The Worthington advance., 1878-12-26
IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE
.- YEAR..

0O4AD4NuO u E1tECi LD HND 1MTnOFED
DURING THE YEAR 1873 IN WOR-
1HlNGTON. ."-
Notwithstanding the dull times and
the failure of the wheat crop for the
year 1878. considerable improvement
has been made in Worthington in the
way of new buildings and additions.
Below we give complete list Of all the
buildings erected, with the more i'm
portant additions, and some improve
ments also in the vicinity of town.
From A. G. Robinson we obtain the
following list of buildings erected un-
der his contracts:
Dwelling house of Fl. l.. Foster,
| 14x20, story and half.
Addition to store of L. E. Kimball
20x30, one story.
Drug Store of Miller & Smith, 2ox56,
one story.
Dwelling house, Mrs. Crane, 20x2S,
story and y half, wing 14x14, one sto-
ry.
Dwelling house Of c. J. Wilson, 2ox20
and wing 8xl2, one story.
Wood work on brick block of Ben
nett Il Grissell, 24x6o, 2 stories.
Dwelling house of NJ. L. Twitchell,
l6x24, story and a half.
Dwelling house of NJ. B. Soule, 2Ox26,
two stories, and wing, 12x1s. one story.
Addition to Wofthington Hotel,
26xS6, two stories, and third story
36x42.
Among the buildings erected by Mr..
Robinson in Worthington township
are the following:
Dwelling house Of J. D. Pratt, sec. l,
20x20, two stories.
Dwelling house Of Mr.. Call, sec, 21,
l6x22, story and half.
MIR. r. has also moved into the vii.
lage and remodeled dwelling house
for himself, 2Gx2G, story and half.
The buildings erected by Mr.. r. foot
up to about $4,000. Among these,
the Worthington Hotel Improvement
cost about $500; Soule's residence,
81 800; Mrs. Cranes. 81 100.
$. E. Chandler received the contract
for building the new Jail. The build
ing is 22x30, two stories, and cost
$1,765. The steel cage, capable OF
holding six prisoners, cost about
81, 800 additional.
The new store of n. A. Barlow, just
completed at q cost Of 1900, is two
stories high, man part, and with the
addition, furnishes store room 22x72
The carpenter work was principally
done by Saml. Allen and Mr.. Paul.
J. II. johnson built residen ce, sto
ry and half, 16x24, and 16 feet addi
tion. Carpenter work done by Thos
Griffin and Z. l.. Braden.
The McManus house has been Ell
larged and improved by building an I'D
dition and by a general change, at 6
cost of about $1,000. The carpente,
work was under the management of E
r. Humiston. A large barn has bee,
built also, as mentioned few weeks
ago. The carpenter work was done b,
a. A. Klmball,.
L. r. Humiston also built dwell
ing house for Mr.. Eggleston, west Of
town, 24x26, story and half. Also :
dwelling house and barn on the farm o.
j. p. Monlton, just south of town
The house is 24x24, story and 4 half
Barn 14x24.
j. p. M0ulton also built fine barr
on his lot in town. Work done by A
A. Kimball.
Jonathan Ames had his building OF
Tenth Street reconstructed for store
below and Offices above. Carpenter
work done by Gabriel Anderson. Mr.
Ames also built a small warehouse fol
handling flax seed.
Il. D. IIumiston has built a barn OF
his town lot 24x24.
Mr.. Shelley has built a dwellin.
house on 5th Avenue 16x24. Carpen
ter work done by T. Griffin.
A. Mclean has built a residence on
5th Avenue, 16x24.
G. B. Loveless has built an addition
to his building on Third Avenue, ,16x20
Carpenter work by 4. Griffin and II. L
Braden.
Mrs. Mann has improved her dwell
ing house on 81 Avenue. T. Griffin
carpenter.
Thos. Griffin has built a new dwell
ing house on 5th Avenue, 14x24, stor,
and a half, wing l4x23, one story.
Emory Clark has built a barn on hi
OF on I'd Avenue.
Capt. Miner has put several hundred
dollars worth of improvements on hi
house on 9th Street.
Crandall Bros. built an addition t,
their restaurant.
DR.. Barber built an addition to hi
house.
Mr.. Stewart built a house on 9th Ay
enue, 16x22, story and half high.
s. E. Chandler has built an additio,
to his house, 12x20, one story.
The new depot and the improvements
about the railroad we have heretofor
given detailed accounts of. They sun
up: new depot, largest on the line o
the road; new carpenter shop, new
tank, from 100 to 200 feet of new plat
form, and about half mile of ad
ditional side track.
The finest building erected durin,
the year is the brick block of Bennett
and Grissell. We have heretofore Civ
EN- dimensions and details and need no
repeat.
Prot. Tice, the distinguished meteor
ofogist and weather prophet of st
; Louis, has issued his Annual Nationa
Weather Almanac for 1870, i'll which
besides foretelling the weather for ev
cry day in the year and clearly explain
| inn fhe theory On which his nrol;.. II