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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-02-14
THE ROCK COUNTY ARA IR,

.'>'s' THE ROCK COUNTY AFFAIR
The following letter from ~Lu Verne
purports to give the correct version Of
tile difficulty at the Phinney school
house. .": -
LUvERNE, Rock Co., MINI. J
Feb. IL, 1873.
EDITOR ADVANCE: 1 have taken
your paper for nearly two years, and
being convinced that you wish to be on
the side of justice, will tell you the true
version of the affair that happened at
the Capt. Phinney school house, as your
informant has done great injustice to
the ''hired man. spoken of III the af-
fray. III the first place there was no
young lady there-and no. woman for
that matter-and in the next place a
person acquainted with the young man
aforesaid knows he is incapable Of in
sulting 4 lady anywhere or in any
place. AS for his striking any one or
even raising his hand to strike any one,
this is entirely untrue, as your inform
ant must know, if he knew anything at
all OF the affair. Now, as to Mr.. Hoy
ey, the .''Atuscular Christian.'~ The
''hired man" was near Mr.. Colgrove,
when several of those ''Christians, .
one with club, attacked Mr.. Colgrove,
pushing him back III an instant against
the "hired man, who was sitting on 4
desk, who then tried to release himself,
when, at the same instant, Mr.. Hoyey,
the Muscular Christian" struck him,
not with his flat hand, but with club,
us is shown by the cut on the back of
his head, which felled him to the floor.
Then this muscular Christian" start
ed to help the three that were busy
with Mr.. c., taking his club with him,
and Of course, like the coward he really
is using it freely. Four against one,
is ut too great odds and soon Mr.. c..
was compelled to yield to the malici-
GUS attacks Of these so called ''Chris-
tians." If you will publish this you
will do All act of justice, and people are
not convicted in this country without
a hearing. SUBSCRIBER.
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COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
:,ot1 rnot uoh 1911, a. O oso1onl,

iCouGci met Feb 18th at 8 o'clock ;: s..;,. f.:
Petition presented for sidewalk No. J. On
motion Of W. Il. Bennett, 1t was Laid over until
next meeting
Petition presented for sidewalk No. 2. Allow
ed and walk ordered to be laid. Ordered that
cross walks across streets and allies he laid with
two lines OF II inch plank, IA inches apart and
grave! packed between planks.
Sidewalk No 2 IL to he laid on the north side
of Second Avenue between 18th and 18th Streets
and crossing Oh 18th street..
The f0ll0wi 6 bills were allowed:
L. B: Bennett. costs in case Of Village a.
gainst H. D. Humiston, q 81
L. b. Bennett, for services as Clerk of Elec-
ton, Nov. 6, 1877, 200
NJ. s. TWitchell, services as Judge OF Elec- i
ton, Nov. 6, 1877, 20,
Worthington Advance, publishing ordi-
nance, 70
An ordinance was passed requiring placards
to be placed OH houses in which the disease ex4
lists containing the words "Scarlet Fever"
Also resolution to close the public schools
during the prevalence OF the disease. -
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VIM. Firth, of Lorain, owns calf
nine months old which is only 25 by 36
inches in size, that is, 25 inches high
and SO inches long. 1t hasn't grown
any since it was two months old.
That calf must have the ricketts,. Who
can beat it ?
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PAINT UP.

A citizenrsuggests that as there will
be quite Il stream of immigration pour
ing through Worthington during the
season about to open, our people should
paint up their buildings SO as to give
the town a bright and thrifty appear
ance. We second the suggestion. Let
us make Il good impression on new
corners.
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See the advertisement of Mrs. WAL
den, of Bigelow, who is agent for the
Whitney Sewing Machine. This is
said to be a good machine by those who
have used it.
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Mr.. James Corrie, Dentist in Balti-
more, writes: Il have used DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup personally and in my fam
lily for two or three years, and [ am
prepared to say that there is nothing to
compare to it as remedy for Coughs,
Colds, etc.,
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NOTICE. U. S. Land Office, Worthington,

NOTICE. U. 5. Land Office, Worthington,
~ Mimi, Jan. 80, 1878.
Complaint having been entered at this Office BY
Robert l.. Dougherty against Elijah L. Holland
for abandoning Homestead Entry No. $685. da-
ted Nov. ", 1873, upon the southeast quarter OF
sec. 10. township lc2, range ~, in Mobiles
of said entry; the said parties are hereby sum.
moned to appear at this office at Worthington.
OIL the 23d day of Feb. 1878, at O'Clock p. M,
to respond and furnish testimony concerning
said alleged abandonment.
MONS GHlNAGER, Register.
2l1 j. y. MOCLTON. Receiver.
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Punch's Almanac for 1878, is now
ladled out to American readers in q re-
print, at only Ten cents. For fun, hui
NOR and wisdom, address I. G. Clear
leigh, No. 81 Broadway, New York.
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G. A. Chalberg, formerly a resident
of Bigelow township, now living in
Goodhue county, has been visiting his
brother-in-law, p. G. Swanson: Mr..
G. expects to return to this county in
due time, and informs us that a num-
Der of persons in Goodhue are looking
in this direction for future homes.
Mr.. G. leaves us the customary 81 on
subscription and goes back with light
heart.
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LITTLE ROCK.

a very agreeable and successful en-
tertainnlent was given at the school
house, on Friday evening, Feb. l, at
the close of the school taught by Miss
Ella Gibson. The exercises consisted
of declarations, dialogues, compost.
lions, tableaux, interspersed with sing
ing by the school, and instrumel. tai
music. The exercises were very sue.
cessful and reflect credit upon teachers
and pupils. Miss Gibson has made {,
very good impression as teacher.
The same day Il social was given for
the benefit of the pastor, Rev. S. NJ.
Smith, at the residence of w. Parry.
The adults took supper early in tile
evening and attended the. school exer-
cises. After the exercises, the young
people went to Mr.. Parry's and took
supper, and bountiful one it was,
with oysters, fruits, cakes of all kinds,
etc. The number who took supper
was over one hundred. Parties were
here from Bigelow, Adrian, Grand
Prairie and Westside. A handsome
little sum was thus raised for the pas
tor. The whole affair was an exceed.
ing]y pleasant one and will long be re-
membered by those who participated.
H. lJOSt1C 1CluOFtu l1Ol1 Clllo
town to Adrian and opened a meat
store.
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The Mankato Review claims eleven
hundred weekly circulation. This is
double the circulation of the ADVANCE
but we hope to overtake the Review in
due time. Barring it's Democracy, the
Review is a most excellent newspaper
and deserves the success it has attain
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The ADVANCE subscription book con-
tains t,oenty-one pages of addresses of
those subscribers who receive their pa
pers in single wrappers. These are DO.
Ill fde paving Subscribers.
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John Hccklc, of lie Mars, is up on a
visit. lie walks with {, cane, having
had his thigh broken last year while in
the Black Hills,
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The Bondn correspondent of the
Currie Pioneer says w. NJ. Davis and
B. W. Woolstencroft are about to visit
St. Paul in the interest of north Mobiles
and south Murray on the Southern
Minnesota eXtentiOn.
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MARBLE WORKS.

We are pleased to learn that II. W.
Sanborn intends, in few weeks, to O.
pen Il Marble establishment at this
place. Mr.. S. has had twenty-five years
experience in the br siness, and willie
working at the Fort Dodge and Manka-
to Works, did the work on all the tomb
stones now in the Worthington Gene
terry. Mr.. Sanborn's will be the only
works Of the kind between Mankato
and Sioux City, north and south, md
the only works west of Austin. With
his energy and familiarity with the
business, lie will undoubtedly succeed.
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS

AN ORDINAN
Be it ordained by the Common Council OF the
Village Of WOrthington-
That, owing to the prevalence Of Scarlet Fe-
yer in our midst, and In order to prevent as far
us possible the spreading Of the same, all PhySi-
clans are required to placard all buildings with
the words "Scarlet Fever" where there are
cases of said disease.
Said -placar'ls will be furnished by the village
Recorder or any member of the village Council.
A penalty OF Five Dollals in each and every case
shall be imposed on any physician failing to
post such notice
All persons are requested to avoid, as much as
possible, coming in contact with the disease and
persons nursing the same should be extremely
careful in regard to carrying the disease by any
means whatever to those not affected with it.
All parents arc requested to keep their children
ut home as much rs possible and all assemblies
Of adults or young persons, for any purpose
whatever, is earnestly deprecated as Tending to
still further spread this discasesin our midst.
Approved February 18th, 1873
PETER THOMPSON, Pres.
GEO j. DAY, Recorder.
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The people OF Worthington are an
ticipating a rush Of business there this
season. We were in that place on
Tuesday and observed many signs Of
activity. The real estate and lumber
men are doing good business and rents
are very high, business and: dwelling
houses being in great demand. 1t is
expected that many new buildings will
be erected ere another winter approach
eS.-SiDleV POstman.
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Some of our friends don't like our
views on eternal punishment. Very
we'll, we don't like theirs. Don't that
make it even? We notice we have
nearly all the newspapers and vast
majority of the people with u.s..
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Official Paper Of the Coun-
tY.

GIL UBBING WITH THE PIONEER PRESS
We will send the ADVANCE and the Weekly
st. Paul PIONEER PRESS, one year, with Il map
OF Minnesota, Wisconsin, Northern Iowa, and
Northern Illinois, for 50 20. Without map, for
+, IS. Payment in advance.
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DR.. Clipringer is building an alli-
ton to his house on the farm, prepare
tory to moving III wien Spring opens.
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FURNITURE.

MILLER BROTHERS, of Saltwater will open
out about the first Of March, in Worthington.
with large stock Of Furniture, Agricultural
Machinery, Lumber, etc:
6-2l-lm MILLER BROTHERS.
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NpNIL or SpExIIun


Our friend Tom Parsons, of this place,
and J. NJ. Plumer, of Geneva, New
York, have been sparring ut each other
about spelling. The Geneva Courier
says: 1.-The fact is, that neither the
Genevan nor the western man, both
unusually bright men, is faultless i'll Or
biography and in this particular they
understand each other.'' Parsons
writes to Plumer, II can beat Parson
Nasty and Josh Billings" and says
tits my mistake and your treat. -
Then Plumer strad. les his Pegasus IA
postal card, and writes:
What shall it bc--Old Bourbon straight"
Or just (. bit awry:
Methinks, a thousand miles away,
Comes faltering through the frosty day,
"A nip OF each Ill try.'
Drink deep, if liS" youl boosted cline,
While ''bliZZards" revel high,
Across the tracks of Summer time,
Id guess, if simply for The rhyme,
You must be 'cod and dry"
The Genevan is ahead us a poet, if
not us Il speller. By~theway, has Plum
er heard OF the new "minor arrival -
at Toms?
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HOMES IN THE WEST
Persons looking westward for homes
can procure full information concern
ing the GARDEN SPOT of Iowa and
Minnesota by subscribing for the Wor-
Ellington ADVANCE published at Wor-
Ellington, MINI. Send s. for one year;
81 FOE six months, and 50 cents for three
months, to ADVANCE, Worthington,
Mobiles County, Minnesota"
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c-,sz.~. -s-- 90 O. . T. -. ,ss.
THE SCARLET FEVER.

Since our last issue the following
deaths have occurred from Scarlet Fe-
ver.
A,daughter of A. 5. Husselton on
Thursday last.
o. Monday night an infant daught-
er of G. z. Sutton.
On Tuesday, the only son of D. Shell.
Ten deaths have occurred thus far, in
the village, and the disease is still run
ming in Il number of families. AS will
be seen 10y the proceedings of the Town
Council, Ordinances have been passed
requiring p1acards containing the
words, "Scarlet Fever" to be placed on
houses where the disease exists. Also
an ordinance requiring the closing of
the public schools. This action of the
Council comes little late, but, as the
old adage has it, ''bettef late than new.
en-" We have no doubt that prompt
measures in the beginning would have
done much to prevent the spread of the
disease. We hear of places in Iowa
where the spread Of the disease was
prevented by promptly quarantining
the houses where cases existed and pre-
venting children from going out.
Requests have been made that we say
as little as possible about this matter
in our columns. But our experience as
a publisher has shown us that the best
way to stop exaggerated rumors, and,
what is worse, the spread of any con-
tagion, is to publish the exact facts and
let the public be governed accordingly.
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w. Sherwood is making up train tc
60 to the Black Hills. lie wants to
engage IL few more teams.
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J. A. Shriver, who has been absent
in Iowa county, Iowa, during the Win
ter has returned. Hope lie will stay
here from this on.
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See the advertisement of IIollister,
Carter & Co., of the st. Paul Seed
Warehouse. We have received their
Catalogue for 1878. Part es wishing
seed would do we'll to send for it.
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JOSEPH CHADWICK.
REGISTER of Deeds,

Worthington, Mobiles County, Minn.
Has the only complete set of Abstract Books
In the county
Will furnish abstracts Of title, pay taxes for
Keeps supply of Blank Deeds etc. Gives es-
pecial attention to executing and acknOWledg-
Ing Deeds, Mortgages, etc. Correspondence so
licitcd. [6-Aly
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A quiet and pleasant home is insured
to all mothers that use DR.. Bulbs Baby
Syrup for their little ones. 1t contains
nothing Injurious. 1t
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Il VOICE FROM SEWARD.

-
The following letter comes from Sew
ard township. What County Officer
does it refer to?
EDITOR ADVANCE:
During last falls election campaign
in this county a certain candidate that
had been nominated for one of the
county offices was very free to define
the duties of that Particular Office and
to criticise the incumbent of the said
Office for merely complying with the
strict letter Of the law, and for not taxi
ing more interest III the duties which
that office required him to perform.
lie was free to proclaim that if he were
elected to said office that he would give
it more attention than it had hereto
fore been receiving. We had felt our
selves rather sighted at the inattention
we had been subjected to by the then
incumbent of the office and were anx-
ious for such Il reform as the said can
didate indicated he would carry out.
We elected the said candidate, and, for
nearly three months lie has been under
the official oath to perform the duties
of said office. We now had Il right to
expect that more and better attention
would be given to the duties OF that Of
flee, but all our hopes and expectations
are now blasted and to the honor and
credit of his predecessor be it said he dsd
recognize that we existed and gave us
such attention rs the law required.
Not so with our new servant. Wheth-
er he has suddenly come to the conclu-
sion that the duties of his Office consist
in merely drawing his pay or that he
considers us so much his interiors, or
whether lie has Theological or other du-
ties that tcupy his whole time we are
unable to state. At any rate he is far
behind his promises.
NUMBER TWENTY-N1NE.
Feb. 6, 1878.
BIGELOW ITEMS.
The Old Reliable Beaver Dam Seed
ers for sale by r. Jones.
There was dance in t wn last week.
The boys and girls had a good time.
Lyceum in school house every Tues
day evening.
Mr.. Feeny, who bought D. T.
Twitchell's farm, was in town on
Tuesday.
Mrs. II. Toms father is up on WIS.,
it from Iowa City, Iowa.
Methodist quarterly meeting will be
held in school house ON the 23d and oath
inst. Rev. Mr.. Ogle, of Worthington,
will preach on the oath inst. at 10 a. m.
r. Jones has made arrangements for
selling all kinds of farming imple-
ments, which he will keep on hand.
Altman Fullweiler caught two more
Buffalo Wolves a few days ago near his
place. They were large ones and were,
no doubt, out looking for sheep. We
learn that Messrs. Graves & Hubbard
have lost some II head of sheep and
that D. G. Holmes, Of Ransom, has lost
some, supposed to be killed by wolves.
n. V. Mcdowell, A. W. Bur ,ham,
E. Fenstermaker and II. Fullweller are
constructing roller for joint use and
ownership during the seeding season.
It will he made with roof to turn the
rain and painted up so as to last. The
materials will cost about $40. Here is a
good hint to farmers in other neighbour
hoods Club together and cooperate
and thus save the purchase of so mncE
Machinery.
A call has been issued for school
meeting to vote bonds to build school
house in District No. 26, south of
Ocheeda lake.
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A little son of Mr.. Buclian's was TAX
Ell few days ago with Il violent pain
in the head and became almost imme-
diately unconscious. 1t is thought
that lie was hurt in some unknown
manner while playing.
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Call at the Worthington Bookstore
and get Pocket Map of Minnesota.
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MINOR ARRIVALS.

At the residence Of Mr.. Heiser' in
Hersey, recently, a fine girl.
At the residence Of T. II. Parsons,
on Thursday last, an eight pound
daughter Tom always was success
in real estate transactions.
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AS sure as tie grape grows on the vine,.
Somebody sent us a Valentine
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CLUBBING 1rITH THE GLOBE,
We will send the ADVANCE one year and the
st. Paul Weekly Globe one year to any address
for - Is, invariably IN advance.
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JOI1CE. U. $. Land Office, Worthington.

N MIMI, Jan. 26, 1878.
Complaint having been entered at this once
by Alonzn u. Hosmcr against VIM. Crotly for
abandoning d. $. Entry No. l7,3:6 dated Sept
p, 1876 upon the nwl4 sec. Is, town. l03,
range ~ in Mobiles county. Mimi, with a view to
the cancellation Of said entry; tile sail parties
are hereby summoned to appear at this Office on
the 18th day of March 1878, at o'clock p. m.
t. respond and furnish testimony concerning
said alleged abandonment.
MONS tIRINAGER, Register.
22] JP MOULTON, Receiver.
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NOTIC. U: s. Land Office, Worthington.

MOTTO. U: s. Land Office, Worthington.
N Mimi, Jan. Is, 1878.
Complaint having been entered at this Office
by Thomas II. Parsons against Geo. n Stoddard
for abandoning Homestead Entry No. 1905, da-
ted April l6, 1872, upon the swN sec. IA, in town
l02 Range II, in Mobiles County, Mimi, with
view to the cancellation of said entry; the
said parties are hereby summoned to appear at
this office Oh the 18th day of March, 1878, at 9
O'Clock Il. H., to respond and furnish testimony
concerning said alleged abandonment.
MONS GHINAGER, Register.
gel j. L. MOULTON. Receiver.
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One of the most uncharitable, if not
malicious, papers in the State has the
immortal words of abraham Lincoln
ut the head of it's columns, "With
charity toward all, with malice toward
none. '-St. Paul Pioneer-Press of
Feb. 9th.
We have frequently suggested that
the motto Of the Journal ought to be
changed to, with malice toward all,
with charity toward none.''
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MOTTO U: S. Land Office, Worthington,

N Mimi, Jan. g. 1878.
Complaint having been entered at this Office BY
AlonZo u. HoSmer against Robt. ID. Sullivan for
abandoning ID. $. entry No. 1887, dated
Sept. ", 1876, upon the swX section is. town los,
range AZ, in Mobiles county, Minnesota, with
view to the cancellation 0: said entry; the said
parties are hereby summoned to appear at tho
Office Oh the 18th day of March, 1873 at O'Clock
p H., to respond and furnish testimony con.
corning said alleged abandonment.
MONS. GRIN4AGER, Register.
J.P. MOULTON Receiver.
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NOTICE. U. $. Land Office, Worthington,
N Mimi, Jan. %, 1878.
Complaint having been entered at this office
by Thos. II. Parsons against John \. Shrver:for
abandoning Homes cad Entry No. S,766, dated
April y, 1878, upon the n]1se14 sec &C. town 100.
range 80, in Mobiles county, Minnesota, with .
view to the cancellation of said entry; the said
parties are hereby summoned to appear at this
o'clock 4 IN tn respond and furnish testimony
concerning said alleged abandonment
MONS GkINAGER, Register,
22l j. T. MOULTON, Receiver.
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PIIIS(CIAN US.
+ CEAE NJ. d.,

GEO. o. MOORE,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Graduate OF Ann Arbor Michigan. Residence
on 10th street below the public hail. Office at
the Colony Drug Store, opposite the WOrthing-
ton Hotel, Warrington, Mimi.
Vill attend pronutv to all Coils, day or
might. [27ly.
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Owing to the prevalence of scarlet
the several churches, think it best for
the public safety to suspend all relig-
ious gatherings, both public and social,
including the Sabbath Schools, until
farther notice.
H. B. FUTILE,
j. G. OGLE.
Fl. F. WHITE.
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Andrews States at the Wortllingon
Book Store.