The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-07-19
WDRTUI.NGI'ON.
As H.4 ISLCT2 SEES IIN.

1S Hf fIoLC ~ SEES Us.
5. S. l1aislett, Of the Adrian Guard
ian, recently laid over 1T the Hub,
waiting for the west-beund train, and
he docs US proud" rs follows in Il re-
cent issue of his spicy little five. column
quarto:
During our trip to Sioux City, last
week, we had i lay over 1T WorthinstOn
OF about ten hours, and as we had ney-
er had il chance to look over that bust
ling railroad center, we availed onrself
Of the spare time at hand, and took in
the sights in every part Of the city. Ar
irving from Sioux City ut about 4 4. m. -,
we went direct to the Worthington Ho-
tel, presided over by that big bodied,
whole. souled landlord, Dan Shell, took
bed, indulged in II few hours Of bal
my sleep, tired natures sweet restor-
er," and arese 1T about eight to partake
of as palatable a breakfast as ever sat-
iStied the cravings Of the inner man.
Rested and refreshed. we started out,
in company with our daughter, to do
the town. Our first stopping place was
1T the office of the Record, the paper
recently started there, where we met
the proprietors, Messrs. Caldwell &
Bloom; found them busy but inclined
tn be sOciable, So we speut a pleasant
half hour with them. The ''boys' are
workers, and being temperate in their
habits, and inclined to look after the
pennies while the dollars take care OF
themselves, they will make the Record
il success, If 4 second paper can be
lDade successful there. We were GER
tainly much pleased with their appear
alice and genial manner. and wish them
nothing but the best Of good luck. Our
next call was at the sanctum Of Bro.
Mi!ltr-tIle sage and prophet that pre-
sides over the columns and shares the
deStiries Of the ADvANCE-jn fact, we
''bearded the lion III his den" "but us lie
WAS in Il pleasant frame of mind. We
we're cort:ially received and given the
easy chair, ia pile OF old papers in the
corncr). Here we found i'll hands, from
editor to devil, us busy as bees, and not
wishing to intrude, We only held that
pile OF papers down Il short time. Mil
ler. has one Of the finest office buildings
in the west, AN Office we'll stocked in
presses and machinery, and since be-
coming benedict, is as prosperous
and happy as generally falls to the lot
of man: May his future he on ward and
And now for stroll about the viii
lage, where on every hand we found
fine shade trees, handsome gardens,
beautiful and costly residences, good
sidewalks. and prosperous, happy
homes. With the exception ct it, main
bust, ess street, (Which presents an un.
tidy, slovenly condition), Wor,hington
is one of the pleasantest towns we
have visited in this section of the state
Calling at the Lake House. Third Ave-
nue., owned and proprietored by G.. B.
Loveless. land a cosy, well kept, pleas.
ant resort it is, too, we procured Il row
boat and treated cur daughter to a
ride on the bosom of the beautiful lake
that lies just southwest of the city, ard
whose waves almost kiss the feet of the
traveller rs he wanders about the tasty,
we'll kept park.
But the Col. says we are stringing
out this article too long, and we will
bring it to close hy saying that we
like W"rthington, her pleasant homes.
her charming lakes. her genial editors,
and her wide awake. liberal business
men. Long may they wave.