The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-03-19
LITTER FROM COL. AAz1ov.
EALING HAY AND FLAX STRAW.

BAL1Na HAY AND FLAX STRAW.
OFFICE OF SUPT. OF POL1CE,l
PEORIA, ILL.,, March IL, 1885. )
EDITOR ADVANCE: I am glad to
read in the ADVANCE that the hay
business is thriving so well. I sse that
my friends Call and Hsnsberger are
driving the hay pressing. I can look
back only to last winter when I called
on you at your Office and we talked
about the amount of hay that was
wasted in Mobiles county every year,
and the idea struck me that man with
little energy could put every man in
Mobiles County out Of debt and make
money himself besides. and from that
time determined to try it. And now
l see that it is working just as we said
it would. There will be 800 cars Of hay
leave that county this year, and did you
ever stop to figure what that amounted
to at tho price hay is there now, 81 so
per toni 800 cars at 10 tons would be
5000 tons. and at $3.50 per ton would
amount to $22 sou. Now just look at
that, and next year you will double it.
And another idea strikes me. that
there is another strike fully as good for
some man that will take hold of it, and
that is to bale flax straw and ship to
some large paper mill, as it commands
large price to make certain kinds of
paper. hope some one will take hold
OF it.
lam really struck on your country,
and I do think you deserve much credit
for you have, with your valuable paper,
written up the country fairly, and we
ell find it just as you have written it
up. l am one that went there stran-
ger and think that Mobiles Co., Minn.,
is a garden spot and only wants time
to develop, and a few more years like
the last will create a boom that will
make you all feel good. I only wish l
could leave the field I am in here and
come with my family and be with you
there, but cannot just now. But rest
assured, it will not be long before you
can number me among the Mobiles Go.
farmers. r. H. MATsoN.
THE V1LLAuE ELECTION
A light vote was polled at the village
election on Tuesday, only about 20l
votes in all, but the vote in favor OF
High License was unusually large.
Last year, with over 220 votes out, the
majority for license was only Fl. This
year, with only POI votes out, the ma
jority for license is 40.
This indicates that the people of
Worthington are settling down to the
opinion that High License is the best
way at present to manage the liquor
traffic. Among those who hold this
view are honest temperance men, men
who would like to see the traffic ban.
ished from the earth, but the question
is a practical one, and they wish to deal
| with it practically. AS We have fire.
quently said. if we had our way every
saloon III America would be closed
The modern American saloon system is
the worst system we know of, but the
question is how to manage an evil
which cannot be extirpated.
The two tickets show still more de-
cided expression.
Below are the tickets with the vote
The "Village Ticket" understood to
he high license, was rs follows:
President of Council-D. Shell, ~
votes.
Trustees-H. c. Shepard, 1o4; AEON
Forbes, 128; 5. s. Hewitt. l27.
Recorder-R. b. Plotts, 12O.
Treasurer-R. F. Baker (no opposi.
tion), POI.
Assessor-O. G.. Grundsten, 1l9.
Justice of the Peace-I. P. Durfee,
| 120.
For License-1l9.
The anti.license ticket was as fol-
lows:
President-C. B. Loveless, S..
Trustees-H. II. Anderson, II; S.
Kindlund, 6s; J. F. Humiston, u.
Recorder-E. F. Duchan, 20.
Treasurer-Baker,2 POI.
Assessor-C. Hildreth, 20.
Justice-T. l.. Taylor, 20.
Against License-70.
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burns, scalds, chiltlaios, &c., can 0e
had of all druggists. It kills pain
Price only twenty-five cents a bottle.
PERSONALS
Editor IIaislett came over Tuesday
from Adrian on business aud dropped
in to say "IIoW."
Peter Baltiff, of Leadville. Colorado,
and Valentine Baltiff, of Charles City,
Iowa. are visiting their brother, Thos.
Baltiff. Mr.. Il. had not seen his broth
er Peter for 20 years, who meanwhile