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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-12-20
GOOD MECHANICAL PAPER.

We are in receipt Of the Mechanical News fO1
December lst, and are pleased to say that it i:
one of the best illustrated papers that comes t.
our editorial table. 1t is Il handsome sixteen
page journal, with fine, original engravings. ant
we'll worth the subscription price asked for it
On the frs page of the number before Us arc
several lite-like pictures, representing the grow
ing of grapes, ami their manufacture into win"
as carried on in Central New York these pie
lures are only one of 4 Series that have Ice,
given during the past year OF the indu>tri.
manufactures of the country, and which are t,
be continued the coming year. Such enterprise
shows that the pub shcrS CT the News are alive
to the wants vi their readers
Those of our readers who want a first class
practical mechanical paper can hardly do brttei
than subscribe for the same. Sample copies ar,
furnished by the publishers, MessrS. James I.ef
fel & Co.. No. !lo Liberty street, New York. on
dollar per year. They offer good inducemrnt:
for those Who get up clubs
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-12-20
OHI1'TAR X Y.

The following obituary is from the
Lodi Valley (Wis.) News, and we trans
fer it to our columns by request Of
relatives and friends of the deceased in
this section:
William Mills was born at Oldham,
Lancashire. England, March l3, 1911;
was the youngest and only son of Rich.
ard and Mary Mills. His father was II
soldier in tile British army. He left
his home to take part in the war of
1872, between England and America,
and died at the battle of New Orleans
in the cllaI ge on the cotton bale breast
works Of General Jackson. The de.
ceased received common English ed
ucation in his native town. At an
early age he learned the weaver'S trade,
rose to be overSeer, or boss loom
weaver, with over 200 persons under
his charge. Emigrated to the United
States in 1912, spent two years in the
State Of New Jersey and New York
then came to Wisconsin Territory and
located farm near East Troy, Wal
worth county, where he resided about
ten years. He then removed to Colum-
bia county, located a farm (which he
still owned at the time Of his death) in
the town of Scott, but after his chill
dren had grown up and gone to make
homes for themselves, he rented his
farm and moved to Lodi. near his chill
dren and other relatives. lie married
Rachel Stephenson in 1882, and cele-
brated the fiftieth anniversary over one
year ago. She survives him at the age
of ~; as also his sons, Job r. W. and
Robert, of Lodi. his daughters, Mrs.
G. Goodell, of Alderly. Wis. and Mrs.
VIM. Travis, of Adrian, MINI.
He was member Of the Church CT
England in his youth, but he never
formally united with an church in this
country. He was, however, a supporter
IF the Methodist Episcopal church in
this village. and a regular attendant at
| its services. When he realized that his
end was near, he earnestly commended
his friends and himself to the love of
God, and as 1.-THE silver cord was being
loosed," he uttered another fervent
God bless ySn," and then he died.
1t can be truly said of him. his word
was his bond, and the rule of his ,ife
was the golden one: "Do unto others
as you would have them do unto YOU. -
r. PENGlLLY
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-12-20
RAILROAD NEWS.
BURNED OUT.

BURNED OUT.
On Thurseay afternoon last the b.,
&. h. u N. surveying party met with
quite loss. They were camped in tho
suburbs of Pipestone City and while
firing up to prepare for supper the tents
took fire and were both consumed,
burning all the camp equipage and
most of their books and papers.
On Saturday Mr.. I.ambourn, the en-
Rineer in charge, arrived in Worthing-
ton with several of the corps. The rest
Of the party were tracing back the line
from Pipestons, Mr.. l.. intending to
to start ut this end and 60 over the
line. This was made necessary by the
burning Of the records of their survey.
Mr.. l.. had the corps III the best trim
for rapid movement and they expected
to finish the survey 20 miles northwest
of Pipestone and get back home for the
holidays. Their misfortune in burning
out and the recent snow fall and cold
snap may prevent this.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-12-20
SURVEYORS AT PIPRsrONE.

Last weeks Pipestone Star says:
On Tuesday afternoon last the sur
veying corps Of the Burlington, Cedar
Rapids and Northern Railroad from
Warrington, entered Pipestone City
with their instruments and camp
equipage. and took up their quarters
for the night in the north part OF town.
They came into town on the survey of
the Spirit Lake and Western made a
short time ago, and they will leave fer
the west to-day or ts-morrew if the
weather holds good. Their next point
rs We understand it, will be in the vi
cinity of Elkton on the Northwestern.
The boys report a most feasable rail-
way route from Werthington to Pipe.
stone, and the fine weather gave them
an excellent chance to come to this
conclusion.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-12-20
Mobiles County Stock.
No. ~.

The ADVANCE continues its series Of
articles on Nebles County Stock and
Stock Growers with brief account Of
the operations Of
MEssRs MuMFoRD & SHEPARD.
Messrs NJ. & S. are located on the
NV of sec. II, in Lorain, known as the
Henry Davis farm. They began oper-
ations the latter part of July, having
arrived from Hillsdale county, Michi-
gan, with forty head of cattle, thirty
eight heifers and two bulls. The
heifers are all grade Durhams, mostly
yearlings. One of the bulls is a thor
oughbred Durham. registered, from
Gloucester stock. The other enc is a
three-fourths Holstein, sired by Arts
Jumbo, whose weight is $500 pounds.
He travelled last summer with Bar.
nuns show. travelling, not exactly
ION his MUSCLE" but on his weight aud
size. Jumbo is from the herd Of A.
Underwood, Of Addison, Mich.
Messrs. NJ. & s. are preparing to 60
into both dairylng and stoek-raising.
They expect next summer to milk
twenty COWS and also to put fifty head
of yearlings on their place. They will
keep what they have and breed from
them.
Both gentlemen have had large ex-
perience in stock growing in Michigan,
Mr.. Mumford having been raised on a
stock farm where there are thousands
of dsllars worth of stock. Both are
much pleased so far, especially with
the climate, which they sought largely
on account of health. They have gain
ed each about twenty pounds in weight,
ton or two in appetite, and find
health and strength restored. They
find the stock more uniformly healthy
and vigorous than in Michigan and are
surprised at the way they keep up on
hay and grass alone. So far they have
fed no grain.
Mr. Mumford last year fed to stock
in Michigan 5000 bushels of corn, buy
ing 1000 at 3Oc a bushel and raising
1000 himself, besides quite a quantity
of barley and oats. He also fed 300
bushels Of wheat to his sheep. MIR. NJ.
expresses the belief that there is more
more money to be made by buying cat
tie right here, feeding from Nov. 1st to
March 1st and then selling in St. Paul,
than there is in feeding in Michigan
and selling in Detroit or Buffalo. He
says that farmers in Michigan think it
robbery to sell any grain of the farm
except wheat. They can get double by
feeding it, and Mr.. NJ. thinks the same
will apply here.
Mr.. Shepard was told by his Michi.
gan friends that the winters were too
long here for stock raising He ans.
wered them by saying that they could
make money by raising steck on land
worth $40 to $75 an acre and feeding
large quantities of grain. Why, then
could they not mako money here on
land worth from IS to $40 and feed
little or no grain.
Mr.. Mumford expresses the opinion
that he can make a. much money here
in stock raising on half the capital, OF
on $1,000 as he can in Michigan on
$4,000.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-12-20
STATE
NORMAL SCHOOL
AT MANKATo

The entrance examination for the Fall Term.
will be held Friday, August 81, 1888 Rccit .tions
commence Monday, Sept. 3.
The advantages otfere by this school are now
better than ever before. With the NEW AND AD-
MIKABLn APpAR >Tus for HEATING >ND vENTILA.
TING the building, just placed therein, the hygi-
enir conditions i'll be unsurpassed NuMER
ouS OTHER IMPRov EMENTs have also been made
to meet the demands OF the rapi lily increasing
attendance.
For full particulars respecting conditions OF
entrance. courses of study extremely low expen.
ses: etc, send postal card for circular, promptly
mailed to any applicant
EDWARD Soaring, President
Nankato. MINI. Aug. ]. 1873. 50 Nv
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-12-20

J. 3. Shaver was slugged andi rob-
bed at Luverne on Sunday night last
He was knocked down in his own sta.
BILE. The thief got $50 in currency and
some valuable papers. He has not
been arrested.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-12-20
"TOATS EXPERIENCE IN DAKOTA"

'TOMS EXPERIENCE IN DAKOTA" .
Thanks to the author for copy of
this little book of $50 pages, neatly
bound in red. 1t tells why Tom went,
''what lie did there, what crops he
raised and how he raised them, what
they cost him and what he received for
them, and all about his ups and downs,
successes and failures. His talks to
old friends and his advice to them
about going west. Who ought to 60
and who ought not, what men and
women with money and with hone can
do there, Why some succeed and others
do MT, with practical information for
I'LL classes Of people who want homes
in the west, pointing out plainly the
way to success''
The Minneapolis Tribune says Of it:
\ book entirely unique in conception
and admirable in execution, has just
been issued from the press in Mime
apolis. Its title is "Tom's Experience
in Dakota" telling why he went, what
lie did when he got there, how his crops
produced and how they didn't, and all
about his ups and downs. In the pleas
ent guise of Il truthful sketch of real
life. the author, DR.. A. p. Miller,
groups in most attractive form Il body
Of trustworthy facts about Dakota
which can scarcely be elsewhere dupli-
Gated. The work has the capital merit
of not emanating directly or indirectly
from any railway corperation, land
spe ulating syndicate. immigration bn-
rtau or territorial government. 1t
emhoG!eS the personal observations of
an honest and keen observer, and the
actual experiences Of common men
(and womrn) who have left the Older
: >tates ami settled in Dakota on Unc,e
Sam s wide and fertile domain.
Published hy Miller, Hale & Co.
Minneapolis. Sent by mail, postage
paid, to any address on receipt of fifty
cents.
: All the signs seem to indicate mild
winter. Muskrais are not in y hnrrT
at luils!inC their houses ,his fall: til.
grounding is not digging his hole deep
chicken giZza:tls prpsage u greer
Christmas: the corn Eusks are light
: malard ducks are thin feathered; th|
goose's }r,astlmnr is very delicate; to
matoes rinen late; catfish hides are no
thick. k.-pipestonc Star.
Besides subscribers are not in q !,urr
to pay ur, giriS are having their shoe
.. made with t!lin so|es. {; good man
, editors are getting ont ''t'in' paper
and then NeilNnr says it will lie
rather mild WINTER
Brown Nelson las brought an action
= against Paul Stpgtr inr 81 900 Gnlnnce
for III 'licl0us prosecution, Judge We!
, son, of WorthinEton. being his attor
: ney. The gro':':t!s f"r til" action ar,
| the recent whisky prosecution! hrough
by Mr.. Seeger against Nelson. Win
, dom Reporter.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-12-20
LARGE SALT LOST BY NOT ADYER-
TISIN0.
From the Steele Herald.


From the Steele Herald.
A gentleman called at our office a few
days since, and after locking over both
of the Jamestown papers, The Capital
and The Alert, concluded that there
was no drug store there, as he, (nor we)
couldn't find any advertisement of that
class of business in either paper. When
will people pretending to be business
men learn never to hide their light
under half bushel? If there are any
drug stores in Jamestown some one of
them lost enough patronage to pay for
years advertising. as the gentleman
wished to buy quite largely. People
who do b, :siness should advertise, as
they do not knew at what time large
sale may be affected thereby.
This is common occurrence in news
paper Offices. A man ca ne into our
Office, looked over the Mankato papers
for a gunsmith's advertisement, could
not find any, and wrote elsewhere for a
gun.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-12-20
CAN'T SEE 1T AS WE DO.


Bro. Miller, of the Werthington AD-
VANCE, has again got onto the railroad
racket. There is such thing rs hav
ing too much. The man who has
stuffed himself with more good things
than the stomach can digest must dis
gorge, be pumped out, or suffer the
three railroads through Il county town
twenty five or thirty you find it some
what like getting into a nest of big
"ked.b .bugs.' They will 60 for the last
drop Of blood and then cry more. The
roads all make 4 profit, will pool their
issues and shove rates and charges up
to the highest notch possible. Do you
suppose that the many can do a little
work rs cheap rs the few. A gang of
trampS will sometimes club together
and demand AL outrageous price for &.
job of work, which the employer must
pay, as the work must be. done. and he
can have no option in the matter, being
At the time in the power of the tramps.
No, don't be too greedy for big rail-
roads; don't give yourselves, ''body
soul and breeches," into the power Of
the great grasping mOuOpelies. Better
save few acres of land on which to
raise garden sass, etc., and a few city
lets for yeur stores and dwellings,, in
stead Of all being occupied for railroad
tracks.
Miller will have the Milwaukee, the
Northwestern and several other big
roads at the hub because the Burling-
ton, the Rock Island and the St. Paul
are there. But the Milwaukee don't
see it in that light; they can see more
meat in prospect a few miles to one
side, consequently are aiming up the
Des MONIES river where they are sure of
business without having to divide mp
with = dozen other sharks. and will
open up the best country and build up
some of the finest towns in Minnesota.
Now, Bro. ADVANCE, please put that
and don't you forget ir.-Windem Cit
izen.
Nevertheless our claims are we'll
founded. We claim no road that is
net on the way bearing in this direc.
tion or that is already projected and
quite probable. We claim (D that the
four great systems of the west, viz
the Northwestern, the Milwaukee, the
Rock Island and the Wabash, will all
touch at Worthington;(2 (2) that all these
systems are seeking short cuts from
Chicago and St. Louis to the Northern
Pacific, and it 50 happens that Worth
lngton lays right in the path of these
short lines.
The Milwaukee, to make its Spencer
line amount to anything in the way Of
q short line or cutoff, must build
through Worthington to either Pipe
stone or Flandreau. 1t could gain
nothing by going up the DesMoines to
Jackson and Window. 1t is difficult
route and would cost twice as much to
build as by way of Worthington.
AS to having too many roads, there
is no such danger. Interior towns car
only be made by railroads. Indianapo.
lis, Cedar Rapids, and such cities. were
made by becoming interior railroad
centers. If the Citizen will wait a year
or two it will see that the ADVANCE is
right and "teld you so.''
On Saturday afternoon, Dec. /, about
four o'clock, two boys broke through
the ice at Spencer, Iowa, while skating
and were drowned.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-12-20
HOMES IN THE WES'L

Persons looking westward for homes
can procure full information concern.
ing the GARDEN SP0T of Iowa q
Minnesota, by subscribing for Il
Worthington ADVANCE, published At
Worthington. Minneso.a. Send 81 for
one year: 81 for six months. and 81
cents for three months, to ADvANcK,
Worthington. MOBILES Co., Minnesota
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-12-20
TO REPAIR DAMAGES,

Dear lady, there is probably 10 use
telling you that fashionable life in Il
great city is a rough one on Your beau.
ty. Late hours, loss of sleep and men.
tai excitement will leave you by and by
drew lovers around you in other years.
for those rich and glossy locks. Par
kers Hair Balsam will stop your hair
from falling out, restore its natural
color and softness, and prove cleansing
and beneficial to the scalp.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-12-20

Geo. c. Chamberlin, while taking Il
walk north of town the other evening,
''lost his bearings" owing to his pitt
fully defective eyesight. and but for
g. B. Tuttle, who happened to see him,
George might have had to advertise
himself as lost, strayed or stolen. and
the town would have turned out en-
masse. en- freinde to capture the wan
derer.-Jackson Republic.
No one outside of Chamberlin's s i'm
mediate circle Of friends more sincerely
regrets his misfortune than the editor
of the ADVANCE. He was Il credit to
Southwestern Minnesota journals n
and it was equally pleasure to agree
with him or oppose him in newspaper
writing for he was always gentleman.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-12-20

Brown Nelson las brought an action
against Paul Stpgtr lnr 81 900 damages
iol III 'liclous prosecution, Judge VIII
son, of WorthinEton. being his .ttor-
ney. The gron'.,!s f.! the action are
the recent whisky prosecutions brought
by Mr.. Seeger against Nelson. Win
dom Reporter.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-12-20

PatroniZe your home Bakery
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1883-02-03

Since the recent affair at Hamilton by
which the county is out over $1I ,O0G;
u County Commissioners have
been catching it pretty hard, right and
left. While in the main this censure
has been deserved as regards their
course prior TO that event, no one can
deny that since they have faithfully
and periodically devoted their time
aid energy to the best interests of the
county. And the News is willing to
give them credit, where we know
credit is due. We also do not hest
tate to say that we believe these ofll-
Gals are too poorly paid for the work
and responsibility that is expected Of
them. Thirty-three dollars a month
Is no remuneration commensurate
with the offices they fill and the duties
the people look to them 20 perform.
Poorly paid men nearly always dc
poor work. An official cannot he ex-
pected To neglect lis own business
for the public veal and lose time and
money in so doing. In i%ustiee, we
think the salary of our Commission
ers should be raised to $50 a NORTH
at least. We know that in the past
month they have done harder and
more disagreable work than any of
the other officers IN the county, and
all good citizens will heartily endorse
their course. We are in favor OF a
petition being gotten up and sent to
our delegation at Carson, asked for a
law to increase the salary OF members
Of the Boad 10 $50 a month.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1883-02-03
They Mean business.

Adyices from Hamilton inform us
that the County Commissioners have
retained Messrs. Lansing Il Mitchell
to bring suit against the bondsrnen Of
the late Treasurer for the deficiency
In the Treasury. This is doubtless
the proper and only course the Board
could pursue in the interest OF the
county. II Is purely 4 legal question
whether the bandsmsn can be held
accountable. If they can the tax
payers ought to have the benefit OF
the missing money. We arc not dis
posed to grumble at the expense this
| proceeding will involve. If the coun-
~ stands a fair chance OF whining the
suit and gaining 81 900, it is mol bad
ECONOMY 10 spend 81 900 or 81 500 to
accomplish such a result, and in this
action the Board viii have the Hearty
cooperation OF the great majority ~
the taxpayers. While it is true that
the Board has erred in iibt more
strictly guarding the peoples inter
ests, their sin has been o,ie Of oniis-
sion. which in itself was MOI criminal,
and all that is now left them is 10 re-
pair the damage in the most direct
way thoy can, and hereafter see to it
that the safeguards which tho law
provides are strictly enforcedl
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1883-02-03
HAMILTON NOTES.
From our Regular Correspondent

from our Regular Correspondent
Mr.. S. e. Starrett and Mrs. B. X.
Davis were married by Judge Bush
on the evening of the 22d.
Billy Smith (the paralyzed man
was found on Friday, the 10th, with
both feet badly frozen. He will lose
all the toes of one foot. He has been
reaoved to the hospital.
Mr.. Samuel Liddle and family are
now domiciled in the house formerly
occupied by Ed. Raum. They went
to considerable trouble and have the
place nicely fixed up.
After five days search for the miss
ing shoemaker valentine Frank, it
was considered useless, and in the
main has been given up, although
some are still trying to find him.
Mrs. Nelson Bush has closed her
restaurant and Mrs. Dick Smith has
opened a private clearinghouse at
the house formerly occupied by Mrs.
McConkey.
John McKernan, our worthy Dep
uty Constable, made a break early
Sunday morning for an absconding
debtor, whom he brought back the
same afternoon.
Our new county officials seem to
take naturally to their several posi-
tons. They have but very little to
do at present.
Pneumonia is getting hold of many
here. During the past week a dozen
had some attacks of it. The cold spell
must have set il in motion.
Copies of the NEWS of the 9th and
18th of January are at u high premi-
nm here, but none al be had tor
love or money.
Mr.. Horn, the ex pert, is again able
to be out. He will resume work in a
few days. The item bf 1913 spoken OF
In your last issue, Mr.. Horn says he
has discovered and found TO be all
right.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1883-02-03
Important 10 Miners.

The Supreme Court OF California
has recently rendered a decision TO
the effect that the law OF Congress re-
curing an annual expenditure of 500
on unpatented mining claims applies
TO gravel and placer claims as well as
quartz. Ii has usually been consid-
cred that the law WAS intended Tor
quartz claims only, but n OF all
kinds OF unpatented mining ground
have now a warning that 1t is import
ant that they shall heed.