The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-06-13
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ton. They are passing toregions north
and west, and populating a country
nearly every quarter section of which
is tributary to this place. Some are
going to Pipestone county, many to
Dakota, and number to Rock county.
On Tuesday evening about shutdown
a procession Of ten covered wagons
followed by about 40 head of cattle
passed through town and camped for
the night on the lake shore. These
were all going to Rock county to raise
wheat for the Worthington market.
The Jackson Republic administers a
rebuke to our business neil
for not advertising more literally in
the ADVANCE. The fact is, our bust
ness men are drawing so much trade
from Jackson, Rock, and other sur
counties that they find it
pays best to advertise abroad, so that
the country papers in the region tribu-
tary to Worthington are supported, to
a considerable extent, by the ADVERTISE
ments of Worthington business men.
This draft upon their purses makes it
necessary to cut down, to some extent,
on home advertising. This, of course,
will soon correct itself. When the AD-
VANCE becomes the leading paper for
nine or ten counties around Worthing.
ton, as it soon will 10 doubt, these adj
vertisements will be transferred to it's
columns, and the Jackson Republic and
the Rock County Herald, and sim
liar papers will he left to die for
want of patronage from Worthington
business men. We advise the Repu6lic
to make the most of that rush of job
work." for dull times are just ahead.
The ADVANCE, before long, will be
scattering job work from it's steam
presses as thick as grasshoppers all over
Jackson County.
We are sorry for the Republic. But
we are amazed at it's temeritY. The
Republic: holds the editor of the AID
VANCE responsible for the wet wealth
er, the grasshoppers and the destitu
ton of last year It admits that Prof
1umiston by proclamation drove the
grasshorpers out Of the Colony and in
to jackson county, where they ate VI
all the cabbages, onions, snake-root, ell
ecampane, and other vegetables which
are usually taken OH subscription al
the Republic Office; it complains be.
cause we took the Land Office from
Jackson and brought it over to Worth
ington, and yet it remains obdurate
Nevertheless, we shall continue to dc
it good. When the Republic is sup
planted by the ADVANCE, and that
rush of lob work. is turned into oul
office, we shall give the editor of the
Republic a situation on our paper, ant
open up to him the way to send his child
rem to our Seminary.
Rev. l.. W. Clancy, pastor of tn.
Congregational Church, returned from
Worthington on Friday last, having
been absent for two weeks on bushes!
connected with Government home
stead claim he had taken near thai
place. 1t seems that Mr.. G.. had pu
on about $500 worth of improvements
and at no time since filing has lie beer
absent from it six months. Notwith
standing this, u. $. Law, we'll known
to many of our citizens, cited him tt
appear before the land office and show
cause why his claim should not be an
nulled. The trial took place last Weel
Thursday, and the testimony will bt
sent to Washington for decision. Mr.
Law admits that to jump man s
claim is about the meanest trick mag
Unable, but justilies himself on tit
ground that if he didn't do near
trick somebody else would. Wouldn'1
that be a splendid justification for for
aging upon aneighbQr's wood pile o.
hen roost '-Monkot0 Reriem.
We copy the above, not for the pur
pose of ci ing Mr.. Law as having done
wr'ng, for there is apparently NOR
justification in his case than in a nun
Der Of others, but to show how tn,
jumping Of claims is regarded else
where. What has surprised us most il
this jumping business is the extremel,
elastic, India-rubber quality of TIN
consciences of men who are otherWis,
regarded as good citizens. Here ar,
cases III which the claimants have bull
good houses, cultivated from twenty tt
thirty acres of land for a year or two
lived on the land until compelled tt
seek empl 'yment elsewhere in order t,
get through, and yet men order tria
and coolly remark that if they can talk
the claim legally they propose to do it
and say nothing about the moral righ
TO do so. Here are claims about Wor
Ellington upon which the parties hav
expended from $500 to 5000 in money
and have made them we'll worth from
81 800 to $1,000, and yet there are me,
here who deliberately purpose to talk
the claims, improvements and all, if b.
legal hook OF crook they can do so, an.
still they expect to live in a communit,
like this and he respected.
Our sympathies are extended to tn
people of portions of Pennsylvania
The season was cold and backward
and now comes the potato bug. TIL
Leechburg Enterprise says The pota
to bugs have again made their appear