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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-02
TAKE CARE OF
YOUR HOGS.
Do not Allow Other People to
Enter Pens Containing Sick or
Well Hogs.
Cholera is Spreading Rapidly
Amongst the Swine and Will
Require Prompt Action to
Stamp it Out.

| W. 81. Reynolds, state veternerian
is sending out notices of warning te
the farmers throughout the state
that timely precaution will largely
prevent the cholera spreading. He
suggests that the following notice
should be placed conspiciously by
each swine owner as a precaution:
"Notice:-All unauthorized persons
are forbidden, under penalty of the
law, to approach on these premises,
nearer than so feet to any pens oI
yards where hogs are confined"
Chapter 283, Laws 1897, Section II.
"Whenever during the prevalence in
the state of any contagious or infec-
tious disease among domestic ami
mails the owner shall post on his
premises notice forbidding ali per-
sons not authorized by state or local
boards of health to enter any build
ing or enclosure on said premises
without permission from said owner,
it shall be a misdemeanor to enter
upon said premises, punishable by a
fine of not less than twenty-five doll
ars nor more than one hundred doll
ars or by imprisonment for not less
than thirty nor more than ninety
days" This law authorizes any per-
son to protect his animals from the
disease which is carried to them in
various ways. Mr.. Reynolds says:
People must realize clearly that
hog cholera is contagious disease
like smallpox or diphtheria, and that
it never appears without direct in
fection.
The germs which cause the disease
do not float in the air under ordinary
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nations invest are again on a natural
basis, although not high one.

nations invest are again on natural
basis, although not high one.
The grain market was steady to-
day. Official predictions of dry
weather in the corn belt for the next
36 hours indicated that no immediate
improvement in that grain was to be
expected. All reports are that for the
last week the drouth has seriously in
jured corn. There were practically
no acceptances of bids sent out Sat
urday night by prominent corn hous-
es. This indicates that the farmer
has found his corn in a precarious
condition, dependent upon immediate
rains to make good crop, and he
does not care to sell at present prices,
although they are well above those
OF a month ago. With such an out
look it seems certain that present
prices will be maintained and very
likely improved upon. The follow
ing table shows the range of prices
last week and the.close today of the
principal commodities dealt in on the
Chicago Board of Trade:
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Deaths.

Mr.. Amos Brown, aged 79, an old and
respected resident of Ringwood,
died at his home, ,8O1 North Second
street, Wednesday afternoon, Aug.
11th. +.. ..~.-
Uncle Brown" as he was familiary
known, especially by the children Of
the neighborhood, had been in failing
health for several years. A year ago
last February he received stroke of
paralysis, which was soon followed
by second. From these he never
fully recovered, and gradually grew
weaker and weaker.
He was good man, loved and re-
spected by all his acquaintances. He
was especially fond of children, and
few years ago, prior to the breaking
| down of his health, it was COM
mon sight to see him with from eight
to twenty children.
Deceased was born in Vermont. Oct
6, 1918. When he was three years
old his parents moved to Cattaraugus
county, n. Y. In 1885 he married
Miss Loviss Alger, who with three
children, survive him. The children
are B. G. and George c., of this city,
and Mrs. Annette Damon of Worth
ington, MINI.
In 1866 Mr.. Brown and family
came to Berlin township, this county.
Fourteen years ago they came to
this city, where the father lived a re-
tired life.
Deceased was member of the
Freewill Baptist church. In York
Estate be was deacon. He joined the
Buena Vista church, in Iowa. .
The funeral services will be held
from the home at two, Friday after
noon. The remains will be inferred
in Springdale cemetery.-C Clinton, Ia,
Daily Herald. .s~.z-.~s
Mrs. NJ. d. Damon was informed OF
her fathers death by wire and at once
left for the scene. Her many friends
in this community will deeply symp.
athize with her in her hour of grief
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-02
SEPTEMBER
WEATHER
Extracts of Weather Forecasts
for This month from Rev.
Hicks Word and Works.

Many squalls and heavy gales are
probable about the 1st. Rising pres
sure and change to cooler may fol-
low briefly, but on and touching the
4th and 5th, storm conditions will
again traverse the country from west
to east, and be followed BY strong
winds, shifting TO nortlh sssterly. with
change to much cooler about the 9Th
to 9Th. From about the 10th, warm
winds will flow from the equator
northward, the barometer will fall
and heavy storms accompanied by
thunder will CROSS the country on and
touching the 10th to 18th.
A sharp fall in temperature, severe
in the far north, may take place about
the 18th to 18th, but conditions call
for renewed storms about the 18th
to 18th, keeping state of threaten
ing, unsettled weather.
Storms of decided energy are prob
able from Tuesday 21st, to Fridy "a;
new moon on the equator from 25th
to 18th, indicate that warm weather
and many atmospheric disturbances
are to be expected from about the
10th to near the close of the month
There is no reason to fear anything
out of the ordinary this September.
Upon the whole, We think it will be a
warm and dry month over most parts
of the country. Some vicious storms
will strike, but prudent readers will
forsee them.
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: REPORT.
. Weekly Report of the Grain
Market and Prospects for the
Week Ending on Monday.

The reaction in wheat during the
last week was to be expected after
the phenomenally rapid rise from IS
cents to dollar. The market is now
in a natural condition and hence
forth may be expectsd to be govern
ed by crop conditions and demand
and supply as they exist and change
from day to day.
But, even should wheat not rise
permanently above the 9Oc range
where the December option now is,
the farmers of this country are in a
position to reap almost incalculable
benefits from the great enhancement
already secured. With corn at 3Oc or
more per bushel the immense sup
plies of that cereal have a value not
known for many a<day, and the NOV
ing to market of so vast an amount
means large increase of freight earn
ings both ways by the railroads, as
much of the money obtained by the
farmer for his wheat and corn crops
will be again put out for manufac-
tured products, necessities and lux
uries, which must go to him by rail.
This prosperity of the grain belt
railroads has already set in, every
available car on such lines being now
in use. Their securities have risen
greatly in the last two months, in
some cases as much as so per cent,
and yet their top price is not thought
to have been reached. It is the same
with securities of all forms of incor-
porated business enterprise. Schwartz.
Dupee & Co., whose business embrac-
es stocks and bonds as we'll as grain,
report that not only in this country,
but in Europe as we'll, there is no
doubt in the mind of fnanciers that
the United States is entering upon an
era of good times. There is no Ion
ger the feeling of uncertainty as to
financial policy of the government
that obtained last fall when the ques-
ton of the presidency was unsettled,
and this has worked wonders in the
way of attracting foreign capital to
this country. Money was never
cheaper in Europe than now, and it
is being attracted here by the good
earnings and comparatively low pric-
es of our western railroads. The re-
action from an unusually low and
torpid market has come, and our Sc
curities in which capitalists of other
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LEFT FOR HIS
NEW FIELD
OF Labor With the Best Wishes
of Legion of Friends.

Rev. Robt. McCune and ia mily de
p lrted for their new field OF labor al
Sherburne. Mimi, this week. Oul
sister town is to be congratulated on
this valuable accession to her mem
bers. . ...5--.
Mr.. McCune came to our city nine
years ago, since which time he has
been thoroughly and prominently
identified with us as citizen, actively
interesting himself in all public
affairs, always and everywhere exert
ing an influence in favor of righte-
BUSINESS and good government.
On his arrival here he took charge
of the ADVANCE of which he was edi-
tor and publisher for five years.
While still publishing the paper, he
was asked to occupy the vacant pull
pit of the Presbyterian church, and
did so for two and one half years when
he received a call from the Congrega-
tional church, accepting which, he be-
came their pastor, and for the last six
years has fulfilled the duties OF that
position faithfully and we'll; receiv-
ing during his pastorate, 81 members
into fellowship with the church. In
all his intercourse with the people
here. he has shown himself a friend
to all of whatever creed or nationality
and his past history indicates the
same kindly interest in his fellow
men all through his public life, al
ways outspoken in behalf of the down
trodden and oppressed, ready to sac
rifice and be sacrificed in the cause of
truth and justice. While member
of our community he was appointed
and served one term as chaplain of
our state legislature, and he has Of
ten been called upon for public ad-
dresses acquitting himself we'll on all
occasions in church or state. In
consequence of his departure, the
community loses valuable citizen,
the church an efficient pastor, and the
good wishes of all will attend him as
he enters upon his new field Of labor.
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Observation-Disclosures.

Mrs. j. NJ. Bull, of this city, has
received word from the Authors Pub
fishing Association, Of New York
City, that the manuscript for her
book s'BetheI-el Bethel" has been
accepted by the association, and we
suppose it will soon be published.
The publishers pay Mrs. Bull very
high compliment upon her work and
say that she has entered new field
of literature and that her book is
bound to sell. Our people all rejoice
over Mrs. Bulls success, and we hope
the day is not far distant when her
book will be on sale. Mrs. Bull is an
able writer and certainly deserves to
fare well.-Pipestone Daily Star.
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is almost here and you will
have to buy supplies for
your boys and girls. Get
them at a reliable place
get them here. We only
charge fair prices for our
tablets. If you want a
note book that will stand
the wear and tear of school
children, this is the place
to get it. See how far
h cents
will go for school supplies
here. It will bny a 12-
inch ruler, a lead pencil
with rubber eraser, slate
pencils, penholder with
Spencerian pens, tablet of
pencil or pen paper, and
. for SC more you can get a
good slate. Almost an en-
tire OUTFIT for lOc. If you
think your supplies cost too
mu c h-you are getting
them at the wrong place.
Come here for them.
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yards or pens during he existence
of this outbreak OF b at least .
month after the outbrefk has disap
peared.
In case Of doubt, il 4 the duty oI
the town board to call ! competent
veterinarian at once TO make the pee.
essary examinations md to pro
nounce as to the natthe Of the di
sease, whereupon if tho veterinarian
gives diagnosis of dontagious di,
sease it is the duty Of the township
board to take such further action as
may be deemed necessary to protect
the public.
Members of the town board should
distribute circulars on hog cholera,
which may be obtained from the
state board of health, and give such
information and advice throughout
the neighborhood as they may be
able. r.,
Hogs that have died of any di-
sease should not be buried close to
the bank of a stream or lake, in fact
they should not be buried at all if
they can be easily burned.
Farmers should be urged to raise
their own hogs at homa to the larg-
est possible extent and not try the
dangerous experiment. Of shipping in
hogs to feed, for hogs may come
from an infected district or they be
loaded from yards that have been
previously infected or they may have
been tranported in cars that have
been previously infected. II
New cases of cholerasare develop
ing in this county and it behooves
every swine owner to take every pre-
caution to guard against loss. Mr..
Reynolds advises the posting of the
above notice whether hogs show
signs Of disease or not
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conditions, so far as kown, but are
transported from place to place by
adhering to shoes and clothing of
people, or to the feet and limbs of
horses, or to wagon wheels, or to the
bodies Of hogs that may be moved
from place to place. The manure IS
especially infectious.
The board of township supervisors
constitutes, under the law, local
board of health for each township.
In case suspicious disease appears
among the swine, it is the duty of
this town board to put the farm un-
der rigid quarantine at once, so far
as the hogs are concerned. Accord
ing to Sec. 2 of the new law dealing
with the matter of infectious diseases
among domestic animals, it becomes
any persons duty who knows of o,
has reason to suspect the existence oi
any contagious disease among any
domestic animals. to report the same
Immediately to the local board ol
health. Q
When farm is quarantined, on ac
count of hog cholera, the quarantine
should include all the hogs that hav.
been exposed to the infection, direct
y or indirectly. with those that have
been sick.
No hogs should be allowed takel
on to or from this farm within les.
period than six months after the las
sick hog has died OF recovered excep
as dressed carcasses Of hogs thai
were healthy when killed.
Neighbors should be warned Of th,
presence Of this disease. lis dan
gerous matter for them to 60 arounl
the pens or yards where these sicl
hogs have been kept and it is ais,
dangerous 70 permit anyone from thi,
infected farm TO 60 around thei
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Cheap Rates to The Fair.

The c., St. p, NJ. & O. Ry. will
sell excursion tickets to St. Paul and
MINNEAPOLIS account the Mime
sofa State Fair to be held at Ham
line, Sept. 9Th to 11th inclusive, for
$5.65 for the round trip, which in
cludes admission to the faitr grounds.
Tickets on salr Sept. 4th to 11th in
elusive, good to return including
Sept. 18th. - 3-3
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Real Estate Transfers.

Following are the real estate trans
fers for the week ending Aug. 2Sth,
as recorded in the books of the reg
lister of deeds of Mobiles county:
S. B. Bedford to Geo. Smith, lot
l, blk. IL, Rushmore. re.........$ Is
NJ. Martin to A. J. Esser, sell 19
and sw4 32-1O2-43.. ........... $3.50
A. J. Esser to Bertha Martin,
SCI 19 and sw4 32-102-43. -. $500
A. Mowbray to w. G, Sites, sci
4-14-4O ................. 4OOO
w. G. Sites to Henry Ecklund
sci 4-104-4O. O............... 1000
Elizabeth Wemple to E. NJ.
Lumm, lot 5, blk. 10, Rush. sc
L. III. Baxter to Jas. S. Ramage,
nw4 g. 8-1O2-4O. ....... 5OO(
n. w. T. e. Co. to G. w. Carter,
sw4 and q Of nw4 7-1O5-43... 242f
| O. Z. Koschnick to W.F. Moss,
WI of nw3 4-1O2-41 !. 1241
70. B. Joul to Emily Joul. mel IL
1O4-42. 2OOl
&c. Pannell to A. Bingham,
lot u, blk. 70, Worthington. 35'
C. A. Barnes to C. a. Loveland,
se1 ls-1O1 AZ. $50
T. Murphy to 2. T. Nolan, e4 Of
sw4 417-1O1-4 2OOl
Z. Eby to Knute Hakeness, sell
32-l4- II 20
Thos. a. jackson to Clarence
Murdock, nw4 and n9 Of mel
12-1O44O 551
For Sale.
Agood business for sale, either ],
half or whole Interest For particu
lazs enquire of Henry Kaiser.
The morning times., 1897-02-02
SNAGGING Is THE MISSOURI.
y Big IN agboat-How Snaes Are De-
tectcd in the Muddy Water

Chamberlain, :. D., Jan 1O.-ComDara-
lively few persons realize the vast amount
Of work E"w Luder way by the govern
rncnt iripro ing the Missouri River
Ever since the fail Of 1891 the government
has expended considerable money each
year i'll iInprovingthcs stream. Prior to that
time there had not been any snagging what
ever done above Sioux City. The fact that
the river is navieable Tor 1,649 miles
atovc the city makes the work of keeping
the channel clear vast undertaking.
The principal obstacles to navigation on
this stream a re the numerous snags which
dot the river after every season of high
water. Many OF these snags are the trunks
of old trees which year by year have been
undermined by the waters OF the river until
they finally toppIed over into the stream
TO be swept downward until they strike IA
sandbar or other shallow place in the main
channel, when they become stationary
and remain menace to every passing
steamer
The lrrgast anl best OF these snag boats
is1hc James b. Mcpherson, which was built
at Dubuque in S91 The Mcpherson is 80
feet beam by III feet long, and L . feet
depth OF hold, with a complete steel hull
1t has compound engines 6 and 32 inches
by g feet; Scotch marine boiler, air pumps.
and a fun Condensing apparatus. This
steamer is said to he the only boat ON
Western waters, and it is believed to be
the only stern wheel steamboat IN the
country, that is fitted with these improve
ments
Her engines are placed one on each side
OF the boat. like ordinary high-pressure
steamboat cylinders. Tie exhaust from
her five auxiliary engines, and even the
waste of the Capstan cylinder cocks are
condensed and refed into the boiler The
Mcpherson IS fitted with n complete snag
gng outfit, and, in addition, has a large
pressure pump for washing the earth from
the roots of SnagS and Stumps, so that the
stumps can be closely trimmed and made
to dry better when banked, thereby float
ing should they again be washed into the
river.
As the water of the Mississippi River is
very sandy, it is utterly Impossible to see
into it Owing to this fact, the question
sometimes arises, How can tie men ON
the snag-boats tell where the snags are
when they are in the main channel en-
tirely covered by water?''
For an experienced person it is no hard
matter to locate a sHag, even though it
had eight or ten feet Of water over it. The
swift current OF the Missouri River Is the
means by which the snags are found.
Should there be Il large rock on the bot
tom of the river in the main channel, di-
rectly over it an eddy will be SEEN which
leaves a tail" as the river men call it,
eXte nding from the eddy directly over the
obstruction TO a point some distance be-
low. ending in Il tiny ripple, the tail or
furrow in the water growing narrower as
the end of it is reached.
There is little danger connected with
snagging. Once in a while some careless
person may get hand or arm pinched by
being caught in a rope or cable when it
tightens, but thus far no loss of life las
occurred during snagging operations along
the Missouri River.-Chicago Record.
The morning times., 1897-02-02
MURDERER WILLIS GUILTY
He Attended the Funeral Of the
Man He Killed.
His Crime Was known as the "Bi-
cycle Murder" and Startled
All New England.

Taunton, Mass, Feb. 1.-HerbertA willis,
who murdered Frederick y. Strange, in this
city, IN June last, was taken into court
this afternoon, where, by agreement Of
counsel and the State, a plea of guilty of
murder il the second degree was accepted
and n sentence Of life imprisonment i'm
posed.
The murder is that so widely known al
the bicycle murder, and willis had the
nerve To attend the funeral of his victim,
who was u friend and riding compani5n
willis was also concerned in a number of
coUntr y-store burglaries, bicycle -heits
and other lawless deeds, which eliminated
in his JUN y thrOu gh a window in Providence, Z
where he was trying to sell a stolen wheel
He fired several shots at his pUrsurrs,
knocked a young man off his wheel, and
rode to Taunton, lodging the bullets Of
the officers who sought to intercept aim.
a cave in the woods i'm tie outskirts Cf
Taunton filled with plunder, was dis
covered and many mysterious robberics
were thus cleared up.
The evidence which connected him with
the murder Of Strange was indefinite as
the shooter was masked, and it was fixed
upon him mainly by his own confession TO
detectives. Strange's bicycle was found
in Bristol, R. l., harb0r, where Willis throw
it after the assassination, riding to Bris
for that purpose. He is about twent y-ore
years old and made an attempt to break
Jail while waiting trial.
The morning times., 1897-02-02
NEW ASSAY COMMISSION.
Board to Examine the Quality of
United States Coin

The President has designated as com
missloners to test and examine the weight
and Iineness of the coins reserved at the
several mints during the calendar year
1896. pursuant to the provisions of section
3547 Of the Revised Statutes. the follow
ing named gentlemen:
Hon. stephen NJ White, Finance Com
mittee, United S tates Senate; Hon Henry
e. Brewster, CommitteeOn Coinage, Weights
and Measures, House of Representatives;
Hon. s. M Sp9rkman, Committee on Coin
age, Weights and Measures, House of Rep
rcsentatives; Hon. A. LouGen Snow.len,
Philadelphia, Pa Hon. William ID. By
mum, Indiana; Prof. Albert =. B0lles, Phil
adeipbia, Pa; Francis Rartlett, esq., Eos
ton Mass; DR.. Joseph W Richards. Le-
high University, Bethlehem. Pa; Hon
GuStav A. En1lch, Pennsylvania; Prof.
Charles +. Chandler, school Of mines. Co
iunbia College, New York; Prof ira REM
sen, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Md; Cabcil Whitehead. esq, Bureau OF the
Mint; William c. Little, esq, st. Louis,
Mo: E. Rosewater. esq, Omaha, Neb
The comptroller of the currency ami the
assayer of the United States Assay Office
at New ToIk are by law mem bers of the
commission.
The commission will II eet at the mint at
Philadelphia on February 10.
The morning times., 1897-02-02

az , oon as the vessel can be docked there
under the same terms that the Columbia
was repaired by them at the same place
The latest disaster has again started the
controversy in the Navy over the disability
OF maintaining the League Island yard
iChrcpPa atedaccitirntsi nave den onstrated
to he difficult OF access for heavy ships
and a stlong effort VIII he made. to close
the yard or have Congress dredge the
channel 10 Il n adequate depth.
The cruiser Brooklyn is still lying at
Marcus Hook, tied fore and aft to the
ice piers, and will not be moved Until there
IS absolutely no da nger from the huge cakes
oI ice which fiji the Deia ware River There
is plenty of water under the ships frIt;0m
where she lies, and she is about $50 feet
from shore. Yesterday one OF tile ships
bolts was rigged with runners and at
tached TO rope ana tackle, and is being
used in Transferring the SHIPS crew to
and from shore over the ice. No visitors
are allowed on board.
IL is not known definitely how many
holes she has i'll her bottom, but it is sthought
there are at least three, and probably she
IS ripped h;lf hcr length, as there is water
in nearly all the water-tight coin apartments