The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-01-27
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E$*|s5s .rRAIR, 'yama Co., Iowa.
81 EDirOR ADVANCE: ltl,as been near.
~ two weeks since: left Mobiles to Wis.
1t my former home and friends afterz;,l
absence III over nine. years. 1 see won.
dtrfnl changes il, this place. 'rrair is
town Ut l 600 inhabitants with Il great
deal If wealth and business. Many OF
the farmers who nine years ago were
worth but little, now have $lO.00l to
So, 000.s This is owing to the advance
in land, good crops, hogs and stock
raising. . :. .:z*-- H.. ~. y
Iwisl, to have the people Of Mobiles
county think more Of the culture Of
timber than many III them do. aud the
white willow in preference toany 9th.
e.. Willow that wa set here twelve
years az" is sold for $40 to ST.! u rod
and then leaves good fence. Lots "f
the best yields3 cords Of wood to the
rod. which sells readily at $5a cord.
Although tlereis plenty of timber here.
willow posts sell ut Sc apiece readily III
preference to any other kind even tn
use with wire fencing. They never rot
and keep right OH growing If set III pro.
per time. This is what We need OH our
broad prairie lands. -
JOHN II. SCOTT. !.
PLAIN LETTER FROM a CLODHOPPER.
Nix. A. Z. MILLER: Would it he out
of place for Il cl"lhopper to make y few
rem ks to the business men OF Wor.
thimgton. The folks out here are get
ting sick and tired Of the way things
are managetl>in your town, aud very
few Of us 90 to Worthington now u"-
less we can't help it. People around
here prefer tn trade where they know
their trade will be appreciated and
where sl,onld they want a little whisky
or brandy or alcohol it can he had with
out getting down on their knees and
begging for it, and then placing them
selves under 4 solemn promise aud
pledge never to tell. besides having
been the means Of the druggists violat-
ing the law, it there is one.
Your town is bound to go down I'M
less you change your policy. Many out
this way think it would bt' advisable to
move tie County Seat t" Rushln"re or
Adrian or amy place to GIT it away
from Worthington. Unless there is Il
change in things soon, you will lose the
County Seat. There is i good deaf Of
talk about it, and understand the
matter is talked up in the west part of
the county strong. Why don't the Bit
STRESS men take the matter in hand and
squelch some Of your church bigots and
temperance fanatics:
Temperance is all right. but us poor
farmers like our whisky just as well as
your temperance folks. but we can't
send to st. Paul and get it by express
like they d..
heard - neighbor say the other day
that lie thought that more whisky. and
less bad blood, politics. religion. bignt-
ry and prirSt-craft, would i,elp matters
III Wortl,i,,yton. We don't Object ST.
much to your sparring and fighting, if
you don't mike tie county l''y for it:
It is Il question now out here whether
the WorthingtoD folks or Mobiles cOun-
tv owns the court house. II y house
divided against itself can't stand. what
is going t" become of your town?
Yours Truly, CLoDHoPPER.
LETTER FROM 4 BUSINESS MAN:
EDITOR ADVANCES: As u business
man have few things to say regard.
ing the present status If affairs in eur
village. have longei for the arrival
of that tine in the history Of our local
affairs when everything should resolve
itself int" peace and happiness, order
and ntig',b"rly good feeling, and have,
until now, held my peace, with what
has. up t. this writing, proved 4 for.
lorn hope.''
III principle, am Il temperance man,
but assure you. Mr.. Editor, | ain
neither :. fanatic or an orthodox bignt.
III ten years have not drank 4 halt
pint Of any kind of liquors. but should
deem 1t proper I should do so with
ont the fear Of committing an unpar-
d0u,ble sin.
It has been said that too mucl, learn
ing maketh = NAL mad. and venture
= new saying, that too much temper'
ance fa.laticism lnaketh \ man 4 fool.
The temperance war which has been SO
constantly waged in Worthington has
given us u national reputation for set
OF fools, big"ts. fanatics, hypocrites,
intolerant and unyirl.ling agitators, 50
much 50, when = Wortl.ington MAJ,
g'es from home. he is regarded rs !,
curiosity or some kind of Il 'wllat is
| it. and might say. held in 4 semi.
contempt Try those Will, whom, he comes
in contact. Within u raains If no.
less than one hundretl.niles We are 4 by.
word and laughing stock held up in tie
light Of modern liberalitv, aud advanced
thought, as al lrretieemable lot OF old
fogies and relics "f the dark ages.
The business prospects Of the place
have In no small degree been affected
thereby. But am told that business
and prosperity is a matter of minor
consideration, as compared with tenn.
perance interests; that some Worthing.
tim mothers would rather see their sons
and daughters in the grave than that
whisky should be sold il our village.
Did THESE people ever think of the fact
! that thousands Of villages exist in the
United States to-day where whisky l,aa
been sold for = hundred years or from
their organization; that the people from
those towns are in largo majority in
this county and that IN morals, relig.
ion and charity, and more especially it,
peace and happiness, they are far In nd.