The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-04-11
"OVERDRAWNn

"OVERDRA WV"
Several of our contemporaries are very
much afraid that we will say something
''overdrawn" about the National Colo.
ny. Now, the very nature of the Ma.
tional Colony is to ''drav." It has
''drawn" here what is generally admit.
ted to be the most enterprising, intelli.
gent and moral community on the
frontier it has ''drawn' men of CAPT.
tai who are building mills, warehouses.
grain elevators, ETC., and opening large
farms; it has ''drawn" and is drawing
from the surrounding towns those men
who wish to be located at head q mar.
ters and who have anything to distri.
butte. And we do not believe it posi-.
bile to ''oyerdraw" Notwithstanding the
fears of our contemporaries. We want
at least $4,000 settlers in Mobiles county
and have room for them. Until we get
them we cannot "overdraw.''
And now a word by way of induce.
ment to the so, 600 readers (more or less)
of the ADVANCE. Of our soil, we wish
to say that we do not know where it is
excelled. 1t is rich, black loan, from
two to four feet deep, and produces
abundantly of nearly everything that
can be grown in the temperate zone.
Southwestern Minnesota is destined to
equal the best wheat producing regions
on the continent. The flour made at
our Worthington mills from wheat
grown in MOBILES AID Rock counties, is
pronounced by the extensive flour house
of Milton Tootle & Co.. of Sioux City.
the 'best .f0ur ever seen in that city. -
OF our climate. we have to say that the
Autumns are the finest ever seen any
where, and the past winter was the fin
est we ever experienced except one
spentin Eastern Virginia, and the Sum-
mers are much less exhausting than
in Ohio and Illinois. Of our people, we
do not believe as high an average of in
telligence and character can be shown
elsewhere Oh the frontier.
If you want to purchase land for a
home call on $huck Il Bookstayer.
HERsEr ITEMS
Mr.. Fred a. Hatch has returned
from his missionary labors among the
Indians OF Santee Agency, Nebraska.
lie reports the Indians of the upper
Missouri as quiet at present, but there
is fear OF Il general uprising during the
summer.
The notice Of school meeting to Or
ganize this district was defective. and
new meeting is to be had. There is Il
prospect Of erecting Il school house
here this Spring.
There was Il meeting of Changers at
Jersey Hall Saturday, April 4th, and
quarterly meeting Of the Mtt|,o,lists at
the hotel on Saturday and Sunday, con
stqnently, everybody was in town.
Mr.. Heiser has been quite sick for
several days.
J. I. Smith was in town the first of
the week taking All inventory of stock
in his store, preparatory to adding Il
large assortment Of fresh goods but
Mr.. lleiser has got the start of linn,
for his goods are already here.
If you have and for sale leave a de-
Scription Of it with S!luck l. Bookst;t-
YER they offer the most sure chance for
the disposal OF the same.
To the grossly overdr;tWn re| reSent;l-
tiolS of ills letter writer is Indirectly
due nearly all the Il. stitution of the reo-
pie III Mobiles county the past winler.--
J"rhson Republic.
There you have it! The present edi-
tor of the ADVANCE is to blame for it.
Tie letters he wrote attracted the at
tention of the grasshoppers, and some
500. GOO, WO. 0Co. 600, GOO COG, eco, more or
less, came through here prospecting and
ate up part Of the crops. Then his let
ters had such an effect upon the heav-
ems that a wet season followed and re-
tart]ed the development of the harvest.
Truly, the pen is mightier than the
sword. What caused the restitution
in Jackson county, the Republic fails
to say. Was it tie removal of the Land
Office to Wurthington Did the new
Court House and the new brick office of
the Republic exhaust the soil? Or, have
the frequent attacks Of the Republic up
on the National Colony left the editor
and the county PROSTATE?
Shuck & Bookstaver offer choice Sc
lections of land 1T terms to suit.
Yesterday was so pleasant that some
of our young people took Il carriage ride
out on the I-uVerne road. AS they
were driving leisurely along, not think
ing of danger, they were suddenly over
taken by supper time. They took ref
uge at the house of Mr.. Churchill. where
they got one of.the squarest, the round
est, and the fullest meals ever expert
enced in the early history of Mobiles
county. Mr.. Churchill proposes build
ing an addition to his house and open
ing place of entertainment.
See Card of Messrs Benton & Good