The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-06-07
THE RAILROAD LANDN

THE RAILROAD LANDS.
The ADVANCE recently sounded the
bugle Cal! for putting the railroad lands
on the market and the call has been
vigorously answered by the surround
ing papers. No drawback to the coun-
try begins to equal that Of these idle,
unsold railroad lands. The Martin
County Sentinel publishes the following
item of interest on this subject:
Mr.. True Of Westford informs US
that the st. P. Il 5. e. r.. r. Co. have
men making careful examination Of
each quarter section of their land in
this section OF the county and that it is
the intention OF the company to sell
the land off to actual settlers at an
early day. These lands are among the
best there are in the county and there
will be no difficulty in disposing of
them ii they are put in the market at
reasonable terms.
A large portion of these lands, as is
well known, have been held back owing
to the claim set mp by the South
ern Minnesota. The suit brought was
decided some time since in favor Of the
$. Z. & St. p. company, as stated in
the ADVANCE 1T the time, and we are
Informed that the time allowed for an
appeal will expire about July 1st. The
opinion is that there will be no appeal,
and that as soon as the time expires,
the lands will he offered for sale and
vigorously pushed upon the market.
This of itself will make real estate
business (and all others for that mat
teri lively. Parties are now offering to
buy 1OO,0 900 acres in this county and are
waiting to close the bargain aud begin
the development Of the lands.
THE INFAMOUS RUSSELL Law
DR.. James Cooper writes from Belle
fontaine, Ohio, under date Of May 9th,
to the Banner Of Light, as follows con.
cerning the infamous Russell law passed
by the Ohio Legislature taxing medi-
ums $500:
The Russell law" is creating quite
u sensation in this State. Russell is a
bigOted Methodist, | understand, and
the whole measure is IL Republican, one
There are not less than twenty five
thousand Spiritllalist voters in the State
-four -ilfths OF them lifelong Repub-
licans-and find that correspondents
and those with whom | have cunverstd
on the matter without an exception will
refuse to vote the Republican tlyke
under Such circumstances, while the
larger number will vote directly against
it. Without the SpirituaIsts in tll-
Reserve noithern part of the State).
the large Republican majority in that
section will dwindie down to nothing.
Besides. tie course pursued by our
Republican Legislature in passing the
law, that puts our clairvoyants. medi-
n'ns and srers on Il par with fortune
tellers and astrologers of the fortune
teller type. and makes them cut worse
than the sellers OF intoxicants by taxing
them higher than the liquor 81 Hers.
will have Il corresponding effect pnlit-
ically among Spritualists outside the
state. '~''~ ~''~ -.----
Ohio. always considered one of the
most liberal of States, has been dis
yrnrcd by her Republican LEGISLATURE
passing the most lllllrrAl and biguteA
law ESQ far as we Spiritllalists are con
cerned) OF the age.
This letter certainly has the right
ring. Tie Liberals everywhere must
liberty will be gone and they will lie
bound hand and foot and chained to
the chariot of Bigotry.
1t is Il burning shame and disgrace
that the Republican party, once SO pre-
gressive, once the party of liberty,
should have become the party Of bigotry.
intolerance and class legislation. A
Republican majority in the Ohio Legs
lature passed this Infamous Russell
bill; a Republican majority in Congress
passed the infamous Comstock law un-
der which 4 number of men have been
sent to PRISON for publishing liberal
views upon religious and social sub
jects; Republican majorities in a uum-
of States have passed the notorious
doctors plot laws discriminating in
favor of one system of practice and
against another; a Republican judge in
Pennsylvania decided that an Atheist,
that is, one who does not believe in
personal God, was incompetent to tes-
tify in court, and wherever VIC turn we
see the party that we have all loved and
fought for so many years, striking us
right and left, hip and thigh, in the
face and in the heart, and laughing us
to scorn when we protest or ask relief
We speak as a Republican, as one
who for more than twenty years has
supported the Republican party and we.
for one at least, will put in an indig
nant protest.
Almost in silence these outrages are
burning anl ranking in the hearts of
liberals, and it will net be long, at this
rate, until some event will furnish the
watchword and the rallying cry and the
Liberals will rise in every precinct in
the country and will slaughter and bury
the Republican party forever.
WHEAT OUTLOOK.
Washington Official Report: The
May returns of wheat to the Depart
ment OF Agriculture make the cendi-
tien, compared with the April average,
materially lower in New York, Alicli-
gan, Ohio and Illinois. Further injury
was wrought by frosts early in
April, and in some northern districts
the real damage by the March freezing
was more disclosed as the covering Of
snow and ice disappeared. The average
IS u tor New York, Michigan SO, Ohio
81, Illinois 66. Further loss is suffered
by blowing up large areas in Ohio and
Illinois. A reduction in Missouri from
SO to 80 is also reported. In Indiana
the average is IS. and New Jersey re-
ports 1Ol, both the same as in April.
All the remaining Northern States
show an Improvement since the April
report, as well as the Pacific coast. and
nearly all the Southern States.
The Secretary of the Milwaukee Cham
Der Of Commerce estimates total for
1883 of 4O2, ,OOO, 900 bushels, against the
500, 600, 900 bushels of last years pro-
ducti0n.
The Cincinnati Price Current. from