The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-08-22
KILL TIE WEEDS.

KILL TIE WEEDS.
We suggest that all the weeds in the
streets and vacant. as well us improved,
lots be moved, and that it lie done nor.
The expense will he triting, and it
would add much to the beauty Of the
town AMI the weeds will he permanent
ly destroyed. Let it be done without
delay.
The ni:r';;l reports show that last
winter and spring neatly $1,000 head Of
cattle died in Kansas Of cold and star
walton; also that over 900 horses have
been lost or stolen in the same time
nearly AL supposed to have been stolen.
And now they ,"vr tie gras>!lorpcrS
worse than Minnesota las had them,
tie c.,inch bugs in addition, and in
many parts Of the State a terrible
llui(!.
People who talk Of leaving Minncso-
ia !nca;.>c of tAr gras>I,nppe:s had bet
ter think tNl lee: and Il good While each
time. before they start.
Never have the Srasshop|;ers been
known to i!!'irt any locality more than
two years in s,. :'.>siun, so that there
il; hardly one chance in Il Thousand that
We shall lave tucm here again next
year, and probably never, while people
who leave here on account of them may
find tla n next year III their new loca-
ton.
Captain Miner is through threshing
on the Ocl!eeua farm Of Miller, Hum
iston & Go. The average yield OF
wheat is over Is bushels to the acre.
Some Of the finest weighed 634 pounds
to the bushel, The company have al
ready sold several thousand bushels at
50 cents.
notwithstanding the grassloppers,
there are good many farms in the Ma
tional Colony that will average from 25
to 80 per cent. better crops than good
farms III the older States, where they
had no hoppcrs. The productive pow
er of the soil here is simply wonderful.
Give us a season or two without hop
rers and we will make a showing of
crops that will astonish everybody.
Decidedly the finest thunder shower
OF the season passed over Worthington
about dark on last Sunday evening"
The lightning was unusually brilliant
and seems to have been harmless, for
we have heard of no damage DONE
We have never seen the lightning, even
in Minnesota, in better humor, and for
IL good-natured, froIcsome display in
which it cut a variety Of beautiful fig
ures in the sky, we have never seen it
eNr+|Ie,l
4 note from Mr.. Dunnell informs us
that 4 new post Office has been estab-
lished in Seward township and that Mr..
John P. Vail has been appointed Post
master. The people of Seward have
been greatly Inconvenience hereto
fore for want Of a post office.
IL don't like the hoppers at all, Of
course I don't, but can give 'em half
my crop and then do better farming
here than in York State,'' was the re-
mark Of a man who has tried farming
in the State of New York for a num-
Der Of 9 years. And he is right.
One Of our leading physicians in
formed us the other day that he had
not known single case of ague or
''chills" to originate in the Colony,
and the cases that have been imported
soon gave way before the tonic infiu-
once of the climate.
Now that the grasshoppers are gone,
people are beginning to ;}muse each
other by jumping claims as will be seen
by several notices Of contest published
elsewhere
Parties interested, will please read
the notice Of the County Auditor say
ing that he will OH the 18th day of Sep
TENDER next, offer for sale the lands
upon which taxes are due and unpaid.
The total valuation OF real property
in Dodge county is 81 500, >SS,
Township maps for sale at the AD-
VANCE office.