The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-12-28

ed the young against her as i ''Ganger-
Gus cl,;,racter'' Of ''pernicious inhu-
Ence."
81.
This is the last newspaper we shall
ever, ever issue-in the year 1882. And
as Old Mr.. Year 'S2 will soon be gone
where all t''e good folks 90 and he laid
away under tie SNOW, or cren,ated.
while Ills ''s"u! goes marching OH, - we
desire TO write his obituary in advance.
The day and hour Of his death is tixeu
and there is Il" danger therefore OF his
living and making said obituary super
tluous, Irrelevant, i,umastrial and void.
Tie plaintiff in this ac, ion therefore
alleges aS matters of fact if not OF law: !:
l. That ti:e year 1882 has been Tie
finest year for out door work which ha,
been kn. VIII si!,cr Tie .nty was set
tied. Tie spring was Il little wet and
backward Tut tie summer and fall
have been All almost uHDruken stretch
OF working days. 1t WAS i'll exception.
ally good y ar tor farming, erecting
buildings, building railroads, etc. And
in Mobiles county there was more hay
and other crops gathered, and gathered
il bttter condition than ever before,
:. 81 has been all unusually peaceful
aud peaceatle year. No wars in the
world worth noting have occurred, un-
less the Egyptian skirmisI' can be call
ed 4 n.tablv war.
5. =. has been an unusually prosper
Gus year. We have not yet seen the
record OF business failures footed up,
but from Il general look over the past
Year, we think it Sale to say that 10
year Since tho w$r has brought such
general prosperity to business enier-
pl .ses large aud s!Eall, to nl;.uutactur-
ing interests aud to farmers.
individually, We thank the kind.
hcatted old fellow who is about to pass
In his checks aud pass over the reins TO
4 new driver, for such favorable wealth
%r and business prosperity, during the
building Ut the new ADVANCE block
lie could not have dane better it he
had created the weather and the cuhdi-
&ions with special reference to that one
particular Improvement. On behalf Of
the town. We thank him for the finest
September known for 70 years, during
which the Burlington road was being
built into Worthington.
Another Wvr&hinylon-l Paradise Of
a Place-l'rohibition aud Poverty
Fogyism ond runoticism-Bigotry
and Blue Business.
LYNDON, ILL.,, Dec. Is, 1882.
EDITOR ADVANCE: III my last /
said there were ~ vacant houses in
this village. Now just one word as to
the cause Of this state Of things. Tie
place has been settled II years. Has i
good natural water power, is in the
centre Of the county aud 35 years ago
it had the county SEAT. 1t Is surround
ed by a very rich farming country.
Now the trouble is this: 80 years ag",
when the Chicago Il Northwestern was
built through the county, it could have
been got through here, but the old TO-
gies SAID, ''lf we have \ railroad w
will have salOOns,'' SO the railroad
went miles n"rtl. ard built up the
city of Morrison with AGO inhabitants.
1t is fine city Of great wealth. the
business men being wcrth from $25, 600
to Sl0o.OOW each, and they lav:. the.
county seat, too. But Lyudon, AS you
have guessed. is u Prohibition town,
with Il very large L, aud mas been run
by church hig"ts, aud the business
uen, or some OF them, have spent more
n'oney in ltwing each other and in try.
ing to pull each other down than they
have iii trying to build up the place.
But AS II matter Of fact, liquor has al
WAYS be" Sold here, and will be i"
spite If fanatics. But the quarreling
has killed the town, aud will any t"wt,
where it is Kept up and persisted in rs
it has bten here The !own has always
been called Saints Rpst.'' but tie
sinners are resting here now.
J. II. NJ.
The above is. i'll most respects, an
exact copy Of Worthington AS it has
been. Tie difference is, that the rail-
roads are coming to us and will make
the town. A new Infusion Of blood is
putting new life into the place and we
shall he saved from the fate Of Lyndon.
Church bie"try and temperance fanat-
icism must br stripped Of the greasy
epa"'ettts IN which they have ,nraded
so lang and sent to the rear. Religion
and temperance are always desirable
and wholesome, hut bigotry and fanat-
icisn are curse to any com munity.
IS. e:ge, - ------------- -- - =, -.
JelleY in bulk at Herron's. 16-2w