The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-01-27
LETTERS &c ON Il TIE Pt OPLE.
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Absr.'ce II over nine. years. ! SCI, WON:
derful changes in this place. ,rrair is
= town Of l 900 Inhabitants with & great.
deal Of wealth ard business. Many of
the farmers who nine years ago were
worth but little, now have. $iO.000 to:
S50.O00. T;.is is owing to the advance
in land, good crops, hogs and stock
raisi,Ig. .: --- ~. T..
I wish to :'ave the people Of Mobiles
county think more Of the culture Of
timber than many of them do. and the
white willow in preferp, &c tOany 9TH:
er. Willow that WI set here twelve
years ag" is sold for $40 to STA r.al
and then leaves Il good fence. Lots If
the best yields cords Of wonl to tho:
rod, which sells readily ut $5a cord.
7 Although there IS pie 'ty IF timber here,
willow posts sell at g. apiece readily i,ls
preference to Huy other kind even to-.
use with wire fencing. THEY never rot
a,A! keep right on growing if set IN pro-
per time. This is what We need or our
broad prai lie lands.
JOHN H. SCOTT. i
PL.d1N LET7EH FROM 4 CL0DHOPPER.-
MIR. A. Z. MILLER: Would il In. OUT
of place for clMlhopl,er to make few.
rem ks to the business men 1T WOr:7
thington. The folks out here are g.t::
ting sick and tired 1T the way things
are managed it, your town, and very
few of us z" to Worthingtom now unui..'
less We can't help it. People around
here prefer I" trade where they know
their trade will he appreciated and
whe,r should they want Il little whisky
or brandy or alcohol it eau I've had with
cut getting tl"wn on their knees AMI
brgging for it, and the, placing them
selves under Il solemn promise and
pledge meyer tn tell. l~si,'ts having
t~rn the mrans~f the druggists violat-
, ing the law, if there is one.
Your town is bound to go down un-
less you change your policy. Many out
this way think it would br advisable IT,
move the County Seat t. Ruslmore or
Adrian or amy place to GIT it Away
from Warrington. Unless there is Il
change in thugs soon, you will lose tn
County Seat. There is good deal Of
talk about it, and I understand the
matter is talked up il the west part If
the county strong. Why don't the bn-
| siaess men take the matter in hand ami
squelcll some Of your church bigots ami
temperance fanatics?
Temperance is all right, hui us poor
farmers like our whisky just rs well as
your temperance folks. but we can't
send to st. Paul and get it. by express
like they do.
heard IL neis!,bor say the other day
that lie thought that more whisky. and
less bud blood, politics. religion. big't-
ry and priest-craft, would help matters
! III Wortl,ington. W. don't object So
much IT, your sparring and fighting, if
You don t. NIKE the county pay for it,
1t is Il question now out here whether
the Warrington folks or Mobiles coun-
ty owns the court house. If Il house
| divided against itself can't stand. what
is going t" become IF your town?
Yours Truly, CLODHOpPER.
LETTEkc FROM 4 BCSTvj:SS NAN.
EDITOR ADVANCE: AS business
man I have few things to say regard
ing the present status IT affairs in our
village. have longed for tie arrival
of that time in the history If our local
affairs when everything should resolve
itself int" peace and happiness, order
and neigi'b"rly good feeling, aud have,
until now, held my peace, with what
has, up t. this writing, proved for
lorn hope.''
Ii principle, am u temperance man,
but assure. you, Mr.. Editor, l aln
| neither II fanatic or al orthodox bignt.
Ii ten years have not drank u half
pint Of any kind "f liquors, Int should
deem It proper l SHOULD do SO with
ont the fear Of committing III unpar.
dOnable Sin.
It has been said that too much learn
ing maketh ma, mad. and ( venture
4 new saying, that too much temper
ance falaticis,n maketiI a man 4 fool.
The temperance war which l,as been 50
constantly waged in Worthington has
given US i national reputation for i set
| Of fools. big"ts. fanatics, hyp"crites,
intolerant and unyielding agita,ors, SD
much 80, when W"rthingt"n man
g'es from nome. he is regarded As a
! curiosity or some kind Of a ''wllat is
it," and might say. held III semi.
contempt by those with whom lie ct'.nes
| in contact. Within 4 radius IF no:
less than one hundred miles we are = by
word and laughing stock held up IN the
ligh: "f ms"lern librrality, and advanced
thought, ~ All lrreslts ,nable lot ct old
fOgies and relics Of the dark ages.
Tie business prospects vt the place
have in no small degree been affected
thereby. But ain told that business
and prosperity ie 4 matter of minor
consideration rs compared with tenn
pernnce interests; that some Worthing-
ton mothers would rather see their SONS
and daughters in the grave than that
whisky should be sold it, our village.
Did these people ever think Of the fact
that thousands Of villages exist il. the
United States to-day where whisky has
been sold for hundred years or from
their organization; that thu. people frou,
those towns are in largo majority IL.
this county and That IN morals, relig-
ion and charity, and more especially in
pence and happiness, they are far III ad-
vance Of III.
This is no argument for license or
salo"ns. but venture the opinion that
a legitimate sale ut liquors for any pur-
pose Or all purposes in this place would