The Worthington advance., 1885-11-05
ELLIS WORTH.

From the News:
W. II. Peck has sold his hotel. the
FIJI ,worth House, to NJ. B.tde, Of Sil,-
ley.
Smith Campbell will commence work
on 16x2O, story and u half house, to-
morrow.
J. p. Peterson and p II. I.stlcnber-
ger took in the sights 1T Wurlhingto,,
this week.
II. Beede is building i barn on lots
east of his hotel. Walter Graves is do.
ing the work.
Theodore johnson got his face pretty
badly burned one day last week, play
ing with powder and fi.e.
Mr.. Thomas Barnett and Miss Mag
gle Ryan were married 1T Adrian last
Monday, Father Knauf officiating.
DR.. uamlin had the misfortune to
be thrown from his buggy one day last
week. In crossing ditch south of
town the front wheels dropped into
the ditch and stopped, but the doctor
didn't, lie kept right on aud fell with
his face to the ground, and received
several pretty bad bruises.
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AS will be seen by the following cir
cular issued by the st. Paul & Sioux
City Railroad company, they propose to
protect purchasers of their lands, and
punish trespassers upon the lands. OF
course parties attempting to file on
these lands should understand that such
attempted filings give them no shadow
of right to settle UPON the land or to
molest anyone who may be in posses.
sion thereof:
WORTH1NGTON, Oct. 80, 1S85.-The
undersigned has been instructed by the
st. Paul and Sioux City Railroad c0ln-
pany to notify all persons whom 1t
may concern that the said company
will prosecute, in the courts. anyone
trespassing on the lands of the COM
pany. These lands were, years ago,
conveyed by the United States to the
State Of Minnesota, and the state ac-
quired the highest title known to the
law. The company holds, and has for
years held. the deed of the state for
these lands. That title has never been
successfully questioned in the courts,
and it is Il plain proposition that it can
not be questioned before any other tri.
bunal, he that tribunal i land office or
be it il justice of the peace. One las
lis much jurisdiction rs the other. An
abstract Of the lands for each county,
conveyed by this deed from the state,
is Oh file in the register Of deeds office
in each county, and is by statute made
evidence Of the title, and the orig inal
deed is open tt inspection at the COM
pany'S office at st. Paul.
am fuI tl,er instructed to say to all
persons holding the deeds Of amy of
these lands from the company, or hold
ing its contract to convey, that the
company will promptly pr"tect the IT,
tie conveyed. ur con, ,racttd to be con.
vryed against all cnmers, on notice t.
it. No filings have Geen permitted by
The land Office. They are uniformly
rejected. II is not possible in the
courts, to tight talk, or to fight offers
to file. But when any ono commits
any overt act; when anyone trespasses
Oh your land. or enters upon it, or
Gusts you, or makes any overt act to-
wards dispossessing you, under u color
of title, or u claim of title adverse to
the title the company has conveyed to
you, or contracted to convey to you,
then you are invited to notify the sub
scriber and the company will promptly
defend your title. coming from it, and
without cost or expense to you.
DANIEL KOIIRER,
Attorney for st. Paul & Sioux City
Railroad Company,
Worthington, Minnesota.