The Worthington advance., 1876-07-06

ldce IL SO Bent1y unuuftClnY, Tie DRAM
age so perfect, the soil deep and rich.
There is a perfect system Of water
courses, yet no hilly or broken land,
save the one bold upheaval OF Potsdam
sandstone i'll the valley Of the Rock
River, just north Of LuVerne, which is
so picturesque i feature in the land
scape, strikingly like the palisades of
the Hudson. Even to the very base OF
this cliff, said to he seventy feet high,
the land is cultivated, and rich as else
where. The rock is SO old a formation,
SO hard, that it does not weather or dis
integrate to spread sand and barren
ness around,
LuVerne is in the valley of Rock
River, the boundaries of the valley be-
ing such gentle slopes rs hardly to form
4 valley. 1t is we'll situated to COM
mand the trade Of the beautiful coun-
try around it, as we'll rs that extending
indefinitely westward into Dakota.
When tile railroad shall he extended
to Sioux Falls, thirty miles west of Lu-
verne: the latter must be content with
the more limited field of trade.
At Sioux Falls the new road will
reach the great water fall Of Dakota,
to which the products and trade of a
large district will converge, and thence
again he distributed in manufacture q
products.
l met ut LuVerne men who were fa-
mili:lr with the lands Of Dakota, inlme-
diatcly west. They said they were
equally as good as in Minnesota. In
deed we saw many immigra ITS who
were going over our border. It is evi-
dent that this line of railroad will opel,
to the commerce Of st. Paul and Min
neapolis 4 district in southern Dalzot;,
that is the garden OF that Territory.
The Importance of this natural and
tributary line to the Sioux City and st.
Paul and st. Paul and Sioux City roads
can hardly be overestimated. 1t will
carry III lumber and bring out grain for
Il large area whose trade will centre at
Sioux Falls and LuVerne.
Midway between Worthington and
LHNerne, Oh the new railroad, is the
town Of Adrian, very beautifully Stu
ated in the valley OF the k:llaranzi
River. The first store building is just
completed.
When one visits for the first time
this region, and finds himself two hun
dred miles and more from the capital
Of the State, and yet i'll Minnesota and
in the midst Of such Il farmers para.
disc, he gets Il new conception of the
illimitable agricultural resources of the
State. You may travel nortlWard
nearly four hundred miles, to the inter.
national boundary, every mile Of the
way over rich prairie lands, with rain.
fall and climate favorable to the cereals.
You may go eastward to the Mi~sissippi,
nearly three hundred miles, over the
best Of lands. How little of this vast
area is yet occupied. How immense
the production when it shall all yield
the fruits Of cultivation!
Some 40 of Sibley's citizens attended
the circus at Worthington on Wedncs
day. They pronounce the show goot
one, though some of the boys no not
seem to appreciate paying Is cents pei
glass for lcnonade.--Sibley Gazette.
Twenty-Five cents is entirely too low
III estimate. The price varied from II
cents to $40. In once case a lemonade
vender deliberately snatcled $40 out OF
a mans pocket book and refused to re-
turn it. One man from Spirit Lake
was cheated out of S. in making
change. In many instances, girls were
swindled out of from SO cents to ST 90
We do not hesitate to say that Cooper
Bailey & Co. $ show is accompanied by
the bollest and most shameless set o.
thieves that evor attached themselve:
to show.
We hope tho St. Paul and other pa
pers will mention this matter as ;
warning to the public where this show
is to exhibit.
It is proposed to start the road fron
Webster City, Iowa, on the Illinois
Central, about thirty miles east OF For
Dodge, and run to Humboldt, and frcn
there in II northwesterly course to ;
connection with the Sioux City and St
Paul road. Martin County on the easl
is making an effort to secure the road
as also Dickinson County at the south
west Of us. 10 divide the distance be
tween the two routes and run up the
Des Maines Valley is henatural route
and no doubt the one that will he de
cided upon.-Jackson Republic.
Osccola County just south Of us il
also bidding tor the road, and tht
chances are that it will go where thu
people give the most encouragement
But the place to come to, if the pro
jectors wish to reach Il railroad center
with large facilities for distributing
over other roads, is Worthington.
load Work.
ED1ToR ADVANCE: Having good
opportunity to observe the different
methods Of working roads. and being ;
lover Of good roads, wish to offer :
few hints to those engaged in building
roads. From my observation 1 notice
where roads are thrown up very hiel
and narrow, they Invariably make baC
roads, but where they are thrown up te
reasonable height .ad of sufficient
Wlut!l TO allow teams to pass anl
change out of bad ruts, such i road is
tar preferable to the former. Harrow
inS roads which have been once broker
is Il good thing, and almost indispcnsi
ble to makea smooth track. Another
great advantage to he gained in tn.
working of roads, is to break them u,
OF sufficient width to make fire breai
i'll order;to preserve the grass. "< i,
-, 81 OBSERVER.
Brooklyn Argus:s Samuel.iJ.: Tilde1
is known to lie. q railroad joDbcr, and i
nominated ut St.. Louis Ills record vii
beat him at the very outset. lie. can
not carry New Jersey or Connecticut
and will be beaten $4,000 majority il
New York