The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-05-09
ARRIVALS.

A. Brossious, of saltwater, has ars'
rived and will begin improving his
farm on sec. 81, Ransom.
Jas. Rutherford, of saltwater, has
arrived and is looking at the country
with view to investing.
Nelson Martin, of Saltwater, has ar
rived with two splendid teams, and TAX
en- lumber for a house to his claim in
the Saltwater colony, NV corner Of this
county. Mr.. NJ. reports great activity
III the colony, with house going up on
nearly every quarter section.
E. NJ. Prouty, Of Saratoga Springs,
has arrived and is prospecting III this
county with a view to establishing
cheese factory. Mr.. p. is very favora-
bly, impressed with this locality and
will open a cheese factory if he can be
assured If milk sufficient to justify the
enterprise.
Messrs. J. r. Marston and II. E.
Perkins and d. II. Towle, of Red Wing,
llaye arrived and will make arrange
ments to have considerable breaking
done Oh their lands, probably as much
as 500 acres.
Mr.. Fulton, from Hudson, Wis.,, has
arrived and expects to take section
Of land in this. county and open Il farm.
1r. Bowie from Hudson, Wis, has
4 with a'view to buying land and
in farming.
on, from Rochester, Mimi,
it'll three breaking teams,
anu "nl .eyln breaking on sec. Is, De-
valid, which he and his brother pLr-
chased last fall.
Mr.. IIurd, from Rochester, Minn.,
has arrived and is looking up his land
ell interests in the vicinity of Adrian.
Dennis Boyle, from Saltwater, has
arrived and is looking after his inter-
ests about Adrian where he las crop
of wheat in. Mr.. B. expects soon to
locate here permanently.
VIM. l4andes, of Saltwater, las ar
rived with some breaking teams and
has gone to his lands near Adrian to
begin breaking.
Z. J. Savannah, of Saltwater, has ar
| rived and gone To the west end to be-
gin breaking.
John Dawson, of Eau Claire, has ar
rived and is looking for land. Several
Of his friends will be OH in few days
to join him.
State Auditor Whitcomb, accompan-
led by Capt. Carver, of St. Paul, and
Senator Yale, of Winona, came up on
Saturday last and spent Sunday in
Worthington. On Monday they went
to Lu Verne to attend the sale of school
lands there on Tuesday and returned to
attend the sale here on yesterday. Au-
ditor Whitcomb found a good many of
his Rochester friends in this vicinity
and seemed well pleased with his visit.
SALE OF SCHOOL LANDS.
Below we give Il list of the school
lands Of this county sold Oh yesterday
by State Auditor Whitcomb. The sales
foot up about 5000 acres ut an average
Of about 81 all acre. Spectators gen.
orally thought the appraisal too high,
but we understand the State Auditor
gives our appraisers credit for having
made about the fairest appraisal Of any
made this year:
INDIAN LAKE.
| to same, ~ Is. Sw to Oliver Thompson, Il Is
Sc t" Frank Peterson, at - 8.
! Sec. 36-I.ot to Geo II. Stone, -. NV & sw
Of the he to same at rs. NV Of the sc and Lot
| to same at =.
Sec 3G-sw1i to VIM D. Quinn at -.
Sec; l6-Lotl and ne Of NV to H. Bovey at =:
Also lot : at =.
WoRrulNGroN
Sec. 16-Ne and Sc OF the sw to J. r. Marstor
at ~ 81. Also Of sc at IS. Sc Of SC to w
Sec. INV to Peter Thompson at ~
| ELK.
Sec 1G-Se OF &c to Andrew Dckey at q so
Sec. 36-Sw and sc Of Sc to l.. b. Connolly at II
RANSOM.
Sec. 16-se to Robt Shore at Is.
Sec. 26-Seto X. Jones at ..
| OLNEY.
Sec. 3G-An to n. Gilbert at T.
| GRAND rPAIRlE.
| Sec. 36-Ne and NV Of ne to Vim. GArvey at d
| WESTSIDE
Sec: 16-All to Thomas Grace ut u o. TO: 2
and 81 - for y.
Sec. 36-Ne to John Garvcy at dollars Nv
and sw to Owen McNif at dollars. The Sc Il
James Mayhem ut dollars,
| lGl43
Sec 16-All to Moses Hurd at dollars, exccp
| the ne at s rs dollars
| Sec. 36-An to d. Boyle at 7 dollars