The Western advance. [volume], May 30, 1874, Image 2

About The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874

Image provided by: Minnesota Historical Society; Saint Paul, MN

                
pastern ^ilvanre-
Terms $s.oo a Year, 91.00 for Six Mentha.
8ATURDAT, MAY 30, 1874.
The Senate, on Wednesday last, pass
ed the House bill extending the time
two years in which pre-emptors on the
public lands in Minnesota, including
the lands within the Fort Ridgely and
Sioux reservations, are allowed to make
final proof and payment. This will be
good news to many settlers.
Miss Nellie Grant, who was married
to a Mr. Sartoris, a young Englishman,
on the 21st, has probably got he sea
sickness real bad by this time. The
poor child had to undergo the ordeal of
marrying a stranger and of receiving
several tons of presents. Then she had
from twenty to thirty trunks to pack,
and was hurried aboard a steamer and
carried to England. Yet she seems to
have enjoyed it, and there are probably
few girls of her age in America who are
not willing to pass through the same
experience, dresses, presents, twenty
odd trunks, Sartoris and all.
We publish elsewhere the Annual
Statement showing the financial condi
tion of Nobles county. It will be seen
that the showing is very favorable and
in marked contrast to that of many of
the new counties in thispart of the west.
Taxes generally are light and there is a
disposition to move cautiously and to
avoid debt as much as possible until the
people have had time to stock up with
a few good crops. Those have
taxes to pay on deeded land complain
some for the rate is high, but there are
few thus far who have tax to pay on
realty, and the rate will necessarily go
on declining as the avea of deeded land
increases. Persons locating in Nobles
county may count upon moderate taxes
and upon the absence of those "jobs
Which burden so many counties with
a heavy debt. A gentleman of experi
ence recently remarked that it cost
more to cut the stumps out of the roads
in the county from which he came, in
Ohio, than it will cost to build good
roads throughout Nobles county.
MANUFACTURING AT81'. PAUL.
St. Faul is moving in the matter of
manufactures with her accustomed en
ergy. A Manufacturing Aid and Trust
Company is to be organized witli a cap
ital of $250,000, the object of which is to
loan the creditor the money of the com
pany to such manufacturing enterprises
as promise a large success. The Press
claims great advantages for St. Paul
over other points on account of their
facilities for water transportation. It
is claimed that Illinois coal in barges
can be laid down in St. Paul at $3 50 to
$4 per ton. If this be correct, it settles
the question of manufactures for St.
Paul. When it once becomes a manu
facturing city, it will double up in
wealth and population at an astonish
ing rate. Cleveland, Ohio, was consid
ered an old city when her business men
discovered that she was no longer a
(commercial city. They promptly turned
their attention to manufactures, giving
aid to coal railroads and loaning money
and selling ground to manufacturers
at less rates than to others. The result
was that in twenty years Cleveland in
creased her popluation from 20,000 to
125,000, and became one of the wealthi
est of the interior cities.
Indianapolis is another example of a
city made by encouraging manufac
tures. She had no natural advantages
and was made by her manufacturing
enterprises and her railroads. Her best
and most responsible citizens are organ
ized and hold meetings once a week to
consider the interests of the city and to
offer encouragement as well as induce
ment to all manufacturing enterprises.
Foreign capital has been flowing into
the city owing to the liberal interest
(the legal rate being ten par cent.) and
collection laws of Indiana. Under
these circumstances, the city has passed
in a few years from a small State capi
tal to a great manufacturing centre with
a population of from 60,000 to 70,000,
and we notice that those who have visi
ited the city this Spring report wonder
ful enterprise and progress, with large
and elegant buildings going up in all di
rections.
St. Paul is sure to go on growing in
Importance as a commercial city, and
she needs only to add manufacturing
upon an extensive scale to become one
of the great cities of the West. For a
city of less than 40,000 inhabitants, St.
Paul is wonderful for her energy, her
trade and her metropolitan facilities.
STATE ITEMS.
The Rev. Mr. Neill, of the Reformed
Episcopal Church, as soon as a proper
place of worship is secured, will preach
every Sunday morning in St. Paul.
The black leg has attacked the cattle
in some portions of Freeborn County,
and many deaths are reported.
Says the Austin Transcript: The
evidences of prosperity in this city have
never been more abundant than at the
present time."
The cheese factory at Kasson com
menced operations on the 18th inst.
The St. Paul Press says immense
quantities of lumber are being shipped
down the Sioux City road and to regions
along the Minnesota River, indicating
that building is active.
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
The Rock County Herald completed
Its first year on Friday last. It is much
better supported by the business men
of Luverne, in the way of advertising,
than the ADVANCE is by the business
men of Worthington,
The Jackson County farmers have
(ovm\ cqrfl their surest crop, and are
jgoing into corn raising largely,
The Sioux Falls Independent esti
mates that 125 buildings have been
erected tliere during the past year, 28
of wlif$h w* business hOH«e»,
MINNESOTA.
Sale of Col. W. SrKings XJyndah^erU
—One of the most Remarkable Stock
Sales in America—Best Stock State in
the World—Minnesota Large Farms.
SALE OF THE LYNDALE HERD.
Letters are frequently written to the
proprietors of the National Colony ask
ing whether Minnesota is a good State
for stock growing. These letters are
uniformly answered in the affirmative.
Grass grows luxuriantly and is exceed
ingly nutritious, while the climate is as
favorable to the health of the lower
animals as it is to the health of men.
We give below the Chicago dispatches
announcing the sale of the celebrated
Lyudale Herd, of Hon. W. S. King, of
Minneapolis, which took place at Dex
ter Park, Chicago, on the 21st, and in
vite the attention of our several hun
dred readers abroad to the facts and
comments contained in tiiese dis
patches
To the Press and Fioneer
DEXTEII PARK, CHICAGO, May 21.—
Tins may be considered a proud day for
Minnesota. The sale of Col. King's
LynUale herd, which has involved the
solution of the problem whether or not
Minnesota is adapted to the successful
culture of the highest blooded cattle,
has proved more brilliantly successful
than the rosiest hopes had foreshad
owed. Even Xing luuiself, confident
and plucky, as he has proved hiu'self
through his long tight to secure for
Minnesota the short horn champion
ship, is agretably disappointed at the
result of his endeavors, lie would last
night have taken $100,000 for his herd,
which has to-day netted him $128,530
under the hammer, thus giving to Min
nesota the proud title of Having been
the home, and in most cases the birth
place, of a herd which, taking its pedi
gree into account, has brought tiie
highest prices and secured the largest
average of any herd ever offered in the
world.
England, the bi th-place, and for two
hundred years the home, of the short
horn breed Kentucky, the famed blue
grass garden of the world Illinois, the
boasted rival of the world in climate,
soil and fruitfulness—all have been
compelled to succumb to the rare and
radiant atmosphere, and the succulent
and nourishing grass, which the soil of
Minnesota alone affords. Col. King is
therefore not only to be thanked, but
the State of Minnesota is to be congrat
ulated, for an achievement in short
horn animals which will hardly be
eclipsed in the present generation, un
less the present sale serves as the stim
ulus for still higher figures.
Altogether the sale was a marvelous
success, and Col. King is to-night being
congratulated by a large crowd of the
most famous breeders in the world, his
herd having attracted hither represent
atives from California, Europe, Ken
tucky, Vermont, and every other sec
tion where blooded catMe flourish.
To the Western Associated Press.
CniCAOO, May 21.—One of the most
remarkable sales of blooded stock ever
held in this country took place at Dex
ter Park, being that of the celebrated
Lyndale herd of short horns, belonging
to Hon. W. S. King, of Minneapolis.
Fifty-eight cows and twenty-one bulls
were sold, the former at an* aggregate
of $10O,615, and the latter at §25,375,
being an average of $1,982 each for
cows, and $1,207 for bulls.
BEST STOCK STATE IX TIIE WORLD.
Col. Stevens, former editor of the
Farmei's futon, speaking of Mr. King
and his herd, says:
"lie has bred a herd which, consid
ering its pedigree, sold for moie money,
by reason of the splendid condition in
which they were put bv Minnesota cli
mate and grass, than any herd ever
offered before in the world and he has
thus added to the reputation of Minne
sota of being the best wheat State of
the world, that of being the most suc
cessful stock State in the world."
LARGE FARMS.
Probably no State in the Union can
show a more uniform success in large
farming operations than Minnesota.
Dalrymple has never had a failure of
farms are on the line of the Sioux City
and St. Paul Railroad about 06 miles
northeast of Worthington.
Watonwan County contains a num
ber of large fauns, several of which we
have noticed heretofore in these col
umns. Tliere has been a large amount
of grain sown in this county this year,
which now looks well and pronr'ses a
large crop. Among the largest fauns
hinted this year we are told that .1.
W. Bass lias iu grain 1,500 acres, J. G.
Butterfield, 1,000, II. Wadsworth, GOO,
Setli Tiowbridge, 600, J. II. Myers,
500, C. C. Sylvester, 500, Joseph Flan
ders, 300, B. O. Kempfer, Robt. McDon
ald, O. It. Howe, and many others have
large farms, but we do not remember
the number of acres cultivated, except
those stated above. The Rice farm ad
joining this village has upwards of 400
acres broke which we believe is all be
ing cultivated."
A gentleman from Tanytown, X. Y.,
has recently purchased some 7,000acres
of Land in the neighboring county of
Cottonwood, and will begin a largo
farming operation tliere. Thus far
Nobles County does not run to large
farms. The largest operations are
those of Miller, Humiston & Co., who
are cultivating three farms of a half
section each, and one of a quarter sec
tion, and Mr. J. Ames who has pur
phased about 2,000 acres of land, which
he is gradually bringing under cultiva
tion,
2 The Mankato Brick Company are
burning tl«ejrflrptki|n of 200,000 brick,
THE SIOUX CITY AND ST. PAUL HAIL
We have a letter from the General
Manager of the railroad saying that our
article on the "New Rates,?* does in
justice to the company, to the railroad
law and to the "Railroad Commission
era. The General Manager.evidently
writes under a misapprehension of the
meaning and animus of the/ article,
which was designed chiefly to give bis
own explanation of why the special
wood rates had to be abolished. As
the letter just received gives a still
clearer explanation, we will let the
General Manager, speak in his own
words. He says:
The special wood tariff in force on
our roads since last September was
found to be in conflict with the 'Act
approved March 4th' in two particu
lars. It fixed the charges for a car
load of wood to Worthington, for in
stance, and gave the Worthington buyer
the option of taking the wood at Man-From
kato, 02 miles, or at Brentwood, 139
miles, or at any station between those
points at the same charge from any of
these stations where wood could be
purchased. The act referred to forbids
the same charge for a less as for a
greater distance.
'•The special tariff gave these rates
only to certain stations named therein,
not including, for instance, Madelia or
Lake *. rystal, which stations were not
dependent on the railroad company for
wood and did not need the special rate.
The 'Act' would forbid us to haul a
car of wood to one station, say 100H.D.
miles, for any less rate than to any oth
ei station for the same distance.
It is not the intention of the com
pany, nor is it required by the *Act
nor by the Commissioners that the av
erage wood rate shall beany higherthan
the' late special tariff rates, but the
rates will be so adjusted as to conform
to the law prescribing a greater charge
for the greater distance. Until a new
tariff is prepared and published wood
will be shipped under the rates given in
our general tariff for coal."
The rates on wood will therefore not
average any higher than they did be
fore.
And now a word as to the Railroad
Company. At this time of general and
often inconsiderate outcry against rail
roads, much injustice is done to railroad
managers. We believe that the com
pany which has the management of the
line between St. Paul and Sioux City is
among the most liberal nnd just of the
rail road companies. Thefirstyear they
supplied the National Colony with
wood at a probable loss to the company.
The first winter they spent from $50,
000 to $100,000 in an effort to keep the
road open, instead of leaving it block
aded with snow, as other roads in the
State have done. Each year they have
carried trees to the settlers along the
line of the road either entirely free or
at half rates. Last winter they donat
ed the timber on their lands along the
line of the Sioux City and St. Paul end
of the road to the settlers, and carried
the supplies sent for the relief of set
tlers without charge. When the new
railroad law went into effect, the com
pany promptly accepted the situation,
and are making their rates couform to
the requirements of the act, and they
will of course be governed by the
schedule adopted by the Commissioners
so soon as that is arranged. In many
cases the company might have gained
friends by a more liberal policy toward
business men wanting facilities along
the track, but we believe that the man
agement is generally popular with the
business men along the line. President
Drake, especially, has always shown a
liberal spirit, and generally when any
relief or favor from this quarter has
been asked a disposition has been shown
to grant it. In response to a recent
application from our Town Council,
President Drake offers, with the Col
ony Company, to give ten acres on the
crop, and in the seven or eight years of iake shore to the town for a park, and
his extensive wheat operations he is'
said to have netted a quarter of a mill
ion in crops and the advance in his land.
The St. Paul Press recently contained
the following concerning two extensive
wheat growers
"Col. E. W. Grovenor and Wm. Y.
Ruimney were in the city jesterday for
the hrst time since spring oiened so as The Jackson Republic says that Prof,
to permit of grain being put in. They Humiston has driven the grasshoppers
have been busily engaged in sowing ,, .•
wheat, a few acres ot gnn.nd-1,470 ill county by a proclamation,
number—on their farm in DaKota I They have been making toward Jack
County. This is the largest amount son county for several days, as hard as
sowed by any one party except Oliver their legs and wings can cairy them.
Dalrymple who has in wheat this sea- ., ,., »., ., ... ..
son something over 1,7(K) acres. They
also to give block 35 in the town plat
for school purposes.
This much is due to the railroad com
pany. As we shall not hesitate to speak
when we think the railroad company at
fault, Ave shall the more readily speak
when tliere is anything to commend.
a be to
report the grain all in exctllent eondi- tress. He admits that the editor of
tion, and at present are engaged in I the ADVANCE brought the graashop
rollingit. Mehsrs. Grovenor and Itum-1 and the wet season last year by a
mey came to the citv yesterday tor the «, ,, ..
purpose of purchasing the necessary! S wave of his pen, and Prof. Hum
outlit for breaking a farm of 1,000 acres
is*on
near St. James, in Watonwan County." all the grasshoppers emigrate to Jack
The St. James Herald recently con- son county. Again, at one fell swoop
tained the following mention of large we took the Land Office from Jackson
farms in Watonwan County. These and brought it over to Worthington.
X*P«bltc is in dis-
simply issues a proclamation and
And if the Republic is not duly peni
tent we shall issue a proclamation com
pelling every man in Jackson county
to stop the Republic and take the AD-IV
VANCE. We shall turn that "rush of
Job work" into our own office, leave
that "new brick office" untenanted,
and make that "new Court House" and
the two or three houses besides, which
make up the town of Jackson, a howl
ing wilderness.
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.
A A
JOB-WORK
NEATLY AND PROMPTLY
Executed at the
Adtaaco Office
Financial Statement
STATE
OF MINNESOTA,)
COUNTY OF NOBLES.
•Annual Statement showing the Receipts and
Expenditures of Nobles County from January 1,
1873. to February 28, 1874 and alio the Liabili
ties and Assets atthe present date, according to
the Statutes made and provided:
GENERAL COUNTY BEVKNUK.
Received.
From Tax Collected for 1872.
for 1873
Fine from County Attorney
Advertising Fees
Interest on Redemption
Tax cot on Special County Fund
Expenditures
Received.
From tax colected for 1872
1873
Expenditure*,
Receipts,
Expenditures,
ORDERS ISSUED.
M. L. Miller, Commissioner's salary,
Frank Zeiuer, freight paid,
William M. Bear, canvassing Co. vote,
M. B. Soule, Counsel fees,
1.1*. Dui fee, salary and milage
Bookstaver, expressage
Irwin & Swan, salaryas com. in full
T. C. Bell, salary as Co. Supt
John U. Cunningham, expressage
H. D. Bookstaver, reg. births and deaths
John Haggard, carryinglelection returns
Bookstaver reg births and deat
St. Paul Press Co., books and stationery
H. D. Buokstavei, salary for March, 1873
M. f. Soule as county attorney
Stevens, printing
TllTany, balance due on order
cancelled by bond No. 7,1873
St. Paul Press Co., tax dup. and press
Bookstaver, salary in full for Dec.
Uoodnow, sherilt fees
diaries Bullis, sheriff fees
Soule, salary
Bookstaver, salary January 1874
expressage
Bell, salary as county supt.
W Berger, Assessing Hersey
Bookstaver, salary in part for Feb.
I Durfee, salary as commissioner
Charles Bullis, sheriff fees in case of
State vs Seek
George O Moore, justice fees
William Bear,
A Town, juror fees
Langdon,
H.iriiugton
TDFowble
Shirly
Loveless
A Koblnsoii, witness fees
Thurber
E Allen
McLaurin
Charles Bullis
Henry Hall
Casper Bloom
Anderson, building bridge on Jack
Creek per contract
W Wolstencroft, surveying Co. road
I N Sater, Lumber for bridges
Rohrer, lumber for bridges
St. raul Lumber Co., lumber for bridges
E Humiston, building bridges ou Lu-
Verne road as per contract
Stout chainman,
I Durfee, team and axe-man
A S Wolstencroft, chainman
Daniel Shell, team for surveyors
I N Sater, Lumber foi stakes
S Shepherd, chainman
0 A Condee, lumber for bridge on Gra
ham Lakes road
Miller, viewing road
I Durfee, viewing roads
COUNTT POOB FCKD,
1 Durfee, relief of Emma Dame
Thomas Childs, boarding poor (J roots)
Barber, attending Emma Dame's
children
A Lyon, relief
Bennett Sherwood, relief
Joseph Chadwick, relief
I N Walden, relief
Snyder, relief
County interest
TwoaUll -. .-,v -S.S-W
60.00
11,10
1,64
272,13
11148.80
3897,83
DTRBBST rUHS.
TWO MILL FCHD.
Received.
tax collected for1872
W73
Expenditures,
ROAD AMD BRIDGE.
Appropriation from gen'l Co. Kev. Fund
Expenditures,
POOB FUND.
Delinquent taxes of 1872
Taxes of 1-73 novo due:
General county revenue
Interest
Two mill fund
Road and bridge tund
Poor fund
•182,23
3,78
186.01
211,12
Furniture In county office
Books, blanks &c.
182,23
189
184,12
97,50
52,50
1548,36
00,00
137,00
120,07
4,00
5.60
10,00
6.60
5,00
4,50
6,00
16,00
2,00
«,40
1,40
1,50
1035,35
51,80
25,00
25,00
60,00
10,25
3,60
16,14
6,84
50,00
9,50
7,28
33,33
W. Lawrence, assessing 2d ass't dlst.
Henry Brayton, fuel & lent as Co. Tieas.
J. W. Miller, canvassing Co. vote 1871
M. L. Miller, salary as coininissio er
Charles Bullis, sueiifi fees
H. 1). Bookstaver, salary for March, 1873
Charles Builis, sheila's fees
1. P. Durfee, commissioner's salary
M. B. Soula, salary as county attorney
H. 1). Bookstaver, sal. as auditor to May 31 50,00
C. C. Uoodnow, salary as com. in part 1872 11,73
Charles W. Bullis, sheriff's fees 4,50
M. H. Stevens, printing 43,20
C. C. Uoodnow, sal. as com. in full 1872 10,35
1. P. Durfee, salary as commissioner 3,40
H. D. Bookstaver, salary in part 12,00
0. H. Chapman, ass'ng u. Lake township 16,00
St. Paul Press Co. book 34,00
Jonas Parshall, carrying election returns 2,60
Charles Frisbee, assessing Hersey 1872 16,00
H. D. Bookstaver, salary as auditor 50,u0
C. C. Gooduow, stationery 20,45
C. £. Uoodnow, rent to Aug. 7,1873, 37,50
K. D. Barber, lamp and oil for office 1,25
H. D. Bookstaver, expressage and lamp top 3,80
H. Brayton, treasurer's fees 12,88
J. 8. Shuck, ohice rent and fuol 50,00
Stone & Parker office furniture 300,00
D. Barber, oil for lamp 50
M. B. Soule, office rent to May 5th 13,00
H. D. Humiston, oil can 75
1. P. Durfee, serving on board of audit 12,80
M. L. Millet, salary as commissioner 14,40
E. B. Paul, assessing town of Indian Lake 17,00
Charles Bullis, sheriff fees 7,60
J. W. Miller, salary as commissioner 35,50
M. B. Srule, salary as county attorney 16,67
T. C. Bell, as county superintendent 22,36
E Gooduow, rent to N.»v. 7,1873 37 50
0 A Fauskee, assessing Bigelow 1872 14 00
W W Copper, assessing Seward and 1st
..ssesment district 28 00
John Cunningham, reg. births & deaths 2 00
Hallett, assessing Giuliani Lakes 16 50
Andrew Thompson, ass'ng 1st assessment
distiict 1872 6 00
Bookstaver, salary Jan. & Feb. 1873 100 00
fees on bord of audit 6 00
salary to August, 1873 38 (10
expressage 7 60
St. Paul Press Company, books 304 00
due on cancellation
of order by bonds 1,2,3, Aug. 18,1873
John Cunningham, on board of audit
11 Bookstaver, salary for August, li»73
Bull, assessing village Worthington
Tburber, town of Worthington
Books aver, salary
Soule, salary
1 Dui fee, services as commissioner
W Miller,
Miller,
W W Dow, assessing Ransom 1873
Bookstaver, salary for Oet., 1773
E Uoodnow, office rent to Feb., li74
Uoodnow, postage stamps
II Bookstaver, salary for Nov. 1873
in part for Dec.
244
72 00
30 00
1190
30 50
50 00
55 85
600
80 00
25 00
23 05
6 80
10 50
1 95
4 40
50
50
50
50
50
50
100
100
1 00
1 00
1 (X)
100
1 00
325
30
1 40
18 00
63
1 40
N Carrier, justice fee. State vs Seeker
CMcMurphy
Child**, carrying election returns
Nason Carpenter, ass'ng Indian Lake 1873
Anderson, repaii ing desk drawer
John Haggard, carrying election returns
A Torrauee in part
from Wilson 1 00
.. 150
A W ass
John Vail Seward 2 60
Thomas Wilson, assessing Dewald and 3d
assessment district 20 0Q
Albert Haggard, assessing Fairview 1873 15 00
Thomas, assessing Elk and 2d as
sessment district
Silas W Laythe, assessing township ot
Worthington in 1872
E W Hesselroth, carrying election returns
S Shuck, fuel for office
Bell, record book county supt.
stationery and expressage
E Gooduow, rent for office in full
Gooduow, postage stamps
E Jackson, carrying election returns
1 Durfee, viewing road
A 8 Wolstencroft, team and chainman
W surveying roads
Durfee, viewing roads
W E Marten, chainman
8 shepherd, chainman
WW light, chainman
Daniel Shell, team and expenses
Thurber, road damages
8 Ed Chandler,
E Clark,
Ed Cailton, axe man
Durfee, viewing road
William Brown, additional work on Jack
Creek bridge
I Durfee, viewing road
15 00
20 00
3 60
1 00
400
1 72
444
390
285
400
45 50
44 00
8 50
16 00
20 00
11 00
33 50
100 00
60 00
25 00
400
300
10 00
750
360 00
16 00
45 06
15 59
59 94
59100
200
8 75
100
400
6 00
80
200
42 92
7 50
450
COUNTT nmotHT ACCOUHT.
8 Paul Press Co., interest on orders
cancelled
Stone* Parker
Tiffany,
1177 91
18 37
14 41
43
canceled
21112
TWO mix Fcm.
George W Gage, Minnesota Teacher
Uen County Revenue, for alike amount
paid from general county revenue
90 00
97 50
WHOLE AICOCKT Of OBDXRff W a
General fund #3897 88
Road and bridge fund 1549
County poor
3897 88
1549 3"
21112
WB0
6940 61
LIABILITIES AND ASSETS.
LtABtLrnxa.
General Gbtmty .Revenue:
Floating debt in county orders
Bonded indebtedness
057 24
2200 00
2757 24
IHWUEST ruHix.
Floating debt In county orders
ROAD AKD BRIDGE FUND.
Floating debt in county orders
4112
POOR FUND.
Floating debt in county orders
4H431 22
ASSETS.
304 68
2058 64
1029 16
503 89
332 22
255 49
•4484 08
300 00
2500 00
We certify the above to be a true statement
of the Financial Condition of Nobles County,
Minnesota on the first day of March, A. D. 1874.
MAM
LP DURPEE, Ch'n Board of Co m.
cMa,.Auditor.
mm.
Attest.
WM. BEAR
O E
Zfl*
CONFECTIONERY
STORE,
Having purchased an entire new
stock of Groceries and Confectioneries,
we now invite the public to call and ex
amine our goods and prices, and will
guarantee the same to suit all.
Our stock of
SUGARS,
TEAS,
COFFEES
AXD
COMMON AND FANCY CANDIES,
ORANGES, LEMONS, RAISINS,
FIGS, DATES, ALMONDS,
A I N S
ENGLISH WAL
2) S,
&c,
&c.
Our TOBACCOS, and CIGARS, will
be of the best quality, and will keep a
large supply. Our motto:
"By Industry we Thrive."
We find that there are so many un
pleasant things connected witli the
Credit System, that we have, after due
consideration, concluded to start out
on the ready pay principle, or its equiv
alent.
Groceries and Provisions exchanged
for Country Produce.
In Shuck's building,
Park.
opposite the
[lm34
Town Lots for Sale!
In HERSEY and BIGELOW, on the Sioux City
and St. Paul Railroad.
Desirable Lots for sale in the above named vil
lages on favorable terms.
Hersey has a Hotel, Post Office, Lumber Yard
and several shops and stores, and is surrounded
by a beautiful country.
Bigelow is near the Iowa line, has also several
stores and shops and Is destined to become a
hriving village.
Apply or address
Wm. H.HUMISTON,
WOBTHISOTON, NOBLES CO.,
tf] MINNESOTA.
HO!
For the Spring Trade.
We are now prepared to receive orders
for
Seeders,
Harrows,
Cultivators,
500
10 00
62 00
35 00
500
500
600
500
500
Plows, etc.
Persons desiring any of these goods will And our
stock complete.
4VAlso Stoves, Tin and Hardware,
750
At Panic Prices,
at the Colony Store.
6
137 00|
HI'MISTON & STOCKPILE.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
ABKIVES.
Eastern (daily) 5 p.m.
Southern 9:42 a.m.
Western—Lu Verne, Sioux Falls, Mon
days, Wednesdays and Fridays at 6 p. in.
Spirit Lake Tuesday 6 p.m.
Jackson, Tuesday and Friday 6 p. in.
Lake Shetek, Saturday 6 p.m.
DEPARTS.
Eastern (daily) 9:42 a.m.
Southern 5 p. m.
Western—Lu Venie and Sioux Fallsp
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
Spirit Lake. Monday
Jackstn, Wednesday and Saturday
Lake Shetek, Friday
1495 86
137 00
VVortliiiigtou, at
Arrive at St. Paul, at
SPICES
Is well selected and prices made to suit
the times.
Canned Fruits.
COVE OYSTERS,
PEACHES,
CHERRIES,
PLUMS,
TOMATOES,
&c.
I E I
CHERRIES,
PRUNES,
BLACKBERRIES,
91 95
300
50 00
28 00
20 00
50 00
50 00
980
14 60
12 60
16 50
50 00
37 50
65
50 00
20 00
40 25
APPLES,
PEACHES,
CURRANTS,
&c., &c.
CONFECTIONERIES.
7 a. m.
7 a m,
7 a. in,
7 a. m.
All mails close 20 minutes before departure.
Office hours from 7 a. m. to 7 p. m.—Sundays,
from 12 in. to 1 p. in.
C. C. GOODNOW, P. M.
St. Paul & Sioux City
AND
Sioux City & Saint Paul R. R.
TIME CARD.
Going West.
Leave St. Paul at
Worthington, at
Arrive at Sioux City, at
Going East.
Leave Sioux City at
8.00 a.jni
5.00 p.»ni
y.30 p.
m.
5.30 a.
9.42 a.
7.00 p.
in
1,500,000 ACRES
PRAIRIE & MEADOW LANDS,
Situated iu Southwestern Minnesota and North
westeru Iowa,
FOtt SALE
at moderate prices with easy terras of payment.
ALSO TOWN LOTS,
in towns at rail*, ad stations. Land bonds of the
Sioux City and St. Paul Railroad to be taken at
par in exchange for land within their limits.
For particulars address: "Land Department
St. P. &. S. C. and S. C. & St. P. It. It. Co., St. Paul
Minn.
MORTGAGE
SALE.—Whereas default has
been made in the conditions of a certain in
denture ot Mortgage bearing date the 27th day
of January, A. D. 1K73, and executed and deliv
ered by Michael E. Donohue and his wire, iMury
Jane Donohue, both of Vtiiulom, Minnesota,
Mortgagors, to Seabury for the
creditors of the said Michael E. Donohue,
Mortgagee, whereby the said mortgagors did
bargain, grant, sell and convey unto the said
mortgagee the following deeiibed real estate
situate and being in the county of Nobles and
State of Minnesota, and known and designated
as follows, to wit: the south east quarter (s.e.i^)
of section tweulv-two (-2), in township one
hundred and two (liri), in range thiity nine (3ii)
containing one hundred and sixty (160) acres of
land, more oi less, according to government sur
vey with thv. hereditaments and appurtenances
theiennio belonging, to secure the puMiient of
the sum of eight bundled dollars,.iccorduig to the
conditions ot a cei tain promissory note for the
si of eijiht hundred dollars executed by the said
Michael E. Douolme to the said (_'. Sseabury or or
der for the use ol the creditors of the said Mi
chael E. Donohue, and bearing date Jai.uary
27th, 1873, and due one jear after date anil
which said mortgage was afterwards, on the
17th day of February, A. D. 1S73, duly recorded
in the office of the Register oi Deeds lor said No
bles Couutv, in Book "A" of mortgages, on pag
es sixty-two (02) and sixty-three (03), and there
is claimed to be due at Hie date of this notice,
and is due on the said note and mortgage for
piincipal and interest, the sum of eight hundred
and nine and tliirt\ -three hundredths dollars, incl
no action or proceeding at law has leen institu
ted to recover the said mortgage debt or anv i»art
thereof. Now therefore, nonce is hereby javen
that under and by virtue ol the power of saie in
said mortgage contained, and in puisuance oi
the statute in such case made and provided, said
mortgage will be foreclosed by the sale of said
mortgaged premises, at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash, at the front door of the
County Auditor's ollice, in the village of Wortlu
ingtou. Nobles Countv, Minnesota, on the 2th
day of May, A. 1). 1874, at ten oclock the fore
noon, to pay oft and satisjy the amount then due
on said note for piincipal and iuteiest, and all
costs and xpeuse of such sale, together witli the
sum ol twenty dollars Attorney's lees Mipui.Ued
to be paid in said mortgage iu case of a foreclo
sure theieol.
Dated April 1st, 1S74.
The above sale is hereby postponed until Tues
day, the 2d diy of June, 1874, at the hour and
place above mentioned.
('. SEABURY, Mortgagee.
ROGERS & ROGERS,
30]
Attorneys for Mortgagee,
St. Paul, Minn.
DR. G. O. MOORE. CAPT. J. W. SMITH.
Colony Drug Store!
Cor. 10th St. & 3d Ave.,
Worthington, Minnesota,
Opposite Worthington Hotel.
With thanks for favors in the past, we desire
to remind the good people of Worthington and
surrounding country that ll'e are here, ready at
all times to serve them with goods as low as they
can be found in Southern Minnesota.
DRU DEPARTMENT.
We have a full stock of fresh and reliable
DRUGS—all standard Patent Medicine*—Chemi
cals. Paints. Oils, Dye Stuffs, Window Glass,
Putty, Druggists' Sundries, Notions, Perfumery,
Toilet and Fancy Soaps.
Prescriptions Carefully
pounded.
Com-
STATIONERY DEPARTMENT.
School Books, Blank Books, Gift and Toy
Books, Letter Paper, Foolscap, Legal Cap, Bill
Paper, Plain and Fancy Note Paper, Ini ial Pa
per, Envelopes in great variety, Peucils, Pens,
Pen-Holders, Inks.
GROCERY DEPARTMENT.
A full line of Family Groceries, Wooden Ware
new stock of Stone Ware.
Best brands of Cigars—and full line ofsmokers'
Material.
Lamps and Lamp Goods.
A large variety of Lamps and Fixtures,
kinds of Chimneys.
Articles not in stock will be furnished
notice.
HOOP-
March a. i»-
Eight
We have but one price, and that as low as the
lowest, and, with our experience, we feel war.
ranted In saying that we can make it an objeot
for you to give us a liberal share of your patron
age.
& s*nH
NOTICES OF CONTEST.^
NOTICE.,
U. S. Land Office, Worthington.
Minn. May 27, 1874.
Complaint having been entered at this office
by John O'Brien against Oscar R. Bowers
for abandoning homestead entry No.
dated April 13th, 1872, upon the n\4ne}4 of section
34, township 101, range 41, in Nobles County.
Minnesota, with a view to the cancellation of
sa}d entry the said parties are hereby summon
ed to appear at this office on the 27th day of June,
1874, at 0 o'clock a. m., to respond and furnish
testimony concerning said alleged abandon
ment. J. A. LEONARD, Register.
38] J. B. WAKEFIELD, Receiver.
Vrotice. U. S. Land Office,
I Minn,, May 20th, 1874.
Worthington,
Complaint having been entered at this office by
Mons E. Distad ag.iinst Martin Jensen, for
abandoning Homestead Entry No. 8325, dated
July 12th. 1872, upon the se«4 section 20, town
ship 102, range 42, in Nobles County, Minnesota
with a view to the cancellation of said entry
the said parties are hereby summoned to appear
at this office on the 20th, day of June, 1874, at 9
o'clock a. m., to respond and furnish testimony
concerning said alleged abandonment.
J. A. LEONARD, Register.
37] J. B. WAKEFIELD, Receiver.
XTOT1CE. U. S Land Office, Worthington,
JX Minn., May 9th, 1874.
Complaint having been entered at this office by
Peder G. Swauson against Grove W. Loomis, for
abandoning homestead entry No. 7949, dated
April 27th, 1872, upon the H\\XA of section 26, town
ship 101, range 39, in Nobles County, Minnesota,
with a view to the cancellation of said entry the
said parties are hereby summoned to appear at
this oflteeon the 17thday of June, 1874, at 9o'clock
a. in., to respond and furnish testimony concern
ing said alleged abandonment.
J. A. LEONARD, Register
4w3G] J. B. WAKEFfELD, Receiver.
NOTICE.—U.y
S. Land Office, Worthington,
Minn., Ma loth, 1874.
Complaint having lieen entered at this office by
Aikin Miner against James Merwin, for aban
doning homestead entry No. 8330, dated July
13, 1872, upon the south-west quarter of
section 2fi, township 105, range 40, in Nobles
county, Minnesota, with a view to the cancella
tion of said entry, the said parties are hereby
summoned to appear at this office on the 15th
day of .June, 1874, at $ o'clock a. m. to respond
and furnish testimony concerning said alleged
abandonment.
J. A. LEONARD. Register.
4w36] J. B. WAKEFIELD, Receiver.
S. Land Office, Worthington,
in., Mav2d, 1874.
IN Mi
Complaint having been entered at this office,
by Thos. 11. Childs against Joseph Gaskell for
abandoning Homestead entry No. 8106, dated
June 30.1872, upon the s'^se1^ section 20, town
ship 102, Range 42. in Nobles eountv. Minnesota,
with a view to the cancellation of said entry the
sa'd parties are hereby summoned to apiwar at
this office at Worthington, on the 1st dav of
June, 1S74, at 9 o'clock a. m., to respond and
furnish Testimony concerning said alleged aban
donment.
J. A. LEONARD, Register.
J. B. WAKEFIELD. Receiver.
"VOTICE.—TT S. Land Office, Worthington,
Minn Ma\ 1st. 1874.
Complaint having been entered at this office by
Daniel Stone against Frankiln H. Blakeslee for
abaiidouing^llomestend entry No. 8678dated Feb.
2"th, 1873. upon the s'^
n\\/t
Section 30, Townshlfe
102, Range 40, iu Nobles County, Minnesota, witli
a iew to the cancellation of said entry the said
parties are hereby summoned to appear at thU
office on the lt day of June, 1874, at 9 o'clock
a. in., to respond and furnish testimony concern
ing said alleged abandonment.
J. A. LEONARD, Register.
J. B. WAKEFIELD, Receiver.
YOT1CE. U. S Land Office, Worthington,
Minn.. A pi 11 20th, 1874.
Complaint having been entered at this office by
Aikin Miner against Hosea II. Bryant for aban
doning homestead entry No. 7974, dated MayGth,
1872, upon the e1^ swf^ and w\4 he'/i of section
32, township 101, range 39, in Nobles County.
Minnesota, with a \iew to the cancellation of
said entry: the said parties are hereby summon
ed to appear at thi.s office on the 4th day of June
1S74, at 9 o'clock a. m., to respond and furnish tes
timony concerning said alleged abandonment.
J. A. LEONARD, Remoter.
33] J. B. WAKEFIELD, Receiver,
THEHATIOHALCOUNT
OCATEDIX SOUTHWESTERN
Minnesota and Northwestern Io
wa.
Twelve Townships
Rich Prairie Land
Of
In Nobles County, Minnesota.
Soil and Climate
The CREAM OF TIIE PRAIRIES
and the GARDEN OF TIIE STATE.
The Climate of the Mountains and the
Soil of the River Bottoms.
Government Lands.
Several Townships of GOVERNMENT
LAND in the County STILL VA
CANT.
I.^hese
lands are on the Sioux Cilv
Kuilroad which
cities.
& St. Paul
daily trains to both
Three THRIVING VILLAGES grow
ing up in the Colony.
Worthington the Business, Railroad,
Social, and Educational Centre of a
large extent of country.
NINE COUNTIES NOW TRAD
ING AT WORTHINGTON.
A FARMING POPULATION of sev
eral thousand now on the lands and
the County RAPIDLY FILLING
UP.
The National Colony is organized up-
on a TEMPERANCE BASIS. N IN
TOXICATING BEVERAGES sold in
the Count}'.
EDUCATION.
Good PUBLIC SCHOOLS and a SEM
INARY OF LEARNING now in
operation at Worthington.
Advantages.
FERTILE SOIL,
CONVENIENT MARKETS,
HEALTHFUL CLIMATE,
CHRISTIAN SOCIETY.
Superior Mail, Railroad, School, Church
and other Privileges.
NO AGUE,
NO CONSUMPTION,
NO LIQUOR TRAP
NO DESPE*- J"*1
N O
RAPID ir
.ADOES,
INDIANS.
*i.ElXTIlEVALUE0Jr
—\^^«*=SS1
irortMWton.
national Colony
tor covy of the
aowe*