The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-03-20
s. ". 11Ny. LAND CONTENTION.

s. ": lIINN. LAND CONTENTION:
EDITOR aADvANCE:-Owing to the
delay of freight trains on Thursday
last, the Worthington Delegation were
unable to reach Heron Lake to attend
the Convention until o'clock p. M,
when A. Forbes, Judge Geo. W. Will
son, Hon. I. P. Durfee, Geo. J. Day,
Hon. G. H.. Smith, Peter Thompson,
Hon. J. z. Moulton, Geo. D. Dayton,
". \. Peterson, and z. Blaine filed in
to the school house at that point, and
found about one hundred delegates
present, engaged IL very animated dis
cussions of the best methods of adver-
tising s. ". Mimi. Secretary Gum re-
ported no business transacted up to
that hour, and upon Call of Col. O'I.ea-
ry, of Murray Co., President Woolsten-
croft proceeded with the regular order
of business.
A motion prevailed to name the as
sociation 1.-THE Southwestern Minneso-
tal4Qme AssDeiation. s:,.- j. j., :..,., ~, !.
On n1btfon It was decided to name
the advertising paper, to be published
by this Association. THE Southwest
tern Minnesota Ilome," and that i'm
mediately under the title or heading
should be the words. "Published under
the auspices Of the Southwestern Min.
nesota Home Associations
The Committees on Advertising and
Ways and Means, retired for consulta
tion to a room in the rear Of tho one
used for the Convention, and were alb
sent for q remarkably long time. 1t
afterwards appeared, however, that
the ladies' Of Heron Lake had spread q
sumptous lunch, with hot tea, in that
very room, for the convention, Whicl
accounted for their long consulta-
IiOn.
While thoy were out, Judge Wilson
read an article from the st. Paul Globe
in which they stated that they proposed
to help S. W. Mimi, and had estab-
lished an office at Mankato for that
purpose. On motion, a vote of thank!
was rendered the st. Paul Globe fo
their kindness in showing an intercs,
in this country. and the hearty cooper
alton and support Of the conventio:
pledged.
The Advertising and Ways an'
Means Committee, having disposed of;
goodly share of that excellent lunch
reported: That they recommend tn
publication of four page eight col
umn folio, and that each county he us
signed two columns; the balance to b
sold to advertisers, at price to he fix
ed by the Ways and Mea,is Com. Af
ter some amendments the report wa
adopted.
On motion, the President was in
structed to appoint an Executive Com
'nittee Of two from each county, witt
full power to act for the convention.
Moved and carried. that the Conven
tion or rather Association, adjourn t
meet at Heron Lake, Friday, Marc
2Sth.
A vote of thanks was rendered Il.
ladies of Heron Lake, for their exec.
lent lunch.
Many interesting and instructiv
speeches were made, and a general Ell
thusiasm and good feeling prevailed.
Rock and Pipestone counties wel
not represented, probably Oh accoun
of the blockade.
We noticed among thsse presel
Rev. D. G. Gum, 0. Mason. J. G. Rec
ding, E. G.. Huntington, G. +. Warrel
Paul Seeger and r. r.. Jenness, of VIII
dom; Hon. JOS Flanders, Madelia; {
". Slayton, st. Paul; Col. Il. O'Lear.
Avoca; Mr.. Hant, Of the Mankat
Free Press; Mr.. Wools.encroft an
VIM. NJ. Davis, of Fulda: besides
great many others whom we did NJ
know
The Land Convention is q success
Now let everybody attend on Marc
2sth, and do all they can to make
still more interesting, and Southwe:
tern Minnesota will yet ''boom"
spite OF its ''enemies."
SPECIAL REPORTER.