The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-01-06

belfry 10 feet high, on ! base Of i feet.
Tie Whole is surmountel by 4 five feet
dome, will, five feet pinnacle. The
whole structure. with the foundation,
rises to 4 height Of about IS feet above
the ground. Tie base of tile dome is
finished with six windows, with pulleys
from below, so that the windows. can
he opened for ventilation. The cornlce
of the main building and dome is orna-
mentel with fancy brackets. There
are Is windows i'll the lower story and
is in the upper. Eacl, of the lower
windows have eight l4x24 lights, with
segment head and box cornice cap. The
upper windows have eight 14x26 lights,
with circle heads, and box cornice cap.
The outside is painted a light lead
color will, dark trimmings. Tie inside
wood work is grained in imitation of
oak. The painting was done by Mr..
Grunlstein. 49,. 49,,
There are three entrances, one on
each alternate side of the building.
Each entrance opens into a hall, from
which there are doors leading into two
rooms, one diagonaily to the left and
another diagonally to the right. In
each hall there is a flight of stairs, all
leading to the center of the upper story.
There are three rooms below; and
when finished there will he three above.
The lower rooms ARE 24x36 feet in size,
IL feet and i inches high, and will eacn
seat 60 pupils. Tile upper rooms will
be II feet high. One will be 24x30 feet
and the other two will be so arranged
rs to form one large audience room.
The teachers platforms are so arranged
that they all come in tile center of the
building, and are only nine feet distant
from each other, With doors leading
through the teachers closets from each
platform to the others. Thus commu-
nication between the teachers is ex-
ceedingly convenient and without pass
ing out or i'll through the rooms. Each
room has two entrances from opposite
sides; a pupils closet with shelves and
hooks, besides the teachers closet; 4
spacious coal bin holding from 3 to
tons, and 40 fet of black boards ex-
tending around the room. Each room
has also three ventilating registers, be-
sides transons over the doors.
The doors are so arranged that there
is an open line from one outside door
to the other. forming a triangle, thus
giving free ventilation throughout.
But one side of each room is exposed to
the wind in winter and the sun III sum-
ner. The rooms are all separated by
two walls, with stairway and hall be-
tween, so that no one room opens into
the other, thus preventing confusion
and interruption.
The building is located in Il large
square extending from Fourth to Fifth
Avenues and from Twelfth to Thir-
teenth Streets.
The above is 4 brief and imperfect
description of the new building, but we
hope il will convey to our readers al
accurate though not 4 full idea of the
structure. Where there is sucl, gen.
eral expression Of pride and s;,tisfac-
ton, ut tile Inauguration of the build
ing, the builder, Mr.. Robinson, may
Justly feel proud, and is to he congrat-
ulatcd upon the originality of the plan
and the prompt completion Of the work
according to contract.
THE BUSINESS or WoE7HrNGToM
We cannot attempt at this time to
give full statement of the business of
Worthington, but we give below i few
Of the main items for the fall and will
ter trade up the first of january:
WHEAT RECEIPTS.
The Okabena Mills since harvest re-
ceived 114,00o. Of this $4,000 were
shipped, $4,000 bushels used, yielding
about 1000 barrels Of -four, leaving
5000 bushels of wlleat.in hand.
Bennett & Stone have shipped 90 cars,
or about 81 900 bushels.
Peter Thompson bought and shipped
81, 2l5 bushels.
II. Davis received and shipped To-
705 bushels.
Thus the wheat handled would sum
up:
Bennett 4 Stone . 2l.000
ncter thompson 2.215
Total 1880
Bennett & Stone, since beginning
business in August have received 127
cars Of lumber and have paid il freights
about Sc, $685.. Their sales have amount
ed to between SIS, 900 and $4,000.
We failed to receive statement from
I. N. Safer, with the exception of
freights paid. For the three months
ending December $lst, Mr.. Safer paid
in freights, on lumber and fuel, $l,793-
IL. >,
FUEL.
II. J. Grant las handled during
the last quarter. Of the year, 2ss
cords of wood and 1S0s tons of COAL
Mr.. Safer probably, handled as much
more, and tile Mills have sold a consid-
cradle quantity of wood.
We expected to give a statement of
the business ut our railroad station for