The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-07
LOCAL NEWS.

lhe DIg TIN boxes fastened OnCO
poles around town are not for the re-
ception of contributors for the heath
en- as some might think. They are to
put waste paper in instead of throw
ing it on the street, and hereafter
anyone caught throwing paper in the
cutters near the boxes will be arrest
ed and fined.--St. James Gazette.
This would be an excellent ida for
our council to adopt and enforce.
Our streets would then present a
much more tidy appearance.
Harry S. Humiston has opened a
harness shop in the Wilson building
next to j. D. Humiston's and is ready
for business. He has put in a good
stock of new goods and will increase
to large stock so that all demands
can be readily met He has employ
ed an experienced harness maker to
do all kinds of repairing and making
harness, and will personally look after
the wants of his patrons. Being we'll
known here will be a sufficient guaran
tee that satisfactian will be given.
Will the "seketary" please explain
how and why that gang of ''grafters"
and highway robbers were admitted
to the fair grounds and allowed to
work their bunco games on unsus-
pecting visitors? It is said these
daylight robbers secured more mon
ey in the three hours they were
turned loose on the crowd than was
cleared by the agricultural society in
the whole three days Of the fair
St. James Gazette. No such bust
ness was permitted by the officials Of
the fair in this county.
Last week Friday Geo. Darby lost
five of his dogs by being poisoned.
About month ago SIX months old
blood hound pup died from the ef-
fects of poison. From this it would
appear that someone was DESTROYS of
taking revenge upon Mr.. Darby and
took this despicable method. He
has his suspicious as to who the per-
petrator is as Thursday night his wife
saw party going from the kennel to
the barn. He says if he had been
there they would have received 4
warm reception from his revolver.
The animals are quite loss to Nj,
Darby as he sent to Pennsylvania for
the blood hound and the mother of
the other pups which were fox
hounds. He has two left yet which
he was able to save. :
We are sorry to learn that Mrs. j.
Nj. Bull has decided to rent her farm
here and sell off her personal effects
and to join her husband next year,
wherever he may be located by the
conference next week. This will GER
tainly be much more pleasant for Mr..
and Mrs. Bull, yet we dislike to see
them give up their home here. :.
Mrs. j. M. Bull received letter last
evening from E. Eugene Gay, men,
Der of the Empire Publishing COM
pany, of New, York in regard to her
book, Bethel el-Bethel." The letter
says the book is now in press and
will be out the fore part of October.
He also adds: 81 have great conf.
dence in the little book. 1t touches
in practically new field, and is also
of such nature that sect or creed
can raise no objections, which. is. I'M
usual in religious literature" This
is indeed high recommendation
coming as it does from 50 good an
authority. We are pround to know
that this book was written in Pipe
stone by Pipestone author.-Pipe-
stone Star.
We hear that there were four at
teanpts made last Sunday night, in
s11ais and Murray counties, to burn
szllsshing machines, one of them be,
~ successful. 1t g said that one
machine just across the county line
was banked with straw and a trail of
the same material extended for sew
oral yards and ignited, but fortunate.
Iva guest of wind put'out the flames
before they reached the machine
Various motives are advanced fol
these dastardly attempts to destroy
valuable property, but whatever the
motive may be, it is to be hoped that
the perpetrators may be caught aud
properly dealt with. III the mean
4 time, it would be well for thresher.
4 10 carefully guard their machines af
tor nightfall, prepared to give prowl
II ers q warm reasp ion aud 1t woulc
also be q goodz rule, in anticipation d