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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-04-19
Attest: VIM. NJ. BEAR, County Auditor.

Below we give communication from
member of the Little Forester Com
mittee. The other members of that
Committee were Mrs. r. F. Humiston,
j. Ames and II. L. Lackor, but the ed
itress of the Journal and the husband
of the editress with their usual oflici.
BUSINESS and splurge, took the matter
entirely in their own hands and ignor-
ed the other members. The questions
are certainly pertinent:
LITTLE FORESTERS
Will Mrs. Lucia G.. Bell, who is, I be-
lieve, the Chairman of the ''Little For
esters'' executive committee, please an
sWer the following questions for the
benefit of the other members of the
committee and the public generally?
Was there not i'll executive commit
tee appointed at the organization OF the
Little Forester's Association" and
who were that committee?
Has Mrs. L. G. B. ever called that
committee together for the transaction
OF business?
Have all the members of the commit
tee been consulted with regard to the
business of the Association, or have
some or all of them been entirely ignor-
eel in every respect and for the entire
year?
Did Mrs. 3. give prizes for the num-
Der OF cuttings or trees that were plant
ed ont whether they lived. or not, or,
for the number that were found alive
i'll Sept. as the law prescribes?
Has Mrs. i. good and satisfactory
evidence that even one half of the trees
or cuttings OH which prizes were a.
warded We're alive in Sept, or even one
half Of them ever planted?
| Did not Mrs. b. award the highest
prize (medaD in one or more instances,
where NOT q single tree OF cutting ever
grew after it was planted?
Did not Mrs. B. award the medal in
one or more instances where nothing
! but dry sticks, or lrush, were simply
stuck into the ground?
Who Of the committee ever consulted,
or who assisted Mrs. b. in awarding
the prizes.
What plan did Mrs. B. adopt to guard
against misrepresentation and fraud in
the number Of trees ard cuttings claim
ed to have been planted and grow
ing in Sept. last?
Are all the little boys and girls of
Mobiles county Geo. Washingto ns who
can't tell a lie?
| ONE OF THE COMMITTEE.
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RED OSAKA.

n. V. Mcdowell, Thos. Wilson, and
other farmers have sown Red Osaka
wheat and are in favor of sowing this
variety. Mr.. Mcdowell says that last
year he sowed this variety last, it was
more exposed to the grasshoppers than
his Fife and Hoosac, and yet it yielded
better than any other variety sown.
lie says it makes good, sweet, flour and
yields considerably more to the acre.
Let us hear from other farmers on this
point,
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Our friend Edwards, of the Rock
Rapids Review, has received an anon
ymous letter from a fellow who threat
ems linn with personal violence in case
he publishes anything concerning the
aforesaid fellow. Edwards proceeds to
tell what he knows about him, and now
we suppose the Review will be BULLDOG
ed at u lively rate. But. Edwards don't
scare Wortha cent.
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b URNING PRAIRIE

Geo. Leonard set fire to the prairie
on his farm few days since and burn
ed off the grass, keeping the fire con-
fined to one place. Justice Bennett
fined Mr.. L. $40, and Mr.. L. appealed
the case. 1t is hoped that decision
will be reached by the goth inst. This
is all Important matter and we regret
that a decision cannot by reached SOON
er. Mr.. Leonard claims the right to
burn the grass on his own place.
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Next Thursday, the 26th, is the day
appointed by the Governor to be OBJ
served as q day 81 Testing and prayer
for deliverance from the grasshopper
affliction. We hope the day will be
generally observed in the grasshopper
districts at least.
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Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Trunk Railway Lines OF the WEST and NORTH.
WEST, and, with its numerous Branches and con-
nections, forms the shortest and quickest route
between Chicago and all p ints i'll Illinois, Wis
consin, Northern Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa,
Nebraska, California and the Western Terrific
OMAHA AND CALIFORNIA LINE
Is the shortest and best route between Chicago
and all points in Northern Illinois, Iowa, DakO.
ia, Nebraska. Wyoming, Colorado, Oregon, Chi
ma, Japan and Australia: Its
CHICAGO. ST PAUL AND M1NNEAPoL1s LINE
Is the short line between Chicago and all points
in Northern Wisconsin, Minnesota and for Mad.
ison, st. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, aud all
points i'll the Great Northwest Its
LA CROSSE, wINONA AND ST. PETER L1HR
Is the best route between Chicago and La Crosse.
p ,nonS Rochester, 0Watonna Mankato. St.
central Minnesota. Its
GREEN BAY AND MARQUETTE LINE
Is the only line between Chicago and GAINESVILLE,
Watertowi,, Fond du Lac, Oshkosh, Appleton,
Houghton, Hancock and the Lake Snperiof
Country. Its
FEEEPoRT AND DUBUQUE LINE
Is the only route between Chicago and E1sin,
Rockford, Freeport and all points via Freeport.
Its
CHICAGO AND MILWAUKEE LINE
Is the old Lake Shore Route and is the only one
passing between Chicago and Evanston, Lake
Forest, Highland Park, Waukecgan, Racine, Ke-
nOsha and Milwaukee,
PULLMAN PALACE DRAWING ROOM CARS
are run OIL all through trains of this road.
This is the ONLY LINE running these cars be-
| tween Chicago and st. Paul and Minneapolis
Chicago and Milwaukee, Chicago and Winona
| or Chicago and Green Bay.
Close connections are made at Chicago with the
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Michigan
C;entral, BALTIMORE and OHIO, Pittsburg,. Fort
wayne and Chicago, kankakee Line and Pan
| East, and with the Chicago and Alton and Hi
nois Central for all points SOUTH.
Close connections are also made with the Un-
| ion Pacific Railroad at Omaha for all far West
points.
Close cO7aTcctiG71s are made at junction points
| riM trains OF NM cross roads.
tickets over this rOnte are sold by all Coupon
Ticket Agents in he United States and Canadas
femenber, You ask for your Tickets via OF the
Chicago 4 North Western Hallway, and take
| none other
New York Office No. AIS Broadway; Bost n
Office, NO. $ State Street :Onaha Office 245 Farm
ham Street; san Francisco Office, III Montgom-
cry Street Chicago Offices, t. Clark Street. under
Sherman H'uSe: IS Canal, corner Madison
Street; Ii nzie Street Depot, corn Q w. kinzie
and Canal Streets; Wells Street Depot, corner
| Wells and KinZie Streets.
| For rates or information not attainable from
y your + home ONE TICKET agents. amply to
Gent Pass: Agt, Chicago. Gen. ManE'r
Jan. l, lS71.-.y.
| AY&v
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We were inerrorslast week in saying
that the fees of Register of Deeds of
this county had been reduced. There
is no change in counties where the val
uation does not exceed one million dol
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EXTRA SESSION..

There is talk Of an extra session of
the Legislature to undo some OF the
laundering legislation of last winter.
We believe that the seed grain, the
grasshopper bounty, the prairie burn
ing and the usury laws are all blund-
ers. The first three were designed to
assist the people Of the grasshopper dis
tricts but the final effect will he disas-
trOus.
We hope that another year there will
be at least one man sent from the grass
hopper district who can represent our
interests Que able man, say such a
man rs Gov. Miller, could have present.
ed our wants in suclra way as to have
secured the much-needed legislation.
As it is, the final result will he to pile
up, an immense burden of taxation
under which, unless relief can be had
MIXTURE, many of our best settlers and
land owners will break down. A law
abating the State tax on real estate
owned by grasslopper sufferers would
be worth dozen bounty bills for our
relief.
Since the above was put in type, we
see the rumor concerning an extra ses-
sion contradicted. The Blue Eartl,
City Post says, and we agree with it:
The Pioneer Press in noticing it. saws
Gov. Pillsbury never dreamed of such a
thing. Perhaps not; but if he had
dreamed less and vetoed more of the in
lquitous bills to Which he gave his
approval, the State would have been
better OF, and so would the Governor
in the esteem of many people.
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=, - 7Ho'CLoCK. Pm.
Board met as per adjournment.
The Dill OF A. A. Allen Justice, in the case of
State OF Minnesota VS.. I. j. ami r. D. Richards,
allowed. = -
The proposals for building county office were
opened and were as follows:
Ihnrber and Chandler, IT, $l,124 co
E. r. Humiston, 1880 90
u. Anderson, 100 O
A proposltl0n was also made by G. B. Lai,gdon
to sell the Farmers Hotel, or so much Of it as
might be desired
Also proposition from j. H. johnson to sell
the building now occupied.
The Commissioner having reserved the right
to reject any and all bills, Oh motion of A. G..
Robinson, let contract to Thurber and Chandl er.
The County Auditor was authorized to draw
the contract accordingly
On motion, the Board adjourned.
E. S. MILLS, Chairman.
Attest: WM NJ BEAR County Auditor
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WAGON

THE undersigned has opened shop in conncc-
l. ton with the Blacksmith Shop of August
Schultz and is prepared to do all kinds of work
in his line. All kinds of Wagon Making and
Repairing done on short notice.
WAGONS, BUGGIES, SLEIGUS,
Made to order
5l8-ly] j. G. GRETZ.
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REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS

Of the Board of County Commissioners
STATE or MINNESOTA,
COUNTY OF MOBILES. 81
AUDITORS OFFICE,
WoRTHINGToN, Apr. II, 1877.
Met in adjourned session. Present
A. 0. Condo, LIST District.
a. .. Robinson, I'd District,
E. S. Mills, Sd District, Cham
VIM. NJ. Bear, Auditor.
Minutes of last meeting read and ap.
proved.
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II. p. Winters, blank bonds, 500
+. Il. Wells, draying for county, Is
u. smell, use OF team i'll road survey on
road IL, bill $l5 Is, allowed 10 90
!. H. cones, fellef supplies, ~ 81
INC: re Boos, same, AS 40
A. G. Robinson, services as Commissioner
Same making plans and specifications, SO
On motion, the Board adjourned to meet at ~
o'clock Pm. - III SIS
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS

The petition Of Thos. Wills for the division of
School District No. 26and the formation of a new
district presented at the last meeting WAS taken
up: The notices having been posted as per stat
ute and no objection being made. the Board or
dercd that the petition he granted and the new
district formed, which was numbered Sc.
- Inc petition OF Thns. Baltut!, laid over from
that the petition he not granted.
Petition from Ira X: Cole and others asking
Tor an appropriation to put q railing on bridge
Oh Jack Creek county road No. |.
Petition granted and ordered that the material
be furnished under the direction Uf A. O. co. de
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We expeEtsto give the Annual State
ment of the c6dnty next week.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
RAIIW A Y.

Is the Very Best Route to
Chicago, New York, New England, the Canadas
And
All Eastern and Southern Points.
1t is the only Northwestern Line connec citing in
same depot in Chicago with any of the great
Eastern or Southern Lines, and is the most con
ycniently located with reference to reaching any
Depot, Hotel or place of Business in that city.
Chicago Depot-Corner Canal and West Madl.
son SITS. Horse Cars and Stage Lines for all
parts Of the City constantly passing.
Chicago City Oilces-6l and 81 Clark St.
Milwaukee l,epot-COrner Reed and South
Water Streets. Horse Cars and Omnibus Lines
running regularly therefrom to the principal
parts of the City.
City Ticket Oincc--io0 East Water Street. cor
her Wisconsin st.
The Only Through Line Between
MINNEAPOLIS, ST. PAUL. MIL
WAUKEE, AND CHICAGO.
THROUGH PALACE SLEEPING CARS AND
DAY COACHES, with all tie best modern I'M
proponents for safety and comfort. with Steel
Rail Track, heavy Gravel ballast and free from
dust. ~
A. V. II. CARPENTER,
Gen. Pass. and Ticket Agt. Milwaukee.
s. S. MERRILL, ,JNO. G. CAuIT
Gen1 Manager. Asst Gen'l MANAGER.
Jan. /. 1876 4-l8ly.
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PETITIONS,

Two pc titions from Neli Taylor and others for
construction Of a bridge across Jack Creek on
C.'unty Road No. 4. Received and laid over
The Beard then appointed A. 0. Condo and A.
Z; Robinson committee to examine the propos-
ed location and determine in regard to the site
OF any bridges necessary to be built in the town
OF Seward and report to the Board.
Petition Of ThnS. johnson and others for an
appropriation Of s75 for bridge purposes in Grand
Prairie township Oh County Road No TO-
The Commissioners ordered that the DetiliOn
be laid over for the present.
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BOSS
Se|f:Tucking Hay 7wis'
ter.

Invented and Manufactured by Woolstcncrof
& Anscomb, Graham Lakes, MINI.
WE are ready to demonstrate the fact of its
w superiority over all others in the following
points, to-wit: durability, ease OF management,
amount of work, Twisting 1856 pounds per hour
with one man to operate adjusting it to differ
ent sizes and lengths of twists.
Every machine warranted.
Orders promptly filled and on reasonable
terms Patent applied for. Address
3. w. WOOLSTENCKOFT& CO..
5-23-tf] Graham Lakes, MINI.
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Bigelow Lyceum adjourned for the
Summer until the first Tuesday in No.
vember.
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GEO. j. DAY, Agent.
These Companies now offer In Northwestern
Iowa and Southwestern Minnesota 10000 acres
of the FINEST Land in the State. At low prices,
On long Credit, With easy payments, At low
rates OF Interest.
These lands are very productive, Easy Of Cul.
Churches and Schools.
Alternate sections mostly occupied by actual
residents: climate pleasant and healthy.
For circular giving full information, or for
prices of particular lands, apply by letter or per-
sonally to Land Department OF either Com.
pany at st. Paul, Minnesota.
j. W. BISHOP, General MANAGER:
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c. 4 n. W. TINE TABLE.
Time of departure Of Passenger Trains from
MankatO:
Leave for Chicago and the East 8 10a. m.
New Ulm 6 40 D. M
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At = recent election in Rochester,
MIMI, tho city voted against liquor IL
csnse by majority of 49,. The saloon
men propose to set up just outside the
city limits, but the temperance people
are heading them off by petitions to the
County Commissioners asking them to
grant no license for the sale of liquors
in the county for the ensuing year.
We hope the Commissioners will have
!, the nerve to refuse license.
To eat him or not to eat him, that is
the question. The grasshopper is so
numerous that if he could he turned to
account, he would be valuable acqui-
sition to society. Prof. Riley has tried
him fried, roasted, and stewed, skinned
and on the half she'll, and as an entrees
pronounced on tray, probably because
he was brought in on tray,) and the
Professor says the locust is good dish.
Mixed with honey, he is sweet and
greasy, and, according to the scriptur-
al account, furnished food for John the
Baptist while in the wilderness. We
notice also that the locust is mentioned
in 1.eviticus as among the food which
the Children of Israel were allowed to
eat. Thus in the 18th chapter:
% Even these of them We may eat;
the locust after his kind, and the bald
locust after his kind, and the beetle af
ter his kind, and the grasshopper after
his kind.
The burning of the Southern Hotel,
at St. Louis, with more distressing loss
of life, has set everybody to inquiring
what can be done to save life on such
occasions. AS to theatres, there are
laws in number of the States requir-
ing that theatres, public halls, churches
etc., shall be built SO as to afford rapid
and free egress. But the law is not
compiled with nor enforced, save in
rare instances. AS to hotels, the build
ing is generally left to the whim of the
builder, and in nearly every case where
there is large hotel burned there is
considerable loss of life. Until rope
ladders, or some other appliance, are Il
part of the furniture of every hotel
room, every traveller should provide a
rope ladder of his own. There might
he one constructed to wind up in 4 case,
something like the ordinary tape line,
which would not occupy any more space
In a valise than collar box. Why
don't some Yankee invent such thing
and put it on the market?
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st. Paul E. Sioux City
AND
Sioux City E. Saint Paul R. r.

TIME CARD.
~ EXPRESS.
Going West.
Leave st. Paul ut 200 p. m.
=" WortIlingtOn, ut l2-15 4. m
Arrive at Sioux City, at 40 q. M.
Going East.
Leave Sioux City 1T 1920 p. m
WOrthingtOn, at 2.23 =. u.
Arrive at st. Paul, at lbs =. N.
Going East-Ieaves Worthngton at 2:2s p. m.
Going Wcst-Leaves - i2:4c p. m.
WORTHINGTON AND SIOUX FALLS r. r.
TIME CARD.
Going West
Leaves WorthingtOn 8 90 a. m.
s. Sioux Falls Junction 8 IS a. m.
" Miller 8 81 q. IN.
" Adrian 9 25 a. m.
Sc Drake 9 IS q. IN.
Arrives at LII Verne 10 80 a. m.
Going East
Leaves LIZ %, Verne 3sseep.m.
{" Sioux Falls Junction As -
Arrives at Worthington 500
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Prayer meeting every Thursday even
ing at O'Clock.
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Samuel Collett has returned to his
farm in Iowa for the Summer.
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Mrs. Chamberlain has removed to
rooms over the store of r. Jones.
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D. A. Reynolds has moved to his
farm.
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BIGEL0W DEPARTMENT.
BIGELOW, MIMI, APRIL 10, 1877.

CHURCH DIRECTORY.
Sabbath School every Sabbath morning at 10 80
Services at IL O'Clock IN. Oh alternate Sabbaths.
Prayer meeting on Sunday and Thursday eve.
nlngs at p III. Rev. WIN. NJ. Bear Pastor.
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Preaching at the School house next
Sabbath Immediately after Sabbath
School, by 0. L. Howard, of Bigelow.
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Bigelow was visited by a severe hail
storm Tuesday afternoon. No damage
done.
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MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

The bond OF A. p. Miller, as publisher of the
Worthington ADvASCE (the newspaper selected
presented for $500 with John Alley and Elihu
Smith rs Sureties.
it be placed on tile A ''''''
The Committee appointed to examine and de-
termi inc the amount VI damage in County Road
Their time. '"1
Smyrna times., 1877-08-08

Mr.. R. NJ. Bishop, the democratic nomi.
nee for Governor of Ohio, was born in
Flemingsburg, KY, began his very success
ful business career as clerk in dry goods
store of that village and was made partner
before attaining his majority. From 1888
to lS4l he was engaged largely with his
brother in the pork business, but meeting
with reverses, they were compelled to sus-
pend. Mr.. Bishop soon resumed business
in the same place, however, where he con-
tinued to operate until lS47, when he re.
moved TO Mount Sterling. There he
established branch house, his brother re.
naming at the old stand. Business not
being brisk enough for him in Mount
Sterling, he changed his base of operations
to Cincinnati in March, 1S4S, where he
soon built up the largest establishment of
its kind in the West.
Smyrna times., 1877-08-08

James Gordon Bennett is complimented
by the Newport correspondent of the
Chicago Tribune, who says that to him is
chiefly due divers Newport attractions
polo, the steeple-chases, and the coming of
the yachts. And it is added to his honor
that he kept gambling from the steeple-
chases by his direct and positive opposi.
ton to people who proposed, on the second
year of the chases, to set up pool-selling on
the French plan.
Smyrna times., 1877-08-08

An interesting point of law has arisen in
Mexican county, Illinois, and which is ex-
citing very general attention all over the
country. 1t seems the judge of the dis.
trict, while presiding at murder trial,
temporarily vacated his seat, and with the
consent of the prisoners counsel, placed a
well.known member of the bar in his stead.
The prisoner was convicted; but appealed
his case to the Supreme Court of the State,
which held that the absence of the district
judge for time, however short, was illegal,
and that neither the prisoner nor his coun.
sci could make the substitute of another
man legal by their consent. The higher
court has therefore decided that the &C.
cused has had no legal trial, and that
ceremony will have to be gone over once
more before his guilt or innocence can be
established.
Smyrna times., 1877-08-08
WHOLE NO. 1.lG2.

JOSH BILLINGS On -Roosters
are the pugilists among birds, and having
no suitable shoulder to strike from, thew
strike from the heel. When rooster
gets whipped, all the hens march off with
the uther rooster, if he amt half 50 big or
SO hansum. 1t is pluck that wins hen.
boosters, as class wont do emmy house,
hold work; yu can't git a rooster to pay
emmy attention to young one. They
spend most Of their time in Growing and
struttlng, and once in while they find
worm, which they make great fuss over,
calling their wives up from a distance, ap-
parently to treat them, but jist az the hens
git there, this cuss bends over and gobbles
up the worm. Jist like a man for all the
world.
Smyrna times., 1877-08-08

The new Methodist Hymn Book, pre-.
pared by committee of the General Con-
ference, is completed, and has been accep-
ted by the Board of Bishops. 1t contains
l,l5O hymns, of which two-thirds were
taken from the old manual. For the
selection of the 400 new hymns, some 800
hymn books were consulted and carefully
annotated. Every hymn in the collection
has been traced back to its original source,
and in most cases the original version has
been restored.
Smyrna times., 1877-08-08

ONCE CLERK ALWAYS A CLERK" You
think this a fine business, standing behind
counter androping in money all day." said
thecashier in leading restaurant. "Better
carry hod up ladder. During the rush
of business | am nearly distracted / am
fined if | sit down; fined if l make mis-.
take; the shadow Of detective is over me
from dawn until dark l have to make
good all losses, and carry home all the bad
money take in" You judge of king
by the president; he has a fine salary, an
easy time, and comes and goes when he
pleases. A bank clerk is a mere machine.
lie comes at 9, and he rs lucky if he gets
off at 6. He can't go then unless his ae
counts balance. He works like a cart
horse, and grabs his lunch amid a press OF
business, as it is handed to him under the
counter. From this drudgery there is no
escape. There are few promotions. Once
a clerk always n clerk. Look at that re.
ceiving teller. lie is over 60. lie has
stood on that spot 30 years. He is honesty
persontied. The bank has never lost q
shilling by him. He handles millions
daily ;syet his pay is ridiculously small.
lie will die receiving clerk, as he has
lived.-Ne,0 York Letter.