The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-08-12

ert, Of Larkin twp, Mobiles Co., stray
ed away and was lost in barley
field "a hours before it was found.
The whole neighborhood turned out
to help hunt it. It was asleep when
ound.-Fulda Republican.
It is reported that the directors of
the Spirit Lake Chautauqua had to
go down in their pockets again this
year, the proceeds of the session not
being sufficient to cover tbe expenses.
The attendance was good, but the |
managers tried to give the people too
much for their money. The program
was made up of the best lecturers in
the country and it costs money to &C.
cure those noted speakers.-Esther-
vile Democrat. 4
Fire! Fire! was the cry heard about
six o'clock laet Saturday evening, and
it was soon discovered that the barn,
outbuildings, corn, etc., belonging to
Michael Loffelholtz, in the north part
of town, was sheet of flames. Citi-
zens rushed to the rescue but nothing
could he saved as the fire had gotten
under Roadway before it was dlscov-
cred. The fire was caused by Mikes
little children playing with matches,
and is quite loss to Mr.. Loffelholtz,
as he is hard working. industrious
man, who cannot afford the loss
Bigelow Signal.
Last Friday afternoon, as the
freight going east was about half way
between here and Jackson, a car
loaded with bale tow was discovered
to be on fire. The car, being the
third from the engine, was detached
from the rest of the train, and a
quick run made into Jackson, when
the car was first side tracked and
then dumped into the ditch and al
lowed to burn. Spontaneous COM
bustion was the origin of the fire.
Lakefeld Herald.
The barley and rye harvest is about
out of the way, and the oats and
wheat crop will now be taken care
of. The yield will be equal to the
wonderful crop of two years ago,
when some pieces turned out 81 bus
hels to the acre. The weather is fine.
There is no ice in the wells; the
prairie chicken, grouse, and partridge
crop is the best ever known here.
This item is written for the special
benefit of our old friend, CIV. Schultz,
of Worthington, and hope he will
come up here this fall, pay up his
subscription, bag few birds, and
buy piece of land before the price
gets SO high he cannot see the top
G. S. Eastwood in Menahga Mes
senger.
Bicycle riders will be glad to learn
that chainless wheels will be put on
the market in 1898 by the Pope Man
ufacturing Co., and that their cost
will be as low as $3.50 spot cash. In
1898 the wheels now in use and their
ungainly chains will appear as an
Gent relics, to be given away or sold
for whatever they will bring. II
Young America expects to keep up
with the procession, he must secure
a chainless wheel in 1898, and get rid
of the one now in use; if he can't dc
better he should hide it. In 1895
comes the oue-wheel vehicle or true
cycle, with the rider in the center
where the old timers would suppose
a hub ought to be. It is though
that the complicated one-wheeler cal
, be put on the market for as low I
price as $500, and that is cheap enough
for a machine that will carry it's ride
a mile in 80 seconds. In 1900 pass
engers are to be sent by telegraph
\ and it now only remains for some on
to study out as to how they can &c
past the insulators. Let's all kee]
} up with the procession.- St. Pete
. Tribune.
Il Yesterday morning just as tn
= gray of dawn was chasing away tn
darkness Add Randall was roamin,
, around in the outskirts of the villag
, hunting. Suddenly he saw in tn
north pigeon coming rapidly in tn
direction in which he was standing
when almost over him he shot, AM
the bird duttered to the ground witt
only wing broken. The docto
j., picked it up. and as he did SO notices
! a stamp on the underside of it's LEI
wing. Closer examination reveale,
the fact that it was a carrier pigeol
from Prof. Andree's airship. Tn
Q markings on the wings were not yer
: distinct, but enough could be de
2 ciphered to learn that the bird wa
= probably set at liberty about July II
q and was at the North pole. To on
+ foot waa tied hit IF heavv oaner n