Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-06-19

shores Of the lake have many elevat.
ed points for residence sites, and in
time will be lined with beautiful coun-
try seats. There are a number OF
lakes in the Coloney, five of six of
which are of considerable size. Worth.
ington already commands a trade
from a number of the surrounding
counties and it must always be an
important trading centre, since it is
about one hundred miles from any
point which can grow into large
city and overshadow it. Among the
principal buildings is large hotel,
large public hall building and two
warehouses. Amog the projected
buildings are two grain elevators,
several business blocks, large school
house, a seminary building, and sever
al churches. Among the recent ac-
QUESTIONS to the place are two gem
tlemen from Ohio. One of them is
erecting q large Touring mill with a
capacity for over 100 barrels day,
and the other has purchased 1000
acres of land and will begin large
wheat growing operation. There is
at Worthington hourishing school,
three church organizations, a lodge of
masons and Grand Army Post of
from 70 to 100 members. A Library
Association has been formed also. A
movement is on foot to secure the
location of the Inebriate Asylum at
that point as this is the banner tenn
perance community Of the State.
The object of the founders of the
Colony is to establish at Worthing-
ton an educational centre where
parents can educate their children
without subjecting them to the temp
tations of the liquor traffic. Hence
the Colony is a temperance one.
Not drop of Intoxicating beverage
is allowed to be sold in the county
The act Incorporating the town OF
Worthington contains a prohibitory
clause. At the last vote involving
the liquor question but two votes
could be mustered in favor Of liquor
selling.
The educational feature is to be
pushed to success as rapidly as posi-
Bile. Prof. Humiston, the resident
manager, is an educator of many
years experience, and will make this
feature a speciality. A Methodist
Seminary, a branch of Hamlin Uni
versity, is to be located here, and
prominent educators are selecting
this as the educational centre for al
this section of country. Worthing'
ton is well adapted to becoming al
educational centre because Of the
beauty Of the location, the heathful-
ness of the climate and the railroad
facilities.
These features have selected 0
community which is generally con-
coded to average better in character
and culture than any in the West
The people are Of that class mainly
which constitute the body and back
bone of the churches IN the older
| States, many of them being gentle,
men aud ladies Of culture. Expe.
rienced Minnesotians, in view OF oil
these facts, predict that the lands oil
the Colony will command an aver
age of $50 an acre in ten years. Now
they can BIO had for from one-tenth
to one-twentieth Of that rate.
To sum up the advantages of the
Colony, let me tell what the colonist
finds on his arrival, He is brought
here in tho coaches Of one of the lea.
ding railroads, he is taken to COM
Portable rooms in a large MOTEL, he re.
oeives the Souix City daiIies at 10 O.
clock in the morning and the st. Paul
dailies at 4 in the afternoon; he finds
no Indians nor pistol carrying desper.
ADDE'S, no finds no liquor traffic and
consequently few Ioafers and vicious
charactes ; he finds no consumption
and no ague, but Astounding good
health on oil sides, he finds good soil,
constant markets superior mail facili-
| ties rail roads, school, church and other
privileges he finds the government
giving the land to the settlers of the
railroad company selling il to them
at low figures and on long time; he
sees the beautiful prairie lying ready
for the pillow, and realizes that. the
farmer who is able to buy improved
farming implements can cit aloft on
them on such lands as these and drive
histeam to fortune.
Truly Yours,
W. J. CAMPBELL
More Nepotism.
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