The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-06-24

y tional Educatio Asss ociiation to Is,
& held at MilWalk ee " IL, uly SCI
and 7th, 1897 the M. 81 orr
3 will sell excuTsiol tickets "a tia,
point July 8 and 9Th, good 70 re
turn, includ ding Jul 18th for 80
4 for the round TRIP.
422-6 \ loRR1sos, Agent. !
j The best and cheapest outing oul
/ readers can take is Il, 20 to Spirit
n Lake tent, OH the lake shore and pu1
!, |sixteen days at the shautauqua. The
Isxpense is light, aud the COM ination
Iof rest, recreation entert ainment and
4 INSTRUCTION will be- of great value
j physically and mental Get q copy
Of the Chautauqua Herald giving all
the interesting details.
j This week completes the three
months gratuitous subscription to
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The road rate Of the Worthington
i Wheelmen's club will take place
Monday night over the course pre-
viously determined upon around the
lake, distance Of ten miles. Nearly
every wheelman in Worthington will
be entered, and it promises. to be an
exciting race. After the race social
will be held at the new club house. &
i N. "A. Call, a successful farmer of
Org, was. in town Monday, and re-
ports all kind of grain to be looking
better than ever before, The warm
weather Of the past two weeks has
caused grain to grow unusually rap
Idly. Flax never looked better at
this time of the year. Oats and rye
are headed out, and he expects to cut
rye about the first of duly. =.
D. E. Fish has been informed that
his son.in-law, Knute Open, is now.
improving : He is able to get on his
feet, and is expected to recover, but
after he does it will be necessary to
submit to an operation to remove a
couple of metal tubes that were insert
ed to carry off the matter from the
wounds, which could not be removed
while the wounds were healing.
Hon. James T. McC leary and family
arrived in the city yesterday. They
have spent several days at the
Twin Cities. Mr.. McC leary expects
to remain until after the tariff bill
passes the senate. Several prominent
citizens of the neighboring towns have
already had audience with him per-
sumably upon matters pertaining to
the postohces. -Mankato Daily Free
Press. .EsS ~. = i. ~.
In McClure's Magazine for July,
Hamlin Garland will conclude his
series of papers on the personal side
of Grants early life, with paper
showing Grant as he actually APP
~peared in the full heat and burden
of one of his greatest campaigns-the:
investment and capture of Vicksburg.
Like the previous papers, this one
will embody recollections of Grant
by his close personal associates.
Saltwater Gazette: People who
are using any quantity of potatoes
should lay in a supply at once, as
they are sure to command a higher
price in the future than at the pres
est time. St. Paul dealers are pur
chasing in large quantities in antici-
patton of the advance that is sure to
come. The crop of new potatoes will
be limited, owing to the cold wealth
err" r.. - -
Postmaster Swartz and wife, of
Worthington, we're calling on friends
in the city last Friday. They were
driving across the country to Fair
mont to visit friends. Col. j. M.
Bull, who is in attendance upon the
G. A. r. encampment, was the officer
in command who received the sur.
render of Petersburg. This has been
a matter of doubt in the colonel's
mind until comrade to-day refresh
ed his memory to all the facts in the
case.-Jackson Republic.
The Ellsworth fire department rep
resentatives were over here, recently
and borrowed hose cart of our de-
partment to use in the races at Lu-
verne next week. The Pipestone
boys expested to get a new cart, but
in case of it's non-arrival the Ellis
worth boys rendered them theirs. In
speaking of the matter, the Pipestone
Star says: t'The Ellsworth cart is a
fast one, and with our champions in
front of it the world will be ours ~
The old veterans of this place who
visited the encampment at jackson
last week are united in expressing
praise of the greeting accorded them
and the courtesy extended. The cit
liens done every thing possible for
their comfort and entertainment.
Col. J.. NJ. Bull of this place was
elected chaplain of the Organization.
The next meeting will be held at
Heron Lake. ~ I rs ~ - - n
For the National Convention Of
Christian Endeavor Society to he
held at San Francisco, California, Ju-
~ 7th to 18th, 1897, the G. St.P. Mo
o. Ry., will sell excursion tickets to
that point June 20, 80, July l, 2, & 3,
for $24.15. The return trip tickets
can be. bought there July 18th to / 18th