The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-11-17
RAILROAD II l. VS.,

Tie Milwaukee & st. Paul got into
Sioux Falls yesterday on the h"rth side.
1t is said they intend to run through
trains from Sioux City to Lacrosse.
The following Items W. clip from the
Spirit Lake Beacon. They relate to
other railroads which are bearing IN
this directions:
THE MILWAUKEE.
RunOr Is busy with ait sorts If warns
concerning the Milwaukee, brai.ci. be-
tween this point and Sp+ncer. IL Is
sometimes asserted that the line has
been permanently abandoned; also that
the II .!:.ow yuaye has bought ont the
Milwaukee, interest in the enterprise.
The Beacon doesn't pretend t. be in
poss-ssion OF inside information. but
clrcunstaniial evidence is strongly
against these theories. and points petty
plainly to tll~ cons rurti"n nf tue live
10y the Milwaukee curporA,ion in the
spring.
THE DIES MONIES i EORTIIWESTERN.
Sherry & Stewart. contractors on the
DE- Muin-S Northwestern in this conn
ty. are manits1ing Il great deal Of
pluck During the vast two WEEKS all
other contractors have given IN work
entirely. white these men have ,.ut il,
their best ticks whenever it was 1T all
pnsSihle. Mr.. Sherry told us the other
day that his forces would stay by the
work until the ground freezes up.
Abel Uowa) News: Last week there
was filed for record in the office If lie
Recorder Il lease from our Marrow
Gauge Railroad company to the Wa
bush. ST. I.n,,iS & Pacific Railway con-
V'ny, 10y which our road is leased to the
latter company for 50 years. This pla-
crs orr road in the hands If one If the
strongest and most progressive cn,np,-
MES in the country. and ins,,rrs not on
" the ',erma',ency "f the road. but is
extension aud possibly "f its broaden
ing into Il standard gauge.
SLAITON
Slaytnn is Il htw town just plated
out on the Back Hills Branch, OF. SEC
tom Is, township lU6, range rs, in Muir
ray Goa. ty. and nal...,: II. honor OF our
esteemed FRIEND, T.. ". SlaytVi,, ESD,
OF st. Paul. vino has Charge Ut the salt.
of the town lots. Mr.. Siayton is driv-
ing things out there. The RAILROAD
people are putting il: Il side track and
the lumber is on the ground for the de-
pot, while Slayt.nl is l"riny up "o.,lt.
to settle there. Already several stores
are about to be l,uiIt, and plans are per-
ftctiny for Il graded Sc.,nul and Il c!,nrcl,
and among other things Mr. >layt"n
has his eye on newspaper. \ hotel
is wanted and Inducements will h.
made to Il first class landlord to take
hold of the thing. Some gentlemen
with capital went out Tuesday 20 loci
after the brick prospect, and will II"
doubt begin Il brick kiln in \ short
time. >layt"n is Located! in the cr,,t"e
If Murray county. and t"gtl!Itr with
it's fine farming adv 'htag s. and evil
drnc:s If hacking hy TIT. railroad com
and we uld like to suggest t. Mr.
Slay:on that the location Of his town is
SIT III that it would max Il va v con ven
county Srat.-WiI,>lom Reporter.
We understand the tuwn OF Slay1on
is b'"Nning. \ bin has already been i'll
trodlcrh in the legislature to cha %
the county seat from Curri. IT, Slayt ton
An Euglishn,an, who went owe: Their" Il
few days ago has made arrangements
for the erection, Of iO,r dwelling houses
and Il stone. and also tor the u,"'ning If
u brick yard Another gentleman If
means has got ont his plan for i S5.OtN
hotel, the construction { which will
begin at once if the present good
weather continues -WIen this gentle
man. Ms. Simpson. returned I" Europe.
he met Il friend by the name "f Norris.
in Chicago. vii" WAS 81 delighted with
his 'leStyin'ion Of Slayt"n that he drew
check &c five hundred pounds t" II. ia
vested il S:'ytnn. and lots have ALREADY
been selected and material purchased
for hnildiugs.-ln the spring there
pr"miSes t. be 4 grand lush for Slav-
ton. the coming county town If orr
sister county ot Murray Window Re-
porter.