The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-05-19

Special sale Of shoes every Satur
day at w. p. jenkins. ,
A piano left in my care is for ron
cheap. =. +. BUoHAN.
It is reported that the Omaha roat
has purchased, from the Illinois ecu
trail, the line from LeMars to Siouz
City which the former has leased
ever since trains were run through.
Q. K. Open is preparing to put in
a foundry, but on smaller scale
than the one he commenced before
!! A small foundry ought to be 4 fail
paying investment here.
In letter from the family Of F. F,
Cross, they say they are nicely
located at Los Angeles, enjoying
good health, getting fat and very
much pleased with the country.
A tent for the Christian Gospel
meetings, has been pitched on the va
cant lot adjoining M. H.: Damon's,
but, owing to the cold damp weather
they have been unable to use it much
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Rev. Wolthousen moves this week
tc his new charge at CORTLAND, be-.
fore going he purchased a new sur
rey of John Ramage to take comfort
while driving to districts outside of
town. II s1@5r>so -, -
The Bigelow cheese factory owned
by B. I. Trip will commence the
seasons operation next Monday, in
charge of the old experienced cheese
maker, F. S. Krempien.-Signal,
Bigelow. ~.
O. J, Sjholm was obliged to kill
COW this week that went mad. lndi-
sations of hydrophobia were very
strong. The animal was not recently
bitten but might have been some
time ago.
Mrs. Mary Scherm, of Kasson,
Mimi, aged seventy years, stopped
here last week for a visit with her
neice, Mrs. Frank Wood, on her way
to Sioux City for visit with her
daughter. -
A girls "complexion" may be
stamped on her lovers heart, but
most of the "complexion" comes off
unless put there by Rocky Mountain
Tea. ''Powder's bad thing" Ask
your druggist.
Ole Swanson and John James
have formed a partnership in the
we'll drilling business using Ole's
gasoline engine for power. They
will put down a we'll this week for
II. Witt, seven miles north of Rush
more.
Mr.. Loofman, of Sheldon, Iowa,
who now owns the south one-half of
section 36, Bloom town ship, was in
town Tuesday and rented a house of
G. H. Afford near the pavilion and
will move here in the near future
with his wife and daughter.
Beef-Iron and Wine Food. strength
and stimulant. You should take it
now. 3 large bottles, $3.50. Humiston's
Chas. Glattly, after figuring with
mail order supply houses, purchased
a buggy of John Ramage and thus
again it is seen that people can do as
we'll at home, if they will only give
local dealers a chance to make a
price before goods are ordered from a
distance 49,
During the heavy storm Monday
night, number of telephone instru-
ments were disabled temporary by
lightning. Recently considerable
damage was done in the central Of
fee by lightning, besides frightening
the girls in charge. Since then they
keep at distance when an electric
storm is passing.
Dogs are being poisoned in the vii
lage here again. Whether it is &C.
cidently through carelessness of part
les using poison or done intently, il
of course difficult to say; if the latter
it is despicable trick to poison 9
dumb animal, if any grudge against
the owner or animal it is a pretty
coWardly way to get even.
A party Of twenty-five passed
through here Tuesday from Chero'
kee Co., Ia, to look over lands. in thu
Red River Valley, along the North
ern Pacific road. The company pla
ced at the service of the party tour
lists sleeper, provided with cooking
utensils and the party we're we'll sup
piled with eatables and beverages.
Gilmore has been troubled with {
number of blind pigs and the resi-
dents of that town concluded to rid
the community of the pest, 50 a de
tective from Minneapolis was EN-
ployed to do some sleuth work. The
detective showed up at Gilmore, re-
presented himself as a salesmag fol
a piano house and succeeded ir
rounding up the proprietors of the
"sightless porkers." -Mankato Re
view.