The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-05-23
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In order to bring their lands into MARI
ket. the Southern" Minnesota railroad
company. have reduced the appraise-
ment, and when sold will contract with
purchasers allowing them $3.50 per
acre for all they break, and an dditiOn-
al credit OF SO cents on the purchase
money when the first crop is purchased.
This offer, says the Jackson Republic:
has had the effect to sell large tracts
and to parties already making arrange
ments to improve the lands.
Diamond Joe ReynOld, BaSSett. IIunt-:
ing & Co., Of McGregor, Cargill s. Van.
of Lii Crosse, Robert Eliot, Of Milwau.i
kee, Harvey Anderson, Of brownsville.
have located 1000 acres of these lands
jn the town of Jay, Martin county, ten
miles east of Jackson, and have already
made arrangements to break one-llaif
OF the land this year. Parties alc now
III st. Louis purchasing mules and nee
essary utensils for doing the work.
Several teams will Da brought from the
eastern part of this State and will he
promptly on the ground.
I Bonner s. Wheeler, of Winona. and
Sam Hyde, of st. Charles. have also
purchased about 10000 acres and it is
their intention to improve the land and
take advantage of the liberal terms Of
fercd by the company.
Judge Campbell, Col. W. II. Fel]cr
and Senator McIIench. all of Wabash
| aw county, have purchased a section
each and will open extensive farms.
Senator McHench will open stock
farm, the Others raise grain or diyersi-
ty their crops.
There are also expected about twenty
families from Wisconsin to settle on
these lands at once, and arrangements
tor the sale of these parties are nearly
perfected.
7REN PLANTING.
S. D. Payne, Of Kasota, who has had
considerable experience in tree plant
iEg says:
Break the land the first year. Crop
it the second year. Plant the trees
seeds. or cuttings the third year. Put
two thousand (2,0OO) trees to the acre.
Distances apart, four feet and eight
inches each way, or six feet one way,
| and three and Il half the other way.
The latter distances preferable for many
| reasons.
Planted rs last stated and after the
| ground becomes thoroughly shaded. |
intend to cut out every other tree,
This will leave my plantations six by
seven feet. After this cut out only
dead trees. -
Our forests are like the human fami-
| " composed Of l,iymies and giants.
Tho pjymicS do not amount to any,
thing: -.
At the expiration Of thirteen wears. I
| do not expect to have over three hum
dreal 1900 handsome, thrifty growing
trees, Standing OH, an acre. This is
more than the native forests of orr
state will average'at the present day.
bon INGERsOLL AND "11IE SWEET ny
| AND BY"
Correspondence Springfield Republi-
can:
Col, Bob Ingcrsoll and his wife sat
near me in Il theatre ut Washington
the other day. The latter is Il hand,
some, matromly hooking woman. and a
happy-looking mother. On tho other
side were two fine, healthy looking
girls, said by my informant 10 be the
two daughters, one of whom is rather
proud OF telling that she has never been
in church.: These were the first real
live infidels had ever seen, and COM
pared with some of the sour-visaged:;
MISUNDERSTANDING preachers know
with dropping, dismal wives, this fam
lily Of handsome, cheerful, happy-facet
free-thinkcrs, certainly seem to be hay-
ing the best Of it in this world. what
ever may become of them in the next:
When Lolita sang 1.-The Sweet BY and
BY" In a way so touching that good
many susceptible people found them
selves unconsciously shedding tears. I
glanced toward Col. Ingersoli, whose
fine features were not free from emo
ton, and was glad to think that 4
breeze from the ''I}eautiful shores had
been waited to him." He cleared his
throat hastily, and leaning over to an
acquaintance, who had been shifting.
au'libiy, said brusquely: "Why, 'lnan'
what were you crying about Just now?''
Nonsense" said tic Stout gentleman
addressed, IL wasn't crying; the. light
hurts my cyes.'' "AhE' said Col. In
gersoll, tboughtfully, "Is not it strange
that = man is ashamed of doing what is
good. and ~, not ashamed Of doing what