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THURSDAY, MAY 30l 1878.
Tlie latest dispatches from Europe
announce Mint the powers have con
sented to a Congress which will mset
at Berlin on the lltli ofjune.
Commencement at the University of
Minnesota will be held on Thursday,
June 6. Fublic Giaduation Exercises
and Alumni Dinner. President's re
ception in the evening.
The Democratic Congressional Con
vention for this district is to be held at
Owatonna, on Thursday, the 25th of
July. The convention will comprise 87
delegates, of which Winona is entitled
to 15, and Blue Earth and Olrastead 11
each.
Nasby always hits the nail on the
head. Of the Totter lesolution, he
makes one of Tilden's agents say:
"Investigashens, my deer sir," said
he, layin' his hand altecksliunately on
iny shoulder, "is all very well, ef the
investigashens is confined within niop
er limits. To make 'em pleasant they
must IM', however, all on one side. We
are willin' enuff to investigate Hayes,
but, seriously, we woodn't keer to hev
Hayes to investigate us." Cronin him
self could not have expressed the dem
ocratic theoiy more eloquently.
Minnesota was twenty years old on
Friday last. She is now twoyearsover
age, and is the likeliest, prettiest,
brightest, and about the most promis
ing girl among all Uncle Sam's daugh
ters. There's many an European King
or Prince might be proud to marry
her. But Uncle Sam would lay off his
swallow-tailed coat, pull up his panta
loons and fight all Europe before he
would give her little toe to any mon
arch. She is destined to be the mother
of millions of healthy, handsome chil
dren, and as a housewife, gracious
what snow-flake biscuit she does make
from flour made in her own mills!
The Washington correspondent of
the St. Paul Dispatch says:
Mr. Dnnnell was selected as the re
publican itead of the committee to in
vestigate the Floiida election, but Ran
dall yielded to democratic lemonstra
ces. They thought that Dunnell, hay
ing once investigated that state, knew
just where to put his hand on demo
cratic frauds, so he was stricken off to
make way for Buttler, who stands no
one knjws where. Dunnell si odd
have been the man, for there is a great
deal of fight in him and pugnacity and
courage will be greatly needed by the
minority on that committee.
The St. Peter Tiibune, which toadied
so shamelessly to the St Peter Asylum
managers that it declined to publish
accounts of the killing of patients at
that institution, for fear of "wound
ing the feelings of their friends," is out
defending the man Betts who killed
McDonald with a plug forced into his
mouth. To this the Xoi thfleld Journal
very sensibly replies:
Our opinion is that the least said by
Mr. Betts about this bad business the
better for him, and what would be bet
ter still, in our opinion, would be his
retirement from tlie institution for
'whether he is guilty of the crime .illeg-.
*d against him or not, a great many
outsiders think he is, and this convic
tion excites a diead iit the public mind
of that asylum.
OUR COUXTY F1XAXCES.
We hope eveiy tax payer will take
the time to read carefully tlie. aitide
clsewhcie published leviewing tlie Ke
|iort ot the Boaid of Audit and the Fi
nancial Statement. Thefiguresas laid
before the public bj 0111 county officials
show a shoitage somewhere of about
$9,000. Theio is no doubt about the
fact that our Nobles county lepoits are
eminently unsatisfactory to the people.
Tax Payeis, of course, caio nothing a
liout the money, 1 ut then, like tlie
Yankee who lost the cent, they do want
to "know wheie tlie daine I tlnng went
to."
THE SOUWhltS MISStlSOTA.
Hon. J. Easton, I'lesideut of the
Southern Minnesota, came over the
branch toad on S.itmd.iy and stopped
in Woithingtoii over Sunday. He in
formed those who talked with him that
the Company design building to Wor
thingtnn, and that fieir loute from
here will pi obabty lie noi thw est through
Pipestone county to Flandieau. As to
bonus, he expie&hcd himself in favor of
asking 5 Yc. They expect to be run
ning to the Desmoiues River opposite
Jackson by Septemlier next, and Mr.
£. says that if the ties could be had
they could build to Worlhington tins
year.
Under law passed last winter,
towns are limited to five per cent, of
the taxablo property, so that no town
In the county ran vote alwve that in
the way of bonus to any railroad.
rue SAIIHO a A UGECOAL ROAD.
Osceola and Dickinson counties,
Iowa, are now agitating the nauow
gauge coal rood to the Fort Dodge
mines. We won't charge them with
stealing our thunder, but that is a pet
project which the ADVANCE has been
urging for four or five years. Worlh
ington is .ill taken up now with inter
est in the Southern Minnesota, and-we
suppose it would be next to impossible
tofixattention upon the coal road, but
the latter is much mote important to
our place than any road expected or
contemplated to Woithington. If No
bles county could join with the coun
ties southeast of us and secuie a road
connecting with the Illinois Central at
Tama or Fort Dodge, we should have
another eastern outlet with a straight
er cut to •Chicago than the Southern
Minnesota will afford, stud at the same
time we would secure a direct and
short cut to the coal fields. This road,
however, would doubtless do better as
a standard gauge, but tlie narrow
gauge could be built for about one-half
the cost.
Our Osceola and Dickinson county
neighbors seem to be in earnest and
have already taken steps toward secur
ing the road. Citizens of Osceola agree
to subscribe $20,000 and the Spii it Lake
Beacon favors voting a tax of five per
cent.
We do not suppose that onr people
can be induced to take hold of this pio
ject, but we aie thoroughly satisfied
that the amount of bonus we will have
to pay the Southern Minnesota would
be much better expended hi a line con
necting ns with the Illinois Central
near the coal fields.
Bloomington, Illinois, has a paper
named#Western Advance. Let's see,
that name sounds familiar.
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REVIEW OF OFFICIAL
REPORTS.
Digest of the AnnualFinancial
Statement &
SHORTAGEONLY $9,000.
Where does Nobles Co. Stand
Financ'ally?
(Communicated.)
By a report of the County Board of
Audit recently published it has been
shown that a large amount of money
bad been paid into the County Treas
ury during the year ending the 28th of
Februaiy, 1878.
Said report as published in the Wor
thington Journal of the 2d inst. shows
the amount of receipts to be as follows,
(get the paper and see that we quote it
correctly:)
•3,320 73
17,78* .•
8J0 51
•22,005 02
Funds on hind Mircu'i', 1877,
T.ix collections to M.ncli 1, IS 8,
Miscellaneous colled ions,
ikhiK a tot.il of
To be accounted for.
Ot this amount $7,S9S 3d were report
ed as being cash on hand March 1,1878.
In lound mtnibeis it is shown by said
repoit that the balance had been ex
pended. By-the-way, there is a little
mysteiy connected with the tiansferof
funds to the new County Treasurer.
He receipts for School, Town and
Bridge ouleis as. cash to the amount of
§788.86. Now if these ouleis had been
redeemed and paid by his predecessor
why were they not credited to him as
disbursements and why were they not
canceled and placed with other vouch
ers of .i like nature in the Auditor's
Office instead of being counted and
transferred as cash.
He receipted also for $232 in orders
which purpoi ted to have already been
paid twice. True the amount is not
carried into the account except inter
est on the same to theamount of $11.08.
Why was any part of it allowed? Why
were they not effectually defaced and
stowed away in the aichives of the Au
ditor's office for future reference and
examination.
But this is a digression. We started
to talk about money which had been
received during the year amounting to
$22,005 02.
We who havehad faith in the integrity
of our county officials, especially in one
whose duty it was as cleikof the Coun
ty Boaid to make up the Annual Fi
nancial Statement, have not doubted
but that the amount would be satisfac
torily accounted for. We did not
ex-doExplanations
pect that the last issue of bonds for
$4,000 would be included in the State
ment as they were subsequently issued,
but we had arisrtit to believe that it
would show a standing of the County
Finances that would at least justify if
it did not actually require the issue of
bonds to that amount to pay off legiti
mate indebtedness which had been in
curred. For two months the ]eople
have waited natiently for the report
and have excused officials for the delay,
thinking that they were taking time to
show the points up definitely and clear
ly. It has been made and published ut
last.
By a snpei ficial glance at the surface,
it has a fair appearance and looks to lie
all right. Lei us me how it will pan
out.
They did not condescend to notice
the trifling amount of $8,326.78 that
was on hand at the commencement of
the year. In this review we will com
mence as they have done with the tax
collections. (Get the ADVANCE, the
Official County Paper, and examine the
points and see if we report it fairly.)
TAX COLLECTIONS AN OTHER RE
CEIPTS.
General Rev nuo
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Pool Fund
lto.itl .mil Hi id
Interest Fund
One mill fund
School fluid
1
t%324 28
1,16.1 6D
623 'HI
704 65
=0
•m
?12 72
?,720 21
8
8S6 80
524 47
1,202 55
Total collections 12,814 55
Add to it lie .uiioiint that was
on I).mil at tlie commence
muitof the je.ir 3,136 78
Tota\ #16,141 33
ORDERS ISSUED, CLVSSED IN THE RE
TORT AS EXPENDITURES.
Outers issued
Do Do
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7,043 61
1 W
l.«H 11
136 46
444 10
?,7n a
325 00
1.201 47
Oi ders e.n ecled
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Roods ledi'imed
l'.iid hute 'Iri.feiner,
To.il ordeis issued and anit.
laiil, »IM8153
A Liabilities, a tl account
of is unpaid should be
ducte t'loui the a issued
County Revenue
l'ooi fund
lCo.id.iud Jlildge
1.466 -0
.40 90
(45 00 2,3-2 40
Actual e\|t's |ni I accotding to
theatiteinent tl2,«29 13
And thrie should be to bal
ance the iccoiint c.isli on
hand ucli 1,1878, 3,112 20
Total, 16,141
he repoi of assets cash on
hand Matc 1, 1S7S, as follows
Cleneral rcvenuo 201 .13
Pooi iiml 27'» 76
Ito.id and midge 409 "Ki
lnteiest rund 570 21
Floating debt 77 5
Cash as per Fui-inc al Statement
nt the end or the year 2,6£2 37
Show iug a shortage of #1,276 '22
Total, *7.SM 59
The repoit of the Hoard of Audit
shows the amount of funds in the
Treasury to have been at the same date
March"!, 1878, $7,893 59
As compared with the re
poi of tlie Board of
Audit. $7,898 59
Now, taking it for granted that the
report of the Board of Audit was cor
rect, (and it undoubtedly was as their
report of funds is made up by actual
count) and that the Financial State
ment is also correct as to the amount
of unicdeemed orders the account
would stand thus:
March 1,187S, Funds on hand ¥7.998 59
Total, *7,898 5J
It would hive paid the unredeem
ed orders (Liabilities) at that
date as ab »ve shown and as
shown in the Annual State
ment amounting to 42,152 40
And woul I have left at tlie date
of settlement c,ish on mil 5.546 19
Total %7,8» 59
Leaving a clear balance with all or
ders and iuteiest paid on the first day
of March 1878, of $5,546 19.
It was said by officials (who had a
chance to know) that at the time of is
suing bonds in the spring of 1877, to
pay off County indebtedness that there
was still unredeemed ordeis outstand
ing at that time to the amount of near
ly or quite $1,000 K). Some of them,
however, were for Court expenses in
Maich 1877, and are included iu the
Annual Statement as orders issued,
(quite a huge proportion of orders
bonded are believed tohavelteen issued
after a -?h 1, U77, rid a ncl ded in
the estimate of cash expendituns in
the above calcul ition,) but to be safe
and do them full justice, let us deduct
the $1,000in ordeis the same as if they
had been issued the year previous,
would still leavecash on hand $4,540 19.
Then how could there have been any
necessity for again issuing bonds im
mediately attei the settlement for $4,
000 00 making $8,546 19 that is appar
ently unaccounted for. It may lie nil
right but the figures when properly ar
ranged don't show it. With an effici
ent and competent staff of county offi
cials, we had leason to expect that we
would get a Financial Repoit that
would b- complete and satisfactoiv.
In this we aie disappointed. It does
not show tl.e standing of the account
of a single township nor of one solitary
school District out of fifty and odd in'
the county. The people of each Dis
trict and of each town are interested
in knowing the otjpidition of it a
ces, but figures tin mute in regara to
it. Neither4oer a show to whom ^or
ders have been djrawn and fofirluit
teount8astlielaiMrequ)M8. £$
Evidently the iqcounfof aawts is not
correct for it does noC&uyvHwre state1
the amount of each that was on hand
at the commencement of the official
year, nor does it show the delinquent
or unpaid tax due to Districts and
Towns on the first day of last March,
which together aggregate huge a
mounts, and would, had .they been re
ported, have made a milterialdf(Terence
in the^fiual JMliuutfs^Xhe, Financial
Statement shows actual receipts to be
$12,814 55. The report of the Board of
Audit for the same time makes it $22,
005 62, a difference of over $9,000.
On the whole it is a master piece of
artistic skill in grouping together a
mass of figures in business forms, and
making them show comparatively notu
ing. The only wonder is that so many
figures can be used and show so little
and even that wee bit not shown cor
rectly.
To do them justice, however, it is on
ly fair to say that the statement will
compare favorably with most of lose
made in other counties where they have
labored under tlie disadvantage of hav
ing another report covering the same
items, except that the report of the
Board of Audit commences on the 22d
of March, 1877, and reports finances to
March 1,1878, while tlie Annual State
ment commences March 1, 1877, end
ing at the same time, and should cover
the same items of receipts and of dis
bursements with the excess of 22 days
of collections (which are supposed to
be about $200 in its favor.
It 14 believed to be a fact that Coun
ty bonds Were issued in February 1877,
to the amount of $5,000 00 paid into
the Treasury during tlie official year as
Kmed
report $22,005 02. County bonds
in March, 1878, $4,000 00 making
a total for expenditures of $31,005 02,
within fourteen months. It does not
appear to be probable that such an a
mount has been judiciously expended,
besides it is currently reported that
there are now several thousand dollars
in county orders outstanding and un
paid.
Without this Audit report, with
which to compare, the Financial State
ment would appear to be all right and
would pass current as thecorrect thing.
The shortage probably does not exceed
Nine Thousand Dollars, only a trifle.
Leading politicians have represented
these officials as being models of per
fection. Can they retain their influ
ence with the people if they continue to
thus?
are in order. Journal
please copy.
A RUSTIC CLODHOPPER.
COUNTY NEWS.
DEWALD.
E. W. Denton, who owns a section
near Miller Station, is having it biok
en up, running four or five teams.
W. 6 Uandall has gone to Freeborn
county to spend part of the summer.
Several parties are breaking' large
farms in the west part of the connty.
Joseph Poots was offered $1,000 cash
for his farm on section 18, a few days
ago, and refused it.
SUMMIT LAKE.
Ch'as. Wass, who has been at Big
Rapids, Mich., for a few years past,
has returned to his home. He reports
wheat killed by the frost in Southern
Michigan.
A new colt was born at Jas. Maiden's
recently and now Mr. Maiden thinks
his the "boss" colt in the township.
S. Wass and sons have out 85 act es
Of small grain and will break 70 to 80
acres. They are running two bieaking
plows.
Everybody is invited to come to Sum
mit Lake and see the crops. Wheat is
beautiful and promises a splendid har
vest.
LIT'ILE ROVK.
A mistake occurred in our Inst week's
paper in tnnnkitig Dr. Craft for treat
ing Mis Sunberg for hip disease. Tlie
naim should have been Mis. Hanson,
wife of Hans C. Hanson, instead of
Mis. Sundberg.
Guilder D. Tinnes, brother to S. J).
Tinlies, was married on Wednesday,
th 22d, to Mrs. Rebecca Christianson.
They w*re married at the residence of
S. D. Tinues, in Ulney, by Rev. II. Z.
Weed.
104-42.
There are now about 30 to 33 settlers
in this town, most of whom came in
this spring.
A. Ilnrtmnn lias built a house 18x24
on his claim on sec. 34.
Thos. Klasey is running two break
ing teams and expects to break about
ISO aci es.
A blacksmith shop has been opened
on sec 2.
The town is just opening up, but
there is about 200 acres of small grain
sown. Thos. Klasey was thefirstset
tler in the town, locating on section 24
in February, 1877. He has now about
30 head of cattle, among which is a
full-blooded Durham Hull, recently pur
chased of Wm. Madison. He is two
years old, and comes of stock raised by
Alexander, of Woodford county, Ky.
RANSOM.
Crops looking iiiMsly and breaking go
ing ou over the tomu
C. O. lteed, from Goodhue county,
has arrived and is engaged in breaking
on his land. He expects to break 100
acres.
David Twitchell is making cheese at
the rate of about two a day.
D. C. Holmes lost four lambs a few
days since by wolves.
Mr. Gilbert's house is up and ap
proaching completion. It will be the
best farm house in the county. Stud
ding are 2x6, 16 inches apart, floors
double.
J. 11. Dewey has in about 110 acres of
small grain. The Belknaps have about
100 acres.
Bobt. Shore has over 100 acres of
small grain.
Mr. Gilbert expects to break about
200 acres this season.
The Belknaps, who own the east half
of section 14, expect to finish breaking
it this season.
Itausom has school in every district
this summer, as follows: Dist. 18, Celia
Fan.hum, Dist. 19, Cora Twitchell,
Dist. 20, Florence Chamberliii, Dist.
21, Nellie Dean.
Hiram Toms is running the Ransom
herd of about 200 head of cattle.
Hubbard & Graves have in about 100
acres of crop and expect to break about
4 acres.
Holt Shore hasAlready put a break
ing plow into the quarter section of
fcchool land recently purchased.
Gen. Dow, of Minneapolis, is home
on a visit.
ADRIAN.
Contractor Tiirimons has commenced
work on the new school house and has
contracted to have it flnislied so that
the lower part can be used by the mid
dle of July. I will be 28x38 and 20
feet posts. The school lot is' situated
on 3d Avenue and 3d Street and is lOOx
150 feet. I has, an elevated location
and affords a fine site for the school
building ovei looking tlie town.
A harness maker has purchased a lot
here and will build and open a harness
shop on Main Stieet,
Fattier Knauf is haying pai of the
lot broken on which the Catholic church
and buildings are to be located. The
church will probably be built this sum
mer.
A new wagon shop has been built on
Ludlow's Jot on 2d street. r,
Miss Beachara a lady ft om New York
City, arrived recently and has purchas
ed 272 acres on,,-section 17, Westside
and is having it broken up.. Miss B. is
an educated lady who is trying the
Minnesota climate for her health.
Mr. Becker, the new- merchant, has a
store which is a model of neatness.
The building is two stories 20x30, with
well fitted, rooms above. The store
i*rtom is plastered/with hardfinishand'Orders
the ceiling adorned with stucco wo k.
The shelving-is-of the movable kind
now commou in the cities.
A location for a cemeteiy is about to
Deselected. It will piobably be locat
ed on a beautiful eastern slope south of
the village park.
The park has been leset, the dead
trees being lemoved and replaced by
living ones. It is a six acre park and
lies just west of the village and fronts
on the railroad. The tiees have been
renewed on Main Stieet, so that there
is now a double row of living tiees the
full length of the street and extending
south to the Luvei'ne load. A row of
trees has also been set east of town ex
tending from the tressle to the Luveme
road. Most of the citizens have also
set their lots with trees. _.,
Business is lively now and-our streets
are filled with teams nearly every day.
Our merchants aie neatly all selling ag
ricultural machinery and are turning
out a great many machines. One firm
has sold over 100 breaking plows.
Everybody is breaking sod around A
drian and the quantity will be immense
compared to foimer years. Frdm
Grand Prairie to the Murray county
line, every one is turning over sod.
One can look out from town and see
the teams going in all directions.
The wheat crop in all this vicinity is
coming out splendidly under the cool,
damp weather and is covering the
ground with a mat of green.
Adrian already makes the following
business showing: 3 stores for general'
merchandize, 1 drug stoie. 1 aidware
stoie, 2 furniture stoies, 3 blacksmith
shops, 2 wagon lepair shops, 2millinery
and dress-making establishments, 2 ho
tels, 3 boat ding houses, 2 meat stoies,
3 lumber yatds, 2 gialn waiehouses, 1
feed mill, 5 buildeis, 2 plasteieis, 1
painter and gunner, 1 livciy stable.
Besides there are two church oiganiza
tions and one lawyer, but no doctor
and only one resident minister. And
say 15 to 20 bachelois,
Adrian is now legularly Visited by
the commercial travelers, some days as
high as five stopping off at our village.
A stalk of rye, grown on the faim of
S. Collier, in Deuald, is on exhibition
at Carr's store. It is about four feet
long.
Geo. II. Carr thinks of putting in a
warehouse at Diake Station.
Barber Brotheis are contemplating
an enlargement of their mill and will
put in several mil of stone so as to be
ready to make lloui out of the new
crops. S. S. Barter expected back
from the East soon, and will be accom
panied by H. C. Tinney, a man of capi
tal who thinks of investing here.
BIGELOW.
IIo-Ra for Bigelow! It. Jones is nut
ting in a stock of lumber. Fc "will
keep a full stock and will sell cheap for
cash.
Mr. Kitman and S. G. Fen in and
wife aie gone to Minneapolis on busi
ness this week.
Mrs. J. C. Baldwin, who has been
sick tor some time, is getting better.
E. Hammond, the celebrated hoi «e
tamer, was in town this week. lie
had been over to Wm. M. Beais break
ing a colt foi E. Bear.
Our school is getting along well un
der the management of Miss Miuy
Twitchell, of Woithington.
OU AH AM LAKES.
We promised to give you an account
ofourtiip to and locitiou of the new
town of Avoc.i in Mm lay county. Our
paity consisted ot Mr. lteed, of Minne
apolis, who selected the site and made
himself useful gencially JJ. w.Wool
steucroft who inn I he compass and J.
Woolstencioft and Geo. Chuke to man
the chain and eat the eggs, fish etc.
The town is stuated of a mile
south east of Lime Lake on an eleva
tion oveilooking tliesuiioundingcoun
try and contains almost 80 acies. The
gieater poilion is undcilaid with sand
that will give the town'good sheets
and diy cellais Ciops aie looking ex
ceedingly well since the rain and the
prospect exceeds an}thing we have ev
er seen.-
AMjiuA fwwiwattr"
Qf the County Commissioners of NoMcs County,
Showing the Receipts and Expenditure* of
the County from Mareh 1, 1877, io
March 1,1878, and also Bhovrtng the
Assets ana Liabilities at said date
March \, mi.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
COUNTY OF NOBLBS,
AUDITORS OFFICE.
Wo'tTMNGTON, March 90,1878.
GENERAL COUNTY KKYEKUB.
'Receipts.
Tax collected
Penalty cost and interest on
Delinquent Tax
Expenditures.
Issued, $7,043 64
Voucher* ou Settlement,
Receipts.
Tak collected,
Expenditures.
Orders canceled,
Jfiuea collected and applied to
school fund
District school tax
State tax
Orders canceled,
N
The Methodists will have camp-meet
ing at this jdace commencing July 9,
and continuing 6 days. The exact lo
cality has not yet be asceitained.
Hev. John Ciaspey will deliver a lec
ture on Bible Spiritualism at the Muck
school house on Sunday, June 16th, at
10 o'clock a. m. Come and hear him.
There will be a pic-nic at Lake Tal
cottonthe Fouith of July. Ex-Gov.
Stephen Miller will deliver the oration.
The German Band will be in attend
ance and we expect to have a real old
fashioned time. A coidial invitation
is extended to all. B. W. W.
Tlie Sioux Falls Pantagraph says the
grading on the Woithington & Sioux
Falls road is all done except at the cross
ings of the Sioux and the Split Honk.
We should like to make a Fourth of Ju
ly excursion to Sioux Falls over the
road.
State Auditor Wlutcomb lepoits 81,
600 acres of school lands sold during
his recent tour at an average of $6 per
acre, an aggregate of nearly half a mil
lion dollars.
The Currie Pioneei publishes the Pre
mium List of the Fust County Fair
of Mm ray County to be held Sept. 27th
and 28th: Good for Murruy county.
Wonder if our Nobles county asricul
turists are all asleep that they are not
moving in the matter of a County Fair.
N
The Depot Hotel and Illinois Central
Freight Depot, at LeMais, was binned
on Saturday morning last. The hie
was caused by the explosion of a keio
sene lamp. Loss about $7,000.
Capt. J. H. McKenney, of the Chat
field Democrat, one of the oldest edi
tors in the State, died recently at his
hOme in Chatficld. He was a man wide
ly known and respected and had filled
various important public positions.
BUSINESS FOR LADIES.
Our attention has been called to a
new article for the use of ladies, the in
vention of which has conferred an ever
lasting blessing upon every Indy. We
refer to the Queen City skirt suspen
ders for supporting ladies' skills, the
most desirable and beneficial ai tide ev
er invented for the relief of women,
many of whom have suffered years of
miserable health caused solely by car
rying the weight of a number of heavy
skirts, completely dragging them down.
Something to support ladies' clothing
is absolutely necessary. These suspen
ders are recommended by our leading
physicians to all ladies and young girls.
Every lady should have them. They
are sold only through lady agents. A
splendid opportunity is offeied to-some
reliable-lady eanvesser of this county
to secure the agency of a pleasant and
protiUibie.bitsiriess. For termsand ter
ritory write at once to the Queen City
Suspender Company, 278Claik Stictt,
Cincinnati, O, 36-4\v.
O CO
POOR TUND.
Tax collected and Orders Re
deemed,
Expenditure*,
Orders lssue-1, 1,279 51
G23 90
B'AD AND BRIDGE FUND.
Receipts.
Tax collected,
Expenditure*.
Oruers issued, 1,03111
79165
COUNTY INTEKB8T.
Receipts
Tax collected,
Expenditures.
Oruers issued 196 40
252 35
ONE SillX FUND.
S12 73
44110
896
3,720 81
886 86
3,720 21
FLOATING DEBT.
Receipts.
Tax collected.
Expenditures.
Uouus redeemed 325 00
524 47
STATE FUND.
Receipts.
Tax collected,
Expenditures.
I'af 1 ou order State Treasurer,
1,202 56
1,201 47
ASSETS AMD LIABILITIES UP TO MARCH
1ST. 1878.
GXNEBAL REVENVE.
lAabllU Assets.
ties.
Uncanceled orders. $1,466 50
Bond« Issued prior to 1877, 7,5U0 0J
Bonds issued during 1877, 6,000 00
Total, 13,96 00
Assets.
Delinquent taxes for 1873,
1874,1875 and 1876, 1.13J 02
Uncoil'cte I tax on Duplicate
1877, ?,612 96
Cash on hand, 1,294 Ai
Office furniture, safe, bonks,
blanks, etc 3,400 00
Costs and int. on Delinquent
taxes, 5G0 49
Total,
9,999 79
POOR FUNP.
Liabilities.
Uncanceled orders, 240 SO
Delinquent tax lor 1874,1873
nnd 1876 I
Dellnqt ta* uncollected on
Duplicate 1877,
639 68
Cash on li ind/
UOAD AMD BK1DOK FUND.
Liabilities.
Uncanceled oiders,
Assets
Delinquent tax uncollected
on luplictte.
Clf-h on h.mdf
270 76
438 08
4i9 56
INTEUKST FUND1.
Matincl interest,
Delinquent tales uncollected
on duplicate,
Ca»h on h.iutl,
4«B00
570 21
FIOVriNGDLirf.
Bonds issued 1 the county, 12,500
Delinquent tax uncollected
on duplicate, 1875,
C.ish on h.uiUi'T,
Total,
General county fund,
Poor fund,
ltoad nnd bi idue fund,
Floating debt,
Interest fund.
Total.
Liabilities o\er Assets on the
1st day of Mai eh, 1878,
125 30
77 52
RECAPITULATION.
General county fund, 13,966 50
Poor fund, 240 'JO
Road and bridge fund, o45 11
County Interest, l* 46
$14,988 97
12,473 78
2,515 19
S A E OK MINNESOTA,
COUNTY OF NOBLhh.
AcorroR 9 OFncE, WOUTIIW TOV, MINN
Apnt lb, lb78.
We hereby certify the above to be a true ex
hibltof the Keeeipts and hxpeuditures of the
said County of Nobles foi the cai ending M.ncli
1, l»77. .mil also of the Liabilities and Assets of
the baid countv on the 1st ly of Match, A 1)
1S78, as shown bj the books now in this office.
A ItOBINsOV
Chairmin Board Co Commissioners.
Attest: JAS. WAIKEII, Co. Auditor.
NOTICES OF CONTEST.
JOTICE. U. S I-ind Office, Woithington,
S Minn Mav24, 1878
Complaint having been filed in this office by
Thorn is Kla-ev against l*aac La Paver foi
abandoning Homestead Entiy No 10.6.10, dated
Oct. s, 1877, upon the wXbeX sec. 22, town 104,
rang*-42, in N»bles county, Minnesota, with a
view to the cancellition of said cntr the SJid
parties are herebj summoned to appear at this
office on the 9th i\ of July, 1878, at 1 o'clock p.
to lespond and furnish testimony concerning
stiid alleged Abandonment
MONb (3 KINAGEK, Kegister.
3*1 J. I*. MOULTON. Receiver.
"rV "11C S. Land Office, Worthingtoii,
Minn, 20, 1878
Compl tint hiMiig been entered at this office
by Livi Anus against John- Giliaghcr foi
ab.indonin!! Homestead fcntiy No 10,650, da
teil Oct II, 187-, upon the J4s\\J4 ec. 10, town
104 Kange 43, in Nobles County, Minn., with
a view to the cancellation of said entr the
said parlies aie hereby summoned to appear at
this office on the «!4th daj of June, 1878, at 8
clock a. in., to respond and furiihh testimony
concerning said alleuid abandonment
MONSGKINAOLK, Hefiister.
38] J. V, MOULTON. Receiver.
NOTICE,
S. Lund Office, '.Vorthington,
Minn Mav 20, 1878
Complaint ha\ing been entered at this office
by D.noth.i Tabbeit agains*
Inwel1l),Jdited
Olson for
abandoning Timbci hntrj No. 88 June
24th, 187', upon the $\\\4 sec. 18. tow n. 104, lange
4', in Nobles county, MJnu with a view to tho
cancellation of s.iitl entr the said parties aie
hereby summoned to appear at this office on the
9th dav of July, W8, at 9 o'clock a. to
respoud and furnish testimony concerning said
alleged abandonment.
MONSGRINAGER, Kegl'.tcr.
38] MOU LTON. Keccit er.
NOTICE,.May
V. S. Land Office, Worthlngton,
Minn 7,1878.
Complaint having been entered at this office
by Albert A Thompson against Charles V. War
ner for abandoning Homestead Entry No. 10,W0
dated Apr. 5,1878, upon the s» ti sec 10, town 103.
ranee 43, in Nobles county, Minuesoti, with a
view to the cancellation of said entry the said
parties are hereby summoned to appear at this
office on the 7th day of June, 1878. at 8
o'clock a to respond and furnish testimony
concerning said alleged abandonment
MON* GK1NAGEK, Register,
361 MOULTON, Receiver.
"^oticc. U. S. lAiid Office, Worthington
IV Minn MHV 6,1878.
Complaint having been entered at this office by
John Cole against George W Gray for
abandonin7g'
Homestead Entry No. 10,74', dated
lv
1 8 7 0
M»e wJ^,w»4of sec. 14, town
ship 104, range 41, in Nobles County, Minnesota,
with a \iew to the cancellation of said entry
tlie said parties are hereby summoned to
JJSE*". ilt :h.,s ,office
on 7 th a
*y
ot
J»«e
18/8, at clock p. in to respond and fur
iiish testimony concerning said: alleged aban
donment.
MONS GRINAGER, Register.
."6] J. r. MOULTON. Receiver.
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URINARY
AMD
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Treatment, together with the Anatomy ana Phj s
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containing 300 pages, aud over 100 plates and en
gravings, sent to any address under seal, on re.
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A PRIVATE MEDICAL PAMPHLET, of 32
pages on the above diseases, sent in sealed en
velope on receipt of one three nt stamp.
The Physicians of the Institute specially treat
all the above diseases, and may be consulted
jierso-all or by letter.
Address all letters thus:.
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6-18—ly]
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cheaply, privately, and rmicaU0-
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f„„
Sent under seal, iuaplain envelope, toany ad
dress .post-paid, on,receipt of six cents or two
postage stamps. -,,
Address tlie Publishers,
The Cfdverweil MedicalJ3o
Post Office
•3.S24 28
dfc"¥?
Box,£&&JBr
St. Paul & Sioux City
AND
Sioux City & Saint Paul R. R.
TIME-VARmt -r
KXntE83.
Golno WesL
Leave S Paul af 2 45 p. m.
Worthington, at 11.23 p.
Arrive at Sioux City, at 3.15 a. in.
Going East.
Leave Sioux City at 1.10 a.
Woithington, at F.20 a. m.
Arrive at bt. Paul, at 1.40 p. in.
ACCOMMODATION.
Going East—Leaves Woithington at 2.00 p. m.
Goiug West—Leaves 12:15 p. in.
WORTHINGTON AND SIOUX FALLS R. B.
TIME CARD.
Going West—
Leaves Worthlngton 7 4 5 a
Sioux Falls Junction 8 a. in.
Miller 8 35 a. m.
AdiIan 9 8 a.m.
Drake 35 a. m.
Arrives at Lu Verne -10 IS a. in.
Leaves for Beaver Creek at 11 (-0
Arrives at Beaver Cieck at 1130
Gdlng East—
Leaves Beaver Creek at 1 30 p. m.
Leaves Lu Verne 2 30 p.
Diake 3 00
Adrian 3 5
Ahller 4 05
Sioux Falls Junction 4 40
Arrives at Worthington 5 OO
GEO. J. DAT, Agent.
These Companies now offer In Northwestern
Iowa and Southwestern Minnesota 909,000 acres
of the finest Land in the State. At low prices,
On long Credit. With easy payments. At low
rates oflnterest.
These lands are very productive, Easy of Cut
tivation, Convenient to markets, and to Villages,
Churches and Schools.
Alternate sections mostly occupied by actual
residents: climate pleasant and healthy.
For ciicular giving -full information, or for
prices of partlculai lands, apply by letter or per
sonally to Laud Department" of either Com
pany, at St. Paul, Minnesota
J. w. BISHOP, General Manager".
IMPORTANT.
On and after Apt II 1st, the Tiain hcictofofc
known as the St. James Accommodation,
ON TUB
St Paul and Sioux City R. R,
Will be inn tluough between
St Paul & Woithington.
TIME TABLF.
7 15 am Leave St Paal, Ai rh 0 50 irt
1 5 Mankato, \l 25
4 25 pin St James, 9 45 a n»
8 -'0 Arnve Woithington Leave 5 30
This will enable Lmii rantsand Land Seekers'
to go TH HOUGH IGI1T
Passengers fioin points eist of Mankato, oir
the W lnona and St. Peter railioad, leaving Wi
iioua at mi imght, in i) take tlie above tram at
Mankato, and reach Woithington the same af
ternoon.
J. W. U'SIIOF, J. F. LINCOLN. C. BOTREN
Gen Manag'r Supt. Gen 'lktAgt.
C&N-W
a go N I a a
Embraces nndei one management the Great
Trunk K.iilu.u Lines of the WFST and NORTH
WEST aiuLp ith its numerous Blanches and con
nections, forms the shoitt stand quickest route
between Chicago and all p. nits in Illinois. Wis
consin, Noithein Michigan, Minnesota, Ioua,
Nebraskr, California and the Western Tenito
ries. Its
OMAHA \D CAIIFORMA IINE
Is the «lioitest and best unite between Chicago
and all points in Northern Illinois, Iowa, Dako
ta, Ntbiask.i, W.xoining, Coloiado, Oiegon, Chi
na, Japan and Austialla Its
CHICAGO ST P\LT *\D MtwrvrOIIS I INK
Is the short line between Chicago and all points
in Northern Vt isconsin, Minnesota, and for Mad
ison, .St. Paul, Minneapolis Duluth, and all
points in the Gie.it No.thwcst its
I CUOSSF, WINON AM) ST. 1'FTEll II\E
Is the best oute lietw ci Chicago and I a Ciosse,
Winona, ltodiestei, Owatoun.i, Mankato. St.
Petei, New I Im, and ill points in Southern and
Ccntial Minnesota Its
OKI FN HAY AM) MAUQUFTTE LIVE
Is the onlv line between lib ago and Janesvillc.
\\atcrtown, Tond do Lac, Oshkosh, Anpleton.
Giecii Ba\, Lscuiabi, Nigaunec, Maiquette,
Houghton, Hancock and the Lake Minerlor
Countrj. Its
FKErpouT nrr.t QI I INK
Is the onlv route between Chicago and Klein
llockfoid, Pieepoit, and all points *ia Fieeport!
CHICAGO ANR Mil WAChEE LINE
Is the old 1-ikc Shoic Route, and is the onlv one
passing between Clue igo nnd Ltanston, Lake
l'oiest. Highland lMik, aukeegau, Kacme,
noMiaand Milwaukee
PCM MAN PVL1CE DK\WING ROOM CARS
are tin on .ilMhiough trains of »]iis I,M,J
'I his Is the ONLV LINK ntiining these cars be
twcuiChicaico and St Paul and Minneapolis,
Clucigo and Milwaukic, Chitigo and Winona
oi Chicago and Gicen Bay
Close connections aie made at Chicago with tlie
Lake Shoic and Mulligan Southern, Mi hnjan
Ccntial, Baltimoic and Ohio, l'ittsbuig Port
a lie ind Chicago, K.Tnkakee Line and Pan
Handle Routes, for all points LAST and SOUTH
EAST, and with the Chicago and Alton and llli
nois Cential foi all points SOUTH.
Close connect ions aie also made with tlie tin
ion Pacific Railioad at Omaha for all far West
points.
CTose connections are made at junction points
with trains of alt cross road*.
'I i(kets ovei this route aie sold bv all Coupon
Ticket Agents in tlie United States and Cauadas.
Rememhei, ou ask for join Tickets \ia of the
Clucigo &J Northwestern li.ailw.i), ami take
none othei
New Yoik Office, No 4P Broadwav: Boston
Office, No a State Street Om.ihaOffice, 245 Fain
ham Stieet Sun FianciscoOtticc, 121 Montgom
ery Street, Clue igo Offices, bi ciai Mi cet, under
Sherman Hi use: 75 Canal, coiner Madison
Stieel Kiu/ieSttcct Depot, coiner W. Kin/ie
and Canal sticcts Wells Stieet Depot, coiner
Wells nnd Kiuzic Stieets
Fonatesoi information not attainable from
youi home ticket agents, amilv to
\\. H. STLNNETT, MARVIN HUGHITT.
Gen'l Pass. Ag't, Chicago. Gen. Mang'r.
Jau. 1,1878.—ly.
& N. W. TIME TABIE
Time of departure of Passenger Trains from
Mankato.
Lca%c for Chicago and the East 8 00 a in,
New Ulm 5 35 p. in.
Time of art
l'Kim the Last, 5 .v
rom tlie West, fc to «a 111
ADRIAN DEPARTMENT.
Adrian Livery & Sale
Stable.
First Class Ei^s
At reasonable rates, with or without Drivers.
Sale Stable.
Horses, Mnle«, and 0\en for salts cheap for
cash, or on time with approved security.
»-32—1
CAUSE
Human Misery.
Just Published^ in a Sealed Envelope. Price
Six Cents.
A LECTURE ON THE NAWIU*, TREATMKUT, AM
RADICAL Cure of Seminal Weakness^or Spcrma
torrhcea, induced by Self-Abuse, Involuntary
Emissions, Impotency, Neivous Pebility, and
Impediments to marriage geneiatty- Consump
tion, Epilepsy, and its Mental and Physical In
capacity, &c.-Hy ROBERT J. CULVKKWELL,
M. autlioi of the Gieen Hook,' &p.
The woi ld-ienow ucd .witlioi, this admirable
TI
E. COOPER,
1 Adi 1.111, Mum.
^Well A.ugei».
riWEiiiulcrsigneriaiepienarcri to bore wells
iiian\»aitof Nobles 01 adj iniiig counties
at low laUs for cash or produce Wells bored
from-10 inches to four feet in diameter. Aimlv
„, UAKlt.01
6-21-ly 1\ r. SMITH,
C. St. John
iiiW-^'-'Vi.i^^^v.^.-Jtv^,,,,
6 "2—ly
'S?^$i "'^DEALER IN
IRON, STEEL, NAILS,
Table and Pocket Cutlery,
Spades, Shovels, Hoes, Rakes, Forks,
Hope, Wooden|Ware, Powder and Shot. Taints, Oils, Glass and Putty.
Cooking Stoves and Ranges,
for Coal, Wood and Hay, among which can be fonnd tho
EathboneEange,WesternUnion
Bonanza, Ashland, Bessemer,
Active and others. Every Stove fully guaranteed.
Call nnd see me before buying elsewhere.
Repairing and Job Work Promptly Attended to.
Store Just West of the Worthington Hotel,
•m WORTHINGTON, MINN.
PIANOS & OR,CL4.]^S.
Wo have a splendid stock of FIRST CLASS iirstrn
meiits for sale at the very lowest ca«*h price®. Every in
strument warranted five years. Correspondence invited.-
Drag Stuff and Oak Plank.
WAGONS.
Tlneslicis,
Sceilci s,
Diills,
a
Adilau, Minn.
ADRIAN HOTEL
ADRIAN, MINNESOIA.
1 S to
New House. New Kiiniitiue, Good Accom
modatiousatieaaonablc rates. 5-28—ly.
WILLIA WICHAM
ALL KIXDS OF WAGOX AXD BUGGY MATERIAL.
First Class Farm Machinery.
Corn Plows, Corn Cultivators,
.*-?»- ^M Atows*jttt?w4*aw(s.
REED'S TEMPLE OF MUSIC,
Successois to W. 1?. 1JEXXETT, De.ileis in
9 Van lim on «treet, Chicago.
LUMBE and GRAIN,
Glazed Sash, Sash and Panel Doors,
Mouldings, Door and Window Stops,
Buildingand Ornamental Paper,
Breaking and Stirring Plows, Harrows.
Cement, Brick, Lime, Plaster Paris, Plastering Hair.
Yandeivooi's Flexible Cement.
Yards oir both sides 10th St. between 1st and 2d Avenues.
WORTHINGTON MINNESOTA.
627-1}-.
OiKSi taS!^^
I. N. SATER. II. L. FOSTER. SIIEPARD.
I. N. SATER & CO.,
adJ°"«lnS
With a full Line or Farm Macliincrj and AgiicUlluial Implements, among whieh are
Milburn Wagon,
Elward Harvester,
Meadow Lark Mower and Reaper,
Tiger Rake,
Sulkey Plows,
FBFF
a
ADRIAN, MINNESOTA,
DEAI EH IN
Dry Goods, Clothing, Groceries,
And Geneial Merchandise. Flow and Feed.
AKiiculttiral Machmerv Fannnijr Mills
Highest nncc paid- fo* Oi.u« ami K.liim Pro
duce. o:*-Iy
0
"'«es that they haro
Corn Planters, Etc.
IJu.tki is
in in
Call and look ovei om Goods befoie lundiM-snif.
A
ii is
Also the Celebrated Laflerly Metal Lined Wood PUMPS*
Corner Ninth Street and Second Avenne.
1. N. HATER & CO.
in E E
VALUABLE INVENTION.
S S S S S S THE WORLD RENOWNED
WILSON SEWING MACHINE
in workmanship is equal to a Chronometer Watch, and
elegantly finished as a first-class Piano. It received
the highest awards at the Vienna and Centennial Expo"
sltions. IT SEWS ONE-FOURTH FASTER than other
JESPSiPS8"-
8
capacity is unlimited. There are more
WILSON MACHINES sold in the United States than
2 S ©onjbinocl sales of all the others. The WILSON
SrSSPlKfiATTACHMENT for doing all kindsof repairing,
WITHOUT PATCHING, given FREE with each machine,
W I S ON SEWING MACHINE CO.
837 820 Broadway, New York New Orleans, La.
Cor. State & Madiso Sts., Chicago, His. and San Francisco. Cal.