The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-03-04
League Social Friday evening.
Mrs. L. V. Blair is slowly recover

MIR. and Mrs. H. M. Palm are both
convalescent.
Chas. Thomas of Galveston, Ind. is
visiting relatives here this week.
The little daughter Of E. L. Porter
has been quite sick the past week.
| Mrs. Geo. Mackay is confined to
the house with an attack of erysipe-
las.
Two good rooms for rent over the
Bank OF Worthington. Enquire at
Bank. 1913
Henry APPEL has purchased mater
ial for building an addition to his
house.
| H. j. Ludlow left Tuesday for
Chicago and contemplates going to
New Jersey.
! Editor Hamstreet of the Hera Id,
Kinbrae, was registered at the Worth
ington Monday.
Miss Maud Graves, Co. Supt., has
been conducting teachers 'examiua-
tons here this week.
Starrett Bros.of Sheldon, purchased
the Salstrom stock of merchandis>
and will move it to Sheldon.
According to outlines made early
in the season, Teachers Association
will be held at Kinbrae, Saturday.
The State apportionment of school
funds has been made on the basis of
81. per pupil, allowing Mobiles county
$2,525.
Rev. 3. r. Pope, State Supt. of
Baptist Mission. Of Minneapolis, will
hold services in 6. A. R.Hall Sunday
morning.
The Epworth League will give
First class social at the home of MIR.
and Mrs. j. II. Bly,, Friday evening.
Every one with dime invited.
Marriage licenses were issued dur
ing the week to Fred Dalhime and
Florance J. WILKINSON; Wells E.
Soden and Clara Simons, all of Mob
les comfy.
John Blume and his mother re-
turned home last Saturday, having
spent several weeks visiting friends
and relatives in Illinois.
Ray Humiston has fox caught by
farmer of Little Rock. When the
weather moderates the animal will be
taken out and the hounds given a
chance for chase.
Hail Insurance agents are securing
the country at present as the grass
hoppers back in the seventies. After
the others are done, S. Kindlund will
start out and give the best Hail In
surance obtainable.
j. w. Watson is in the city orga-
nizing club for placing before the
public in the near future a pleasing
opera. Owing to sickness, the caste
is not complete. It will require some
forty people to produce the piece.
Alexander Cooper will be in Worth
ington until Friday, March 18th. He
will deliver an address Sunday eve
ming at Congregational church. A
union meeting. He will lecture every
night during the coming week, ex-
cept Saturday evening. Place of meet
ing will be announced Sunday.
The County Commissioners assem-
bled in regular session Monday after
noon. All of the members present.
The bid for building bridge across
Jack Greek in Graham Lakes town.
ship, was let to the r. D. Wheaton
Bridge Co. of Chicago for 1916. which
covers the bnilding of the foundation
and superstructure. The span will
be sixty foot. At the time of going
to press, county physicians bids are
under consideration. An adjorun.
will probably not be reached before
tonight.
A special to the Pioneer Press from
Marshall, Monday says: A very cur
ious thing occurred near here, on the
farm of Mr.. Shaver, east of Marshall.
Without visible cause an artesian
spring burst out Of the ground throw
ing large stream of water about four
feet above the surface. Thirty or forty
acres are already flooded and the
pressure keeps up. This has hereto !
fore been a hay meadow, and no
cause is known for the bursting out
of this stream. 1t is on section 10,
township of Underwood.
A communication received by an
ADVANCE reader from Thos. Baltuf,
Seattle, WASH, in which he says:
The winters there don't seem like
winters in comparison with Mime
sofa, they have the green grass the
winter through, fruit and shrubbery
are coming out in leaf. Farmers are
preparing for planting. This is 60
ing to be great productive country.
The times have been very very dull
here in Seattle since my arrival you
know this state went for free silver. !
1 think this will work an injury to the |
state for l think it will keep eastern |
money out. Real estate is very low
here at present but I carry the idea
that it will take turn again for the
better in two years more when this
state returns Republican again. The
people are heartily sick already.