The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-03-15

DIX, vlCo IltSlucHt t1llV CcClctuly
and w. G. Van Horne, of La Crosse,
Treasurer. 1t is understood that Mr..
Van Horne will be retained as General
Manager.
RAILROAD PROSPECTS,
We are daily asked what is the pros
pect for railroad building tho coming
season. W. were told at St. Paul a
few days ago that no attempt would be
made to extend the branch until July
and that if the grasshoppers destroy
the cropaagain, the road will not be
extended this year. AS to the South
ern Minnesota, the Fairmont Sentinel
is sanguine that the bonus will be
voted in that county, and that in case
it is voted, grading will commence as
soon as weather and ground will per-
init. We hope so, for the:people along
the line are in need of WORK.
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA ADVERTISER
The Ring and Rowdy organ calls the
ADVANCE the "Colony advertiser"
If it had called us the ''Southern Min
nesota advertiser - it would have hit it
exactly. We have written letters to
over 500 different newspapers through
out the country, thus making the beau-
ties and the advantages of Southwestern
Minnesot a known to at least half il mil
lion readers. We have during the past
three years sent the ADVANCE to hum
dreds of persons in the States east of us,
who have thus become interested in
this portion of the west. Many Of these
lave already settled here and many
more will settle here as soon as the
grasshopper raids are over.
We regret exceedingly that the Jour-
nails friends have behaved 50 wickedly
that it has become necessary to show
up their wickedness, but we must per.
form unpleasant duties us well as pleas
ant ones. 1t is crime which Injuries a
community and not the publication of
the fact Of crime. We would very
much prefer to publish only one side
and that the good side, but an honest
paper must publish both sides. A
newspaper which does this, is a great
power in preventing crime. A news.
paper which does not do this encourages
crime.
The ADVANCE will continue to he
the Southwestern minnesota Adyertis
er, the Peoples paper, the Farmer s
Friend, the Rings Foe, and the thorn
in the flesh of all wrong doors.
The Nationly Colony at Worthington
is i'll trouble. Miller. LIumiston & Co.,
the proprietors, were supposed to be a.
gents of the st. Paul and Sioux City
Railroad in selling lands, aud haye re-
ceived moneys therefor, giving their
individual receipts. The railroad com.
pany did not get the money and rep,,.
tiatos the receipts. There is much ex.
-citemeNt agN( anger in consequence
,Winona Republican.
These items, based upon the infa.
amous publications. Of the Worthington
Journal, ale going over the country, tc
the great injury of this community and
the business standing of the gentlemen
who have expended $500, 900 in building
mp Worthington and Mobiles county
Will the Republican take the trouble tt
correct these damaging stories, publish
ed to vent personal spite, and corrected
in a letter from President Drake, &C.
knowledging Miller, HuMiston & Co.
rs agents for the sale of railroad lands
in this county and expressing full con
fidence in the integrity of Prof. Hum
iston? We assure the public that these
stories were connected and published
hy the basest and most unreliable men
in this community.
The day of forgiveness at Worthing
ton is passed and forgotten, and since
the Journal "showed up" the Colony
according to the dictates of it's owl
conscience the ADVANCE has become
full of it's original spice. Apparently
the Journal has kicked up Il delightful
muss in that quiet town. AiudOm Re-
porter.
All the "musses - Of the past few
years have been ''kicked up" by the
Journal set. They instigated all the
rowdyism from which le town suffer
ed; they threw Prof. 1Iumiston's fur
niture into the street; they engaged in
assault and battery and got into the
hands of the law, The ADVANCE mere
" published the facts, as any fair-mind
Ell newspaper WIS bound to do, and they
raised a great cry about injuring immi
grafton" They have treated us as ;
criminal for merely publishing the facts
about their wickedness, and have wipct
their mouths over their own disgrace
full conduct and blandly said, eve
have done no wrong!''
All the injury done to immigration
they are responsible for. Their ow,
violence and wrong have given thu
place whatever of bad name it has, ant
their one infamous attack upon thu
Colony Company has done more to in
jure immigration than all their rowdy
ism and violence put together.
THE SOU1H1ERN MINNESOTA.
The Jackson Republic thinks thai
the project to extend the Southern
Minnesota from Winnebago to jackson
has a business look. Martin count,
voted upon the bonus question at til,
recent town meeting.
The immense quantities of live stool
which are being transported daily ove
the Southern Minnesota railroad int
or through this city, is new and prof
table experience i'll the annals of tia