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J, tl Terms 91.00 a Year, $i.eo for Six Months. THUKSDAY. JUNK 21, 1877. FIRST, SETTLERS. Elsewhere we" give nn interesting sketch of the first settlement of Nobles county, wr^mjyctfr friend B. V(. Woolstencroft, of Graham Lakes. These facts will be found quite inter esting to our readers and useful to the future historian of the county. We hope our friend will write again, and .'- Uhatoilira who have facts concerning the early settlement of the county will MaWMate them the ADVANCE. Farmers, write for your paper. REPUDIATION. jnMbnesota, »t the election held on the 12th, voted herself a repudiating State by a', majority of about 4 to 1. ThaPeadiny newspapers of both par ties the Governors of the State for 20 years the Supreme Court all the re ligions bodies' which have taken action on the aubjeet, Jiavq alt prged the bind fog* obligation of the debt, but the cry27.1868. p^, swindle" was raised, and the peo ple, fearing a swindle and not taking the trouble to understand fully the ^question, voted down the most reason atle proposition tljal will probably ever be presented for tlie adjustment of this vexed question. Minnesota,therefore remains a repu diating State by the deliberate act of her people. But sooner or later, the bonds will have to be paid. Every newspaper, every pulpit, every county political Convention, every State Con vention, every religious assembly, should go on demanding the payment of these bonds nntil they are paid. A' WORD TO FARMERS. The Worthington Journal came out last week with another column in de fence of Wortliington ltingism. It says it is willing now to have the coun ty offices divided equally between the town and the country. So much then for the attacks of the ADVANCE on Ringism. Before tlie ADVANCE show ed up the Bing and its organ, their pol icy was to concentrate all the offices on Worthlngton men. Now, they are willing to give half tlie offices to tlie farmers. Tlie ADVANCE has done good service, then, so far. We ask the farmers to keep steadily in mind the one and only issue in the controversy between the two papers. Tlpi ADVANCE is opposed to Bingism the Journal is an advocate of Bingism. The ADVANCE is the People's and the Farmer^ Paper the Journal is the organ of a political Bing composed of a half jozen men. The ADVANCE is de voted to the best interests of the whole county the Journal is devoted to thecrowding interests of a little town clique. The ADVANCE is the old, established coun ty paper tlie Journal is an upstart got ten up to keep the county in the hands of a half dozen men. The ADVANCE was started to give the people a legiti mate newspaper the Journal was start ed to run the* ADVANCE out audio per petuate the power of the Bing. T\te personal spats between the edi tors have nothing to do with the real issue. On our part 'these personal thrusts are nearly always jokes on the part of the Journal, they are nearly al ways malignant attacks, indicating bit ter'spite and hate, and made up in many cases of infamous falsehoods. The bitterness and rage of the Journ al indicates how completely tlie Journal set are discomfitted. Farmers, put i-down-Bingism^ and there will be peace in tliecommunity. ... 1 The Journal comes out in favor of reducing the wages of the teachers in our schools but opposes a voluntary re duction in the salaries of county offi cers. So completely is it controlled by three or four of the Bing officers that it is compelled to justify tlie taking of every cent which can be legally squeez ed out of the county, but it' comes out ••bravely" and defiantly in favor of re ducing the wages of the lady teachers. Here would be a good picture for Nast: A county official circulating a peti tion to cut down tlie wages of female teachers to reduce taxes. A citizen circulating a petition asking the coun ty officers t^ abate a portion of their salaries ii» order to reduce the taxes. Consternation among tlie King officials and .marks, "That aint in our liner' "Thai's a horse of another color!" "We can't encourage that kind of thing!" "Too thin!" "Not if we know ourselves!" "What's the use to hold office if we can't get all the lawal- Illsintolerable bigotry.—Journal. There it is again. Because we do not agree with,the Journal set that re llgroit is a mere matter of expediency and policy because we do not agree with themthat business ineij may cheat |heii* creditors and rob eaoli other of theirproperty because we have insist ed that! church Trustees should at least be as honest as non-professing business meti tbecausc we have insisted upon •levating the standard in county poli ties' and taking the political machine out of the hands of political ings, the Journal harps upon that one string con tinually, and it is "bigot!" "bigot!" "bjg©t!"l It is the truth that huits them. *'No rocuee'er felt the halter draw. With good opinion of the l.iw." Tlie Journal repeats the story about ."shiftless mendicants and begguis" wlifoh we settled last winter. Tlie on ly foundation fortius story was in our rmark thii| certain of the Journal set, who undertook to distribute relief to the suffering settlers, had taken all the bestdiied apples and clothing home. Another thing: We can prove that c-f the editors of the Journal pre Tented worthy and suffering farmers from1 getting frlief because he had a grudge against them growing out of FIRST SETTLEMENT OF NO .- BLES COUNTY FIRST SETTLERS IN THE COUNTY— HARDSHIPS-ORQAN1ZA TION OF THE COVNl'Y—FIRST COUNTY OFFICERS. FIRST SETTLERS. Nobles county was first settled June 19.1867, by Joseph and Stephen Muck. These were followed by B. F. Tanner, and O. B. Lacey. John Burnett, Mar tin Bice, Chas. Drury and B. W. Wool stencroft arrived July 4, 1867. This settlement was made at Graham Lakes. There was*probably 75 acres of timber on the Lakes at that time and they were very beautiful. During the fol lowing fall there wereseveral more fam ilies joined tliese and tilings began to look more like civilization. During tlie Summer of 1867 a mail route was established from Blue Earth City to Yankton, D. T., via Graham Lakes with Philo Hawes as contractor. Chas. Drury was appointed postmaster at Graham Lakes, Jan. 28,1868, being the first P. M. in the county. FIRST WHITE CHILD. The first white child born in the county was Minnie Leach, born May During the early settlement countless hardships were endured by the people. Being poor men they were compelled to earn a living by trapping and as they were inexperienced in the ait of setting'traps this was no easy task. They were often caught in the blizzards 10 or 15 miles from home, sometimes Jbeing on the prairie during the- entire storm,' when nothing but courage and' physical strength could save thein. As a type of these adven tuies I will relate a couple. They will illustrate the nature of the trials and sufferings endured: EARLY HARDSHIPS. In February, 1860, a company con sisting of John Anscomb and his son William, CJias. Ilaus and C. M. Tomp kins (a-Qnaker who had both his feet frozen off on a former occasion) started to find a slough in Town 102, Bange 40. They were not certain of its wherea bouts and did not understand travel ing by the section, and consequently got last. The second day in the morn ing they were overtaken by a storm of blinding fury, and could only guess their course. After wandeiing about for two days on the prairie they hap pened to find the corner of a Section of which I had given them a nlot with the Section, Town and Bange marked there on. They theu knew where they were for the first time in two days. They turned their team around (for they were going almost directly away from home,) and although the poor cattle had been three days traveling in the snow with no roads, nothing to eat but a little corn meal and were snow blind they had to be driven home to save the lives of the men, as they too were snow blind with one exception, and that one nearly so. The wonder was that they were not all frozen to death. The other case was Chas Derby and the writer. We weie camped on theit bank of Summit Lake in a small tent. On the night of the 17th of January, 1870, a severe storm arose and raged for three days and nights. The snow drifted terribly covering the tent and it down so we had no room to lie down. On the third night, at 9 o'clock, we started home, having been ejected, so to speak. We had no road, no guide, and the themometer at 27° below zfio. We got along very well until we got into a large slough wheie the snow was very loose and deep and we could find no way out for some time. When we did my feet were fro zen almost solid. We finally arrived home about 3 o'clock in the morning. I could ennumerate a number of in stances of like adventuies but these were enough to satisfy me and I judge will satisfy the reader. In the spiing of 1S70, there came a rumor that the Indians were coining to "wipe us out" and we were organized into a company and proceeded to forti fy the Island for defence. Well, when we got our fort almost completed, we found the rumor groundless and sohotel, were disbanded. For this service we never received any pay and I have not heard of any who received pensions for wounds received or injuries incurred. ORGANIZING THE COUNTY. Ill October, 1870, Governor Austin appointed Chas. Drury, Beni. Harrison, and B. W. Woolstencroft to organize the county. These Commissioners ap pointed County Officers several times before they effected an organization. FIRST COUNTY OFFICERS. The officers elected at the first elec tion were: Auditor—H. D. Bookstav er. Treasurer^—Henry Drayton. Reg ister of-Deeds—Selom Fox. Judge of Probate—E. W. Hesselroth. Sheriff— C. W. Bulbs. Cleik of Court—J. II. Cuningham. Surveyor—B. W. Wool stencroft. Coioner—Stephen Muck. Commissioner—I. S. Swan, J. II.Cun ingham and Frank Tucker. At the time the Railroad was built into the county our population num bered 113 souls. We had never had any 'hoppers and believed that all welocust needed to have the country settled was the aforesaid railioad. The above aie a few items I have jot ted down from time to time and I will leave the subject to some one more wor thy to deal with it. B. W. W. LOCUST REPORT. Dr. B. D. Churchill, of Indian Lake, has made a report on the locust hatch, to Prof. Thomas', whoapplied to him jr a repoi t. The main points in the Doc toi 's report are as follows: Most of the eggs not distuibed by plowing hatched, except those eaten by black buds, the red parasite and a spec ies of white wot m. Thinks that nine teen twentieths of the eggs plowed un der early and deep failed to hatch. Plowed his own six inches deep in Sep tember and has no locusts. A neigh bor plowed 3 inches deep and hisspirits crops have been injured bv the hatch. Bieakiug which was back-set has few locusts. That whicn was not back-set produced a great many. The greatest miniIter of eggs w^re deposited in corn jjiound, new breaking and stubble. A simple eoutiivance for catching the youtig is to take a full sheet of common stove-pipe iron and punch two holes, one near each edge and near the ends. Then attach a rope and it can be easily drawn by a man or bov. It is easier handled than the scoops and clears a wider strip. Saved Ids tomato vines last year by sprinkling sulphur over them. Black birds are the only birds he knows of that dig up and eat thegrain eggs. Young locusts leave the grass at sun down and ciawl under lumps of earth and into cracks in the ground. During a cold lain they aie hard to find. But the sun is never too hot for them. The focus of a sun glass will not kill a full grown locust. I liave held the glass above the head so as to get a direct focus, which, if held over paper and moved along would burn a streak as fast as it moved, and after 15 minutes tlie locust was not destroy ed. INCIDENTS AND ANECDOTES OF THE LATE WAR. FROM THE DIARY OF A HIGH PRIVATE IN THE REAR RANK. CTo.JZCXX. COL. CUSHMAN. Col. Cushmaa, of Ottawa, Illinois, established a recruiting camp at theto Fair grounds near that city, early in the fall of 1861 and succeeded in re cruiting what was called a Brigade, on Gen. Fremont's plan, that is, ten com panies of Infantry, one company of Ar tillery and one company of Caval ry. The Infantry was numbered the 53d Illinois, the Artillery was com manded by Captain Coggeswell and our company by Capt. Win. Ford, all known as the Cushman Brigade. The Colonel was justly proud of his men,destroyed when they were mustered into the U.S. service and ordered to Chicago, for they had been thoroughly drilled dur ing the four months of their stay in their recruiting camp by Lieut.-Col. Hitt, who had served with distinction in the Mexican war. But in March, 1862, the Artillery was sent on to Grant and the Cavalry company sent to St. Louis, leaving him only the Infantry, and with them he was ordered up the Tennessee Biver. This was done by Gen. Halleck's orders, who had suc ceeded Gen. Fremont in the command of the Western Army. The Cavalry arrived at Pittsburg Landing the dayship following the hard fought battle and was assigned to the command of the famous Gen. Nelson, who, it will be remembered, was killed later in the war by Gen. Jeff Davis. Nelson sent an order to Col. Cushman the day ofWortliington the assignment to bring out his regi ment immediately for inspection. The regiment was got in order and placed in line as soon as possible, and after waiting several hours and no one ap-BigelowLake pearing to inspect them, they gradual ly broke ranks and sat about on logs and stumps to rest, both officers and men, and after about an hourlonger they saw a large man on horse-back dashing through the brush just in the rear of the camp, followed by a dozen or more Union Cavalrymen at full speed, mak ing the mud and brush fly in every di rection. The big man on a black horse they supposed to be a rebel spy or a guerrilla trying to make his escape. The cavaliers gained so fast on the big guerrilla as they approached, that the whole regiment broke forth into a cheer, throwing up their caps. But the big guerrilla came right up to them and halted, demanding to know who commanded that rabble, when the boys pointed out the Colonel. Nelson rode up to him, with fury in his eye, saying, "Do you command this rabble?" Col. Cushman replied, "yes." "Well Colo nel," ssiid Nelson, "you can send up your sword to my headquarters and consider yourself under arrest for diso bedience of orders." With this. Nelson rode back the way he came. The Colonel saw at once that was no use to remonstrate and as soon as he got the affair adjusted, he resigned his commission and went home having had enough of war before his regiment had fired a shot. N. V. McD. HOW IT LOOKS TO A VISITOR. Mr. B. II. Doe, of Rochester, Minn., whose visit to the Colony we noticed at the time, is writing some very inter esting letters to the Post of that city. His last is on his tour through Martin, Jackson and Nobles counties. We give below what he says of Jackson and Wortliington, omitting his views on the "prayer" remedy: We arrived at Jackson about an hour before dark. After tea, took a stroll a round town, hoping to find some spirit of cheerfulness and enterprise, this •be ing tlie county seat and representative place, but we met the same sad, cheer less countenances, and to mak«e the scene more vivid and painful, not a light in the whole village except at our as though their sorrows were better endured under the silent cover ing of night. As we near Wortliington, one would think we were approaching a great city, so well does it show in all directions. Here we met our old. friends, Mr. and Mrs. Moulton, looking as mucli at home as though they were frontier born, except tlie grey hairs bespeak mat jring age. Mr. Moulton is Land Receiver in this district, and fills the bill to a dot. Hope the government may never have a less worthy agent: and when we again go west we shall work hard to find their generous latch string. Many thanks for their kind ness and attention. Woithington is about five years old —a clean, fresh, cosy place, closely nest led on the banks of Lake Okabena. It has about one thousand population, and a m"re intelligent, oiderly people, it was never my good fortune to meet. It is also a fine illustration of a pros perDus town, built on strictly temper ance pi inciples,, and considering the plague, has a remarkable growth. One thing looks bad for this communi ty—so much dirt throwing by the uewspapeis. and church jealousies, generating local hatred and denomina tional pride. Such a state of feeling warps the judgment from its true couise, congeals the heart and turns sweetness into bitterness, and in my judgment, detracts from the high standard of this fine community. Here we took the cars for Adrian, seventeen miles west. A more beauti ful country it was never my good for tune to see. Here we met Mr. Hosmer, who told us his wife was soon to be with hi ii. The change from Roches ter school to this beautiful prairie country cannot be otherwise than en joyable, and the people may feel proud of tlie companionship of so cultivated and accompl'shed a lady. Here, also, we met Mr. Crosby, who some years ago married Miss Ireland all in fine and in love with the country. The farmers, generally, are tinning to stock as fast as possible, and what are left are more than confident of the future success of the country, and cer tainly they have the soil for all kinds of successful farming, and it is hard to believe this country was not intend ed for man. From what we saw andshall heaid, we are of the opinion that this year will show a decrease of the pests, and henceforward we may look for rest and prosperity. THE CROPS. From all parts of Minnesota we hear the same report, viz: that the small never was in morepromising con dition. Corn, owing to tlie backward season, is not doing well, but what we lack on corn W3 should make up on wheat and other small grain. The sea son seems to have been gotten up with special reference to making a good wheat crop and retarding the develop ment of the grasshoppers. Fresh Bread, Cakes and Pies at 2t S. A. DAVIS. GRASSHOPPER EXTENSION. WEBSTEB CITY, June 12,1877. EDITOR ADVANCE: Please inform me through the paper whether I will have to appear in person in order to get an extension on my claim. The ex tension I have runs out the first day of July. I have rented it and it is sown flax. Times are hard here and I have not the means to go back and forth With. Have 85 acres of corn here to teud. N. ASHBAUGH. We suppose Mr. Ashbaugh refers to the grasshopper extension. We will repeat for Mr. A.'s benefit what we have before published in answer to sim ilar letters: 1. The extension for another year will not be granted unless bis crops are this year. 2. In case his crops are destroyed this year, he can secure an extension for another, year without appearing in person. A letter to the Land Office will be sufficient. Affidavit still better. OFFICIAL VOTE ON THE BOND QtTES TION. Below we give the official vote on the Bailroad Bond question, as returned to the County Auditor. The majority for is 97. Seward is the banner township for audi Little Bock the banner town against. Ransom, Elk and Sew ard voted solid in favor of the proposi tion and Little Rock solid against: For Wortliington Village 69 Tp. 16 Dewald 0 Lorain 11 Gluey 6 Westside 10 Indian 10 13 Bansom 11 Little Bock Grand Prairie 6 Hersey 12 Elk 6 Summit Lake 5 Graham Lakes 6 Seward 16 For Amendment Against Attain* Maj. 6 63 2 14 1 8 2 9 13 8 18 8 5 5 17 4 11 26 26 2 4 10 2 0 6 3 2 13 7 16 205 118 Majority For 97 THE LOCUSTS. For several days past, locusts have been seen flying over, a lew stragglers, supposed to have hatched in Kansas and the States south of us. Prof. Thomas, we notice, still maintains that there were not to he any general and serious damage to crops this year from the hatch. The tendency of the locust is to rise when the wings are developed and take long flights. So long as the wind is favorable they will coutinue until they reach their destination. If unfavorable, they settle down until the wind is in tlie right direction and then pursue their journey. The Professor thinks it quite probable therefore that as soon as they are matured, they will rise from tlie several States where they are now developing and fly off to theduct northwest as they did two years ago from Missouri. We certainly hope that this will prove to be the correct view. No change in this county since our last. Here and there a field has been somewhat damaged, but the universal opinion is that we are safe this year unless raided again. HERSEY DEPARTMENT. 1IEK8EY TIME IDLE—SIOUX CITY A ST. PAUL R. B. Going East—2:47 a. m. Going West—11:17 a. m. 3:18 p.m. 11:49 p. in, Mr. and Mrs. Hemples, of Henderson, are on a visit to Charles Harthune. A few full grown grasshoppers are reported to have been seen on the prai rie near here. T. P. Crowe has returned from Blue Earth. He reports the grasshoppers as quite plenty there hut says they are do ing no damage to field crops except on a few high and sandy knolls. Our enterprising merchant M. Heiser has procured a fiesh supply of No. 1 flour from Garden City, which he is prepared to furnish his customers at lowest cash price possible. We visited the cheese factory of Mr. Lenzen a few days ago and were kindly entertained by the genial Jerhard who we found as merry as ever in spite of his 205 lbs avoirdupois and all the grass hoppers in the State. They are making five cheeses per day which average a bout 40 pounds each. We tasted one which was only 30days old and thought it was as good for the age as we ever saw. W. A. TALBUT, Justice of the Peace. Collecting and Conveyancing done. Affidavits etc., taken. Blank Deeds, Mortgage Blanks, etc., always on hand. HEBSEY MINN. 5-40J Martin Heiser, DRYGOOD&GROCERIES, Hardware, Notion*, Heady-MadeClothing, Boots and Shoes. Look at my good* and ask price* before you buy elsewhere. Butter and Eggs taken in ex change at the highest market prLe. Agent for the ntanum Harvester, Tk Buckeye Combined Reaper a fft«w cr, the AtONJTO» PLOW, a»a dealer in Ag. rlcultural Implements of all kinds. Having purchased the stock of A. J. Timlin, I be pleased to ste his former patrons and hope to give satisfaction. HEBSEY 4441y] MINN. E S E O E HEB8EK, MINNESOTA. I have recently opened this house and am pre pared to accommodate the travelling public as cheaply asean beobtained elsewhere. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Good Stabling in connection with Hotel. Teams Furnished For the accommodation of travellers at a mo* ment notice. 4-141j LOUIS GOTTHELF, Prop. SPAN EL DOG FOR SALE A. Black Spaniel Dog, full-blooded, nine months old, for sale. A very in telligent animal. Apply at this office. BIGELOW DEPARTMENT, ARRIVAL AND DBPARTDRR OF MAILS. Arrives-Eastern (daily) 12:38*. in South era (daily) 1:58 a. m. western—Little Bock, Grand Prairie, Handy andAsh Creek, Saturday. at5B.ni Departs—Eastern (daily) 1:58 a. m. Southern (daily) 12:38 a. m. Western, LittleBoek, Grand Prairie, Handy and Ash Creek. Friday .m. All malls close at 7 p. m. of each day. OOee hours from 7 a. m. to 7 p. m. 8undays from 8 to 9a. m. and from 1 to 1:30 p.m. S.O. MOBSE.P. M. CHURCH DIBECTOHT. Sabbath School everySabbathmornlngat 10:30 Services at 12 o'clock in. on alternate Sabbaths. P-rayer meeting on Sunday and Thursday eve ulugs at 8 p. m. Bev. Win. M. Bear, Pastor. A. V. Randall has moved his house a few blocks east to Tenth Street. An old landmark is gone. The flrst house built in Bigelow was recently moved out upon Mr. H. C. Morey's farm in Iowa, about of a'mile from town. The following programme has been adopted for July Fourth: Salute at sunrise, noon and sunset Bag Muffins at 11 o'clock Picnic Dinner at 12 Ex hibition game of Base Ball from 1 to 2 o'clock Fast Horse Race, at 2 Slow ditto at 2:30 Sack Bace at 3 Foot Bace at 3:30 Match game of Base Ball be tween the Little Rock and the Bigelow Clubs at at 4 o'clock. H. C. Morey, Marshal of the Day. James Cowin, S. O. Morse, Jno. DdBoos, H. C. MOrey, J. R. Jones, Committee of Arrange ments. There will be swings, croquet, etc., etc. Refreshments will he for sale on the grounds. A grand pavilion vtill be erected for the occasion. Good mu sic will be rendered during the day and evening. For Sale. POLAND CHINA & BERKSHIRE PIGS. Bottom prices. Address .. „, T.N.WALDEN, 4?-3w.] Bigelow, Nobles County. Minn. HERO NOTICE. The undersigned will take youngcattle to herd the coming season, at Reasonable Rates. Having engaged the servicesof an experienced •ndcareful herdsman also an extensive range of Preah Paatarage, bordering ou Ocheeda Lake, with an abundance of Clear Runnin Water, He hopes to be enabled to give entire satisfac tion. Parties having a large stock of cattle to herd will find it to their interest to consult him before making engagements elsewhere. Several high grade Durham bulls, also one thoroughbred short horn urham will be in at tendance. Especial attention will be given to high breeding when desired, at reasonable rates. The Cheese Factory Will be managed by E. S. MILLS & SON, As heretofore. Milk will be taken to work up 2JJ snares or by the pound on the usual terms. They will also pay a liberal price for the use of good milch cows or from parties living at a dis tance would take cows to milk and care for, giving for the same a liberal share of the pro of cheese. Application for herding should be made by the 15th of May. Proposals to furnish milk or cows for the Factory should be made on or be fore the nrst of May next. For particulars call on or address E. 8. MILLS. 5-29] Bigelow, Minn. JAMES COWIN, Lumber Dealer, Keeps a full assortment of BUILDING MATEBIAL, DBY AND DBESSED LUM3EB, LATH, SHINGLES, DOOBS, GLAZED SASH ami BUILDING PAPEB. Also "W^ood a Coal. Cash Paid for Wheat. Mountain Bank Coal for Sale. BIGELOW MINN. 45-ly Hardware. A new and large stock of Hardware, Tinware Stoves, etc., just received at the Bigelow Hardware Store, And to be sold at piices that defy competition. Old Copper, Lead, Kags and Greenbacks taken in exchange for Goods. JOHN DiBOOS, Agt. 1 have just added GROCERIES to my stock of Hardware, and propose to sell them at bottom prices for eash or country produce. BIGELOW MINN. 45-ly BLACKSMITHINO IN all its branchesat short notice and at rea sonable rates HORSESHOEING A SPECIALTY. A. V. Randall. BIGELOW MINN. 45-ly M. JONES, Dealer In Dry Goods & Groceries, Boots, Shoes, Crockery, Notions, and Beady-Made Clothing, And all other goods usually kept in a country store. The above goods will be sold Cheap for Ca.lt Or Coaatry Proa'aee. BIGELOW MINN. 45-ly NewMap of Nobles County, FOR SALE AT THE Advance Office. This Is anew and very accurate Map of the whole county, showing lines of railroads, exact situation of stations, names of organized town ships, etc. The Map was prepared by Allan Gibson, National Colony Land Agent, at Chlca. o, and Is altogether the best map of the county extant. Price, 20 cents. By mail, 30 cents. Address, THE ADVANCE," Worthlngton, Noblos County, Minn." DURHAM BULL The undersigned has a Full-Blooded Short-Horn Durham Boll, Which he offers for service during the season.— Bnld Bull will be three years old the 28th day of May, Is red and white, well marked after the breed. Fanners wishing to improve their stock will now have anopportunity to do so by the use of this animal at low rates. He was Imnorted from Illinois last Summer and has no stock here Set. Pedigree will be shown at the premises, on ECTION 30, Towu of Woithington, four miles westof the village. Terms made known on application. 6-r-lu»J J. B. NEWKIRK. FARMS and HOMES IN THB National Colony, LOCATBD IN NORTHERN IOWA AND Southern Minnesota, ON TUB Railroad Lands OF THE Sioux City & St. Paul Bail road Company., Are now offered at LOWER PRICES, on more LIBERAL TERMS, and with GREATER, AD VANTAGES than any FARMING LANDSever offered la this country, by MILLER, HUMI8TON& CO.% Pro prietor* and Managers. For Information and descriptive pamphlets call on or address ALLE N GIBSON, No. 100, Lake Street Chicago, 111. 4-41-tf.] Merchant Tailor. 181 West Madison St, Chicago.LI Suits Made to Order. Good Fit Guaranteed. SUITS SENT BY EXPRESS TO ANY PART OF THE WEST. Business Suits from $13 to $30. Samples sent promptlyto anyaddress, wlthrules for Self-Measurement W. B. GRAHAM, 181 West Madison St., Chicago, Illinois. 5-30-3m. THE NEW HOME WAS AWABDED THB FIRST PREMIUM! At the Centennial Exhibition, 1S7S, and has alwajs carried off the hiirheslhonors wherever exhibited. A COMPACT, ftlJrPK*. 1VOBAB1.K. Uchf Jfunntnifand EFFICIENT ••LOCK STITCH"'MACHINE. ADAPTED to tho WANTS of EVKKYBODY. The HOME yearssliKebytheaid o/The b«»|Inventive fluent *nd Mechanical KkllT. It COMBIMS all thcEasentlal Part, of a FIlfcT CLARS fa COX^STRUCTION. MA0£DEJs^*iMFl.B*iU COMRIM.S W W SVPttMiOM In StrengtW and Beauty, w—, It will BTO* for ran CENT for B» rains. this MACHINE the Sewing Machines without COSTING ONE In the Manufacture c. _„ _..„...... y®»3£. H£!?* »f»tr©rIole are U8L. »na the Mechanism has been cohSTRVCTCiJ with the special .!»#» of producing an Bugr Burning, DURABLE, and almost NOISELESS MACHINEO adapted fcQVAl.LT S!K?,Jte,-0o*f*a ,B THREAD, COT- TON.BILIor LINEN, 8BW1MO from the f,fl,ftSSiw?f!ff,t»* to *wwr Ctih and J!8JttcSE?«,SW'»*eH,»« Warranted for lire Tears. LIVE: AGENTS wanted in localities where we are not represented. Send for prices, and samples of work done oa the HOME, or call at any of oar oflices. JoHisoi, CLARKftCo., SO Union Gqstre, ¥tw York. mVaskfaftm Strstt, Bortoi, Bass. 141 State Stmt, Okieage, III. .. 21 Beat* 6tk Stmt, 8*. leafs, 171^B^atpairy8t.t8aarraaas»,fJaL ADRIAN DEPARTMENT. ADRIAN HOTEL. ADRIAN, MINNESOTA. T. CSIMM Proprietor. New House. New Furniture. Good Accom modations at reasonable rates. 5-28—ly. WILLIAM WICHAM. ADRIAN, MINNESOTA. DsAUmnt Dry Goods, Clothing, Groceries. And General Merchandise. Flour and Feed Agricultural Machinery. Fanning Mills. Highest price paid for Grain and Farm Pro duce. 6-28—ly H. HIE8TAND. M. D. ADRIAN, MINNESOTA. Eclectic Physician. Vapor Baths. Hot Air Baths, Turkish Baths. Electricity and Swedish Movements. BBSIDCMCK—Section 34, T. 102, R. 43. [5-6-]y A supply of Legal Note, Foolscap and Letter paper just received at the WortUingtou Book Store. St.Pad *Sit*xCtty AND Sioux City 4 Saint Paul R.R. TIME CARD. L' —u KPIttSS. €Mntr We*. Leave St. Paul at Wortliington, at s.15 p. m. lluSa. 4.20 a. BI. Arrive at Sfoux City, at Going EatL Leave Sioux City at 10.10 p. Wortliington, at 2.28 a. m. Arrive at St. Paul, at 11.10 a. m. AOCOMMODATIOll. Going East—Leaves Worthlngton at 24* p. m. Going West—Leaves 12:3. p. m. WOBTHINGTON AND SIOUX FALLS B. B. T1MKCAED. GoinoWett— Leaves Worthlngton 7 00 a. m. Sioux Falls Junction 7 15 a. m. Miller- 7 45 a.m. Adrian 8 «7 a. m. Drake 8 36 a.m. Arrives at Lu Verne 9tf»a.jn. Going East— Leaves Lu Verne 4 00 p. m. Drake 4 30 Adrian 4 55 Miller 5 18 Sioux FallsJunction A 45 Arrives at Wortbiugtnii 6 oo GBO. J. DAT, Agent. These Companies now oierjn Northwestern Iowa and SouthwesternMinnesota 900,000 acres of .the finest Lama in the Stale. At low prices On long Credit. With easy payments. At low rates of Interest. These lands are very productive, Easy of Cul tivation, Convenient tomarkets, and to Villages, Churches and Schools. Alternate sections mostly occupied by actual residents: elimate pleasant and healthy. For circular giving, full information, or for prices orpajticularlands, apply-by letter or per sonally to iJMid Department" of either Com pany, at St. Paul. Minnesota. J. W. BISIIOP, General Manager. & N-W NE Chicago Northwester* Hallway Embraces under one management the Great Trunk Hallway Lines of the WEST and NORTH WEST, and, with its numerousHraiiches and con nections, forms the shortest and quickest route between Chicagoand all ptints in Illinois, »is cousin. Northern Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, California and the Western Territo ries. Its OMAHA AKD CAUTOSKIA LIME Is the shortest and best route between Chicago and all points in Northern Illinois, Iowa. Dako ta, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Oregon, Chi na, Japan and Australia. Its CHICAGO. ST. PACL AXD MIUHEAFOLIS LINK Is the short line between Chicago and all points In Northern Wisconsin, Minnesota, and tor Mad ison, St. Paul, Minneapolis Duluth, and all points in the Great Northwest. Its LA CROSSE, WIKOSA AND ST. PETER LIME Is the bestroute betweenChicago and 1-a Crosse. Winona, Itochester, Onatonna, Mankato, St. Peter, New Ulm, and nil points in Southern and Central Minnesota. Its GREEN BAT AND MARQUETTE LINE Is the only line between Chicago and Janesville, Watertown, Fond du Lac. Oshkosh, Appleton. Green Bay, Kscanaba, Neeaunee, Marquette, Houghton, Hancock and the Lake Superior Country. Its FREEFORT AND DUBUQVE LINE Is tlie only route between Chicago and Elgin, ltockford, Freeport, and allpoints via Freeport. Its CHICAGO AND MILWAUKEE LINK Is the old Lake Shore Route, and is the only one passing between Chicago and Evanston, Lake Forest, Highland Paik, Waukeegan, Racine, Ke. nosha and Milwaukee. PULLMAN PALACE DRAWING ROOM CARS are run on all through trains of this road. This is the ONLY LINE running these cars be tween Chicago and St. Paul and MinneaiiolK Chicago and Milwaukee, Chicago and Winona, or Chicago and Green Hay. Close connectionsaie made at Chicagowith the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern, Michigan Central, Baltimore and Ohio, Pittsburg. Fort Wayne and Chicago, Kankakee Line and Pan Handle Routes, for all points EAST and SOUTH EAST, and with the Chicatco and Attou and Illi nois Central for all points SOUTH. Close connections aie also marie with the Un ion Pacific Kailroad at Omaha for all far WcU points. Close connections are matle at junction points with trains of all cross roatl*. 'I iekets o^er.tlifs route are sold by all Coupon Ticket Agents in Hie United SUtesanri Canada*. Remember. on ask for yourTickets »ia of the Chicago & North-Western ltaiiway, and take nine other. New York Office, No. 415 Broadway: Host -n Office, No. 5 State Street :Om.ihaOffice. 245 Fam hamStreet .San FianciscoOffice, 121 Montgom ery Street: ChicagoOffices 02Clai Street, under Sherman House: 75 Canal, corner Madison Street KinzieStreet Depot, conei* W. Kiuzio and Canal Streets Wells Street Depot, corner Wells and Kinzie Streets. For rates or information not attainable from your home tieket agents, apph to w. H. STENNETT MAKVI N HUGHITT. Gen'l Pass. Ag't, Chicago. Gen. Manc'r. Jan. 1,1877.—Iy. C. N. W. TIME TABLE. Time of departure of Passenger Trains from Maukato: Leave for Chicago and the East 8 10 a m. New Ulm 6 40 p. m. THE GALENIC INSTITUTE. «9*Established 1861 and Chartered by the Legis lature for the Treatment of all Diseases of the Urinary and Generative Organs jew TEE SICSET VOKXTOS' AND GUIDE TO HEALTH A Private Medlc.il Treatise on the Diseases of the URINARY AND Ghnuratfre Crgaat. Including Spermatorrhea or Seminal Weakness, Impo tency. Gonorrhoea. Gleet, Stricture, Varicocele, Hy- drocele, Diseases of Women and their improved Treatment,togetherwiththe Anatomyand Phys iology of theSexua System in healthand disease, containing 300 pages, and over loo platesand en gravings, sent to any address under seal, on re. ceipt of price, 50 cents. A PRIVATE MEDICAL PAMPHLET, of 32 pageson the above diseases, sent in sealed en velope on receipt of one three cent stamp. The Physicians of the Institute spec! illy treat all the above diseases, and may be consulted perso-'all or by letter. Address all letters thus: SALENIC IIWSTITVTK. Office 45 East Third St., ST. PAUL, MINN. —5-2613w.] Iron-Clad Milk Pans. The undersigned has the Agency for the sale of Bunnell & Brown's Iron-Clad MILK PANS, manufactured in Chenango countv, N. Y. They will be furnished tofarisers on such terms as will enable them to buy, tlie only cash payment required being the freight These pans «aie three fourths of the dairy-work and aredeclded ly the friend of the farmer's wife. Address F- CONGDON, 5.30-3m.) Bigelow, Nobles Co., Minn. P«m fvtr m. urn. CLAIM TMB UUBSVSS) WHITNER SEWING n.1^-.MACHINES The MOWMC apcofic points «f Mpcrioruy: 1st I •sjausasMj. X* •II Ts BBsMTCmw FJT MUCK. I^L^V* vtrhrctfMm «cwus wanted. Forcuralarsaadparticauux Address, I WMtasey Mf** Cfe, ssAdaau St, Chicago, Ub.