The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-10-08
FROM ILLINOIS.

WHO Has gone DacK TO ILLINOIS TO teaCl
during the winter, writes us letter
from Quincy, concluding as follows:
We have travelled Il little by land and
water within the last two years, but
had not seen ''monte menu operate.
Perhaps brief recital of our experience
between Cedar Rapids and Burlington
may be Of interest.
A we'll dressed person took seat be-
hind us in the car and began Il CONVEX
sation-''That corn is rather thin on
the ground. They have a splendid
wheat crop in Minnesota. am Just
from st. Paul; one man four miles
south of the city, had eight acres that
yielded 46 bushels to the acre.
been sitting several seats farther back
in the car, now came forward and ell
tered into the conversation-mentioned
the fact he was from st. Paul ; had been
up to see his sister. ''Well, what are
you--Swede or Norwegian" said the
first speaker. lie seemed rather taken
kentuckian-went up with 4 lot of
mules"
LIST Speaker-''How many did you
llave?"
Kentuckian-'' Forty-six head"
LIST S.-'.Did you sell to the pineries?"
Ken.-''No-sold to r. J. Wv Co"
1st S.-"What did you get?''
kem.-''Two hundred and eighty dol
lars a span. There!" Shows Il roll of
bills. ~
LIST S.-"Say! you'd better be careful
how you shoW that. Get down to st..
Louis and they would knock your head
off for you if they knew you had that. -
The Kentuckian does not seem to nav
any attention to the good advice.
ken.-''They have some blamed sharp
Yankees up about st. Paul. They got
$3.50 out of me, day before yesterday,
pretty slick"
LIST S. How did they do it? How
did it happen?''
Ken.-"Well, I will show you how it
happened. Never mind, when l get
back to Kentucky I will go over to JOHN
DIS some Sunday (he is going to mar
ny my sister, and will make that $3.50
back showing Inn the trick.''
list Swell, show us how they did
it,"
Ke:1tuckian then drew three small
cards from his pocket and began to
show how it was done. We were sitting
in the same seat with Kentuck ut the
time, but we thought we saw show it
was DONE" and walked out past him to
another seat.
We heard much more than we have
related about the mules, his sister. blue
grass region of Kentucky, Bourbon
County, ETC., but did not bite, though
a harvest hand that sat in the seat in
front of us did, and found himself, in Il
short time, minus Il good, new watch,
''only had it about three weeks.''
There were six or seven of those
| ''monte men' OH the train, between c.
dar Rapids and Burlington. When the
train arrived at Burlington they ''slid, "
and they were seen no more.
Took another train at Burlington
and were soon rolling away, 1T Il rapid
rate, to our native city. Arrived at
Quincy at IL NJ, Sc hours from Worth
ingtol, at least "a hours longer than
we would have been had the roads been
in good order.
Weather dry and hot at Quincy; no
rain of any account since 31st of July.
WORTIIINGTON HOTELS.
We do not intend to flatter Worth
ington landlords, but we must say, in
all sincerity, that for good fare, Worth
ington hotels are seldom sur passed
when price is considered, they are un
rivalled.
Our best wishes 60 with all friends in
Elk and Seward. May Worthingto,l
and surroundings he lever fresh and
green" in memory rs now. May the
institutions" of Worthington become
stars Of the first magnitude i'll the con.
stellation of the Northwest. May our
editor live to see the present species of
&C. Hoppers' so degenerate that they
shall not be larger than small sized
gnats. Success to Worthington and
the narrow gauges, and blessings be
upon the land of ''Clouded Waters"
Yours truly. &. II. F.