The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-06

A meeting Of the Mobiles County
Agricultural society will be held
Saturday, May 8th, at z o'clock p. III,
| in the Office of A. G. Hedberg. All
who are interested in the success of
the lair are requested to be present.
The society is planning for a county
exhibit at the state fair this fall, and
It is now time 20 commence laying
the plans for making a good exhibit.
w. E. STOUTEMYER, Pres.
This is the way the Webster City
Tribune gets after delinquents: Per
sons knowing themselves indebted to
this Office are requested to call and
settle. All those indebted to this Of
! fee and not knowing it are requested
to call and find it out. All those
knowing themselves indebted and
not wishing to cali ale requested to
stay in one place long enough for US
to catch them. All those who are not
indebted are requested to call and
become acquainted" ..
Miss Jessie Wilbern has accepted
position in the intermediate depart
ment of the Worthington schools,
Minnesota. Miss Wilbern will begin
with the fall term. She has taught
three successive terms of school IN
the Morse district and is now. teach
ing the Neff school, near Ashton
This is desirable position, and we
feel assured in saying that Miss Will
bern will give satisfaction and Wor-
thington will have reason to be glad
of the selection.-Sibley Gazette.
In speaking of the poor farm cues
ton, the Murray County Herald says:
"You will have to excure Murray
county, Bro. Crawford, for we have ii
splendid poor farm of 16O acres with
a $1,000 building in which to care for
our county charges. The plan OF
county poor farm is all right, and
any county can better afford to care
for its poor in this way than to allow
bills Unfortunately all over the
county. Make a home for your de-
pendent poor and care for them all
alike"
Mr.. Bloom commenced work in the
cemetery Saturday morning. This
sacred ground will now be put in the
best possible condition and kept So
It is expected it will require a mans
labor all summer to do this, but the
work has now been started, and the
prospects are that it will be contin-
ued until this property will be cred
it to the village and those directly in
terested. The ladies are deserving
of much praise for the action they
have taken and the labor performed
to bring about this work.
A. Falk, the shoeman, will move
his stock Of footwear to the Wilson
building now being repaired, the last
Of the month. This will give him
large and light room for the proper
display of his large stock of shoes
which he carries in order to supply
the demand Of trade. By the excel
lent quality of goods, which is dem
onstrated by their wearing qualities.
and reasonable prices for this class of
goods Mr. Falk has established an
extensive trade which he has merited,
and as his big sign reads, he ''can fit
any foot"
The Nashville Students played to a
good house here last week. The
company contains some good artists.
and their specialties pleased the en-
tire audience: but their show IS not
up to their standard of two years ago.
Parts Of it were decidedly coarse
and it is hoped that if MIR. Wright
has occasion to visit this place again,
he will cut out some of the horse
play" The Nashville Students have
the reputation of giving refined
and excellent entertainment, but
their performance here does not bear
them up.
The bicycle club held a meeting
Friday evening, and adopted con-
stitution and bylaws. The commit
tee on repairing the Idlewild had no
report to make as they had made no,
investigation as to what the neces-
sary repairs would cost. On motion
they We're authorized to expend $25
in repairs, providing they could Sc
cure the lease of the building, with
the option of purchasing in 80 days.
or in two years, at an agreed amount.
The list showed that n members had
been secured. Meeting adjourned to
second Friday in May.
The program of the summer train
ing school to be held at Worthington,
commencing June 18th, has been is
sued by County Superintendent
Maud Graves. L. Bliss. of Waseca,
will be conductor, and Fannie S.
Guptill, of Minneapolis. 4. F.
Schmidt, of Jackson, and Mrs. {
Blanche Hand, of Wilmar, will be in
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