The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-14
N. Layine will hold an auction 81

NJ. LaYine will hold an auction 81
his stock, farming machinery and
household goods At his farm on Sec.
ton ~, Summit Lake, Friday, Oct
22nd After his sale he will leavr
for Colorado county, Texas, where hr.
will probably reside permanently il.
the surroundings suit him; II not, III.
will probably return to Mobiles coun
tY again, as he will not dispose Of his
farm property at present, and his
keeping it will be quite an induce.
ment for him to relocate here il
Texas doen't suit him.
Ole Thompson had Is sacks Of fla
stolen from his field Friday night,
where he had been threshing during
the day. He soon after located the
grain, aud found it at Adrian, where
the thief had disposed Of it,. j. r.
Pettis, Of Summit Lake, was in town
today, and favored this Office with Il
call. He was feeling little blu,
from the fact that hog cholera had
got into his herd and killed 80 Of
them. lie had used up number of
dollars in trying to effect cure, but
without avail. -Rushmore Magnet.
The posto&ce fight at Worthing,
ton has been terminated BY the selec-
ton Of Frank r. Coughran for post,
master. The rank aud file of the r..
publican party do not seem to en-
dorse Congress man McCleary'.
choice, as it is claimed that Coughran
is not realty owner nor citizen, il,
the strict sense of the word. What.
ever the contention may b. on that
score, Frank will make good official
as the work is not unfamiliar, he hav
ing served as railway mail clerk for
number of years.-Democrat. Adrian.
Last Saturday the Burlington train
crew found man under bridge
about eight miles north of Spirit
Lake with bullet holes in his head.
The body WAS taken to Spirit Lake
where the Coroner's inquest was held
and it was found that the man
was John Legal, of East St. Louis.
and had worked during the summer,
four miles north of Ocheydan. He
left there last Wednesday in COM
pany of another man who is suppos.
ed to have committed the murder for
money, (which Legal is reported to
have to the amount of 60 or $65. i
Last week Thursday the engine of
N ssan & Zines nearly exploded
while they were threshing on the
farm of j. 0. Edwards. The soft
plug melted out, but not uutil the
crown sheet had sunk down, pulling
out some of the stay bolts. Steam
and ashes were scattered around to
quite an extent. No one was in
jured. The water glass showed
plenty of water in the boiler, but it
was probably stopped up with aka
lai. The engineer claims that the
water cocks also showed plenty of
water. The engine was brought to
Saxon & Amondson and repaired.
The boiler was not very old one.
A.Hawkins returned this week from
Minneapolis where he made arrange.
ments for the purchase of the Worth
ington Flour Mill in company with a
Minneapolis party. Mr.. Matteson
will continue to run the mill until the
expiration of his lease, when Mr..
Hawkins and his partner will take
possession and operate it. We are
pleased to learn that this valuable
property has passed into the hands of
one of our citizens. Mr.. Hawkins ex
poets to move to- Minneapolis in a
short time and then go to California,
for visit, but will make his home in
Minneapolis for about a year and
half, when his partner will accom-
pany him and become resident of
this place.