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^ppcsterii j^ilwiiinj* Terms $1.00 a Year, $1.00 for Six Months. SATURDAY. APRIL 11,1874. The law passed to extend the time for payment of tuxes on personal prop erty, applies to the following counties Jackson, Cottonwood, Murray, Nobles, Rock, Watonwan. Redwood, Lyon and Lac qui Parle. The time is extended to the first day of November next. THE FENCINQ-IN LA W. The fencing-in, law makes some im portant changes in the old law. About one-half the counties of the State are exempted from the operation of the new law and hence the old law applies there. The law is amended as to theJackson following counties, so that cattle, hor- a A writer in the Spirit Lake Beacon asks whether the unfortunate settlers there is puie air, good health, and a lionaires The settler vh seed fion the lelie so Than he would bePETER to bonow enough hu roini *"|J STATE NEWS. Spring valley and Albert Lea have voted no license. Mankato glories in having seven miles of improved streets and twenty miles of sidewalks. The Southern Minnesota Railroad Company have issued meal checks, pay able at the car, which does away with all swindling of landlords by brakes men, or of brakesmen by landlords. NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS. Dell Rapids is to have a ferry-boat. Considerable building is to be done in Spirit Lake this season. The junior editor of the Spirit Lake Beacon is building a residence, and this if ground for suspecting him of matri monial designs. The Heron Lake correspondent of the Republic says 3,000 bushels of wheat have arrived there for distribu tion in Jackson County. Also that the ses and other animals are trespassers ou the lands of another, at all times creeks in that vicinity are high. and seasons, and without regard to fen-1 The Rock County Herald Says that ces, and no provision is made to allow' Dr. Vary is preparing to erect a mill at them, by vote, to modify the law: Lu Verne, and expects to be ready to Dodge, Goodhue, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, grind by the first of August. Martin, Steele, Wabasha and Yellow The Spirit Lake Beacon says: The Medicine. county contains at present over 2,0001 Lodge under its influence. If any evi The following counties have power »h"Wtants, nearly all of whom are na- deuce was wanting to prove it a hum »tn «.«.i»i tnwn HiM.tinri The f.Sfcf- a 1 .. .. ,. „,,, ., learn that about three hundred fami Dakota, Faribault, I illmore, reebom, Hennepin, Houston, Jackson, Le Suer, cate in the western part of this and the Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olm- eastern part of Cottonwood County in sted, Pipestone, Ramsey, Renville, a.fe.w, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sevens, Waseca, tai Lake for tli Washington, Watonwan, and the ten families until they can become located western townships of Winona county, comfortably upon" their farms. WHO~ARE PATPERN Madelia Times learns that Mr. G- a njv lamity no less great, though longer and "Is- u^n 2'HEWINOX A & ST. RAIL ROAD. ThevToledo Commercial says the Considerable complaintr is made of the praying womenthe can be Agains the Winon a & St. Peter Rail- heard throughout the city. One saloon road because in February trains were keeper said he count not stand "Rock tak off and the country beond Newof Ulin left to be supplied by wagon. The excuse is that the road has been blockaded by snow and that it has not been possible to keep it open. The St. Taul Press says that the road need not have remained blockaded forty-eight hours. This is probably correct, for the Sioux City & St. Paul has been blocka ded only twice during the past v»ntei, and never more than two running days at a time, or three days including Sunday. The Press sa\s justly of the Sioux City & St. Paul road: tween „s and harvest. I The Sioux City railroad, officered by kindhearted and efficient men, recogni zed tins claim upon it winter before last, and operated the road at a loss of more than $100,000. Had the trains on the Sioux City railroad been withdrawn, who could calculate tLe suffering it would have caused? We have been visited by the grass hopper, and have had some destitution among settlers, but we stilllwlieve that there is no more highly-favored frontier Sioux City & Paul railroad. A writer in the Western Rural, who has been to Colorado, says it is no place for a poor man. He says For a stock country it can't Vie leat. I saw, in my rambles, thousands of cat tle, and never saw one in poor condi tion. There are some as pretty little farms south of Colorado Springs as any one would wish to set would say to fanners, don't go to Colo-, for it is the worst place in the world for a poor man. But Minnesota a State for poor men. This Mate abounds in examples of men who came here with just enough to bring them here, and who, in a few years, were in independent circrmstan eea, They took claims or bought land, worked for others for a while, gradual ly brought their land under cultivation, and one or two good crops made them independent. One good wheat crop in .Minnesota puts a poor man on his feet, and two puts him ahead for life. Narrow Gauge Railroads are a#sum. ing great importance as tributaries the main or trunk lines, It might be supposed that a narrow gauge car would not carry much grain, but it is stated at 185 bushels of wheat have been '^shipped ou one of them. Five cords of green wood have been loaded, while seven to ten tons in weight can be car iied. Tlie Iowa Eastern nnrrnwgaiigeI of a friend to twle him ove the bar be-!songe re 1 Th*Ja»ns in work I 0 ,ie Lo t,i live born. We have withm borders bug it is furnished by the National to call special town meetings and pass neat and comfortable Grange, which has just discovered that a by-law allowing stock to run at large school houses, and there is not a com in the daytime, between the first day niunity in the State where a more lively of April and the fifteenth day of Octo- »t«est is manifested in education." ber: Blue Earth, Carver, Cottonwood, 7* W We also hear the rumor that barracks are to be erected Moun accomodatioatof Butterfield, will farm his large »»that county this year, on the frontier, whose crops have lieeu Eatherville, I«wa, has a case of in-against destroved by the grasshoppers, are to' fantieide. A Norwegian girl gave to looked upon ati paupers The wri- j'irth to achild on the prairie and left ter answers it himself and does it cor- perish. rectly, when he says that they aie no' «°»x i« expects the Southern trolledhydesigningpoliticians.it will more paupers than those who" suffered Minnesota Railroad along that way in result in incalculable good to the farm by the Chicago and Uo.-ton tires. The '«7. ere. We have no doubt that the isola world poured out its money freely to' It is said that a good quality of coal tion, the selfishness and the loneliness relieve these stricken cities, and a ca- more quiet in its opera'ion, has fallen! Commissioners of Murray Coun-1 elevation of the farming class. The upon many of the settlers of the West. l-v This is no new experience in the West. County Attorney. Governor Davis these, and if the Grangers will ot at Scarcely anew State has been sett I dismissed the charges, as Mr. Harris tempt to do too much, and will steer that did not, during its e^rly settle- was guilty only of error of judgment. ment require at some time from this is casse for removal, every officer complish a great reform. In all other the oliier and richer parts of the coun- the country may be removed at once. pursuits there is association, cotnbina try. Kansas has several times txperi- l" fiom the older po.tions of the it*-, I i,lir ladies -is tliev chine into a s-iloon ought to be no inoie asha ,,e«l of doing enced famine. Let the settler take and now of St. Paul, has been held to and this is what makes the business heart. He is still better olf than the appear before the United States Distiict' the industrial classes so powerful, noorofthe luge cities, thousands of Court in June, charged with forging That good old farmer, Horace Greeley, "whom are now out of implement, and the name of Mrs. Inman, of Cotton who, notwithstanding his theories and living in unhealthy looiiia with stai va- wood County, a pension draft. supposed \aganes, did more tor fann tion staring them in tlie face. Here ,:ulifs H*a good harvest only a few mouths off. terviewed one saloon keeper. when neighborhoods would combine X't-u. Will -itv IWIU- vi'iuiiiirr /-ivoii I and go in bunds from farm to farm to !e\\ lOlivCliy IS nOW SeiHlinu CllCll- a in tarn om the W,* .*!.« f..r aid to! £Lte Zwfh» *, ?Tr'rTT'" „„,„„...» :t^ ..,„.,. ,. I,,. i5, ii woula tlius be hiitlicient lor a neii iibor suppoit it* po«u, who li\e wiLlun a said to be the most rem.uka le .* stoliwhearnu ti «»fitlH mlStave,itotliH stone tuow ot the palace, o. m. event of the kind since the days of Pen- aiiepia tecost Ages." It kept "singing itself all the time." A temperance revival is going on at Austin, Minn. All classes are engaged and eight saloon keepers have been prosecuted. The N. Y. Christian Advocate says: "A fiiend. who has careful'y* counted up the results of the Woman's temper ance movement thus far, gives us the following figures: Thirty-seven cities and towns entirely freed from the liquor traffic 1,761 liquor saloons in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois closed and 800 liquor sellers not only reformed, but hopefully converted to Christ! Com ment is unnecessary. JO URN A LISTIC ITEMS. A half interest in the Owatouna Jour nal is offered for sale. The Grange Advance, published at Red Wing, is one of the best and most thoroughly edited weekly papers in the State. region than that nenetrated by the Hsliere claim to have now one of the best printing houses in the State. The Mankato Reviuc has ordered a steam engine to drive its presses. The Rochester Record, and Union, have been consolidated, and the pub- Kenton rejoices over tlie latest egg monstrosity. The Republican says it is nine-and-one-qnarter inches in circum ference and "was laid on our table by Dr. Rogers." If there is any Doctor Hut 11 Rogers in this neighborhood who ean a rado, unless you have plenty of capital, „„,. *..,i,i„ ,.,., 1, •,• or a good to of cattle to start with, as large eggs as that, whether on tal)1^ we will pay him fifty cents a dozen for all he can lay26144 this Summer. Some little children in Huron county. Ohio, recently undertook to play with a loaded gun and one little girl had her brains blowed out. The paper justly says that "it ougnt to be made a crim inal offence to leave loaded fire arms within reach of children." It is estimated that $1,000,000 will not cover the losses in cattle, horses and sheep frozen to death in California during the past winter. The Chicago Tribunt says that first class carpenters in that city who were employed a year ago sit $3 per day are now glad to get $1.50 ier day and that this decline in the cost of labor runs through the whole scale of employ ment. The Worthington Advance felicitates ltav\f railroad has given great satisfaction to ague nor ardent spirits in that commu ople living .11 the district trav- •,!»-,, No oliieeti'm to HIP tPPtnt-ili«m eisedbyit. The FaVmersbmg Grange because they neither engage in 1 1 0 t0 ,i uf Iowa recently passed resolutions hut the idea of prohibiting an innocent commendatory of Hie narrow gauge iittle spree with the shakes is a trifle fystcui, too radical,— Winona Re publican, FARMERS] DEPARTMENT. A FARMER .VS. THE GRANGES. A* farmer, writing to the Winona Republican against the Granges, gives his brother farmers some plain talk. He says But why are farmers as well as oth ers so generally disappointed First—Inexperience. Many who came West to farm have to learn by experi once and lose much while they are learning. Second—Getting in debt too much— too much interest to pay. Third—Some have signed notes for their friends, and have had others' debts to pay beside their own. This is bad. Fourth—Some farmers are not very healthy and cannot work very hard. Fifth—Some are lazy. Sixth—Some are intemperate. Seventh.—Some are spendthrifts. Then speaking of the war on the rail roads, he says A moment's reflection will convince any sane man that without the rail roads the farmers of Minnesota would be ruined. Wnat would our grain be worth if we had no rail oad or steam boat monopolies to take it to market But this railroad monopoly humbug has had its day, and accomplished its object. Thousands luve joned the all kinds of~ ,Siiy.S:* W Jir expected to lo- Transportation Companies are necessary to the farmer's success and that they are no enemies to railroads awl canals. Wonderful declaration W"at will those Grangers say who shouted "Anti-Monopoly''till they were hoarse, and talked anti-monoply till they be lieved they would be better off without any railroads The evil effects of the insane war against railroads may be said seen Woik on railroads is stopped bonds area drug in the market few wish to buy projected railroads dead, a panic induced, and thousands thrown out of em pi ymeiit who now must cease to consume our products and be come producers. All these things are the farmers. Nevertheless, the Grange movement is undoubtedly in the right direction, and if properly managed and not con- found 18 miles from Dell Rap-. of farm life have been the great ditticul- w*.v preferred charges against S. R. liar-! Grange movement tends to overcome a "»Vilson, formerly of Windom tion, and to some extent co-operation, Lu Verne we"organiz-' ers than any man in America, hoped to temperance crusade and have in-, seethe day ot co-op rative farming, tew mil- i» hood, and land would not be mortgag- it advancement and of the politicians, they will ac- e(1 t(J mwMwry I a vest, instead of being a stormy cape At loledo, some one asked the pray-1 ..,,•,,. tl( *.„.„.„,. «•...,.„ i,u ^......L W W "toWlXmfp W a HOrt S?^ "*"™»S*™ to "shoulbde, I 0 W I W controluthh countrye, ™n™"1 ,,1.°W' it b1Sheartily=encouraged. 1,074 car loads of pine lumber weie received in Sioux City, from Minnesota, during the year 1873. N E W ADVERTISEMENT. United States Mail. JViiKnxrEeoT-A.. POST OFFICE DEPAKTMENT, WASHINGTON, Match 31,1874. No. 2bll8Frnm Weaver, by Smithiield and Lyon, to Millville, 27 miles and back, once a week, l^eave Weaver Friday at 7 a in Arrive at Millville bv in Leave Millville S.ituVda at 7 a Anivc at Weaver by 6 m. 26128 From Forestville, by Carimona, to Preston, miles ami back, three times a week. Leave Forestville lucbday, lhuisda, and Saturday at a m. Arrive at Preston by 12 ni Leave i'reston Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 1 in An ive at Forestville by 4 26134 From 1'reston to Isciioui-'.s, 3 miles and back, six tunes a week. Leave Preston Daily, except Sunday, at 8 a in Leave bast Claremout Saturday at 10 a in Arrivee a teetotalisni WaMojJUtfiulavm:t a bv 12 Leav Wasioj a a 2 An ive at Last Claiemout by 4 From Dodge City by Merton and Fllvvood, toovvatonna, 12miles and back, once a" Leave Dodge City Friday at 12 I \riIve at Owatouna oy "ip in Leave Owatouna Fi iday at 3.30 An ive at Dodge City by 0.J0 26148 From Moscow to K.rt.Station, 3 miles and baek, once a week. Schedule to make connection with mal rains. 26187 From Elysian, by Marysburg *nd Lake 26359 From Wells, by Minsfie'd. SLite LI ShakojK-e, equal to 26 miles and iack, twice a week. Schedule to be satisfactory to the Depart-, meut. 26204 From Holden to Keuyon, 6 miles and back, twice a week. Leave Holden Wednesday and Saturday at 1 in Arrive at Kenyon by 3 in Leave Kenyon Wednesday and Saturday at 5 in Arrive at Holden by 7 26815 From Rush City, by Burnettevllle, (Wis.),' and Anderson, to Grantsburg, 2u% miles and back, once a week. Leave P.ush City Tuesday at 6 a Arrive at Grantsburg by 12 in: esda J/eave grantsburg Tuesday at 1 m: Arrive at Kush City bv 8pm Proposal* Invited for twice-a-week service. 26226 From Excelsior to Eden Prairie,6miles »nd back, 6 times a week. Leave Excelsior dally, except Sundae, at 10 am Arrive at Eden Prairieat 12 Leve Eden Prairie dally, except Sunday, ft* 1 |D An ve at Excelsior by 3 m: 26228 From Wayzata, by Llnz, to Leigbton, 13 miles and back, once a week. Leave Wayzata Saturday at 1 in Aruve at l*ighton by 5 Leave Leigiitun Satuiday at 6 a in An Ive at ayzata by \l Proposals invited to embrace Parker's Lake. 26229 From Maple Plain to Saint Bonlfacius, 9 miles and back, once a week. Leave Alaple Plain Friday at 9 am Aruve at halnt Bonlfacius by 12 Leave isaint Bonlfacius Friday at 1 Aruve at Maple Plain by 4 26233 From Bluomiueton, by lJiclineld and Minneapolis, 13 miles and back, three times a week. Leave Bloomiugtou Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8 a Aruve at Minneapolis by 12 m: Leave Minneapolis Monday, Wednesday, and fcndayatlpin Arrive at Bloomlngton by 5 m. 26238 From Lake Towu to Chaska, 6 miles and back, once a week. Leave Lake Town Saturday at 10 am Arrive at Chatka bv 12 Leave Chaska Saturday at 1 in Arrive at Lake Town by 3 in. 26242 From (Jlencoe, by Sumter, Lake Addie. Collins, Swansea, Palmyra, and Birch Colley, to Beaver Falls, 60 miles and Back, once a week. Leave Olencoe Monday at 7 am Arrive at Beaver Falls next day at 4 Leave Beaver Falls Wednesday at 7 am Arrive at Gleneoe next day at 4 in. 26266 From Saint Cloud, by Brock way. North Prairie, Two lUv-rs, Pike Kapids, and Green Prairie, to Fort Bipley, 52 miles and back, once a week. Schedule to be satisfactory to the Depart ment. Piopoals invited for twice-a-week service. 26277 From Litchtield, bv Manamtah and Koro ni.s, to Payiie-ivllle, 26 miles and back, three times a week. Leave Litchfield Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 7 a in: Arrive at Payuesviile by 5 Leave Pa\ne»ville Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 7 a in Arrive at Litchfield by 5 m. 26232 From Atwater, by Harrison and Green Lake, to New London, 18 miles and back, twice a wve Leave Atwater Tuesday and Friday at 6 am Armve at New London by 12 Leave New London Tuesday and Friday at 1 in Arrive at Atwater 7 in. 26293 From Leaf Valley, by Miltona, to Alexan dua, 2U miies and back, once a week. Leave Leaf alley Satmda at 6 a in Arrive at Alexandria by 12 in Leave Alexandria satui day at 1 Arrive at Leaf Valley by 7 in. 2i)298 From Clitherall, Battle Lake, Blooming Grove and Aurdale, to Feigns Falls,,3D miles and back, once a week. Leave Clitherall Monday at 7 a in Arrive at Fergus Falls by 7 am Leave Fergus Falls Tuesday at 7 a Arrive at Clitherall by 7 in. 26302 From liichwoud to Detroit City, 11 miles and baek, once a week. Leave ftichwood Satuiday at 8 a Airive at Detroit City b'l2 in Leave Detiou ity satuiday at 1 An ive at lueliwood by 5 in. 26336 From l)u Luth, 1 Bea\er Bay, Grand Mau ra!-. Saxton (n. o.), and Grand Portage, to l'igeou ltiver, 16o miles and back, once a week. Leave Du Luth every Thursday at 7 a in Arrive at Beaver Bay next Satui day by in Leave Beaver Bay every Mnoday at 7 a An ive at Du Luth next Wednesday by 6 ni Leave Beaver B.iy every Monday at 7 a Arrive at Pigeon Bay next .Saturday at 12 in °other,Landoun- combine and hel each less itt0assumes Leave Pigeon Bay every Monday at 7 a Arrive at Beaver Bay next Saturday by \i ni. 26344 From Lake Benton to Flandreau, 25 miles and back, mice a week. Leave Lake Benton Friday at S a in Auive at FIa I'dlea I j» in Leave Flamlieau Thuisdu at 8 a Anne.it Lake Benton bv 0 in. 26345 From Lake Benton to Medary, 27 miles and back, once a week. Leave Lake Benton Monday at Sam Arrive at Medar 1 4 in Leave Medai.v 1 uesda .it ha in Aruve at Lake Benton 1 4 in. 26346 From Cnlledonia to Brownsville, 14 miles and back, three times a week. Leave Caledonia Tue.-day, Thursday, and ts.ii vii l.vy at 2 Ai me at BiownsviUe by 6p Leave Biowusvilie I uesd.tv, Thuisday, and saturdav at 7 a m: Aruve at Caledonia bv 11 a in. 26047 From Chatlield to Foin.tain, 9 miles and back, six times a week. ave Chatlield dailv, except Sunday, at 7 a in: An ive at Fountain by 10 a in Leave Fountain daily, except Sunday, at 1 m: Aiiive at Chatlield by 4 lit. Close connection to be made with eastern and western mail trains. 26348 From White Kaith, to Audubon, 22 miles and baek, thiee times a week. Leave White Earth Tuesday, Tliursdav and satuiday at 9 a in Arrive at Audulxin by 3 pin Leave Audubon Manday, Wednesday, and l-'i iday at ii a m: Arrive it White Earth by 3 in. 26.540 Fioin Blue Earth Cii\, bv Emerald and Ibush Cieek, to Bank's, 2 miles and back, twice a week. Leave Blue L.oth City Monday and Fri day at 7 A in: TKOPOSALS will be received at the Contract Office of this Department until 3 o'clock in. of May 'Mil, 1874, (to lie decided by June lOlli.) for carying the mails ot Ihe li.ited states Irom Jul 1st, 1S74, to June 30, 1875, on the following routes in the state of Minnesota, and the sehed uleol departures and ai rivals herein specihed, 26362 Fr Winneluno City, by Elo, Pleasant Arrive at Banks iy 2 in: Leave Banks Tuesday and Saturday at 7 a m: An ive at Blue Earth ity by 2 m. 26350 Fioni Swansea, Lake Side and Co-mos, to Lake Lillian, 26 miles and back, once .1 week Leave Swansea Tuesday at 7 a Arrive at Lake Lillian by 6p Leave Lake l.iiluu Wednesday at7 a Arrive .it Swansea bj 6 m. 26351 From Alexandi ia, Moe. to Hermon, milev and back, once a week. Leave Alexand' ii Mond ly at 7 a An ive at Heiinan next day 6pm Leave lleimon Wednesday at 7 a m: Ai» ive at Alexandria next day by m. Mound, Hope, Antrim, and South Brai.cii, to saint James, 30 miles and baek. once a week. Leave Winnebairo City Friday at 7 a in An ive at saint James bj 7 in: Leave Saint James Satin day at 7 am An ive at Winnebago City by pin. 2i'3o3 From Wabasha to Alm.i, ten miles and baek, '.K times a vveok. by steamboat, dm injr season of navigation. Schedule to be satisfactory to the Depart ment. 2G354 From Warlena to Parker's Praliie, 30 miles and baek, tvvie* a week. Leave Wadena Tuesday and Fiiday at 7 a m: Arrive at Parker's Prairie by i' in: Leave Parkers Praiile Wednesday and Saturday at 7 a in An ive at Wadena by 6 An ive at Isenour's by 0 a in 1-eave I*enour's dailv, except Sunday, at 10 263oo From Lake Johanna, by ttilchrist and An a in dei-MMi, to Glenwood, 22 miles and back, Arrive at Preston bv 11 am once a week. Close conuetion to be made with the mall-1 Leave Lak- Johanna Wednesday at 8 a trains east and west. An Ive at Glenn nod by 5 in Proposals for set vice twice daily invited. 26143 Fiom East Claremout to Wasioja, 6 miles and back, one a week. Lea ve Glenwood Thursday at 8 a An ive at Lake Johanna by .' m. 26356 From Eden Lake to Cold Spring City, 12 miles and baek. once a week. Leave Eden Lakt- Fi id iv at S a in An ive at Cold Spring Citv by 12 in Leave Cold Spring city Frid ly at 1 An ive at Eden Lake by 5 m. Washington i, toMiint. Peter, 22 miles and Hartland, to Noitnvvood. 35 mis rwn»e iai w*.plr.. ,_ ._ twicp week Schedule to be satisfactory to the Depart ment. 2618s From Jordan, by Helena, Saint Benedict, Praha, Heidelberg, Saint lluheilus, and Kavenstream, to Jordan, euual.to2u miles .v-ocn «r _»•.! .. and baek once a week 2d360 From Worthington to Shetek 3o miles and Leave Jord'on Saturday at 6a in iJ?»» VvIIS A .„ .„ Arrive at Jordan by 7 pin fj I a 0 and back, three timo- a week. Schedule satisfactory to the Department. 26358 From Saint Peter to Xorseland, 10 miles and baek, once a week. Leave Saint Peter Saturdav at 9 a in An ive at Norseland by 12 in Leave Norseland Saturday at 1pm Arrive at Saint Peter by 4 in. in«» and mile and back, onc:e- a week. Leave Wells Friday at 6 a Arrive at Xortlivvood by 7 in Leave Northwood Saturday at 6 a Arrive at Wells by 7 m. a, «,- xvl"*'1* Proposals invite ton tw icte a week iT™e JhLf1WSaturdan?bIt1 26190 From Shakopee,d by Sain Mary's,service. Lvdia Cedar Lake, plum Cieek, NVvv Market, Suel (u. o.). Laslieen, and Maple Ulen, to 26361 From Fairmount by Amber, Tenhasse ton a 7 1 I-eave Shetek a 7 a in A W at Worthingto 7 Lake Belt, and Dunnell, to Estherville, 32 miles and back, twice a week Leave Fairmoui.t Tuesd and Thursday at 7 a in Arrive at Ksthervllle by 7pm Leave Estherville Wednesday and Friday at 7 a m: Arrive at Fairmount by 7 m. From Blooming Prairie, to Geneva, 13 miles and bacK, once a week. Leave Blooming Prairie Saturday at 8 am Arrive at Geneva by 12 Leave Geneva Saturday at 1 Arrive at Blooming Praiile by 5 m. 26363 From Blooming Prarie to Dodge Centre, 21 miles and back, nee a week. Leave Blooming Prairie Thuisday .t6a THENATIONALCOLONY OCATED I N SOUTHWESTERN Minnesota ax.d Northwestern Io- I wa. Tw^elve To^wnships of Rich Prairie Land In Nobles County, Minnesota. Soil and Climate The CREAM O TH E PRAIRIES and the GARDEN OF TH E STATE. The Climate of the Mountains and the Soil of the River Bottoms. Government Lands. Several Townships of GOVERNMENT A N in the County SsTILL VA CANT. he«se lands are on the Sioux Citv & St. Paul Towns and Villages. Three THRIVING VILLAGES grow ing up in the Colony. Worthington the Business, Railroad, Social, and Educational Centre of a large extent of country. TRADB. NINE COVXTIES NOW TRAD ING AT WORTHINGTON. A FARMING POPULATION of sev eral thousand now on tlie lands and the County RAPIDLY FILLING UP. The National Colony is organized up on a TEMPERANCE BASIS. No IN TOXICATING BEVERAGES sold in the County. EDUCATION. Good PUBLIC SCHOOLS and a SEM INAR OF LEARNING now in operation at Worthington. Advantages. FERTILE SOIL, pm: in. CONVENIENT MARKETS, HEALTHFU CLIMATE, CHRISTIAN SOCIETY. Superior Mail, Railroad, School, Church and other Privileges. NO AGUE, NO CONSUMPTION, NO LIQUOR TRAFFIC, NO DESPERADOES, NO INDIANS. RAPID INCREASE IN THE VALUE OF LAND ASSURED. Send stamp for eopy of the National Colony JOURNAL, giving full particulars, to MIL' ER, HUMISTON & CO., Worthington, Nobles Count/'. Minnesota. Murch, W74. o^»-*'ve^aJv*^ *\r^^2a*n*'t^t'&*'*'**"***:i','*ir~- -^'.C£^t*'^***?%,£^w*^^l'*?^^:,K'**' "*$i td^- BiilWers Take Notice. «J£l Lumber, Lath, A Large and Varied Assortment of Pine Lumber, O O S I N S FOB YOUTH OF BOTH SEXES, AT WORTHINGTON, NOBLES CO. MINN. ON THE ST. PA UL & SIOUX CITV RAILWAY. Hailroad which runs daily trains to both Methodist Episcopal Church, and as auxiliary to cities. Humhne University. It will be conducted in the most cajtho ic spirit: the object being to unite liberal culture with the precepts and spiritof tlie TO COMMENCE ON WEDNESDAY, NO VEMBER 19th, 1873. This institution is announced in accordance with the declaration of the founders of the Na tional Colony, that tlie early establishment of a seminary of learning, on a liberal basis, at some favorable point, was part of their plan. It has been judged advisable to put the enter prise under denominational control: it is, accord ingly, introduced under the patronage of the Cluistian system. The Seminary building, now known as the Methodist Church Block, is spacious and attract ive, and admirably located. It fronts on the Public Square, in Wurthington, within a short distance of WestOkabena Lake. It is intended to make theSeminary an honor to the State—the equal ot any similar institution in the West. The board ot instruction is already large and embraces, in an unusual degree, both the expeiience and abi'itj essential to success. As occasion demands it will be enlarged and nothing shall be vv am ing to the completeness of the several depaitments. The contemplated course of study will cover a period of three years the design being to pie pare students for a collegiate course, or to quali fy tliem to enjraKe successfully in business pur suits. Pieparatoiy classes, liowewr, will be oi nied, especially for the first six months, dui ing winch lime, it may be piesumed, many will be unpiepaied for the regular coin so. While the school in itself will be unequivocally Cluistian, it possesses, also, the external advan tages of location in a community not only highfy intelligent and moral, but unciirst by the liquor trailc. This nefarious trade, theprolific sumce of poverty and ciinie, is, by law, utteily exclud ed fnun Xobles county. No thoughtful parent or guardian will under-estimate the importance of tliiynost significant fact. Prof. Ilumision takes charge of a department with which he has been long and honorably con nected, and brings vvilh him, asagi.tt to the in stitution, philosophical and chemical apparatus worth six hundred and fifty dollars. PKICK9 OF TLITIOV—In older to extend as far as possibb-, the benefits of the institution, to those who desire it, and to meet the stiingeney of the times, tuition, for the first six months, will be but *S.0O per quarter. This charge will be uniform for all studies except instrumental music, French and ornamental needle woik. The First Quarter will begin, as already an nounced, Xov. 19th, 1873, and end Feb. 5th, 18T4. The Second Quarter will begin on the 6th of Feb. 1874, and end on the Vpiil 6h, n-74. Exercises will be suspended during the Holidays. Address all communications in regard to th Seminary to B. II. CHEVEH, Worthington, Xobles Co., Minnesota. BOAKIUNO.—Students can, during the coming winter, be accommodated in piivate families on reasonable terms. Immediate efforts will also be made to provide for any students who may pre fer to board themselves. As soon as the success of the institution is assured, a lwardinghou.se will be added to our present accommodations". BOARD OF ISSTKLCTOKS. B. H. CltEvr.it, A. M., Principal. Mental and Moral Science. R. F. Hi'Mia-roN, A. M., Natural Science. CHAS. T. in NMNG, B. A., Greek, J.atin and Mathematics. CHA9. H. BAUI.OWS, Book-keeping and Penmanship. MART H. CHEVER, Instrumental Music—Piano and Organ O.AKA J. CKAFT, French. J. CRAFT, M. D., Vocal Culture. EVE REIT P. FREEMAN, LATE REGISTER LAN OFFICE, Jackson, Minn., Will for the present remain at Jackson and at tend to Land Oflice business to contested and anneal cases arising under the Pre-Emptlon or Homestead Laws and to all branches of legal business pertaining thereto. Patents promptly secured on entries. Retaining Fee expected be fore advice is given or legal assistance rendered. I&'lsoans negotiated jor parties desiring to enter land. DAN! SHELL Is prepared at all times to furnish the public with good Livery outfits, at his Livery, Feed and Sale Stable, Worthington, Minn., Good care is always given teams leftin his keep ing. ADDRESS. All letters addressed to Miller, Hum iston & Company, Worthington, Nobles county, Minnesota, will be promptly answered, and full information given concerning the National Colony. 1^uv*Zc*' J. 8. BHDCK, Shingles. At his Lumber Yard in Worthington, has constantly on hand O I N S S A S and everything usually kept by en terprising lumber dealers. Yard Near Shell's Stable, WORTHINGTON, MINNESOTA Lumber from J. Dean & Co 8 Mills, Minneapo is. WOR THING TON SEMINAR ?*«*^v™&!*W$mg^(g^^^£&t&f£j!i AtVy at Law. H. D. BOOKSTAVML Notary Public. WESTERN HOME Real Estate, Loan & In surance Agency, Worthington, Minnesota. SHUCK & BOOKSTAVER. 49* We have established an Agency for buy* 4V ing and selling real estate, both town and country, and our arrangements will insnr* *Wus Unsurpassed Facilities 49* both in selling land or providingpurchasers 49* with the most desirable bargains in Both Wild and Improved Lands HAVE you Land For Sale? 49* If you have land for sale in ten, twenty, 49-forty, eighty and hundred and sixty acr« 49- tracts, apply at our agency. We offer the 49* most sure channel for disposal of the same, 49*and all information regarding claims put in 49* our bauds will be most strictly confidential, 49* as it is our purpose to conduct an entirely 49* legitimate business. 49* Our large correspondence will enable us 49* to find cash purchasers more certainly than 49* any other agency. Qo you want a Home? 49* If you want to purchase land for a home, 49* or if you wish to buy land for speculation, 49* we offer you most choice selections at terms 49* to suit. Our lands are (^"Unsurpassed for Richness, in a country Unsurpassed for Ilealthfulness, and in a community ^•Unsurpassed for Intelligence, and we offer bargains •fiT Unsurpassed for Variety. Homesteads and Preemptions located In No bles and adjoining counties upon application. Special attention given to Land Office business to contested and appeal cases arising under the Preemption and Homestead Laws. Insurance effected in first-class companies. Money to loan ou approved real estate securi ty. Conveyances promptly and neatly done. Fuil particulars, with map, sent on receipt of •Scent stamp. TEED & BAKER, General Dealers in Ready-Made and Custom CLOTHING, Have received their Stock of WINTER Goods IIEA O VERCOA TS, Wool Yarns, Home-Made Socks, Ladles' and Gents' FUE GOODS, From Alaska Mink to the Finest or the Cheapest Kinds and Giades, Buck Gloves and, Mittens, A Full Line of Gents' Underwear, &c. Clothing made to order, by a first-class workman FIRST-CLASS. PERMAMENT. PLUMB & CO'S a AT WOTHIMiTON. SPECIALTY Hardy varieties of Fruit for Minnesota, Evergreens, Ornamental Trees, Flowering Bulbs, and a Small Fruits in Abundance Anything and everything in the Nursory line can be had at very low rates by calling at til© Nursery or addressing, PLUMB & CO., 31 Worthington. Minn. J. C. & M. J. Plumb, Chas. M. & G. M. Plumb Milton. Wis. Worthington. WORTHINGTON NURSERY. J. H. BOWERMAN & CO. Have on hand, and for Sale all the hardy varie ties of APALK TREES, EVERGREENS and ORNAMENTA TREES. Flowering Plants and Bulbs in large quanti ties, also a full line of small Fruits of every de sci iption, suitable for tins market. The aboveNurseryStockisof Minnesota growth. Prices low, and warranted as represented. Call and see our stock before purchasing elsewhere. Catalogues and information furnished on ap plication. Reserve your orders for, or until called on by HENRY DUNHAM. Agent. REFERENCES. T. B. Clement, President First National Bank. Faribault, Minn. Uf 0RTHINGT0N HARNESS SHOP J. H. JOHNSON, Prop'r. Manufacturer of Saddles, Harness, Bridles, Col lars, Halters, Lines, and dealer in Whips, Whip-stocks,Lashes.Horse Blank ets, Curry combs, Brushes, Hames.Bitts.Buck- s. Snaps Thread, Wax, etc TRUNKS and •^VALISES alway6on hand. «9-Repair Ing done cheap and in the best man ner. Give me a call. J. S. STONE, Boot and Shoe Store. For Boots & Shoes and Neat Fits. On Fourth Avenue, west side of the Park, W^thington Minn. Work Warranted. O. BIGELOW, Proprietor of MEAT MARKET, Opposite Worthington House Stables, WORTHINGTON. MINX,