The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-03
FILING, AHTl LES.

FILING AHTl LES.
An item III Sundays Pioneer Press
says:
The articles Of Incorporation of the
Cedar Rapids, Iowa Fails Il North
western railroad were filed for re- record
with the secretary Df state yesterday.
This is one OF the preliminary steps
necessary to the extension of the road
nortl, and northwest Of WorthingtOn.
The Minnesota division is to he extend
ed and the necessary papers must be
nlsd with the secretary Of state and
recorded in the severa! counties through
which the road passes. All these pre-
liminary steps are to be taken, the rails
and ties are to he secured. and when
spring opens, the army Of extension
will move rapidly and the dirt Of battle
will fly all along the line. Let 'er fly.
In calling Il meeting of the Mobiles
County Agricultural Society, the So
ciety says: ''Though the people of
WorthingtUn have contributed and as
sisted with commendable zeal, yet, un-
less there is more interest manifested
in the society by the farmers Of Mobiles
county, the farther continuance of the
same or attempt to hold agricultural
fairs would be Il useless expenditure
of time and money" The success Of
agricultural fairs is wholly in the
hands OF the farmers. They can either
make the fair Il failure or 4 good thing
in proportion to the interest they take
in it. No one else can make it success
full. Farmers have the resources need
ed to make fairs interesting. Business
naen may help, but they cannot make
the fair.-Windom Reporter.
That's sound doctrine, Huntington,
solid as geology. And that is what it
must come to in this county. The
business men of Worthington have
tried for some years to keep up county
fairs, but they cannot do it without
more help from the farmers. That is
what it must come to next year or
there will be no more fairs.
The. papers are blaming Geo. w.
Peck's humorous articles on Peck 8
Bad Boy" for the rebellion of the boys
in Milwaukee, where it seems they are
dring the town and threatening to as
sass,nate the chief of police. We notice
also that a member of the city conncil
wants law passed prohibiting the sale
Of all flash and cowboy literature.
This is an easy way to account for
the trouble. These precocious Grim
inals were numerous before Peck ever
Thought of writing about the ''bad
boy" That yellow-covered literature
las something to do with it. we do not
doubt, but the prime difficulty lies in
lax discipline. The parents have beer
sowing the wind and are reaping the
whirlwind. And ut the rate things are
going, the State will have to take
charge of a large proportion Of the
young and put them to work in re-
formatOries.
The Worthington ADVANCE in com
nenting upon the adoption of the con
stitutiOnal amendments says:
The general effect will be to bring
state, congressional, legislative ant
county elections together every two
years, thus saving considerable expense
~ we'll as wear and tear of brain anG
auscle.
County tickets hereafter will serve
as tails to the State and Congressiona
: kites and will he apt to 90 through
with which ever ticket prevails in th'
State and district. Party lines will b'
drawn more rigidly than heretofore il
ninOr affairs.
The ADVANCE is right. When a,
election comes around there will he suf
Gcient interest at stake to stir up TIN
voters and bring them out to caucuse:
and conventions, and the nomination:
will be more likely to represent tht
ch,ice of the people. We believe TIN
biennial elections to be good thin!
for the country in general and the Re
publican party in particuiar.-Martil
20. Sentinel.