The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-08-05

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night, but not heavy enough to dam
age grain more than. to crinkle it
some. He also says the rains of this
week have taken the rust off from
grain to a great extent. <>g.
Some ofathe parties that were hailed
out last week are reported to be
among those that borrowed money
from the state under the seed grain
law. 1t is also reported that among
them is the party that obtained the
largest loan. The county may have
some of these loans to pay e.,
We arepleased to note that so many
students will attend the ;Mankato
Commercial College the coming year.
Thorough instruction and honest
dealing have won an enviable repu-
tation for the school. Their Actual
Business from the start makes the
work pleasing, interesting and easy
Special attention is also given to the
English Branches. Their fall term
opens Sept. lst.
The family of DR.. Gaugh returned
to Worthington Tuesday morning
A large delegation of their friends as
sembled at the Omaha depot to bic
them good bye and to express the
deep regret which all our people feel
on account of their departure from
Luverne. Monday evening a recep
ton was given to the doctor and his
family at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Philo Halves .-Luverne Herald.
Gust Holmberg, of Waseca county
has purchased farm three and ont
half miles northwest Of here and the
! Andrew Parson place in this village
, where he will reside and look after hi<
farm. Mr.. Holmberg sold his proper
ty in Waseca county about a year age
, and went to Sweden to live but, afte
being there awhile decided to return
to America and locate again perman
emily. He is a brother-in-law of Rev
E Anderson.
: Hubbard & Palmer, of Mankato
) have material on the grounds for tn
) building of large elevator. l.. O
Hickok, of Mankato, contractor 70
erecting the building, was in tow
Friday, and the work was com
E menced this week. The elevator vii
have a capacity of $4,000 bushels
and will be erected east of Mr.. Tor
RANGES elevator. Worthington viii
, be we'll supplied with grain dealer
this year.
, The Red Wing Republican says
that free text books have been furn
! ished the scholars at an expense o
t less than 3Ocents per pupil per annum
Two claims were made for the sys
{ tenn when it was introduced. On
was that it's adoption would increase
: the school attendance and the othel
t that it would reduce the cost of books
, Both have been realized, the latte
) in measure which it's warmest ad
, vocates had never dreamed of.
t R. Fl. Belknap says the prospec
: of some good races for the fair is YER
} promising. An effort will be mad
a to have the dates for holding the fai
: here included in those Of the racing
: circuit, W hich is nearly arranged. I
q this can be done the best races Cal
: be looked for here this year that hav
ever been held in the county. MI
0 Belknap expects to go to New Uln
J. the latter part of this month, where
, is expected the racing circuit will b
D opened.
: In McClure,s Magazine for Septem
Der will be reproduced a superb life
= cast of the face of Henry Clay, mad
e by John H. I. Browere in 1926, whe
Clay was 48 years old. tits probabl
the most real and vivid likeness Q
q Clay in existence, and it has neve
; been published In the same mum
+ Der of McClure's will be reproduce'
J. the only portrait ever painted of Mrs
J. Henry Clay. It also has never bee
J. published. Notes by Mi. Charlie
o Henry Hart will relate the histor
+ of the portraits and the circum
It stances under which they were pre-
duced.
e Tuesday forenoon Mrs. H. J. Luc
g low left her horse standing unhitche
1T in the street near her place in th
t. village, and while she was in tn
y house the animal started and "a
o away, running up 18th St. and Sd Az
al In front of the post Office it ran b.
B tween an electric light pole and tt
+. sidewalk and into a horse bitche
3 there owned by Julius Will. TIL
d horse broke loose and ran down lot
,e street and was caught at j. D. Hun
h iston's corner. Mrs. Ludlow's hors
* WAS canoht near the Lake View no