The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-09-19
BENNETT & GRLSSELL,S BLOCK:

nett u Grissell, OH the corner Of Tentl,
Street and Second Avenue, being now
about completed, this is the proper time
to give a description of the building
more III detail than has been given
heretofore.
The block stands on the west side of
Tent. street, and is 24x6O feet, with an
addition 16x22, the main building being
two stories, or 80 feet high. The lower
story is II feet in the clear and the up
| per II feet, making two large store
rooms. The whole building is to be
used us store by the proprietors, who
are now putting in 4 stock of goods
There is cellar under the entire build
ing.
The block has two fronts, the main
one being on Tenth street, the entire
front consisting of two large windows
and 4 double door. The windows are
6x10 feet in size, each containing four
panes Of plate glass 36x6O inches.
On each side of the door and at the
oNSOhN "sSAAC CoAACAt CAICAC &tAC 4iOA
columns. In the middle of the Tenth
street front, just under the cornice, a
block Of Pipestone has been inserted
bearing date ''1S7S.''
On Second avenue there are also two
plate glass windows and a large door,
with two iron columns. These arc in
the side of the block and near the west
end.
Inside there are shelves and counters
Oh the two sides and ut the rear end,
and neat Office located on the Second
avenue side. This little room within a
room is gotten up in city style and top
ped with wire screen. The office and
the drawers around the sides of the
room arc grained.
The brick work on the new block was
done by the Mankato Brick Company :;
the wood work by n. G. Robinson and
the painting and granting by Uecox
Brothers.
Messrs. Bennett & Grissell have the
credit Of building the first brick build
ing in Worthington and lave beyond
doubt the finest store rooms in the
place. We hope the new venture in
general merchandising will be as much
of Il success as is the building.
TELLING TIE NEU,S FROM NAME
Our reporter met all old farmer, Il
settler from Maine, the other day, down
street. After some conversation about
the ''craps" the following colloquy en-
sued:
Reporter-IIave you heard the news
from Maine?
Farmer-Maine? No, what's to mat
ter? haint taken no newspaper now
Names gone against the Republicans.
Thunder and hail you don't tell me
so!
Yes, the Democrats and Nationals
have the Legislature !
Germany crilnemany you don't say
so!
Yes, and [ suppose they'll choose a
Greenback Democrat for Governor
Gecwhillikins and snaix I want to
know, now!
And the Democrats have got one of
the Congressman
.Ieerusalum and Gen. Grant! wllat'll
! become of us
And the Nationals have got another
| one
Christopher Columbus and General
Washington you don't mean it !
Yes, sir, and Ben. Butler will proba.
bly, he Governor of Massachusetts
Jiminatty Gosh Thunderation and
yaller fever! Arthquakes and rattle.
snaix
Here the old Republican pulled his
straw lat down over his eyes, and with
out another word, made bee line fol
his OK team, climbed into his wagon and
drove off, spotting the street as he went
with frequent and energetic squrts OF
tobacco juice.
"THElI' DEI-ASTAT TED CARRIAGES.
In our County News Department vii
be found letter from MI knips cor
recting that sensational story about the
grasshopper devastation in his neigh
borhood, upin ''1O4-43." Of course lis
crops could not have been injured by
grasshoppers, for they were gathered
Eefore that band Of struggling Glow
cusses" came along.
Mr.. Knips also gives some interesting
crop reports. Mr.. Fay's wheat went
nearly II bushels to the acre; 1Iacket
Brothers ii bushels and Mr.. IIolbrook' !
II.