The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-01-14
An infant son Of MI. and Mrs. Coyeir
died Tuesday, January 18th 1896 of

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died Tuesday, January 18th 1896 of
| pneumonia. 80 =, -.
While at the houe of tile Job
'linskl family on the day Of the muir
der last week queer looking ami
NAL was noticed running about the
yard by number of ST.. James peo-
pie. 1t was freak Of nature partly
Iii the form of a hog and partly in
the form Of some other thing-no
one knew what. 1t has the body and
legs OF a common rooter, but the
head is entirely different from the
head of the ordinary swine. The
snout is of abnormal length and ia
pers to a sharp point like that Of a
South American ant eater. 1t has no
ears and never did have those. useful
and Ornamental appendages. At the
first glance the observers thought the
ears had been frozen off or had been
bitten off by dog, but closer look
revealed that there were no scars on
the hide and also that there were no
ear hCles. The surface where the
ears ought to have been was perfect
ly smooth except for bristles. The
animal had only one eye-all he ever
possessed-and that was located near
the center of the head and was all
most obscured by big puffy eye
brow. The hog weighs about $50
pounds and is apparently as healthy
and happy, with all its shortcomings
in the way of porcine beauty, as any
pig in the pen. The long snout and
the absence of the regulation number
of eyes and ears give the animal a
very sinister appearance, and it's
presence at the scene Of the awful
crime created much comment among
those inclined to be superstitious.-
St. James Gazette.
In speaking Of the ann ual meet
ing of the Ellsworth Cooperative
Creamery company the News says
On checking up the accounts OF the
past year, it was found that the
creamery did very satisfactory
business during the last twelve mon
tbs. Besides paying all running ex-
penses, several hundred dollars
have been expended in i'm
provements, besides paying off debt
IF hundred or two dollars incurred
when the creamery was first started
year ago last fall. The total debt
Of the institution now being only
about 500.
. The stockholders and patrons are
we'll pleased with the results of the
past year and it is hoped and expect
ed that next season it will show g
largely increased business, as farm.
ers are beginning to see that milk
ing COWS is more profitable than rails
ing grain, and further, it begins in
the cash every month and therefore
{ enabling them to pay cash for their
: necessary living and therefore they
do not have to run store bills until
"after harvest"
The Adrian Guardian on the same
: fubject says: Figured out closely it il
! round that the farmers who are pat
tonizing the creamery are getting
vice as much, in cash, for the cream
their milk as they could get in
, trade for their butter if made al
home and traded to the stores fol
goods. This is an inducement which
will encourage any wide-awake bust
ness like farmer to make the dairy
, business one of the special features O
his farm.Anotber thing to be thought
of is that the product is manufactur
ed at home-shipped in condensed
form-getting New York prices witt
the minimum of freight charges I
2 will pay to patronize the reamery