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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-03-06
ADRIAN'S PROSPECTS.

The Adrian Guardian of last week
says: -...
Cur railroad committee have received
assurances from the officials of the road
that the line through Adrian will be
surveyed in the spring, and Close Bros.
and their friends are buying all the
lands they can get hold of in Little
Rock and the Northeastern part Of
West Side, and also in Lismore and
Leota townships. all on the line be.
tween Sihley. Adrian and Pipestone.
This would indicate that they Know
something about the direction the road
will take from Sibley.
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The editors of the Werthinpton pa-
pers are carrying on queer sort of
va, warfare fare against one another; one hang:
playing ether practical jokes on his
rival, requiring an equal amount 81
brains.-Rock Rapids Reporter.
That kind Of warfare is all on one
side. It comes from the Deadcat Dude.
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LIKEWISE ROCK RAPIDS.

The people of Rock Rapids are max
ing earnest efforts to secure the Bur-
lingto9 road. They have inttmation
from the officers OF the company that if
company will run line from the point
where tho proposed Luyerne line crosses
Tom Creek through Rock Rapids, to
Sioux Falls. As Rock Rapids il full of
grit she will not lot any reasonable
chance pass.-Sibley Gazette.
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STAY HERE
u II III Il NE.
The MAnk:}tO Review says:

Tie MankltO Review says:
We publish elsewhere to-day a letter
from u gentleman every way reliable,
who, after fifteen years. residence in
Minnesota, moved to Washington Ter
ritery, two or three years ago. At first
his impressions we're rather favorable.
but after longer residence and prac-
tical experience with the difficulties
that beset that section, lie very wisely
advises farmers in Southern Minnesota.
to stay where they are.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-03-06
THURSDAY, MARCH s. 1894.
THIN RAILROAD SITUATION.

INV HA1AhOAD SITUATION.
Our readers are well informed by this
time through the columns of the AID.
VANCE Of the railroad movements 60.
ing on in this vicinity. And the first
point is that the railroad situation has
been changed somewhat, that is, the
route to Bismarck has been changed.
Instead of following the survey made
in the early part of the winter from
here to Pipestone, the B., e. R. & N.
proposes to follow two routes to Bis
marck:
l. One will leave the main line at
Lake Park, about twenty miles east Of
Worthington, and run west to Sibley,
thence to Luverne and Pipestone and
thence by Elkton, Watertown and
Aberdeen to Bismarck.
2. The other will run north from
Worthington about 65 miles to Swan
Lake where it will connect with the
Minneapolis & St. Louis, which will be
extended west and northwest from
Redwood Falls to Watertown, Dakota,
during the coming season.
We have before us a map issued by
the b., C. r. & n. showing the pro-
posed extensions to Bismarck. The
southern route via of Sibley and Lu-
verne and tho northern route via of
Worthington and Tracy, come together
at Watertown and thence there is one
line almost due northwest to Bismarck.
According to the scale, the distance
from Watertown to Bismarck is from
200 to 21O miles. The distance from
Lake Park to Watertown by the south
ern route is about 100 miles, and by the
northern route from 100 to no. 1t will
be seen that the distance is about the
same.
From all We can learn the extension
north from Worthington and the ex.
tension west from Redwood Falls will
be pushed rs rapidly as possible when
spring opens. The gap also between
Swan Lake and Ortonville, to secure
connection with the Fargo Southern,
will be closed, and then Worthington
at one swoop, or by the building Of the
one line north. secures the following:
l. A line to Bismarck via of Tracy,
Swan Lake ard Watertown.
2 A line to Fargo via of Tracy, Swan
Lake and Ortonville.
3. Another line, independent Of and
antagonistic to the Northwestern, over
the Minneapolis & st. Louis to Mime
apolis and st. Paul.
These are not speculatlous or mere
probabilities: They are down on the
latest map issued by the b., G.. r. Il n.
company, and behind all these lines is
the great Rock Island.
They mean simply that the great
Rock Island system is pushing into the
Northwest to divide the business with
the Northwestern and Milwaukee in
terests, and that this formidable rival
proposes to tap the Northern Pacific at
both Fargo and Bismarck and cover
the country with a network Of feeders
or lateral lines.
AS the ADVANCE said last week, the
line north is much more important to
us than the former proposed lire to
Bismarck. BY that line we secure a
route to Bismarck about rs short as the
route by Sibley and Luverne, and we
also secure a road to Fargo apd another
route to Minneapolis and St. Pan).
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''MILO.''

Mention should also be made in this
stock article of the Holstein bull
''Milo," owned jointly by Messrs. G. Il
D., elsewhere advertised in the AD-
VANCE. They paid $500 for him at
Cresco, when . calf. He is registered
in American Holstein Herd Book No.
1882. His sire IL 'sCresco" No. 73O,
imported. Dam, Wilhelmina, No. 739,
imported.
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Among the towns which are trying
% secure tho B. G. r. & N. road are
Sibley, Rock Rapids, Sioux Falls. Flan-
dreau. Adrian, Luverne, Edeerten and
Pipestols.
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FURs WANTED.-T. l.. Mitchell 4
60. are now prepared to buy all kinds
of Furs; for which they will pay the
highest market price. l4tf
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]. H. DENTON,


Mr.. Denton is on section 80, In Ora.
ham Lakes. He has 4sO acres, 125
broken. Has part in timothy. He has
geod buildings, hne, large. wo-story
dwelling. COED barn and 100 feet of
sheds. He is preparing to build large
barn in the spring.
Mr.. D. has % head of cattle, among
which are 13 milk COWS. One is m i'm.
ported Holstein for which he paid $500
at the Crapser sale at Crssco, Iowa.
This COW has maximum record Of 65
pounds Of milk q day On grass. He
has also one grade Holstein yearling.
His other stock consists of five horses
and lis head Of sheep. His wool clip
last season averaged about five pounds,
washed.
Mr.. D. has 100 acres of pasture fenced
and 10 preparing to enlarge his herds
and hccks as rapidly as possible.
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Pipestone village voted 5000 in aid
Of the B., G. r. s. n. road on Monday.
The vote was solid.
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LORAIN.

LORAIN.
School closed on Friday for good this
winter. Had some amusement with Il
magic lantern. A few visitors were
present.
Can't think Of many items on &C.
count of that Dude'll do and the drum
running all the time in a fellows head.
We have several fiddles here and all we
can get out of them now is, Bloom the
Dude III, do"
Il. Firth has some sheep for sale.
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COUNTY NEWS:
LEOl,A.

AEOxA.
b. .. Bevans has gone to Wisconsin.
Pipestone is booming on the railroad
question.
1t is reported that coal has been dis
covered in Rock county.
If Adrian succeeds in getting the
Burlington road, the next move will be
for the county seat. It would be more
satisfactory to the people in tile north.
ern part of the county to have the ex.
tension from WOrthington northwest
and let the county seat remain IN its
present location. Towns that are in.
terested had better look the matter up
and see what can he done about it.
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Mule Team for Sale, or trade for any
kind ct cattle, or on time. Apply to
loft r. j.. ERsKINE, Ind. Lake.
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RUSHlNORE.
Town election next Tuesday, March
II, 1884.
Sam Hogne gone to Worthington to
serve on the jury.
Frank Watkins is down sick with a
EN- Wemple and A. Schaefx were
home last Sabbath.
The severe storm of last Sabbath
prevented the minister of this diocese
froln officiating. Consequence thereof,
Il sud disappointment. You see when
one has really made up their mind to
attend church, and not having the op.
portunity, it is hard if not cruel.
Town board met Thursday night.
Our new minister visited the school
last Monday and expressed his admira.
tiOn of the management generally, pro.
gress OF the scholars, ETC., etc.
&C &c,
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RAILROAD NEWS.

TO BE BUILT AS PLANNED.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the b., q. II. & n. was held
at Cedar Rapids last week and resulted
in the reelection of four of the old
directors and the retiring of John I.
Blair, Mr.. Cable. president of the Rock
Island, taking his place.
This is something of a triumph of
the Rock Island interest over the
Northwestern and assures the exten.
sions and carrying out of the original
plans.
The board Of directors met and re-
elected officers for the ensuing year ~
follows:
President-Judge Tracy.
TreaSurer-H. II. HOlliSter.
Assistant Treasurer-C. Stickney.
Secretary-S. 5. Dorwart.
The Cedar Rapids Republican says:
While not given any particular sig.
nihcance by the officers 0f the road in
this city, it is very plain that the Rock
Island in securing the election of Mr..
Cable to a place on the directory has
undoubtedly strengthened its hold. Mr..
Gable stated that the road would in the
future as in the past be operated jointly
and that the lines projected northwest
from Werthingron would be construct
ed us planned, and further that the re-
ported transfer was rumor without
basis.
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HOMES In THE MES.r

Persons looking wea:ward for homes
can procure fun information concern.
Ing the GARDEN SPOr Of Iowa -
Minnesota, by subscribing TO- H.
Worthihgton ADVANCE, published at
Worthtngton. Minneso:a. Send 5: for
one year: 81 for six months, and 50
cents for three months, to ADvAHck,
Worthington. MOBILES Co.. Minnesota.
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Thanks to Railroad Commissioner
Baker for copy Of bic report.
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WORK TO BEGIN AS SPEEDILY AS
POSSIBLE.

WORK TO BEGIN AS SPEEDILY AS
POSSIBLE.
The Chicago Tribune of Feb. 2Sth.
mentions the return of Mr.. Cable, of
the Rock Island road. from the B., e.
r. & N. meeting at Cedar Rapids. It
says:
1t is certain that by the election of
executive committee, the Rock Island
has greatly strengthened its hold on
the Cedar Rapids road. There are
Burlington has lost its influence in the
management of the Cedar Rapids road
The meeting at Cedar Rapids Tuesday
had under discussion the proposed ex-
tension of the Cedar Rapids road, the
Wert,,ington branch into Dakota, and
also the extension of the Clinton line to
Il connection With the main line, about
seventy-tive miles. 1t virtually agreed
to commence work on those extensions
rs speedily as possible. The Burling-
ton people have all along been desirous
OF preventing the construction of those
new lines. and their inability to make
their influence felt 1T the annual meet
ing indicates that they have lost their
grip. Should the Burlington insist up.
on building an independent line To st.
Paul. the Rock Island will undoubtedly
take its portion of the Cedar Rapids
stock out of the hands of the trustees
and force the Burlington out of the
management Of the Cedar Rapids road.
In the latter event there will neces-
sarily be serious trouble between the
Burlington and tha Rock Island on
Northwestern business in which all
other lines to the Northwest would be-
come involved. -. r..
It seems from this that we have es-
capped something of danger. The
Burlington & Quincy interest and the
Northwestern seem to have been op-
posed to extending fron Wortl,ington,
while the Rock Island favored the
extensions. 1t will be seen also that it
was agreed at the meeting to begin
work rs speedily as possible.
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House for Rent. Apply to
14tf .. &. w. SMITH.
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Read DR.. Woods adv. and consult
hiu' Iafflicted. DR.. w. is an expert in
eye, ear, surgical and special cases.
The Institute of which he is chief sur
geOn is the largest and finest equipped
in the west and is incorporated by the
State of Iowa, 8.tf
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WV solutely sure. No risk. Capital not re-
qutred. Reader, If you want business at which
persons OF either sex, young or old: can make
certainty, Write for particulars to II. HALlsrT
& Co. Portland, Maine.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-10-31
Temperance Reading.
SIGNING THE FARM AWAY

Fine cd farm Tor hundred years
Kept in the family name:
Corn-helds rich with golden ears
Oft as the harvest came;
Crowded barn and crowded bin
And still the loads came rolling in
Rolling in for a hundred wears:
And the fourth IN the family line appearsl
Orchard covered the slope of the hill:
Cider-forty barrels, they saw
Sure in season to come from the mill
To De tasted round Thanksgiving Dayl
drank as they ate,
Winter and summer, early and late,
Counting it as great mishap
To be found without barrel on tapp'
But while the seasons erept along
And habits INTO passions grew,
Their appenteS became as strong
As ever drunkara knew.
And they labored less and they squandered
Chiefly for rum at the village store,
Till called by the Sheriff one bitter day
10 sign the homestead farm away
The father shattered and scented with rum;
me mother sick and pale and thin,
Under the weight of her sorrows dumb,
In debt for the bed she was dying in;
On! saw the wrecked household around her
stand
And the Justice lifted her trembling hand,
Helping her, as in her pain she lay,
To sign the homestead farm aWayi
All how she wept! And the flood of tears
Swept down her temples bare!
And the father, already bowed with years,
Bowed lower with despair!
Drink! drink 1t had rlpened into woe
For them and all they loved below;
And forced them, poor and old and gray,
To sign the homestead farm awayl
OH many sad scenes have met in life
And many a call to pray;
But the saddest of all was the drunkard's wife
Signing the farm away.
Home once richest IN all the town,
Home in the fatal cup poured d0lUa,
Worse than fires or Hoods dlsmay-
Drunkard signingth the farm awayl
--ReU. w. r. COchraRe, IN COnyregdtiOndliSt
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Working with a Plan.

1t is almost painful to think how
much valuable time and labor are
wasted in this world every day by
well-meaning, really industrious people
who never work according to any plan.
Some people have most laudable de-
sires to accomplish many things and
make themselves very useful in the
world, but they are continually meeting
with Notifying failures simply because
they go about their work without any
definite or distinct aims in view. They
are generally undecided and irresclute
in action, and waste a great amount of
time in debating what they should do
next. In consequence, their work, Of
whatever nature, is generally as con-
fused as their own minds, aad seldom
finished as it should be, if finished at
all. Such men, while often laboring
under consciousness of their defects,
are in addition constantly harassed by
their work and seldom successful in
their efforts.
1t is the much better and wiser way
to have plans as far as possible, for
every kind of labor. No one realizes
the value of this more than the farmer.
On his ability to do the right thing at
the right time, depends to large de-
gree his success in the business. He
begins the year with plan for each
week, or month of each season, with
reasonable allowance for such things
as may occur to interrupt, and for which
no provision can be made He is able
then to proceed intelligently and con-
fidently with each appointed task. He
does not feel obliged to slight and hurry
through his work to catch up with
something that should have been done
"a week or a month ago. Neither is he
troubled with the things of tomorrow,
for he knows with some degree of GER
tainity what the day will bring forth.
He does not walk as one who knows
not where his journey may lead, but
as one whose route iss mapped out be-
fore him as clearly and distinctly as
anything in the future may be. He
shapes each days or weeks work in
such manner that it shall not interfere
with his preconcerted arrangements
and so throw the whole into confusion.
This field to-day and that tomorrow,
this harvest for next week and
that for the week thereafter. Happy
and successful is the farmer who works
after wise and prudent plan. M z.
Observer.
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was impossible. He but sank the
deeper. Then like a tidal wave the
blood rushed back upon his heart, leay-
ing his cheeks and lips like ashes It
was fear. Then he laughed aloud, a
hard, hollow laugh. Why should he
fear? Did he not know every foot Of
sea and shore along the Great South
Bay, and was it likely that any harm
should come to him in sight of his own
home? 1t was weakness to think OF
such thing. The long-delayed arrival
of his son had unnerYed him for mo-
ment-that was all. He would put
forth his strength and wrench himself
free. With the energy of desperation
he tried t-once-twice- three times
and stood still, exhausted Fear shone
in his eyes, and the lines of unexpressed
anxiety deepened across his pale face,
yet he would not cry out. People might
laugh to know that he was stuck in the
mud, and he was proud in his way
proud of his knowledge of sea and
shore, proud of his ability as q sailor.
He would wait a while and try again.
But what was this creeping up from
the channel? 1t was water. The tide
was coming in. Instinctively he sought
the high-water mark on the bank and
measured it with his eye. 1t was fully
six inches above the top of his head. In
a sudden frenzy of terror he beat the
soft mud with his hands and shrieked
aloud. Like mailman he glared at
the little sheet of water waving in from
the swift channel like an unrelenting
fate 1t seemed to mock him. Sea
birds circling overhead heard his cries
and scared away; little Patty covered
down in fear.
1t was not quicksand. He did not
sink inch by inch. He stuck fast, and
became as immovable as the bed of mud
itself. Cries, tears, prayers, alike were
in vain. No one heard, for although
the little house among the trees was in
plain sight, yet it was beyond the range
of the human voice.
The tide came in slowly, and after
awhile it touched him and climbed up
his helpless legs and threw the radiance
of the sinking sun into his bloodshot
eyes. 1t jeered at Kim and with trem-
ulous fingers reached up to grasp him
Ny buO UllO6Us 11O 6Ulu221Cu CLu
screamed until his strength was gone.
Then he stood still and waited. Higher
yet climbed the green tide. Dumbly
he saw slender line of smoke rise up
from among the trees. Supper was be-
ing prepared for him-for him who
would need it never again. He saw the
flowers nodding in the breeze. they
might wither and die. His hand would
never place them upon his baby s
cradle. Family he heard his daughter
Patty calling, 'Papa, papa!'' Did he
hear his wife humming an old tune, or
was it the water gurgling in his ear?
He raised his arms, still struggling
feebly. A moment later the only OBJ
ject on the still surface of Dead Man 8
Creek was tangled tuft of brown hair,
mingled with the drifting seaweed.
1t was high tide in Great South Bay.
Boston Budget.
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A Vanishing Ideal.

Man never attains his ideal. He
comes nearest it the day he leaves
school; all that year he hovers around
it in pleasant proximity. Sometimes /
think he quite attains it on commence
ment day. But year away from
school, he and his ideal part company.
He sees it drifting farther away from
his eager hands. | have, in my own
brilliant and aggressive career, pursued
several fleeing and more or less perfect
ideals. From where / now stand, at
the distance pole, | can see the majority
of themsscooting under the wire, and l
feel that am shut out. One, can see,
is yet in nearer sight, and | am very
10th to see it get away from me.
/ have my ideal of physical perfection
in the aged. This is the manner of old
man want to be. | am not tall man
now. / do not really have to stand up
to look over the back of car seat /
stand up merely because 1 can see
further. But as I grow old l want to
fat up. / want to develop a capacious
bay window, so that when my summer
vest is hanging on the line it
will look like shooner coming
down wing and wing" Then
/ can wear my watch in my fob, with a
big seal dangling from it like bell
clapper | want to be short in thu
breath and wheeze when | climb up.
stairs, and puff and pant when | climb
up hill, and have to take two steps to
cross the gutter. And | would wear a
clawhammer coat, with wide lap
pels, all the time, and carry my hand
kerchief in my hat would like my
hair to turn snow white or else fall off,
I am not very particular which |
would like my mustache to bleach out
until it looked like a streak of -four
across my lip. I believe this is all. |
think that is photograph of the kind of
an old man | would like to be. This is
my ideal old man. Cane and wheezy
laugh, of course.
And am Just as confidential as I am
chat will die rich that, as | grow old,
| will shrivel up and dry out until look
like shoestring with clothes on.
Twas ever thus from ehildhood's
hours I've seen my fondest hopes decay;
[ never tried to save an hour but what
l wasted half a day. | never took a
girl to church, the longest way back
home to plan, but that she left me in
the lurch, and walked back with an
other man. | never had fond gazelle
to glad me with its dark blue eye; l
had goat, which knocked me out, my
life is marred with butts, said |. The
two eye-Is which constitute the rhyme
in this closing stanza, you will observe,
are not mates; they are just similar
enough to spoil the rhyme and diverse
enough to mar their harmony. Bur
dette. IN Brooklyn Eagle.