The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-11-16

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DENT OF SCHOOLS
DIED, On Thursday night last, NOvem-
Der eth, 1T pulmonary disease, MAX.
Gus ADELBERr DOANE, aged 81
years, II months aud 20 days.
Mr.. Doane was born on the 10th Of
November, ls47, in Wellnnd county,
Ontario, Canada. near Niagara Falls.
lie was the youngest il. q family Of
saven children. When lie was Is years
Of age his parents moved to Illinois.
He began his profession of teacher ut
tho age OF II. lie taught two years iii
Iowa before coming to Minnesota. II,
1S75 he came to Minnesota and settled
on \ farm in Elk township, Mobiles
county, where he resided up to the
time he was elected County Superin-
tendeat. lie taught . number Of
terms IN this county. ............
Mi. Doane was married in the spring
Of 1915. ut Magnolia, Iowa, to Miss
Emily Durright, and removed the same
year TO this county. He leaves = wife
and one child, five year cid daughter,
to mourn the early departure of Is
true 4 gentleman rs ever lived.
Mr.. DOare was elected County Sup.
erintendent in the fall of 1881, on the
Independent :.ticket. He soon after
removed to WortlIingtom to attend to
the duties of his Office, and he began ut
once to lay plans for putting the
schools of the county o., better basis.
His failing health prevented him from
giving to the outlying schools that
personal attention which he lad pla,,-
ned. Had NJ. A. Doane lived to carry
out his intentions, the schools Of this
county would have received an impulse
which would have been felt for many
years to come. He was born educat.
" and scholar, and for once in county
matters exactly the right man was put
in exactly the right place.
Nj. Doane's parents were Quakers
and his youth WAS under Quaker i"tiu
e,ce Ii, lis manhood, lie was a Lib
eral, ami up 10 his last breath, to the
moment when lie said. II AN ready to
sleep new,' and then bre:.ti'ed lis last,
he never wavered AZ instant, nor lost
his nerve nor his perfect faith in the
God Ut Nature. lie had no fear Of the
future, ami requested that no funeral
serni"h should ~ preached over his re-
mains, and that his obsequies should
l'e Of the simplest character. His
wishes were carried out to the letter,
and on Sunday last the remains Of NJ.
"A. Doane, one Of Natures gentlemen,
one Ut God clean hearted, clean hand
I'd and clear-Ieaaed boys, were laid III
the Wort'ington Cemetery, the county
officers acting rs pail bearers. There
Was no tolling vi bells, no barbarous
exposure Of the dead body ut the
church, 10 tearing open of wounded
h arts Ivy well.neani.:g but sem ea.
lhrnish preachers.
We have known Mr.. Doane ever
since lie came to this county and we
cannot remember ever having heard
him utter !. prefane or vulgar word.
lie was simple in his manners and hat.
its. courteous, intelligent and scholar
~, and gifted above the average of his
profession. lie welded Il facile and 4
vigorous reh and many of the hest
things which have appeared in the AD-
VANCE during the past seven years, un-
der several noIa de rluEles. were from
tie pen Of II. a. DoAne.
Mr.. Doane's father died a few years
az" III this County. Ills mother and
several OF his brothers and sisters are
still living.
W. II. Bigelow, the builder Of the
ADVANCE Temple and Spiritual Cathe.
dr;:'. has about finished lis seasons
work and returned to Worthington to
build himself i house 1T the head Of
FOurtl-av. His seasons work fuots
up about rs follows:
Building for J. Chadwick, lSx2G, sto-
~ and 4 half.
ADVANCE building. 24x4S, two sto-
rics, iron roof, corner entrance, vene, r.
ed. its Il beauty
Buildings for Hugh Paul at Heron
I.,ke-hN,,se 32x32 Will, l. 1890, 2sto-
rits; horse barn I2x43, ? stories; cattle
barn 50x90; sheep barn 50xl0O; granery
24x36; pigsery 22x2N.
Dwelling for J. II. Clark, Window;
22x26. l. lGx:,2. , stories.
Episcopal cl.urc!, at Madelia, 2Ox36.
Episc"p': church ut Slayton, :0x40.
Dwelling for John Neff ut Slaytnn.
Exc, Il 12Nl6. stories.
Hotel 1T Slayton, 54x63, 3 stories,
malSard roof.
Mill shed at Slayton. 40x60.
House for Mr.. Bladdon, in Elk,
2lx24, l. 1Cx12.
Three cottages for Arthur Simpson,
>l2ytcn. 24x24.
Barn and small buildings for Mr..
Roach.
Dwelling for Rev. D. G. Gum. 26x:e
with l..