The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-12-09
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K THE DINNER WEEK

The past week was tic banner bust
ness week of the season in Wortlling
ton. The teamsters and farmers from
the west poured in with their grain
eliminating on Friday and Saturda,
with the largest.receipts ever known ii
Warrington. The registers at the ho
tells aggregate 1852, divided as follows
Worthington, 157; Third Avenue, &157
Farmers, SO. But this docs not give ar
accurate idea of the number in town
for many took a single meal without
registering, while others ate at the res
taurants and groceries. 80
The wheat receipts for the week were
in round numbers II 600 bushels, divid
ell as follows: Okabena Mills, 1900
Stone & Bennett, 5000; Thompson
l 500; Davis, 1900. The Okabena Mills
shipped about 10000 and exchanged
with farmers for about $50.
The banner day was Friday, tho
number of bushels received being over
$500. The best day, however, at the
Mills, was Saturday, the receipts being
$500. against 900 OH Friday. Tt
bring II 900 bushels to town would re
quire about 425 teams and wagons, put
ting the average load at 40 bushels:
AS we said il former issue, if the
winter is 1T all favorable for hauling
we may count upon a good business al
winter. The farmers are through with
fall work and have thousands of bush
els to market yet.
HARDWARE-W s. S7OCKDALE
Elsewhere appears the advertisement
Of W. s. Stockdale, who recently pur:
chsed the interest of II. d. Humiston
in the hardware business conducted fol
the past three years under the firm
name Of Uumiston & Stockd;.le. Mr.
S. has also purchased the building
which is between IS and so feet III
length, affording ample room for the
business. lie has also thoroughly re-
fitted, re- painted and renovated the
lower portion, which is now divided
into three compartments. On one side
Of the store-room is 4 glass case fol-
the exhibition of tools, etc. Then
comes Il large number Of drawers re.
Gently put in and every variety of shell
hardware, followed, OH the same side
by the tinware department. On the
other side are the departments for iron
and woodward. In the middle of the
room is long platform for the cxhibi
ton of stoves, etc. In the rear of the
store-roonl is the workshop for the
manufacture Of tin-ware and for all
kinds of job work. Beyond the work
shop is 4 store-room for heavy hard
ware and machinery.
Mr.. Stockd;ale is prepared to supply
everything in his line, in season, from
a nail to Il threshcr. AS the leading
hardware merchant of the county, ;
brief sketch will be proper at this time
Mr.. S. came to Worthington in thu
Spring of 1872, among the first settlers
AS early rs March, Il month or two il
advance of the railroad, he was OH thu
ground, and saw the country when il
WIS least inviting and when there were
but five or six half finished houses il
the town. During the Summer follow
ing he purchased the hardware stock O.
Captain Aikens, then in the Banl
building, and in the fall formed 4;
partnership with II. D. Humiston, con
solidating the stock of the two stores
AS above stated, he recently purchased
the interest Of Mr.. Humiston and ha!
enlarged his facilities and increased hi!
srock to meet the growing trade which
is pouring i'll upon Worthington from
all sides. OF his success, there can bt
no doubt. He is well and popularl,
known throughout the country tribu
tary to Wortlington, and must do Z;
large and constantly increasing bust
ness.