avoca Independent says: s'Worth-
ington people are all in puzzle as to
whether they shall put in electric
or gas light, and they have held sew
eral meetings to discuss the matter
but have not yet reached defnate
decision. Really, we can't see why
they cannot decide between the two,
when electric light is the better. and
safer of the two. Avoca will soon
have electric lights; no gas for us.
Worthington should keep up with
the times and not slide back to the
days of tallow dips"
The county school teachers have