The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-01-31

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1onal District will begin at 10 a. m,
Tuesday, March 10Th next, at the Min
nesota Academy Building in Ovation
ma. '' ''7~< ''-= Observation-Disclosures
Hon. w. s. King, President of the
State Agricultural Society, has issued
a call for meeting to advance the dali
~ interests of Minnesot;s, to be held at
st. Paul on February eth, Immediately
after the adjournment Of the State Ag.
ricultural Society, for the purpose of
organizing an association for the pro-
motion of the dairy interests Of the
State.
The St. Paul Globe opposes the ap-
preparation of $4,000 for securing a
representation of Minnesota products
at the Paris exposition. We see no oh.
lection to the Globe opposing the seven
commissioners and the plan proposed,
but we don't like to see opposition to
representation in toto. Because our
legislature made a stupid blunder in not
making an appropriation to have our
State properly repyesented'at the Gen.
tennial, that is no reason why bad
precedent should be followed. The
Paris Exposition will not be French
Fair merely, but a Worlds Fair, and
Minnesota ought to be on exhibition
there, in compact form, with her best
i'ib-and-tucker on.
THE MIDLAND NARROW GAUGE
A dispatch to the St. Paul Globe
Says:
The officers Of the Midland railroad
company, narrow gauge, which is to
run from Wabasha to Zumbrota, q dis
lance OF 81 miles, and which some time
ago temporarily suspended on account
Of lack of means 1T that time, now feel
confident, as a Globe reporter was yes
terday assured, that within one month
they will be laying track again, after
which date they will be able to COM
splete the road to Zumbrota in 80 days.
THE NARROW GAUGE
Vhe Hamilton Freeman, published at
Webster City, date Jan. 2sd, says:
It is reported that Il large force of
Observation-Disclosures, graders, &c.. :,
hundred or more in a1l-Werc at work
on the line OF the d. NJ. & NJ. r.. r.
north of Story Citylast week, and that
It is the purpose Of the company to have
the track laid to ''I.akin" by the first
Of February, if possible.
THE road is pushing on in this direc-
stion and, it is said, will be built to
'1Iumboldt the coming summer. It
syould he criminal blunder to allow
this road to connect at any other point
than Worthington, especially when
'those now pushing the road along are
anxious to make this point.
THE VAR
Dispatches from abroad indicate that
: the war is at an end for the present.
Thd4e1nas arc said to he as follows:
Servia, Roumania and MONTENEGRO.
to be independent the latter to have
more territory but not seaport, as
Austria objects Bosnia and IIerzego-
VIVA to have Christian governors and
reforms in their government Bulga-
ria, including portion of territory
.sOutlof the Balkans, and to have Il
government similar to that Of Liberia :
Russia to have Batoum, Kars, Erze-
roum and adjacent territory in Arme-
.aia, and part Of Bessarabia.
tButthe matter isl by no means settled
yet, so far as England AMI other Chris
,tian powers are concerned. Russia for
1.-THE presentwill occupy Turkey, and
ave look'npon the present settlement
rs more in 'tlte nature of an armistice
than permanent peace.
THE SOUTHERN MINI. RAILROAD
The Southern Minnesota Railway
Extension Company was ORGANIZED re-
Gently at Lanesboro. The Journal of
that place says:
The corporators were as follows, and
were AL present with one exception
Nous Anderson, c.. T.. Goldman. Cl,as.
Mitchell, w. &. Yam Horne. !. X
Brown and J. G. Eastman.
The above gentlemen, with the addi-
ton Of Mr.. II. G. IIaug en-, are the iii.
rectors of the new company.
The officers of the company are as
follows J. e. Easton, presidents; W.
Z. Van Horn, vice president; j. X.
Brown. secretary; II. G.. Haugen,
treasurer.
These -four gentlemen ALSO compose
the executive committee.
The object of the organization is to
extend the Southern Minnesota railway
west from Winnebago City.
The impression east of us is that the
company mean business, and will push
on this year probably as far as Jackson.
There are those those who will see in
this End all present movements of
Aessrs. Easton and Van Horne only an
effort to influence the action of the
Legislature as to the lapsed land grant.
We understand the new Southwestern
Company is making an effort to have
the grant turned over to them. This
would naturally enough spur up the
old company, and, as we said at the
time the new organization. was formed.
we expect between the two to see the
railroad extended. II the Southern
Minnesota Company are in earnest
about extending the coming season,
land we see no reason to doubt their
sincerity III the least,) we hope they
may retain the land grant. We have
no fears of the road going north of
Worthington with a view to passing
through the grant. When the road is