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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-05-30
REVIEW or OFFICIAL
REPORTS.
Digest Of the Annual Financial
Statement. 3 Il s
SHORTAGE ONLY $1,000,
Where does Nob'es Co. Stand
+ Financially?
Communicated. J

by 4 report of the County Board of
Audit recently published it has been
shown that 4 large amount of money
had been paid into the County Treas
ury during the year ending the 28th Of
February, 1878. y.
Said report rs published in the Wor-
Ellington Journal of the I'd inst. shows
the amount of receipts to be rs follows,
(get the paper and see that we quote it
correctly
Funds On hand Ma %a. 2, ISL :@$S; :;
Miscellaneous collections, w .!
Making total VI tUo "
To be accounted for.
OF this amount 81, sos 50 were report
ed rs being c;asl, on hand March ! 1873.
In round numbers it is shown by said
report that the balance had been ex-
pended. By-the-way, there is i little
mystery connected with the transfer of
funds to the new County Treasurer.
He receipts for School, Town and
Bridge orders us cash to the amount Of
$7S8.SG. Now if these orders had been
redeemed and paid by lis predecessor
why were they not credited to him ~
disbursements and why were they not
Cancelled aud placed with other vouch.
ers of i like nature in the Auditors
Office instead of being counted aud
transferred as cash.
He receipted also for 1922 In orders
which purported to have already been
paid twice True the amount is not
carried into the account except inter-
est on the same to the amount Of $11 .0S
Why was any part of it allowed? Why
were they not etfectually defaced and
slowed away in the archives Of the Au-
ditOr's office for future reference and
examination.
But this IS Il depression. We started
to talk about money which had been
received during the year amounting to
$22,OO5 81.
We who have had faith in the integrity
of our county officials, especially in one
whose duty it was us clerk of the Coun-
ty Board to make up the Annual FL
nancial Statement, l3ve not doubted
but that the amount would be s;tisfAc-
torily accounted for. We did not ex-
pect that the last issue of bonds for
1900 would be included in the State
ment as they we're subsequently issued,
but we had alright to believe that it
would show Il standing of the County
Finances that would ut least justify it
it did not actually require the issue of
bonds to that amount to pay Oft legiti"
mate indebtedness which had been i'll
Cured. For two months the people
have waited patiently for the report
and have excused officials for the delay,
thinking that they were taking time to
show the points up definitely and clear
ly. 1t has been made and published ut
last.
by superficial glance at the surface,
it has a fair appearance and looks to Ike
all right. Let us see low it will pan
out.
They did not c'mdescend to notice
the tritling amount Of $3,38.78 that
was on hand ut the commencement of
the year. In this review we will COM
mence us they have done with the tax
collections. Get the ADVANCE, the
Official County Paper, and examine the
points and SET. if we report it fairly.)
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1912.


There are now about 80 to IS settlers
in this town, most Of whom came i'll
this spring.
A. Hartman has built house l8x24
on his claim on sec. "a.
rnos: k'asey is running two break
= $50 acres.
A blacksmith shop has been opened
on sec ..
The town is just opening up, but
there is about 200 acres of small grain
sowh. Thos. Klasey was the first set
tier in the town, locating on section ii
in February, 1877. He has now about
80 head Of cattle, among which is a
full-blOotled Durham Bull, recently plr-
chased of VIM. Madison. He is two
years old and comes Of stock raised by
Alexander. OF Woodford county, Ky.
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E & NV
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Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Embraces under one management the Great
Trunk Railway Lines Of the WEST and NORTH
WEST, and, with its numerous Branches and con-
nectlonS, ie9nls the shortest and quickest route
between Chicago and all r.intS in Illinois: Wis
consin, Northern Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa,
N:e Net California and the Western Terrific
OMAHA AND CALIFORNIA LINE
Is the shortest and best route between Chicago
and al! points ia Northern Illinois, Iowa, Dak0-
"a, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Oregon, Chi
III, Japan and Australia. Its
CHICAGO. ST. PAUL, AND MINNEAPOLIS LINE
Is the short line between Chicago and all points
IN Northern Wisconsin, Minnesota and for Mad.
ls0n, st. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, and all
points III the Great Northwest Its
Ia CROSSE, wINONA AND ST. PETER LINE
Is the best route between Chicago and Ia Crosse,
" mona, rochester, Owat0nna, Mankato st.
rcter. NeW I'm, and III! points in Southern and
Central Minnesota. Its
GREEN BAY AND MARQUETTE LINZ
Is the only line between Chicago and Janesyil,c
G MatSIt9%% ,n' FSnd d% Lag Oshkosh Appeton
Country. Its
FHEEPORT AND DUBUQUE LINE
IS the only route between Chicago and EIcfn.
Nock1ord, freep"rt, and all points via FreepOrt.
CHICAGO AND MILWAUKEE LINE
Is the old Lake Shore Route, and is the only ono
RaSsing between Chicago and Evanston, Lake
Forest, Highland Park, Waukcrgan, Racine. Ke
nosha and Milwaukee. 1>'
PULLMAN PALACE DRAWING ROOM CARS
are run on all-through trains OF this road,
his IS the ONLY LINE running these cars he
tween Chicago and st. Paul and MINNEAPOLIS.
Chcag" and milwaukee,, Chicago and Winona
or Chicago and Green Bay.
Close connections are made at Chicago with the
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern, Michigan
central, BALTIMORE and Ohio, rittShurg, Fort
Handle Routes. for all points EAST and SOUTH.
EAST, and with the Chicago and Alton and iii
noiS Central for all points SOUTH.
ion Pacific Railroad at Omaha for iii far west est
points.
Close connections are made at junction, points
cith trains OF dM cross roads.
Ticket Agents in the United States and Cauadas
Rcmembcr, you ask for your Tickets via Of the
Chicago y North Western hallway, and take
New York Office, No. AIS Broadway: Roston
Office. No State Street ;Omalla Office, 2l5 Farm.
ham Street; San Francisco Office, III MOutcom.
cry Street Chicago Offices, ~ Clark Street. under
ShernaM licuse: Is Canal, corner Madison
and Canal Streets; Wells Street Depot, corner
Wells and kinzie Streets.
For rates. Or Information not attainablc from
H. n? %TE tfSff TaEe"ts m a1y K Hucn1rr
Jan. l, i Isl; 4 = 'n''6'' ''n' Na"sr'
c.. N. ". TIME TABLE.
Time Of departure OF Passenger Trains from
MankatO:
Leave for Chicago and theta sooa.m,
New Vim IS pm.
Time of arrival:
From the East, 535pm
From the West, & lax ~
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ADRIAN:

Contractor Timimons has commenced
work OH the new school house and has
contracted to have it finished 80 that
the lower. part can be used by the mid
die, Of July. 1. will 3ben28x38 and 20
feet posts: The school lot is situated
on 81 Avenue and Sd Street and is TOOK
l5O feet 1t has an elevated location
and affords a. fine site for! the. school
building overlooking! the town., .,,:,;f
i a harness. maker has purchased a lot
here and will build and open q harness
shop on Main Street ,:-,,>".~....,."",@7
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LITTLE ROCK

A mistake occurred in our last weeks
paper in thanking DIR. Craft for treat
ing Mrs. S,nberg for hip disease. The
name should have been Mrs. Hanson,
wife Of Hans c. Hanson, instead Of
Mrs. Sundberg.
Gunder D. Times, brother to s. D.
Times, was married on Wednesday,
til: I'D, to Mrs. Kebecca Christianson.
They were married at the residence of
s: D. Times, in Olney, Ivy Rev. II. z.
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The Currie Pioneer publishes the Pre-
MUM List of the First County Fair
of Murray County to be held Sept. 9th
and 18th: Good for Murruy county.
Wonder if our Mobiles county agricul~
turists are all asleep that they are not
moving in the matter of a County Fair.
The Depot Hotel and Illinois Central
Freight Depot, at IeMars, was burned
on Saturday morning last. The fire
was caused Ivy the explosion of kero-
sene lamp. Loss about $1,000,
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NOTICE. U. s. Land ONCE, Worthington /,
N Mimi. May 7, 1878.
Complaint having been entered at this Office
by Albert A Thompson against Charles 4. War.
ner for abandoning Homestead Entry No. 1880
range -, III Mobiles county. Minnesota, with Il
view to the cancellation of said entry; the said
parties are hereby summoned to appear at this
ONCE on the eth day Of June, 1875 at 8
O'Clock a NJ to respond and furnish testimony
concerning said alleged abandonment.
~, MONS GK1NAGER, Register,
361 JP MOULTON, Receiver.
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The Democratic Congressional Con-
vention for this district is to be held at
Owatonna, OH Thursday, the 25th Of
July. The convention will comprise 81
delegates: of which Winona is entitled
to Is, and Blue Earth and Olmstead II
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-05-30

State Auditor Whitcomb reports 81,
600 acres of school lands sold during
his recent tour at an average of Sc per
acre, an aggregate of nearly half mil
lion dollars.
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NOTICE U. S. Land Office, Worthngtol,,
IN Mimi, May %, 1873.
Com llaint having been entered ut this Office
by D,rotha Tabbert against Inwell J. Olson for
abandoning Timber Entry No. SSJ, dated June
A., in Mobiles county, Mimi, with view to tic
cancellation OF said entry; the said parties are
hereby summoned to appear ut this Office on the
9Th day of July, 1878, ut o'clock a. m. to
respond and furnish testimony concerning sail
alleged abandonment.
MONS GR1NAGER, Register.
3S1 MOULTON, Receiver.
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MONS GRINAGER, Register.
j. r. MOULTON. Receiver,

MOTTO. U: s. Land Office, Worthington,
~ MIMI, May 90 1873.
Complaint having been entered at this office
by Levi Amis against john Gallagher Tor
abandoning Homestead Entry No. l065O, da-
l04 Range 43, i'll Mobiles County, Mimi, with
view to the cancellation Of said entry; the
said parties are hereby summoned to appear ut
this office on the 24th day of June, 1873, at s
O'Clock Il. H., to respond aid furnish testimony
concerning said alleged abandonment.
MONS GKlNAGER, Register
3S1 j, p. MOULTON. Receiver
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Commencement at the University OF
Minnesota will he held on Thursday,
June 6. Public Graduation Exercises
and Alumni Dinner. Presidents re-
ceDtjOn in the evening.
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The Washington correspondent of
the st. Paul Dispatch says:

Mr.. Dunne1l was selected rs the re-
publican head Of the committee to in
vestigate the Florida election, but RAN
dali yielded to democratic remOnstra-
ces. They thought that Dunnell, hay
ing once Investigated that state, knew
just where to put his hand on demo-
cratic frauds, so he was stricken off to
make way for Butler, who stands no
one knows where. Dunnell 81 olld
have been the man, for there is great
deal of fight in him and pugnacity and
courage will he greatly needed by the
minority on that committee.
The st. Peter Tribune, which toadied
10 shameless1y to the st Peter Asylum
managers that it declined to publish
accounts Of the killing Of patients at
that institution, for fear Of "wound-
Ing the feelings Of their friends, /" is out
defending the man Belts who killed
Mcdonald with plug forced into lis
mouth. To this the Mortified Journal
very sensibly replies:
Our opinion is that the least said by
Mr.. Belts about this bad business the
better for him, and what would be bet
ter still, in our opinion, would lie his
retirement from the institutions; for
whether he is guilty of the crime alleg,
cd against him or not, Il great many
outsiders think he is, and this convic-
ton excites dread in the public mind
OF that asylum.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-05-30

Minnesota was twenty years old on
Friday last. She is now two years over
age, and is the likeliest, prettiest,
brightest, and about the most promis'
Ing girl among all Uncle Sans daugh-
ten. There's many an European King
or Prince might be proud to marry
her. But Uncle Sam would lay off his
swallow-tailed coat, pull up his panta-
looms and fight all Europe before lie
would give her little toe to any mon.
arch. She is destined to he the mother
OF millions Of healthy, handsome chill
dren, and rs a housewife, gracious
what snowflake biscuit she does make
from -four made in her own mills!
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-05-30

Capt. J. H. Mckinney, of the Chat
field Democrat, one of the oldest edi-
tors in the State, died recently at lis
home in Chatficld. He was Il man wide
ly known and respected and had filed
various important public positions.
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THE SOUTHERN MINI ESOTLl.

Hon. J. T.. EastOn, President of the
Southern Minnesota, came over the
branch road on Saturday and stopped
in Worthington over Sunday. lie in
formed those who talked with him that
the Company design building to Wor-
Ellington, and that their route from
here will probably be northwest through
Pipestone county t" Flandreau. AS to
bonus, lie expressed himself in favor of
asking PC. They expect to be run
ming to the Desmoincs River opposite.
Jackson Ivy September next, and Mr..
E. says that if the ties could I've had
they could build to Worthinstom this
year.
Under law passed last winter,
towns are limited to five per cent. of
Tho taxable property, so that no town
In the county can vote above that in
the way OF bonus to any railroad.
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~ MIMI. May s, 1878.
Complaint having been entered at this Office by
John Jon, j. Cole against George " Gray for
Nov ], 1877. upon the w14swL of sec. IA, town
81 n;P le' ;rsnGs * in Mobiles County, Minnesota,
the said parties arc hereby summoned 10
appear at this office on the 7th day of june
1873, 1T o'clock p. n., to respond and fur
nlsii testimony concerning said alleged abal,-
MONS GR1NAGER, Register.
?61 j. r. MOULTON. Receiver,
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The Sioux Falls Paragraph says the
grading Oh the Worthington & Sioux
Falls road is all done except at the cross
ings of the Sioux and the Split Rock.
We should like to make Fourth of Ju-
~ excursion to Sioux Falls over the
road.
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GRAHAM LAKES.

We promised to give you an account
OF our trip to and location of the new
town OF Avoc;. in Murray county. Our
party consisted OF Mr.. Reed, Of Mime
apOlis, who selected the site and made
himself useful generally; B. W. Wool
stencroft who run tic compass and J.
Woolstencroft and Geo. Clarke to man
the chain and eat the eggs, fish etc.
The town is situated I of Il mile
south east of Lime Lake on an eleva-
ton overlooking the surrounding co,ln-
try and contains almost so acres The
greater portion is undcr]aitl with sand
that will give the town good streets
and dry cellars. Crops are looking ex-
ceedingly we'll since the rain and the
prospect exceeds anything we have ev-
er SEEM.
The Methodists will have camp-meet-
ing at this place commencing July o,
and continuing 6 days. The exact To-
cality has not yet be- ascertained.
Rev. John Craspey will deliver a lee
ture on Bible Spirit,,alism ut the Muck
school house on Sunday, June 18th, at
100'clock Il. m. Come and hear him.
There will he a picnic at Lake Tai
colt on the Fourth Of July. Ex.Gov.
Stephen Miller will deliver the grafton.
The German Band will be in attend
ance and we expect to lave Il real old
fashioned time. A cordial invitation
is extended to all. B. W. W.
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THE NARROWgA UOE COAL ROAD.
Osceol. and Dickinson counties,
Iowa, are now agitating the narrow
gauge coal road to the Fort Dodge
mines. We won't charge them with
stealing our thunder, but that is Il pet
project which the ADVANCE l,as been
urging for four or FIVE years. WORTH
ington is all taken up now with inter-
est in the Southern Minnesota, and. we
suppose it would lie next to impossible
to fix attention upon the coal road, but
the latter is much more important to
our place than any road expected or
contemplated to Wortl'ington. If No.
bles county could join with the coun-
ties southeast of US and secure road
connecting with the Illinois Central at
Tama or Fort Dodge, we should have
another eastern outlet with a straight
er cut to Chicago than the Southern
Minnesota will afford, and at the same
time we. would secure u direct and
short cut to the coal fields. This road,
however, would doubtless do better as
standard gauge, but the narrow
gauge could be built for about One-half
the cost.
Our Osceola and Dickinson county
neighbors seem TO he in earnest and
have already taken steps toward secur.
ing the road. Citizens of Oscecla agree
to subscribe $4,000 and the Spirit Lake
Beacon favors voting tax of FIVE ne,
cent.
We do not suppose that our people
can he induced to take hold of this pro
ject, but we are thoroughly satisfied
chat the amount of bonus we will hay,
to nay the Southern Minnesota would
I've macl, better expended n, = line con
Meeting us with the Illinois Contra
near the coal fiplds-
Bloomington, Illinois, las 4 pape1
nametia Western Advance. Let's see
that l,anle sounds familiar.
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NOTICES OF CONTEST.

NOTICE. U. $. Land Office, Worthington,
~ Mimi. May n, 1878.
Complaint having been filed in this Office by
Thomas Klasey against Isaac La Faver for
abandoning Homestead Entry No. l0.6sO, dated
Oct. 5, 1877, upon the w1seA sec. q, town lO4,
view to the cancellation Of said entry; the said
parties are hereby summoned to appear Mt this
Office on the 9th day "f July, 1875 at o'clock p.
m. to respond and furnish testimony concerning
said alleged abandonment.
MONS GRINAGER Register.
S01 L. p M0I1I,r0N Recaivar
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THURSDAY, MAY 80. 1878.

Tho latest dispatches from Europe
announce that the powers have con-
sented to Congress which will meet
ut Berlin on the nth of June. ''.
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Nasty always hits the nail on the
head. OF the Potter resolution, lie
makes one of Tilden's agents say:
"Investigashens, my deer SIR" said
he, layin' his hand affecksllunately on
my shoulder, sis all very well, eff the
jnvestigashens is confined within prop
er limits. 10 make 'en pleasant they
must h., however, all on one side: We
are willin' enutf to investigate Hayes,
hut, seriously, we wOOdn't keer to liev
Hayes to investigate u.s." Cronin him
self could not have expressed the dem
Ocrntic theory more eloQuently.
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Isl day OF MARCH, 1878, 2,515 10
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
COUNTY OF MOBILES. is
AUDITORS OFFICE, WonTn1N:ToN, MINN.,,
April Ii, 1878.
We hereby certify the above to be 4 true ex.
htbit Of the Receipts and Expenditures of the
said County Of Mobiles for the year ending March
], lo77: and also Of the Liabilities and Assets of
the said county on the LIST day OF March, 4. u.
1878, as shown by the books now in this Office.
A. G.. ROBINSON.
Chairman Board co. Commissioners.
Attest: JAS. WALKER, Co. Auditor.
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Bloomington, Illinois, las 4 paper
naineita Western Advance. Let's see,
that llanle sounds familiar.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-02-07

Pink weddings in which all parties concern ed, from the bridegroom to ushers are arrayed in that color; are the very latest and ''newest" things in England.
 The Raleigh News says that the gold and silver mines of North Carolina have yielded up to the present time, not less than $20, COG, 900, and effort is being made to renew labor in them.
 Queen Victoria's New Years gifts to the poor of Windsor, some eight hundred in all, were joints of meat and sacks of coal. In all three thousand two hundred pounds of beef and siXty-five tons of coal were distributed.
 The last words which Mr. Samuel Bowles spoke to Senator Daws of Massachusetts were: Drop on your knees, Dawes, and thank God you have done little good in this world, and ask His forgiveness that you have done no more."
 Just as Professor Everett, of Harvard Col lege, was rounding off the last line of an ode of Horace during his speech at the Bristow dinner at Boston, an open-mouthed waiter, turning to companion, remarked: '1 say, Jim, what man that Grace Greeley was "
 General Sqseph E. Johnston, the x-Confed- crate, is likely to sit in the next House of Rep rerentatives, as he will probably be nomina- ted by the Democrats in the Richmond (Va. district in place of Ex-Governor Walker, who has declined a renomination.