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EDIToRs BELT: L. your issue of she Ist inst, Mr. J. D. Sagemillei. asks whether a location designated according to law can be interfered vith- by other pros2ectors while the locator is endeavorIng to discover mineral 2' Ia respect 10 that query ! wish to say, that there IS an illegal custom followed in this district of locating extensions of existing claims without any previous effort being made to find ore- bearing rock iu place. Mir. agemIIler's question shows plainly that he allades to 8 To- cation on which no actual discovery has been made. He. seems desTous of ascertainiag whether he can have the exclusive right to prospect cer- tain piece of mining ground on which perhaps he has found "aoat7 ore, sad evidently supposes, as your an swer would lead aim to suspect, that by putting up monuments hs can sc- cure the end in vieK. IL is ntedlest so say, that since Congress has de elared mineral lands open to explor- ation and purchase, no individual car appropriate any portion of snck lands even for $ single day, until he has complied with the requirements ofthe IaW. When a mineral bearing ven or deposit has been found and located, monuments vii excluds other pgospeetOrs from the clam
 bats ssbogEsn dIseovsEy spd .'blua'
 monuments Wiu not de sos lnlezs tAr "ether prospectcrs" src green ct sh' Sssinsss. eAS 0LD PHOsPEcToA.
 WekdhsEa 50 our statement Ok th
 ist instans, fer the reason that khI paSay ia possesston has nn incAoat ngsE. whilA is superior tc one poses
 a;Se Ba PEs4i6ss r;gas, end tasgsloF
 he is protected by law m hia Possea
Arizona silver belt., 1878-08-15

inssAnes asver mess bs lsss sigAt os iA localities wAere water is aearce.
 Ia cssnsyim nos wAess cmane;ciAi eSssg saa As Yrs1zesS shsap. hxigss. ton vitA sulpheric acid is Fesorssd teo ss e msAna For sxsrActing silver. Silver vitgol phicA is feFmed ia lA's process s tksn szeAta ss atevs stated.
 1t eesAow mest bs Apparens s4 every intelligeEt man that shs Abovs named prOossses will bring about. also n this country a great revOlu- ton n tke mode of working yres, for with an outlay of say. from $500 To see egsFy zaines-oaa kscoRe hla own bullion prOdpcsr..g .
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Arizona silver belt., 1878-08-15

We are informed by the. Pueblo Chleftan that the Denver < Rio Grande (nerrow gauge) Railroad has, in consequence of heavy exac- sions for -traIspoFta tion of New Mex ican products. forced shippers 10 resors to bull trans OetBeel El Moro and Ia Jupta. Brown t Manzan-
 ares recently loaded forty wagons with wool and sent 1t over dirt soad to La Junta, and made money by the operation.
Arizona silver belt., 1878-08-15

A person to be 3 qualified elector must first have resided in the Terri tory lone year next preceding the election, sndsiR the county or precinct in which he claims his vote ten days and whose name Is enrolled on the great register of the county.
Arizona silver belt., 1878-08-15
For Delegate lO Congress: 0 l E WAsBISeTos D. c, June !, 1878. TO THE PEOPLE OF ARIZ0NA.

1 very respectfully aaRObnessmY- self as an INDEPENDENT PEOPLES CAEDIBATE for reelection t0 che 46th Congress.
 If l an elected l will sTHIcTLY adhere to my former course, and with the advantage of past experience viii labor to advance the EErIRE in- teresss of the Territory and her Peo- pie. To this end l solicit tue sup port of all atizeps.
 Very respee fally,
 u $. STEVENS.
Arizona silver belt., 1878-08-15

Forts Efaie . a., and Garland, Col. are to De abandoned. Why not Union, also is lIfengsnsses a
Arizona silver belt., 1878-08-15

Fifty Chinapen are in tho emplo of the LengfeisOw Copper Mining Company, ct Clifton.
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Arizona silver belt., 1878-08-15

Devoted Co GAe general sAtsFsata of iAs Territory and more parioslas to that of it's minersl resources.
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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-05-02
Where. oh where! is TIennepin conn

Where, oh where! is IIennepin county
N. Y? We read in that excellent,
wide-awake, and usually very correct
journal, 1.-THE Worthington ADVANCE
OF April 1stl) as follows: u. Il. Root,
who purchased the Ames farm, has ar
rived from IIennepin county, N. Y,
and expects soon to take possession of
the farm" There used to he an hon.
ored and distinguished family, named
Root, inhabiting Uerkiaer County, N.
Y, very healthy stock, whose branch
es have probably run 'over the WALL
and not unlikely the above is scion,
come to Minnesota to give expansion
to it's Roots. How is this, Mr.. AD-
VANCE? We would he glad to see the
soil of Minnesota we'll Ioot-ed.-Man-
kato Union.
The Union has hit the mark exactly.
Our composition made it ''Hennepin''
and by an oversight it went to press
uncorrected. Mr.. Root halls from
Norway, Herkimer county, N. Y, and
we judge from what we have seen of
him that he is just the kind of Root to
introduce in this county. Mr.. RS
family has arrived and are now on the
farm.
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GRAHAM LAKES.

An infant child of Scion and Ida
Fox's died last Friday of whooping
cough. f.. F. JacksoM's family lave
been very sick with wlooping cough al
80. James Muck has been quite i'll for
some days. John Woolstencroft has 4
corps of men setting trees on Pres. T..
F. brakes tree ella m. They will set
about $4,000. Creswell p. q. is getting
a coat of white paint which makes it
show off to advantage. II. l.. Wallace
is building 4 small addition to his house
on sec. 10. Il. b. nollister Is having
his farm 1.-THE old VIM. II. Brown place.
put in shape for crop. he will make
q seed farm of it to help supply their
Seed Store in St. Paul. Crops never
looked so well in Mobiles county as at
present. Fish have been quite plenty
for some days. Several focks of wild
pidgeons came down to see US on Sat-
urday. the first we have ever seen in
this place in spring time. B. w. w
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JERSEY.

II ~ - - II
j. llcCarvil has Just returned from
Wis. with three large horses. Mr.. Nc.
will turn his farm bottom side up this
summer.
d. Bakers little dog had 4 fit this
morning and while in the fit Mr.. Bak-
er's vile was bitten. We hope it is
nothing serious.
Mrs. Paist has returned to St. Paul
to visit her friends.
Miss Louisa Meyers returned from
Carver last night. Miss NJ. has been
ut school at Carver.
1Iendrickson and Prescott have in 81
acres OF wheat on &. A. Barrows' place
and some small grain on other land.
They each have q three horse team and
sulky plow and will break Il large
quantity of their own land.
r. p. Grove has in over 100 acres of
small grain. Mr.. Grove had all his
land nicely pIowed last fall before frost.
lie keeps two good teams and drives
business.
The Ide boys will put in about 50
acres on the BIaisdell place. They have
good teams and sulky plows and will
do considerable breaking on their own
land.
S. E. Goodrich is farming the A. A.
Parsons place this season. He has half
Il section of his own on Il and will break
it up as rapidly as possible.
Mr.. Wilsharker is putting in the p.
lIaffey and the Umphrey places. He
has purchased, in connection with Mr..
lloyt, the whole Of section 35, and also
the llaffey place.
Other parties from St. Paul who have
purchased sections IL and 10 will be on
bout May 10th to begin breaking.
D1ED.-In the town of Jersey, on the
2Sth inst, the son of John and r..
Meyers, aged year, 10 months and ~
days. The bereaved parents sadly
mourn the loss of their darling boy.
This lovely bud so fresh and gay
Cal'e't hence by early doom.
Just came to show how sweet q flower,
In Paradise would bloom.
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Elk.

T.. A. Paulson lost horse on Sunday
last. His son was riding the horse to
water when the animal stumbled and
turned complete summerset, falling
in such manner as to break its neck.
The boy escaped unhurt.
An infant child of Chas. Beck, died
on Saturday last Of scarlet fever. This
is the second child lost:by Mr.. and Mrs.
Beck within 4 short time.
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COUNTY NEWS.
SEWARD.

F. Lintner's father and mother, of
Arlington, Wis.,, are visiting their son.
There was 4 minor arrival at G.. w,
Horizons IS, a few days ago, a boy: q
Farmers nearly all through seeding
and wheat crop up and looking we'll.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-05-02

NOTICE. U s Land Office. Worthington,
~ Mimi, April g. 1878.
Complaint having been entered at this Office
by Albert A Thompson against VIM \ Whalan
for aban loning Homestead Entry No l0A!3 tla' ed
October l, 1877, upon the w'.Swl4 sec q, town
.o3, range 49, in Mobiles county, Minnesota, with
view to the cancellation of said entry; the said
parties are hereby summoned to appear ut this
ot1t"" ON the 9Th day Of June, 1878, at 2
o'clock m to re- spond and furnish testimony
cv.Icv. hlns SAID alleged abandonment
MONS GKINAGEK, Register
32l JP MOULTON, Receiver
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NOTICE.-U. $. Land Office, Wortllington
~ Mimi, April Q, 1873.
Complaint having been entered ut this Office by
Albert Thompson against Conrad Brircis Tor
abandoning Homestead Entry No. lo,a5O datel
July q ISL, upon the 81 of the swl4 Of section =
4 view to the cancellation Of said entry the said
parties are hereby summoned to appear at this
office on the 9th day of June, 1873, at
o'clock p. NJ, to respond and furnish testi-
mony concerning said alleged abandonment.
MONS. GR1NAGEl, Register.
321 j. =. MOULTON. Receiver.
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STOCK FARM!
BEDFORD T. MILLER, Proprietors,
Breeders and Shippers OF
Magic or POLAND CHINA HOGS.

We have purchased the entire stock of F. A.
Safer, including four! BROOD sOWS and three
B0ARs, which we're bred by d. NJ. magic, Of Ok
ford, Ohio, the originator OF this celebrated stock
OF Hogs. We have as fine stock, with as good
pedigree, as can be found anywhere in the State.
We will be prepared to furnish Pigs during
spring and summer at prices to suit the times =
We have 4 few fine young Bears for sale now.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
Correspondence solicited.
Address r. W. MILLER
Stock Manager, WOrthington, MINI.
627-tf
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NOTICE y. $: Land Office, Worthngtoii.
~ Mimi, April q. 1878.
Complaint having been entered at this office by
frank Peterson against Sam'l. NJ. C"burn for
abandoning Timber Culture No. 43G, dated
Aug S, 1877 4,uppn the SEA Of the sch see ~, L lU2
range 80, in Mobiles county, Minnesota, with a
view tothe cancellation u: said entry; the 81 d
parties are hereby summoned to appear at the
Office on the 18th day Of May, 1873, at O'Clock
p. H., t" respond and furnish testimony con-
corning said alleged abandonment.
MONS. GKiNAGEl, Register.
j. L. MOULTON Receiver.
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REVEREND KISSING.

This time it is the Rev. DIR. Sidney
Corbett, rector of st. Marks, Minneap-
oils, who is in difficulty. A very re-
spectacle minority of the membership
Of his church have lost confidence in
him and have withdrawn from his min
istrations, while majority of the
church. stand by him.
This loss of confidence on the part of
the minority is due to charges made H.
gainst him rs to improperly of con-
duct with-what would you think?
Why, with some of the female members
Of his charge. It is charged that he
asked = lady member to ''love him with
the love implanted in human nature, I"
chat while escorting her home he asked
her 10 '',embrace and kiss him." and
that OH another occasion while intoxi-
Gated he said to lady who called at
the rectory, don't so, you don't know
how love your
These charges, to be sure, rest on the
testimony Of the ladies themselves, and
since Mrs. Tilton's vagaries, one hard.
ly knows what to believe. A commit
Lee of two clergymen investigated the
matter, and decided that even if proven,
the conduct and words of DR.. Corbett
did mot Of necessity imply wrong in
tent"
Whether true or false, St. Marks,
Minneapolis, Is in trouble and the re-
suit will be the ultimate withdrawal or
deposal Of the reverend doctor from
the parish. The feeling against him
runs high, and when number of de-
termined business men get their minds
made up that preacher isn't the right
man In the right place, they will secure
his removal.
There is another side to all this, and
a fair-minded public will keep this in
view. viz: that nothing is easier thar,
to slandor and blackmail a clergyman.
Any man or woman, wishing to injure
\ minister, can make such a showing
by giving bad coloring to an innocent
net, as to create scandal, and no scan.
dial was ever put forth without finding
Agood many believers. We are no a:
biologist for the clergy, for we believe
there are among them some of the
blacklist devils that ever went unhunq,
and that they are apt to be narrow, bit.
ter and unjust toward all who do not
agree with them in religious matters
but, as We said last week.. we belieye
that, as rule, they are men aiming al
pure lives and laboring for the eieva
tlOn Of men.
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WEST'SIDE.

Mr.. N. N. Barlow, of Colorado, a
brother to &. Y. Barlow, arrived with
his family about 4 weeks ago and has
moved onto Il claim on sec. %. Births,
= girl ut Oliver Laisure's April Is.
l.aisure is happy. School commenced
ut the Crosby school house last Monday
April %. A Sabbath school las also
been organized. Father Simmons SUI
perintendent. Mr.. Crosby. father to
Ira E. Crosby las arrived from Kansas
to visit his sons and look after his land
ed interests. Some friends of Geo.
Slade from Baraboo, Wis, have arrived
and are looking for claims in the north
part of the county. A number have
commenced breaking. Crops are look
ing splendid and the wheat beginning
to stool. More anon,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-05-02

THE Boss SECT1ON.-We don't mean
the section boss, but the boss section
of land in Mobiles county. This is
school section l6 in Summit Lake town.
ship, which the appraisers pronounce
perfect. Every foot of the section is
said to lay just right for farming will,
natural depressions on three sides to
carry off the water and every foot tilla-
h1p
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n Office. u. s. Land Office, Worthington,
~ minnesota, April 9, 1878
Complaint having b"cn entered ut this Office
by Matthias lIesslcr against William J.. Parker
for abandoning Timber Entry. No 772, dated
Mobiles county, Minnesota, with view to the he
cancellation Of SAID entry: the said parties are
hereby summoned to appear 1T til Office on the
18th day Of May, lis, at l 0'clnck p IN to
respond and furnish testimony concerning said
alleged abandonment
MONS GRINACER, Register,
321 J. =. MOULTON, Receiver
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NOTICE. U. S. Land Office, Worthinston
~ Minnesota, April 90, 1879.
Comp! amt having been entered ut this Office
by Michael Spe!lnlan against John j. MyleS
for abandoning Homestead Entry No Ia, 7u3 dated
Il, in Mobiles county, Minnesota, with Il view to
the cancellation Of said entry; the sail parties
are hereby summoned to appear 1T this office on
the 10Th day Of May, 1878, at ! O'clock p ~
t" respond and furnish testimony concerning
sail alleged abandonment.
MONS GRlNAGER, Register.
4l j. +. MOULTON, Receiver.
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-, II . 1HOU' tSoONl OII Hid
JAMES WALKER, County Auditor.
THE SOUTHERN MINNESOTA

1lfE SOO11Elt4V MINNESOTf.
The contract for grading the road
from Winnebago City to Fairmont we
understand has been let to Messrs.
Fairbanks and Randall. 1t is so ar
ranged that Olson Il Anderson have no
reason to complain at the action of the
S. NJ. Extension Co.
Mr.. Van Horne, in a recent letter, as
sures our people that the road will he at
Fairmont in ample time for fourth of
July excursion.
Work has already commenced. Mr..
Van Horne at this writing is ut Win
nebago City arranging for the right of
way, and will probably be at Fairmont
this week.
We are informed that the contractors
intend paying the following wages:
Pl"Wing 81 per day; scraping, $3.50;
hauling with wagon) So; laborer, ST. so.
\ one of the old Martin county II. r.
Co.'S grade will be utilized
County Sentinel, April 10.
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The Sibley Gazette has put in a Cor
don Jobber, Card Cutter and new
stock of job type. This is evidence of
deserved property.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-05-02
THE NALIsOWGAUGE.

so0o interesting statistics concerning
n1sow-gauge railroads. lie estimates
ti.ab q the present cost of material and
labogs narrow-gauge road can be built
al o. tipped for less than s., 900 mile.
low les in the interest of the Des
Moin Il Minneapolis, the proposed
route (which is as follows:
It il proposed 60 extend this narrow
gauge road to st. Paul, when it will he
one Of the trunk lines in the system of
structed throughout the West and
Southwest, and connecting with tie
Mississippi and Missouri rivers. 1t
will reach Webster City, in Hamilton
county, during the summer, and prob
ably Humboldt during tho year. At
Webster City it intersects the Iowa d.
vision Of the Illinois Central road,
From Humboldt it will run to Rutland:
thence up the east branch of Dts
Moines river to Algona, where it inter-
sects the McGregor & Sioux City road.
Thence it wilkrun to Blue Earth City,
in Minnesota, the terminus of the
Southern Minnesota road, thence to
WinnebagO City, and along the Blue
Earth river to Garden City, thence to
Lake Crystal, where 1T will intersect
the Sioux City Il st. Paul road; thence
to New Ulm, where it intersects the
Winona & st. Peter road. Crossing
the Minnesota river at this point, it
will defect northeast to Glencoe; thence
east via .tinstead, Watertowr, Mound
City, on the west shore of Lake Mime
tOnka, thence around the lake to Ex-
celsior. thence to Minneapolis, the
great flour city of the world.
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For Sale.

T have for sale at my house and in Adrian sew.
i cnty five thousand COTTONWOOD TREES,
at one dollar per thousand; eighty bushels OF
contemplate planting corn in sol will find my
flint corn the best as it yields well and gets ripe
planted any time before the first Of June. Also
one hundred and fifty bushels of Oats. Barley
and Corn each, and fifteen tons of Oats. Barley
and Corn ground together.
Also one good pair Of work OXEN.
Also one COOL HARVESTER; been run two
seasons and kept well housed. Price. IL 10.
wish to sell to buy a Self Binder as.I have quite
alarEe harvest.
l.. NJ. Porter will wait on customers at Adrian
L. J. PORTER,
6-33-1m Grand Prairie.
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NOTICE U. S. Lanl Office, Worthington
N Mimi, April -, 1878.
Com pElint having been entered ut tlli office
by John W Simm Ms against Martin r Allen for
abandoning Timber Entry No 73tj dated April
!5fh, ST. upon the SwI4 sec. -, town lu4, range
A., in Mobiles county Mimi, with view to the
callccl'l ion of ST i'll entry; the said parties ale
hereby summoned to appear at this Office the
2lth day OF May, 1873, ut o'clock p. III. to
respond and furnish testimony concerning said
alleged abandonment.
MONS GRINAGER, Register.
SJ l. MOCLTON, Receiver.
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THE EYlRNpEAN 1nlR

Yesterdays dispatches indicate that
Russia and England are further apart
than ever in everything except war.
They are agreed in this. Russia now
wants the treaty Of Paris destroyed.
England goes OH with her immense war
preparations, and we again risk our
reputation rs a prophet on the predic-
tion that before the summer is over Eu-
rope will he involved in the most gigan-
tic war since the days of Napoleon.
Bishop Ireland has selected four
townships in Murray county for a COL
ony and will name the town "Avoca, -
celebrated by Moore in his SONGS
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Everywhere there is evidence of bet
ter times among the newspapers. The
Winnebago City Press comes out in a
new dress and says 1t is ''bound to
dress we'll if it don't lay up a cent?
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NOTICES OF CONTEST.

NOTICE U $ Land Office, Worthington ,
~ Mimi, April 25 1878.
Complaint having been entered at this office
by Ole G. SeyersOn against Joseph G.. Barkelo0
for abandoning ID S Entry No. 1867 dated Oct
16, 1877. on the swh Section "a, township 1Ol,
view to the cancellation Of said entry tie said
parties are hereby summoned to appear at this
office on the 10Th day of May, 1873, at l o'clock
p m to respond and furnish testimony concern
ing said alleged abandonment.
MONS GkINAGER, Register.
351 L MOULTON. Receiver.
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NOTICE. U. s: Land Office, Worthington,
~ Mimi, April II, 1873.
Cumpant having been entered at this office
by John Peter liens against Abraham thinner
dated Oct. s. ISL, upon the nw, SIC. is town it,
range A. in Mobiles county, Minnesota, with Il
view to the cancellation of said entry; the said
parties are hereby smmond TO appear ut ihi :
Office on the 10Th day If May, 1878, ut S O'Clock
am, to respond and furnish testimony concern
ing said alleged abandonment.
MONS GkINAGER, Register
ISL Z MOCLTON, Receiver
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NOTICE U s Land Office, Worthingtoll
~ MINI, April H. 1878.
Complaint having been entered at this office by
Henry t:abt lhei against Lawrence Weber for
abandoning homestead entry No T. S. dated
Oct. l6, 1877, upon The VIZ of the SwlI sec IS.
town lt4 range II i, in Mobiles county, Mimi with
aview to the cancellation OF said entry; the said
parties arc hereby summoned to appear at his
Office on the 18th day Of June 1879, 1T o'clock
p. Ill.,, to respond and furnish testimony concern
ing said alleged abandonment
MONS. GRINAGER Register
3S] JP MOUITON, Receiver
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The st. Peter Tribune, whose editor
is post master, says: 1.-The country
post masters who have been making
mercl1andize of postage stamps, will re-
tire from that business under the law
which fixes their compensation on
stamps cancelled, and not OH stamps
sOld,''