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Show Mr. Aloxandcr Matheson ofl Pnro-wan Pnro-wan passed through our oity yesterday, yester-day, having been up to tho grist mill to do n little fitting up of tho machinery. mach-inery. Mr. Mnthoson reports-everything qtiiotat tho county sont. Prof. WIdtsoo gavo tho pooplo thoro a sound talkon arid farming last week, and among othor things warned thorn thnt if thoy did not sec tiro tho thousands thous-ands of ncros of valuablo land that is lying Idlo in that valley aud put it to uso it will not bo long b&foro capitalists cap-italists will tako it up and prottecd to demoutrnto its valuo for argioultural purposes, nftor which If tho xosidonts want it thoy will huvo to pay thirty or forty dollar por aero for it and will bo glad to got it at those prices. Mr. Matheson says that tho county arid farm is roportod to bo looking fiuo. Asked in rolntlon to tho working of tho high llconso ordinauco passed by tho oity council in rolntlon to tho snlo of intoxicating liquor?, bo said that no ono had apjdiod for n license, and that whilu- there is doubtloss much loss drinkiig done thoro scorns to bo about us inuoh loafing loaf-ing as ovor. |