Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-11-28


R. T. Hurrlston, formerly of Cleveland,
Ohio. These gentlemen travelled over
20 ,000 miles in search of location, and
finally selected this because i met tn
chief requirements of colony location,
viz: rich soil, convenient markets and a
climate in which ague and consumption
are almost unknown. The colopists be
gan 10 settle here abont Is months ago,
when there was scarcely farm house in
the country while now there are hundreds
of neat farm houses occupied by farmers
who are bringing lands under cultivation.
Three towns are growing up, the princi-
pal one, Wortbington, being the county
seat, and the best town and trading spIace
within radius from rs to 100 miles.
Worthington is situated on the shore
eff Oklahoma lake, beautiful body of
water some six miles in circumference.
The town commands trade from Iowa
and Dakota as we'll as Minnesota, and has
more than doubled IN substantial Improve
ments during the past season. Among
the principal buildings are four hotels, a
large public hall building, two warehouses
a large elevator, and Touring mill with
capacity for over 100 bushels of -four
a day; sending out about the only COM
m odity which at present will command
cash in the eastern markets. One church
is nearly completed and two more are
about to be erected. There are in the
town four church organizations, good
school, alibrary association, live news
paper called the Western Advance, strong
lodge Of Masons, very large post Of the
Grand Army, and variety of the usual
minor associations. In short, Worthing~
ton Is we'll organized, incorporated,
thriving town, and but little over two
years old
The Sioux City & St. Paul Railroad
keeps us in daily communication with the
world. This road already carries into
St. Paul more produce than any other
road, and is the chief link in what is be-
coming great through route from the
lakes to the Pacific When the extern
sion is completed it will afford almost an
air line from the Union Pacific to Lake
Superior. A branch is to be built from
Worthington to Sioux Falls westward, and
il is expected that the Southern Mlnneso>
ia will be extended to this point from the
asst, this max ing Worthington the prin>
cipal railroad centre of this prairie region
and giving US competing outlet to MI
waukee and Chicago.
The success of this colony has been so
charitable that the causes of its success
subject of great interest. The mates
rial dvantages al e superior, but the sues
cess of the enterprise is due more 10 itoi
moral than to its material features. The
National colony is organized temper
ance and educational basis. No ntxtly
eating bevera ges are allowd to be sold in
the count y. The town charter of Worth
ington contains clause of perpetual pros
Ebi!ion. Public sentiment sustains law
and every effort to sell liquor is promp>
suppressed. The design is also to mike
WorthingtOn an educational centre. A
seminary, branch of Hamline university
is about to be opened, and several private
academies are contemplated. Prot Hur>
ristoH, the resident manager of the colony
is an educator of long experience, and is
of great service in advancing our educa-
tional interests.
These features have attracted to this
locality a class of settlers who are admit
ted to average far higher in character and
culture than those of new countries gener.
ally. They are drawn mainly from the
churches and temperance ranks of other
states. and many of them are persons of
superior education.
Our chief drawback is the one that APP
plies to all prairie regions, but with rich
soil, convenient markets, healthful clma te
cultivated christian society, and superior
mail, railroad, school, chu rich and other
we cannot complain of our
want of timber, especially when we are in
railroad c9m munication W it'll forests and
coal mines, and have an abundance of
peat in our own midst
We are peculiar IN what we do NOT
have. We have no ague, no consumption
no liquor traffic, no crime, no ruffians nor
desperadoes, no Indians, and not even
poisonous reptile. Here there are thous>
ands Of acres of beautiful la nd to be had
of the government for the demonstrating
or which can be bought at low figures and
on long time. These lands lie ready for
the pillow, and it is often said that the farm
err here can mount his improved implies
msnts and drive his team to a fortune.
We have here the climate of the mou n :
tains and the soil of the river bottoms, and
with ordinary care and industry the
farmer is sure of both health and indie
pendence. 7. w.
A Western reporter thus describe s
the toilet of belle at a late ball "She
was maonifi cent In green calico over q