The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-03-12
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upon WIN CIliSC Tile N atlO1lHl COlOBlyS
should he i m oral community, ard to
secure this end, it was determined to-
exclude the liquor trAtiic. A large 81 d
Of money WAS laid aside by the Colony
Company to prosecute liquor sellers,
| and \ part Of this fund was expended
by Prof. HumistOn in bringing actions
against three men who made attempts
to establish liquor saloons in Wortlling-
; ton during 1872. These saloons were
promptly closed. and since then there
lbs been no attempt to open u grog
shop in the town. TIE County Com
missio,'ers refuse to grant license. 50
there is no liquor saloon iri the county.
Tie town charter of Worthingt0n con-
t;.il,s i clause forever prohibiting the
sale of Intoxicating beverages within
the town. A vote was taken in Worth
i'gton Township, iii 1872, and but four
votes were cast III favor of granting
license. Wortl!ington is probably the
most quiet and orderly town III the
country, and is having a remarkable
development.
There nro fourtee" organized town.
ships i'll the county, AMI three villages.
The principal village is
WORTHINGTON.
Lakes, but in the fall Of 1873, by vote
Of the people, it was fixed 1T Wurtili,lg-
ton. Tie village was Incorporated in
the winter Of 1878, and, ;ss before
stated, u clause. l,erl,v4 u;aily prohibiting
the liquor traffic was inserted in the
QUARTER. The town takes its name
from the Wortllington family, Ut ONO,
with which Dr.. Miller, one vi the pro-
prletors Of tile colony, is connected by
marriage. 1t cuIltall.s four hotels, u
| large public hall building, Il large flour
ing mil, several grain warehouses;, over
twenty stores, Two church buildings,
and il Munlbtr Ut comfortable private
Residences. The pin ip:+l buildings
IRE the Ok;.be,l:t FIGURING Mills, erected
at i cost Ut over $4U,OtN), and capable,
Of manufacturing lUU barrels of Hour !.
day F.; the v Ortillii.ton Hotel, .ullt ut
Il cos: Of from $lU, wv to $l5,NW; Miller
Hail, erected 1T !. cUst III about 81, UtO :.
tile Union congregational Church,
costing about $3OOO, and the Presbyte-
! rian Church., built at il cost Of about
! 5000. Some Of. the lots are neatly
fenced, and the princi pal streets are
| lined with young trees. Tie town has
adopted the independent district plan,
and has u good graded school. a SEM
mary vi learning, auxiliary to H;.lnlille
-; University, Is located here, which is
now, owing to the g,asslu'pper visit;.-
ton, temporarily suspended. The tow,
contains three church organizations,
viz: Methodist, Presbyterian. Ill I'm
ion congregational i Masonic Ludge,
i Post Of tie Grand Army, Il public
library, and 4 good newspaper. The
population Ut the town is between 800
and SUI. 1t is the center of i large
trade, and is destined to become Il place
OF considerable Importance as an inte-
r,or trading point. Trade is now drawn
from nine or ten counties, and settlers
come Il distance OF seventy ard eighty
miles from the west to market their
grain, and to obtain lumber and other
supplies, this being their most convell-
lent railroad point. The town is stu
atetl Oh the north shore OF Ok;l)ei,a
l4;ake-:l beautiful sheet Of water, hav-
ing Il circumference of six miles, Tie
shores are elevated, and are, except on
the north side, walled up with bolltlers,
while the beach and the bottom are of
sand and gravel.
| BiGELOW.
This is another railroad station, lying
near the State line, ten miles southwest
Ut Worthington. 1t is growing RAPIDLY
and has ~ enterprising class OF busl-
ness men, among whom are hardware.
lumber and grain merchants, glOcers,
etc. Bigelow is tn center Of Il fertile
region Of beautiful, rolling prairie, and
will al ways have il lively business.
is also y railroad station, lying eight
miles northeast Of WOrthingtOn. 1t
has II large hotel and Il number Of
stores. The country around Jersey is
level, and the view in all directions is
fine, taking in the timber Oh Graham
and Heron Lakes.
| GRAHAM LAKES
There is no village ut this point us
yet. These ere three lakes lined with
timber, which make them Il favorite
summer resort. Fish are abundant in
these laheS. and game on the prairies.
Those who seek game, health or recre:a-
ton, can find them Ill! in abundance ut
these beautiful lakes.
FIRST REPRESENTATIVE.
| In the fall Of 1872, Hon. Stephen Mil
Ter, formerly Governor of the State,
was elected from Mobiles County to rep
resent tile district in the State LegisE.-
ture, serving his constituents with
marked ability and efficiency, and CIV
ing very general satisfaction.
! CONCLUSION.
This is Il brief outline history If No.
bles County up to the fall of 1874. In
1873. and again in 1874, this portion of
the State was visited ~ the grlssllop-
pers, or l"custs. which, in eacl, instance
destroyed about o,Ie-lI;,lf of the grow
ing crops. This has checked the devel-
opment Of the c",lnty but, of course,
it is only temporary drawback. No
bles County has Il remarkably fertile
soil. and il climate under which original
cases Of ague and consumption are un-
known. AMI all classes enjoy Astounding
GOOD health. It is settled. thus far, by
intellig. mt, e.terprising. moral people,
selected !. rgely by the temperance fca-
ture, and vino claim. with truth, that
they have no ague nor consumption
and no liquor traffic. Will, its attendant
class "f rutfians and :desI%radoes. They
have good church, school, mail, railroad
and other facilities and with tie cli-
innate of the mountains. and the soil OF
the river bottoms, with the garden of
the State, and the cream Of the prairies,
Mobiles County cannot fail of a most
prosperous future.