The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-07-17
RAILROAD ITEMS.

UoV. Miller lett Oh Monday on 4 trip
along the Black Hills s. Minnesota
route, to settle for the right of way.
1t is said that ten miles of track is
now laid on this side of the Des Moines
on the NJ. & St. 2. and that track lay
ing is going on at the rate Of Il mile and
!: half a day.
ANOTHER RESPONSIBILITIES passed
through u few days ago who claimed
that they had been sent back from the
Milwaukee & st. Paul survey out west,
to begin the survey of a line from Jack
son to Worthington. There is also an
other r,mor that the branch road has
virtually passed into the mouth of the
Milwaukee anaconda.
The Jackson Republic says the bridge
across the Dcs Moihes above that place
is completed, and track laying is pro-
crossing on this side. The entire length
is 1,442 feet, east approach SOC, west
S3G and the truss 1000 feet. Height of
track above river IS feet. The building
was begun May and finished JuIy2.
Cost about so 700.
The Iipestone Star says tho contract
has been let for grading the Southern
Minnesota from Rock River into Pipe
stone City, and that it is anticipated
that rails will ba laid to that place by
Sept. S.
The same paper says that the builders
of the Black Hills & Minnesota road
claim that cars will be standing ut the
depot in Pipestone within 60 days.
Chief Engineer Egan Of the Southern
Minnesota Extension Company, was in
town yesterday morning and in COM
pany with Engineer Robinson, deter
mined upon the route from the State
line here.-Flandreau Enterprise, July
10.
The Sioux City Journal says:
Il! e Southern Minnesota; will strike
the main line ut Finlay and connect
with the branch now being run from
that place south, which will be nothing
more or less than IN extension of the
Southern Minnesota, which will cross
the river ut Springfield and run up the
Niobrara valley. This is how railroad
experts figure it out.
PERSONALS.
Dan Chalnbrrlin expects to so to
ripestone City to locate.
G.. st. John Cole, Of the Hardware
House Of Mayo Il Clark, st. Paul, was
home spending Sunday with his family.
Mr.. Dickey has retired from the meat
store and We learn that e. II. Chandler
will take his place.
". $. Stock'lale, of the Grocery House
of Durham Il Johnson, Minneapolis,
is home visiting his family.
j. II. Drawn, of Willmont, was in
town yesterday. lie reports good
crop in that town except wheat which
is suffering some from rust.
Mr.. Wcigen, Of Adrian, dropped III
to SEE lis yesterday. lie has the con-
tract to build u number of houses for
the Adrian colony.
J. dwelling, of Westsitle, was in town
yesterday and remembered the AD-
VANCE. He expects probably half IL
wheat crop about Adrian.
Frank Lambert has gone to Plym-
outh county, Iowa, where he thinks of
going INFO stock raising.
s. $. Hewitt, of GreenvilIc, Pa, has
arrived with view to opening Il Jew
tlry Store in Wortllington.
=. dwelling, Of Adrian, spent Il day
or two in Worthington last week and
while here remembered the ADVANCE
to the extent Of Il s. greenback. Mr..
U. thinks the Adrian Colony hasa good
prospect ahead.
VIM. J. Wltipple, editor Of the Vino
III Herald, spent Tuesday in town and
made us Il pleasant visit. The Herald
has one of the best weekly newspaper
establishments in the State.
Frank Crantall, Dan Cl,amberlin,
F,!!;" hickey and T. l.. Sellers returned
from Pipestone City on Saturday last,
after being shaken up 10y the storm at
lltat pace.
". \. Turner, the Hardware Mercl-
ant Of Ruslnorc, came over to the
''hub' or Saturday last in company
with Mr.. Wcml,lr'. son and two spright-
ly little dauy|l;.':s They had Il good
time shopping ;li:,ut the "Metropolis"
and fishing Ill the salt waters Of the
Okabena.
Miss Louisa Thompson, OF Rcd Wing,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson
who were drowned near Sioux Falls on
the 7th, passed through Worthington
on Friday last OH her way to Red Wing.
Miss Thompson was rescued by Geo. G.
Eells, of Winslow, ILL.,, who plunged
into the stream and saved the girl.