The Worthington advance., 1879-03-27

s.... Tie village election. ut uWOrthngton
on Tuesday resnlted In the election st
the liberal progressive candidates. A
straight temperance ticket was in the
field, which received only one vote ou:
Of 128 cast.-Pioneer Press; .,n ...-..
The substance of the abbFe Hns tele-
graphed to the St. Paul and Sioux City
papers. 1t was, however, u huge joke.
There was no straight temperance tick
ct III the field. A ticket was gotten
out for fun, without the consent OF the
parties whose names were on it, aud
this was called the straight" temper
ance ticket.
The ticket elected was made up large
ly of temperance men, that IS, of men
opposed to SALOONS. 1t was emphati-
cally Il peoples ticket, selected by =
caucus Of men of all parties and it gave
very general satisfaction.
If tile impression has gone abroad
that there is contest between the
temperance and anti.temperanee ele-
ments, it is a wrong impression. The
only point at which the temperance is
sue touched tile election was in tie de.
sire to avoid extremists of either party
and put in moderate meh.
A meeting of the stockholders of the
Worthington & Sioux Falls Railroad
company was held in st. Paul on Tues.
day, the 18th inst, at which the follow.
ing gentlemen were elected directors:
Horace Thompson, +. F. Drake, J.L,
Merriam, A. II. Wilder. Il. Blakeley,
Z: II. Digelow, J. ". Bishop and II. i.
Upman. of st. Paul, and II. F. Petit
grew, Of Sioux Falls. Horace Thomp-
son was elected president and treasur-
er, and Geo. A. Hamilton, secretary.
The Chicago Times has been enlarged
so that it takes two men busy all day to
read it through. Business men have to
divide it up into sections and lay out
the work of reading it among their
clerks and employees So that now they
get through by the time tile rush of
business bsgins. Storey thinks now of
putting up quotation from Daniel for
a motto: 1T shall be given into their
hands until Time and Times and the
dividing of Time.'
At Dallas, Texas, last Sunday. a most
disgraceful affair occurred 1T the Free
Mason Baptist church, the entire COLI
gregatlon indulging in 4 fight, which,
was only ended by the police arresting
all concerned. And yet people vii re-
sort to these places in spite of all that
can be said.-Peck's Sun.
Well, now, can't people have little
religious excitement without the inter-
ference of the police? Where is our
boasted religious liberty going to if this
thing is to continue?
Mr.. J. p. Moulton, formerly of this
city, but for the past three or four years
Register in the U. s. Land Office 1T
Worthington, was, with his wife ard
daughter, in the city this week. They
were en- r.',lte to Worthington from the
South. where the family have been
spending a portion of the winter on &C.
count of the poor health of Mrs. Moul-
ton.-Rochester Post.
At a meeting of the stockholders of
the Worthington 4 Sioux Falls Rail-
road, held ut st. Paul on tile 18th, it
was decided to build on west toward
the Black Hills, as far AS circumstan.
ces and means will permit this season.
Go to your druggist and enquire 4
bout DR.. Marsllall's Lung Syrup. 1t is
the best remedy known for breaking
up severe Cou. hs and Colds of long
standing. Price only Is cents. Sold
by D. 5. Law s. Son.