The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-05-11
10000 ACRES.
That's the Amount of Land Sold in
" One Lump by the National
Colony.
Steps to be taken to Have. the
Same Occupied by Actual
Settlers.

Mr.. Humiston, of the famous WORTH
ington firm of Miller, Humiston 4 Co..
Was in the city yesterday, and FROM
whom the important fact is obtained
that he has just sold to F. G.. Taylor &
Co., bankers and real estate dealers in
Chicago, forty thousand acres Of land
in the vicinity of Worthington, in No.
DleS County and vicinity. This is a
genuine, bona fide. sale, the consilera-
ton being about three hundred thou
sand dollars, Miller, Humiston g. Co.,
us representatives OF the National Col
ony, are the agents of the st. Paul and
Sioux City Railroad Company for the
sale OF it's lands within certain limits,
and the lands disposed Of to Taylor &
90. all belonged to the railroad land
grant, being the alternate sections
within an area of thirty 10y sixty miles.
Not the least pleasant and important
feature of this immense real estate
transaction is tile fact that Taylor &
90: will proceed to people their domain
with hardy agriculturists. 10 accom-
pllsh this, Mr.. Taylor will at once pro-
coed to England, Germany and the
scandinavian coun tries and establish
agencies from which the requisite num-
Der OF immigrants will he forwarded.
This is believed to be the largest pri-
waite and outright sale OF broad acres
which has ever taken place in this
State. The lands are all OF the very
best quality, capable of the highest de-
gree of cultivation, and in one of the
finest sections of the great west. The
average price paid was between seven
and eight dollars per acre.-St. Paul
Pioneer-Press and Tribune.
COMPLIMENTARY NOTICES OF THE
JOURNAL.
When the Wortlington ADVANCE
let fly it's laundering cannon loaded to
the m''zzle with open denunciation of
roWdyism, among, the ranks OF petty
politicians, it killed some, and severely
wounded many others, and now the
friends of the defeated are tolling the
muff1ed Blu for the dead, and feeding
the wounded on Cruel (le). 1t is 4
cracked bell and aUeak Cruel, however,
and we fear the wounded will never
fully recover.-Sibley Gazette.
NEW PAPER. - The Worthington
Journal, Bell & Gruelle, publishers,
Mrs. Lucia G. Bell, editor, is upon our
table. If the first number is a fair
specimen, it will never compare with
the ADVANCE. There is no law of ma
ture more infallible than that Which
guarantees the survival of the fittest.-
Spirit Lake Beacon.
Vol. l, No. l, of the Worthington
Journal is received. The paper will lie
Republican in politics, and ':as we hope
and expect our life to be pervaded will,
the spirit of tie Master so shall be
these pages.'' It is also promised that
it's columns shall be "a medium for
temperance intelligence, that those who
may go abroad for their work will find
themselves strengthened in right prin.
ciples and ready to scatter good seed by
the way.'' It might have added, but
did not, that it is the organ of a county
officers ring, and the result of q guar.
rel for the spoils.-St. Paul Pioneer.
Press and Tribune.
The new paper at Worthington
Mimi, has appeared. It is called the
Journal, and is edited by a Mrs. Bell
|-Sheldon Mail.
Worthington, Mobiles County, is tc
have q new newspaper. The ADVANCE
l f.,1 ~.