The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-12-15
RAILROAD NEWS.

bles' the Spirit Lake Beacon gives Z
column of interesting railroad news II
feels sure Of three roads to that point
with prospect OF five, and puts thu
Chicago & Northwestern among them
The Desmoines s. Northwestern is still
1T work in that county, pushing on. VI
suppose, to reach Warrington.
The Spencer Reporter says: "Tht
Desmoines s. Northwestern will be. tx
tended to the inexl,austible wheat fields
of the north. just rs rapidly "a the con
structlon corps can build it," Worth.
ington is right in the way and there is
no use in going. around. The Beacon
says the bridging Oh the Burlington
road between Emmetsl'urg aud Esther.
| vile will be done this winter il, order
that the track may Ike rushed through
to Spirit Lake early in the Spring. We
see no reason why the roa't cennot
reach Worthington by midsummer.
The Sioux City Journal mentions tl.t.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa Fails & Nurthwrs-
tern as ''lhe o e heretofore mentioned
as planning q gr. at l.. q! ON st. Lou )
to BlSnark, or rather il is lne ,,.ll,- IT
the portion Ut the proposed road ~ 10.
Wa" IL IS the halne Ut that port io,, Of
the Burli' glon 4 Cedar Nap.ds which
is pushing the extension :rull, Clarion
to Worthington. Wo, thing ton is n;.,ll-
ed rs the prtsen: terminus. but it will
doubtless 10 pushed on to Bisnlark or
some point in the Northern Pacific
country.
1t seems that this road is also con
templating u line to Rock Rapids. The
Review Says:
The Cedar Rapids, Iowa Falls and
Northwestern hallway Company has u
4,OOO, 900 mortgage recorded in Lyon.
county on its prospective lime tt,ru,,.h
Northwestern Iowa to all in securing
the bonds which the company is issuing
tor the construction Of the road. This
would indicate that the company con
templates pushing this extension into
Lyon county when time and circ,lin-
stances will allow. Ii fact, according
to the language Of the mortgage, the
route rs mentioned. after entering the
northern Tier IF Iowa counties in En-
mt. takes in ''Dickit,son, Us. T. IL, and
Lyon" which is certainly significant.
The line. W. believe is built and in ol.
eIatin" rs Cav ~ Clarion IN Wright.
and during tn past season vast =.
m0u i 81 ..."ilng has b-tM done bt.
tween that point and Spirit Lake. W.
don't know but more 1T the line is built
than merely to Clarion. We under
stand that Worti,in.ton is tn b. the
terminus and that from Spirit Lake All
extension is to be pushed westward III.
to this country. with the view. doubt
less Of entering finally the broad field
of Dakota Territory and tapping the
Northern Pacific. The citizens Of Wor-
thington are taking tie preliminary
steps in the interest If their town that
the situation appears to suggest rs nee
essary, while Spirit Lake. the past sea-
son, has been ablaZe with enthusiasm.
This field must be occupied, and when
the OplOrtune tinla arrives, there will
be Il railway and business boom that
will arouse the natives.
THE BRANCH.
We are so absorbed in the rapid pro.
press Of Sioux Falls that we know but
little OF what is going on around U.S.
The G.. st. T. i. Il y. Try. is built 10
miles west Of us. On it's line is located
three thriving villages with all the
'"pes incident 7" Il new Develop z
country.-Sioux Falls Times.
ARACE
y Desmoines despatch to the Pioneer
Press says:
Grading on the Dies Nloines e \ o7th.
western is going forward between Fon.
da and Rockwell City as last ~ lossi-
bic. 1t is expected to reach Fonda Ivy
January l. The contractor has until
June to complete the road bed t. Sioux
river, in clay county, but rec-nt orders
from headquarters were received that
the road must BE- completed to- Fonda
Immediately, regardless Ut expense. It
is y nip and tuck race between the Wa
bash and Chicago & Northwestern to
get to Spirit Lake first.
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EDlToR ADVANCE: Thanksgiving
Day pa sed in this vicinity much the
same as other days. What few Chris
tians there are here have not faith
as large as tobacco seed since they
prayed for the recovery Of Garfield
Many ministers have been busy ex-
planning why God did not answer
their earnest and united petitions
They say they can see "God's pleas
ure in removing him for some wise
purpose"
Arthur, Guitteau and most Of the
Christian ministers say that God had
a hand in the death Of Garfield. Ar
thur said. "God in his inscrutable
wisdom had seen fit to remove the H.
lustrious head Of our nation" Gut
teau says. The Lord and took the
responsibility Of removing Garfield"
1t is plain to be seen that christian
Presidents Christian criminals and
Christian ministers entertain the same
old fOov itlnaS Nrs Gorf;o1.l oove