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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-12-26

ceiling is entirely burned away.
The stock Of wall paper is a total
loss either from fire, smoke or water,
the paint is proba bly, in bad condi-
ton as some of the cans are melted.
In the drug store every piece of
glass including the plate glass front
is more or less cracked; the labels
are off the drug bottles, tho contents
of these bottles are the only goods
that will probably be of saleable
value. The holiday goods are on.
tirely worthless. Mr.. Hard esti-
mates he value of the stock about
seven thousand dollars. He had
1885 stock of wall paper, $3.50 paint
stock and $3.50 holiday goods. The
insurance was divided. Citizens
National Bank had $500, Shell and
Mann $500, Hedberg $1,000 Parsons
$500, Wilson and Son 5000. Shell
and Mann had $500 on the building.
Parsons had $500 on Birkebak and
Co. and Evans $500. Their stock
was valued at $4,000, and estimate
loss $1,000. F. A. Groezinger held
policies for $1,000 of the insurance.
The building is owned by Ray
Humiston.
The firemen did good work and
every one who viewed the fire
speak in the highest terms of their
success. The boys had two streams
on the fire and handled them so
that very little damage was done
in the drug part by water. They
had stream on the fire in fifteen
minutes after the fire was first dis
covered which is excellent time TAX
ing in consideration the hour of
the night that it was. The officers
Of the department including Chief
Mackay, state that the pressure was
heavy and the force at the water
station are to be commended for the
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-12-26

Saturday night about eleven
O'Clock Martin Levine while on his
way home was held up and the
robbers went through some Of his
pockets getting ninety dollars and
his watch.
When Mr.. Levine was at the
corner of second avenue and twelfth
street he was grabbed from behind,
hand placed over his mouth u knee
placed to his back and he was jerled
backwards, as soon as this was done
another fellow went through his
pockets, and when the watch and
money was obtained the fellows ran.
Mr.. LEVINE Immediately turned
al ound and reported the occurance
to the officers. His face was scratch
ed up some and. his back injured a
little, but not enough today him up.
The officers done what they could
to locate the men but was unable to
do so until about two o'clock a party
giving the name of George Klock
was arrested at the depot by Officer
Mccartney and taken to the Jail.
Klock said he was going to Sheldon.
At the Jail he was searched and only
seventy five cents was at first found,
and he claimed that was all he had.
When he was told to removed is shoes
he then said after getting one off,
that he had deceived them, that he
had ten dollars in his shoe, which
as found. A bottle of whiskey
was also taken from his clothing.
Sunday evening another party
named Arthur e. Bishop was placed
under arrest for being interested in
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ADVERTISED LETTERS.


List of Unclaimed letters remain
ing in P. o. at Worthington, Mimi,
for, week ending Dec 18th, 1902.
Boback Louis,
Course A. B.,
Goodich Amos,
Green Robert,
johnson Louis H.,
Kinder Kenneth,
Lewis W. F.,
Lewis W. F.,
Langpap Miss Mary,
Mahaney Charley,
Mortitoz F. G.,
Nilsson H.
Spar1en. Earl,
Seefeldet Otto
Schenerman Aloni,
Thompson Geo.,
William Mrs. Julia,
Zeigler L. A.,
Zeigler G. B.
When calling for above please
say Advertised giving date.
F. R. Coughran.
P. M.
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service they gave. The pressure
was heavy enough for all occasions
and was SO strong that it required
the combined efforts of two men
too handle the nozzle. MI. Graves
was on duty alone at the time of the
fire and at this hour of the night
they do not have on a heavy pres:
sure of steam but he lost no time.
In his hurry to give the alarm he
got hold Of the wrong rope to blow
the Knocking Bird whistle but
soon got the right one. Supt Garrett.
son and employees Allen, Anderson
and Bryan came down and lent their
assistance. Some of the 6remen
complain because many of the
members went home before the
.'..:,.";atus was put away, without
being excused. Two we're excused
because they we're SO wet. There
we're scarcrely enough Of them re-
manned to handle the apparatus
and outside help had to be called. It
is breach of discipline to leave
witut being excused.
Some delay was caused by the
Central telephone Office not being
notified promptly. The first know
ledge they had of the fire was the
ringing of the fire bell, and this a.
larmed them. They answered a call
at one o'clock and at one ten were
up because of the ringing Of the bell
and shortly after this they were
notified of it by phone. It should
be impressed upon our citizens to
first notify Central of the fires,
as they notify the water station and
officers of the department, phones
are put in for this purpose and it is
the quickest way to give an alarm
and get every thing moving The
engine at the depot made good
use of their whistle to alarm the
town.
DIR. Hard says he will resume
business just as soon as the insur-
ance companies adjust matters and
the store can be put in order. The
local agents have notified their re-
spective compan les of the fire.
The origin of the fire is 4 myst-
cry. The stove pipe running through
the prescription case partition, was
down. They have experienced con-
siderable trouble with the stove and
on one occasion the pipe was discon
nected by an explosion of the gas
from burning soft coal. A short
time ago an electric light fuse burnt
out and caused the paper near it be
ignited. This was discovered at the
start and put out. No oil lamps are
used and none Of any kind in the
rear of the store. Some think it
might have caught from the electric
light wires. Mr.. Hard was the last
one to leave the store at ton thirty
and everything was all right then.
It is said that if there had been q
little wind the entire block Of wood
On buildings would have burned.
It falls pretty hard on these d;
to be burned out just
1t season when a good trade is
l.
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DR.. A. y. Hard's Drugstore Burned Fri
day Morning--Loss of Stock About
$7,OOO--Weu 1nsured--Bir-
kebak @ Co.'S Jewelry
Stock Damaged.
DR.. Hard Will Resume Business as Soon
as Possible.

o'clock Friday ceiling entirely
The Conservative, 1902-04-10

standard is quite different. These
are wrong, they will admit, yet
not so wrong; there is no
zeal in their assault on them, no
secret element of gusto warns up the
sermon; it is for things not wrong
in themselves that they reserve the
choicest of their indignation. 1t is
when their beliefs are criticised that
they are smitten sore. AS though
belief could benefit one! My good
mother used to say, ''It matters but
little what you believe, it all depends
on how you act" But these
apostles Of belief would have their
"thinksos'' exalted and worshipped,
in return allowing the tribute bear
ers immunity from their careless and
Indifferent conducts. And so the
worlds diseases flourish and endure.
The modern humanities, so-called
federation of and consideration to
neighbors local, national and interna-
tional, respect and justice to woman,
providence and prudence, unselfish-
ness-are doctrines sufficiently we'll
known to make paradise when
practical applications are being
taught. But owing to. the doctrines
of discomfort, selfish aggrandizement
both here and hereafter, and of hav
ing others do to us as we would be
done by, all Of which are taught by
example if not be precept-the most
potent method of teaching owing to
these, moral development is retarded.
Mans work today is chiefly in de-
veloping tile natural resources of the
earth, necessary labor. The phil
osophies are thereby left behind the
mechanical, industrial and commercial
sciences When the known world was
clustered around the Mediterranean
and Indian Ocean the resources be-
came fully developed and man turned
his attention to the PHILOSOPHERS and
much was accomplished. Then the
new territories were opened, and
since then but little has been done.
Much the same old philosophy is be-.
ing used but little modified.
All those doctrines were the out
growth of environment and local con-
ditions, which are greatly changed
now, necessitating new principles.
And it will be centuries before the
arts and PHILOSOPHERS will receive
universal attention, for the material
side must first be developed. Be-
cause of this necessarily imperfect
stage of civilization it requires that
all should pitch in and strive to
bring about order. Harmony will
best result by SO training the rising
generations that each one may do his
good share in the work before man
DIT t1 nnnIaot On tn trQi N
The Conservative, 1902-04-10
Che Conservative.

reasonably good life, was that know
ledge but absorbed, digested and
assimilated And it would be great
Improvement to the race were that
knowledge being disseminated among
mankind by more people. There
are now too many who make it their
business to offer only the former un-
availing foods, and who use all
methods known to keep the populace
ignorant of the real principles and
rules of life. There is not sin,
crime, wrong doing, misery or grief
belonging to this world and life,
but results from breaking the
natural laws of living, and in living
out of tune among the environments.
These are all worldly arrangements
and require worldly remedies and
treatment.
Desires wrongly placed lead man
astray. Wrong desires spring en-
tirely from appetites and passions
which have run wild or become per-
verted through lack of proper train
ing. Misguidance, false educating,
the fostering of pre-Archaean customs
and irrelevant theories are the mis-
takes which cause perverted passions
and lnordinate appetites. Passions
and appetites are natural functions
which bestow great comfort when
properly developed and controlled.
Asceticism and the smothering of de-
sires are confessions of ignorance of
their true functions.
Those teachers and providers who
have the best welfare Of mankind at
heart, prescribe gratis the simple
remedies at hand But those who
only have their own personal well
fares at heart, or those who have
great hopes of personal rewards,
always prescribe their own special
ties which can only be secured under
their direction. Therefore, the in
Vulnerable sects among which no two
leaders ever agreed-nor divided the
profits. And of all the self f-aggran-
dizing leaders behold the modern
Elijah, Dowie.
"The laws of Nature proclaim
themselves and they are their own
avengers. When the children OF
man are taught the laws of health,
of body and of passions and neigh
borly conduct. much of the sickness,
misery, crime and privations will be
done away with, and race of nobler
and physically better people will in
habit the earth. But the children
are seldom so taught, for the special
lists and the "man with theory
would be out of jobs. When teachers
and preachers see their precepts
: broken Ito use Stevenson's words)
The Conservative, 1902-04-10

not yet been thoroughly penetrated |
and cleared, and any of us unskilled |
mortals might easily be lost therein.
Or any of US may safely stand outside
and speculate or asseverate upon the |
inside, for there is none to say us
nay. But what waste Of time,
with the worlds work every where
in need of toilers 1t would be wiser
to allow the skilled frontiersmen to
inform us of their discoveries or at
most render them such assistance as
may be given, and at least refrain
from hindering them.
Chemistry, physics and biology
have revealed many things in the
last dozen years, things which become
counter suggestions to those in the
aforesaid booklet, but years volume
Of The Conservative could hardly
exploit the revelations. And to my
friend in Osceola, if indeed that is
his home, must acknowledge that
am disinclined to delve and revel
in the suggestions and statements of
the author, worthy as they may be,
and owing to physical reasons it will
be impossible to absorb the substance
All animals and vegetables have a
limit to their capacity for imbibing
nourishment. My stock of useless
mental pabulum being in excess of
requirements, it is unnecessary to
add to it. Indeed it behooves me to
be careful and more frugal. for my
mental organism has had several
serious dyspeptic attacks. Feeling
assured by the excess of vigor, in my
youth, vainly strove to assimilate
the exudations of one "Coin"
Harvey. Bellamy and Henry George
contributed extra meals. Added to
this mess there came orgies, from
the "Fearless O'Brien" as Dooley
will have it. With numerous side
dishes and issues thrown in by
theorists, reformers, -philoso-
piers, ct al, one finds it extremely
discouraging trying to keep ones
appetite sound on such pap.
The human body requires but a
modicum of simple food which nour-
ishes and sustains it to the best ex-
treme; and those who indulge in
complicated concoctions of exotic and
devitalizing foods, do not have the
greatest reserve of strength to expand
in life's developments; often do they
become overloaded with diseases.
Likewise similar state of affairs
exists in the mental life. Many
maybe a majority-search for and
subsist upon artificial aliment found
in the dark and mysterious antipodes
of the realms of thought and like
the rich foods which are never salts
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-03-19

IMPAIRMENT OF THE INFERIOR D General Land Office, Washington, ID. O.. December 14, 1901. Notice is hereby given that sealed bids directed to the Com missioner of the General Land Office will be received by the receiver of public moneys at the L. s. land office at Prescott, Arizona, up to and including the 18th day of March, 1902, for the purchase under the provisions of the act of June {, 1897 (3O Stat 34-36) of all the dead timber sound enough for lumber or wood and a sufficient amount of mature llv- ing timber 12 inches and upwards in dlame- ter to make with the dead timber sound enough for lumber 900 feet and the wood from the tops and lops of the living timber and from the dead timber sound enough only for wood, estimated at $50 cords. all to be cut and taken from tract of unsurveyed land, estimated at 400 acres, on the south side of the Hassayampa river. approximate lv in Sec. '. TEN. R2 W. G & M, within the limits of the Prescott Forest Re serve. Arizona. No bid of less than Sl per thousand feet for timber sound enough for lumber and $ .25 per cord for wood will be considered, deposit of SlOO with the re ceiver must accompany each bid- and pay ment in full for the timber awarded must be made to the receiver within 90 days from the | date of notice of award or may if the bidder | so elect at time of making bid be made Tn three equal payments in 30, 50 and 90 cays ! respectively from date of notice of award | The cutting and removal of this timber will be under the supervision of an officer deslg- mated for that purpose, who will mark the ! boundaries of the tract to be cut over. mark all living timber to be cut before cutting will be allowed. require the economical use of all of every tree cut that will make luIn Der or wood and such care as will preserve
 the remaining timber from damage as far ai
 possible, and the piling for burning at a saf'
 distance from the remaining timber of th'
 brush and rubbish following the cutting c
 the timber awarded. No living timber les
 than 12 inches in diameter three feet abov
 the surface of the ground will be allowed t
 be cut and the amount of timber cut will b , limited to the area and dimensions pre- scribed, whether such amount reaches tn
 approximate amount stated or not. A cor
 tract providing for compliance with tn , rules and regulations and the orders of th
 officers in charge and a bond in double tn , amount of the value of the timber awarde , will be required to secure such compliance Timber on valid mining or other claims VI
 be exempted from sale. Timber unsol
 may be purchased on petition thereof VIII
 in one year without further advertisement
 Purchasers failing to remove timber aware : ed within one year from date of notice 1
 award forfeit purchase money and right fl timber unremOved unless an extension i. time is granted The right to reject any an all bids is reserved. Binger Hermann, Con
 missioner.
 First pub Feb
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-03-19
MINERAL APPLICATION NO 54S.
Mineral Survey 1896.

r. Land Office, Prescott. Arizona,
 February 9th, 1902.
 Notice is hereby given that John, Lawler and William Waters whose pOstOffice addreSu is Prescott. Arizona, have made application for |. $. Mineral Patent for the Mountain Spring" lode mining clSim of 1500 linear feet. with surface ground 500 feet in width, bearing gold. silver and lead. situate in Eureka mining district. Yavapai county, Arizona. and described on the plat. and by the field notes on file in this office as fol- lows:
 Var. If deg. E. Beginning at cor. No. 1 identical with cor of the location, a horn blende schist rock l4x5 ins A ins set s ins in ground and chiseled I'M 15s6, with a mound ..of stone 11s feet base and 5 fit high alongside. whence U.SL-M-M. No. | Eureka mining district bears N 49 deg, B min W 4941 fit. and a juniper tree, 27s ft in diam scribed B R 1-M 1896. bears $ 51 deg 57 min E. 11S it: thence & deg 3 min E 900 it to north center end, and 600 it to cor No ?; thence $ deg 55 min E l5CO fit to cor No 3: thence $ S3 deg min S0O it to South center end. and 800 it to cor No4: thence \ 6 deg 5 min W I5OO it to cor No 1. the place of beginning survey of exterior boundaries, containing 2O.66 acres
 The notice of location of the Mountain Spring" lode is recorded at pages 52l and 352. hook 31. mining records of county re- corder of Yavapai county. Arizona.
 This claim is located in Eureka mining district. Yavapai county. Arizona, on un- surveyed public land in what would be ap- proximately, if surveyed. Sec 34 T D N, K 9W. G < $ R meridian.
 Adjoining claims are the O. K. lode on the north (unsurveyedl Whistling Dick lode (unsurveyed) on the east: |. .. public land on the south. and Billy's Wonder lode tun- surveyed) on the west.
 The course and length of the vein Is from the N. c. E. to the $. c. E. 1500 it.
 Any and all persons claiming adversely the mining ground or any portion thereof so described surveyed platted. and applied for. are hereby notified that unless their adverse claims are duly filed with the regis ter of the land office during the sixty days of publication thereof. they will be barred by vixtue of the statutes in such cases pro- vided.
 FREDRICK A. TRITLE yR. Register. l L1;rst ,,,,b Eah 10
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-03-19
Mayer News.

March l0.-It rained last night and a slight snow fell today.
 The butcher business owned Dy Messrs. Surret and King has been sold to Mcdonald Bros.
 The Copper Mountain mine is closed down and things are quiet in that section. Marshall Stoddard is in charge at the mine. He is also acting as postmaster.
 The Scholey Bros. brought in some fine looking ore from their mine, the Antelope, on Copper creek.
 The Big Bug Gold and Copper Mining company, of which w. J Dean is superintendent, which has been closed down because of the fal in copper, will soon resume work again.
 There is a new arrival at Mayer Jimmy the Giant from Sandy Bar Vim. F. Murphy was acquainted witf him before his arrival here.
 Edward Still is sick with la grippe
 Some of Grant Bros. employees twelve wagons and scrapers, came down to begin work on the new branch railroad. More men are eX- pected tomorrow.
 c. w. Kissick, the engineer for tho Mayer Placer Mining company, mel with an accident and injured his toes so that one of them has to be ampu tated. He went up to Dr. Looney hospital on today's train.
 E. D. Seaton will soon begin work on the Cumberland mine on Pin, fiat which he purchased recently
 The new arrival at Alonzo Stills i. doing well.
 The peach trees around Mayer ar, beginning to bloom.
 The tOothpick experimental station here seems to keep its manager bus;
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-03-19
Application for Patent
U. S. Land Office, Prescott, Ariz.
 Feb. 6th19O2.

U. S. Land Office, Prescott, Ariz.
 Feb. 6th1902.
 Mineral Survey No. I1594.
 Notice is hereby given that John Lawler, Ed Wells, whose pOstofice address is Pres colt, Arizona, and Ed M. Blake, whose post office address is Bisbee. Arizona, have made application for U. s. mineral patent for the -'Goodenough" lode mining claim for l5OO linear feet, with surface ground 600 feet in width, bearing gold, silver and lead situate in Eureka mining district, Yavapai county, Arizona. and described on the plat, and by the field notes on file in the office as fol- lows:
 Var IA deg E. Beginning at cor No 1, identical with cor of the location, round malapai bolder in place 24x2Sx12 ins above ground chiseled a cross (A) at exact cor ners point and 1-G-1594 with mound of stones 11< it base, feet high alongside whence U. s. Nj. NJ. No Eureka mining district bears N 43 deg 8 min E 5645 it and granite boulder 8 in \ in X 5 in above ground chiseled BRG-1-1594 bears N 55 deg | 30 min w 2.6 it; thence N 65 deg. g min W 300 fit to north center end, and 600 it to col | No 2: thence $ 24 deg 31 min W 1JOO it te cor No 3: thence s 65 deg g min E 300 Il | to south center end. and 600 it to cor No thence N 24 deg 31min E 1900 fit to cor N | 1, the place of beginning survey ot exterio boundaries, containing 20.66 acres. The notice of location of the Good enough lode is recorded at page 425, Booi 22, Mining Records of County Recorder Yavapai county, Arizona. The claim is located on unsurveyed publl land in what would be approximately, ] surveyed, sec 10, T l5. N R w, G & ; E Meridian. Adjoining claims are the Ajax lode on tn north (unsurveyed) U. $. public lands o the south and other two sides.
 The course and length of the veinis iron the N O E to the c E 150O feet.
 Any and all persons claiming adversly tn mining ground, vein. premises, or any pol ton thereof so described, surveyed, platte and applied for are hereby notified that uI less their adverse claims are duly filed wit the register of this land office during tn sixty days of publication thereof, they will . barred by virtue of the statutes in sue cases provided.
 Register. First publication Feb. F.