The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-02-28
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An Interesting Letter from, +. n.


An Interesting Letter from, +. 4.
Graves. 3sss
Every little while real estate isS
changing hands. John Lins has
bought the v! Of the sci of Sec
tion 33 in this town. Considera-S
tbn, $l7OO.
The wild geese are here, what
ever that means. When / first
saw them I was afraid they had
left their winter quarters little
too soon, but perhaps they under
stand that much better than we do.
Otto johnson, who has been up
in the woods this winter, is expec-#
ted home this week. Severt Sor-
en-, too, who has spent the winter
in Norway, will probably sleep
under the old roof before the end
Of the week. Spring time brings
back the wanderers.
a day or two ago I received q
charming epistle from our friend
and neighbor, F. T. Graves, who
is taking in the sights in south
western Missouri. He is visiting
with his brother-in-law, +. A..
Hubbard, who was one Of our
townsmen for several years, and
| for time resident Of W orthing-
ton. Mr.. Hubbard is engaged in
gardening and fruit raising. His
place is just outside the city Of
Carthage, the county seat Of JAS
per county. Mr.. Graves writes
that they received acall from Mr..
and Mrs. Ames. Mr.. Ames was
among the very first settlers Of
Mobiles county, and in those early
days was one of our most promi-
nent men, and was widely known
and respected. His home is some
two miles back from Carthage,
and there he is engaged quite ex-
tensiyely in fruit growing and gar
dening, has a large hothouse, and,
we presume, is making money.
Mr.. Graves tells US, however, that
the business IS overdo lone and that
there is nst HE none IN zit II tlisf
once was. Mr.. Graves expert 81
ence in matters pertaining to pub.
lie business led him to note many
things which ordinary men would
have thought nothing about. For
example, he says that their local
government is very different from
ours. They have no township Or
CARNATIONS, the whole business Of
the county Of every description
being done by the county officers
and their deputies. There is but
one assessor in the county, and he
appoints deputies to assist him.
Jasper county is densely popula-
ted and wealthy. It is but three
fourths the size Of Mobiles county,
yet has a population sixty thous-
and with an assessed valuation Of
ST., 100000. It is an excellent
wheat country, but no wheat is
shipped out Of the county, there
being no fewer than twenty-five
roller mills in the county, which
make all the wheat into -four.
is fine city Of ten thou
sand inhabitants; has courthouse
which cost $1OO, 600; fourteen ele-
CANT church buildings and many
manufactures. There
ire two other towns in the county
larger than Worthington. One
tenn more. In Jasper county the
court is in session from seven to
eight months each year. Mr.. Ed
tor, please don't let this come to
he ears Of the Worthington law
,ers or we might lose them all. ]
The country is very rocky, and
While reading Mr.. Graves account
+ how the roads were made, my
mind was carried at once to what
had read Of the military roads
,uilt by the Romans more than
wo thousand years ago, traces Of
which remain to this day. The
Dads are SO rocky that heavy
vagon tires will wear out in a few