The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-08-26

vestigate farming under irrigation on
Close Bros. & Co.'S lands ii ProWers
county, Colorado. HIM fare rates
on all roads. For further particu-
lars call on or address Fred Mohl,
Adrian, MINI.
Have you noticed when you meet
q doctor, he says: 6 How are youi'
A newspaper man inquiries, What do
you know7" But the Lawyer hits you
on the back and ejaculates, What
have you gotl" And the preacher
asks, Where are you going!" That
is the hardest question of them all
to answer. ~ Nonpariel.
]. E. Seaton and w. G. Groom Of
Storm Lake Ia, were here this week
looking over the country with view
Of purchasing peice Of land for
farm and locating here. # they con-
clude to do so they will put in opera
tons we'll boring outfit which they
have operated successfully in Iowa,
for a number OF years. ,s.
For the Nashville, Tennessee Expo
sition, to be held at Nashville, Tenn.
May LIST to October LIST, 1897, the g.
St.P. M. & O. Ry., will sell excursion
tickets to that point May 18th to Oct
ober 18th, good for continuous passage
each way with final limit until Nov
ember 18th, 1897. for $4O.65, for the
round trip. G. MORRISON
-. 42-l9 Agent. -.~. -.
Heron Lake and Worthington met
on the tennis court at this place last
Thursday, and a fine contest was the
result. Messrs. Pearson and Ed.
Grimes represented the Heron Lake
club and F. j. johnson and Loren
Town composed the Worthington
team. The Worthington boys won
three straight sets at 63, Ga, 6-2.
Guardsmen's Benefit, an excellent
performance. Mr.. and Mrs. Labadie
appeared in a cleverly executed
sketch "A Happy Pair" that created
much merriment. They were forced
to respond to two curtain calls. Mr..
Labadie did some remarkably fine
acting as Haversack in ''Napoleon's
Old Guard" -Detroit Free Press.
Correspondents are desired from
Bigelow. Little Rock, Olney, De-
valid, Lorain, Elk, Summit Lake,
Seward, Larkin and Willmont.
Parties that will represent these
townships, will kindly inform this
office, and it will be appreciated, if
parties knowing of any one that
would consent to represent these
townships, would inform this Office:
The Sibley Herald says that the
actual count there were 556 tramps
there in the in the month Of July
The News thought all the tramps in
the world were in Ellsworth in July
but it seems as though we. we're mis-
taken.-Ellsworth News. There may
have been thousand stramps II
! Worthington during the month, bu
their stay averages about: five minu
tes. - =
1
The Cemetery Association held /.
meeting Tuesday evening at G. A. r
Hall and elected the following off
GERS: Pres, Otis Bigelow; Sec., H
M. Palm; Treas, r. F. Baker; Trus
, tees, 8 years, B. F. Thurber, H: J
Ludlow; 2 years, Mrs. G. A. Forbes
: l year, J. A. Town, Mrs. Emma Sib
> ley. Books for keeping proper re
. cords of the cemetery were ordered
purchased. The treasurer reported
SIP on hand in the treasury.
I McClure's magazine for Septembe
a will contain thoroughly practica
t Land useful article on "Life in tn,
r Klondike Gold Fields" It embodie
q the personal observations of pionee
] who has lately come out, bringing
fair fortune with him, and it tell
o bow the miners enter and work thei
) claims. how they live, how they gov
+ ern themselves, what kind of me-
It they are, and how they pass their leis
Il ure time. It tells also the best wa
8 to the Klondike, what is the hes
9 equipment forthe journey and year
residence there, and what promise 9
i prosperity the country actually offers
It The article will be fully illustrate
b from recent photographs. .1'*
d About next year our people will b
y shooting across our lakes in bicycl
It shells. An invention of that kim
e has proved a success and the MANI
facturers are getting more order
l. than they can FIJI. Bicycle deale,
T. say that there is no question bt
IS what the shell is one of the comm
} fads of everybody. just the mt
! ment people are convinced thorough
!. l, " that they can enjoy a trip on Il
Il water in one of these in perfect SAT
Z ty, that moment. will the bud !,
= promise bloom into the flower ],