The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-01-30
The drill is still stuck H. the well.

Prof.; Harrington was in the city on
professional business Tuesday Sa
| What is so rare as d day in juno
Aday in January in Minnesota. \ ID
IS. V.#Wyckof presents some as
founding cash prices in this paper.
Mrs. j. G. Thorn visited in Rush.
more from Saturday until Tuesday,
A list of the delinquent taxes will
appear in our issue of Feb. 18th
Attorney F. F. Cross was in St.
James Saturday on legal business.
| At the ten cent social at Mrs. Bly's
last Friday evening by the Methodist
church, a goodly number were pres
ent and as usual on these occasions,
a fine time was had, %..,l..,.u u s4@&51
The ADVANCE is always glad to re-
cieve items for publication, especially
those announcing socials,' public gath
erings, ETC., and no charge is made
for their publication. r. ~.
An exchange each week publishes
the names of its subscribers who pay
up during the week. Wouldn't it be
different if he published the names of
those who didn't pay up. Va .'29
Miss Addie Paine, who has been
sick for several months, is much bet
ter now and great hopes are placed
on her complete recovery. 20:
Jas. Ramage received a telegram
Monday stating that a brother at
Toronto, Canada, was very low with
appendicitis. MI. Ramage left for the
above place Monday night. I
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Guy Fellows died on Thursday, Jan.
10Th. Funeral services were con-
Quoted by Rev. =. NJ. Lumm at the
school house in Dist. No. g.. Inter
ment was made in the Worthington
cemetery.
Last Friday the creamery took in
2711 pounds of milk and on Monday
32l8 pounds. The creamery now
has tWenty-six patrons and the
amount of milk received. is steadily
increasing. - In .s<H
Fry our. "want" column. For "lost"
"found," for rent" "for sale," items
and all notices to reach the people
no better medium can be, found.
The ADyANcE.is read by more families
IN Mobiles county than sanyzvpaper
published and a notice Id this col
umn will bring results. -
G.. Murphy, our late butter maker,
left for Minnesota and has accepted
a position there in, q creamery. His
family will follow this week. We
regret to lose from our midst such a
clever fellow as Con. and his ,:estima-
BE family. We wish them prosper
ity.-Dodgeville, Wis, Chronicle. @
A I. Mrs Mary r E: Lease, the noted
Kansas orator. who was to have
-speken-here. last Friday night WAS
81 Iesnssi& ataW ind ygb aszhsse slheasde.
vas unablss an her engyaag ennsnt
here. Ihesp ulists, however, turned
out in full fce At: GRIND Army hall,
and were ADDRESSED BY Mt Mr.. Tur r'
q Now that Ne have electric lights
there is no excuse for not getting
:up.early MORNINGS in the winter. We
have heard people remark that they
didn't get up earlier because it was
SO dark mornings and they were so
tender hearted they hated to strike
a match. But that no 60 now-all
you have to do now is to turn the
button. $&. s2@ = 4. !
In commenting upon the appoint
ment of Ray Humiston as a member
Of the state board Of pharmacy, the
Rock County Heard pays Mr.. Hum
iston his deserved compliment:
This is one of the best appointments
ever made in the state. If all posi-
lions 81 public trust were filed by
men as competent, console ntiousi and
deserving as Ray Humiston, the in
terests Of the state would bein safe
and efficient hands. s(s s u !
Besides .being5a leap year, 1896 will
have four eclipses, two Of the moon
and two of the sun. Only one of
them will be visible in tho United
States, and that is but partial &c
lipse Of the moon, which is due on
the 23d of August. Lent falls some
what earlier this year, as Ash We'd
nesday is on February 10Th. This
brings Easter Sunday on April 9Th.
We have new legal holiday this
year, February 18th, the anniversary
of Lincoln's birthday. A, law passed
by the last Legislature provides
ssThat the twelfth day Of February,
1895. and annually thereafter, the
anniversary Of the birthday Of Abra-
ham Lincoln shall be observed in
this state as q legal holiday; that no
public business except in cases of
necessity shall be transacted on that
day aud that no civil process shall be
served on that day..
/ Last Friday morning q dummy"
was found before one Of the doors in
the hall of the second story the
Wilson building and later was view
ed by the passers by in the street in