The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-06-16
RAILROAD NEWS.

A Chicago despatch says that the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Compa-
ny il alont to absorb the 3. &. r. & N :.
and that through passenger trains will
he put on in day or two from Chicago
to st. Paul over this route.
THE TOLEDO & NORTHWESTERN.
Parties recently returned from St.
Paul tell rs that they learned while
there that this road is certainly coming
to Worthington. That is Il settled mat
ter in the plans Of the company.
STILL ANOTHER ROAD.
Last week the Sioux Falls Water
Power Company and tie Improvement
Company held their annual meeting ut
Sioux Falls. The st. Paul Globe
says:
After the business meetings the gen.
tlelntli Of the companies looked over
the water power, quarry and mill prop
erty, aud were then taken III carriages
by the mayor aid citizens to view the
town. The hospitality Of the city was
very pleasant, and Of course the visitors,
being heavily interested in the place,
were glad to note evidences on every
hand t'!at the city is prosperous and
growing. Ti,e citizens were confident
they would have 1T least one more rail
road, and, indeed. while this party was
there, IL corps OF engineers arrived to
survey a line for the Burlington, Cedar
Rapids q Northern railroad company,
which, is proposed to he built from AL
bert Lea via Worthington to Sioux
Falls.
TIE B. G. r.. s. N.
The P:.lo Alto (Iowa) Pilot says:
It is now quite we'll assured that the
Burlington. Cedar Rapids 4 Northern
railroad will he constructed to Emmets-
burg this season. Senator Bows de-
parted for Clarion last Tuesday where
!. consultation IF executive officers of
the company was held. 1t is reported
that suc', meeting was had and that u
work would be commenced on the ex-
tension at once. This report is SUBJ
stantjally confirmed by letter received
Ivy Nr. f. Jordan, which says that work
was begun at Clarion on Tuesday. 1t
is also ru,nored that 500 men from the
east have been secured to come on at
once and commence work.
Il letter received by Il. II. Parsons
from Mr.. Dows says lie will be III Wor-
Ellington soon.
The Spirit Lake Beacon of the 9th
says:
Lakevi|le and Excelsior both refused
to tax at the election last Tuesday.
We brief up our case with the Is. @.
T. Il n as follows: The company agreed
to b'I!ltl q road across this county if a
five per cent tax were voted III their be-
half in nine townships, and right of way
secured through the townships Of Gen.
ter Grove aud Spirit Lake. The tax has
Carried i'll SIX towns, and the right-of-
way required is pledged 10y the village
OF Spirit Lake, and in this condition we
rest our case Upon its merits.
Spirit Lake village has in no particu-
lar broken faith with the Burlington
company. It has l:bored with q zeal
that deserves success for this project
In scanning events Of the past month
we can noW think of no action essential
to the success of this proposition that
has not been promptly taken by our
citizens. We believe the company is
aware Of these facts, and in spite Of our
martial failure We cannot yet believe
that the line established across this
county will be abandoned. We await
developments with much anxiety.
Haunted Me.-Dcbt, poverty and
suffering haunted me for years, caused
by a sick family and large bills for
doctoring, which did no good. I was
completely discouraged, until one
year ago, BY the advice Of my pastor,
/ procured Hop Bltters and COM
menced their use, and in one month
VIC were all well, and none Of us have
been sick q day since; and want to
say to all poor men, you can keep
your families well n year with Hop
Bitters for less than one doctors visit
will COSTA WorIzingman.