The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-05-01
PERSONALS
We learn that Joseph Lowe has loca-
ted at MauuOketa. Iowa.

Gcu tSO NAdyuOAcld, 1O"d,
o. G.. Grundsten has returned from
a ten days. trip to Dakota.
j. S.~McManus is over from Brook
ings, OAK. shaking hands with his
friends and looking to his property in
terests in Worthington. He looks as
natural as ever and reports business
good ut Brookings.
Joseph Tarbert, of Adrian, left on
Monday with his family for Spokane
Falls, Washington Territory. Mr.. Il.
was Ole of the early settlers in this
county. and has been a successful far.
mer, and we regret to see him leave.
John Upstrom and family left on
Tuesday for Sioux Falls where they
will reside for t lie present. Mr.. Up
strom was one of the early settlers III
this county, 4 man of sterling charac.
ter, and we hope to see l,im return
soon.
Miss Clark returned from Wortl,ing-
ton. Saturday, and reports her fathers
health neither worse nor better.-Win-
dom Reporter.
Elder Lewis, of Worthington, has
been in town the past few days. While
here MIR. Lewis sold the Eureka Hotel
building. in this city, to MIR. WIN. $.
Mcdonald. Of Ontario, Canada. We
understand that Mr.. Mcdonald will
take possession in June, and will run
the hotel in first-class shape.-Pipe-
stone Republic.
Adrian Guardian: We saw Attorney
Town, of Worthington, on our streets
Thursday.
Will Loveless, of Worthington, was
out looking over the future metropolis
of Southwest Minnesota on Monday.
Mrs. w. A. Peterson, of Worthing-
ton. and Mrs. Hathaway, her sister, of
Hudson. Wis. were guests of Attorney
Nelson and wife over Sunday.
TWELVE YEARS.
Last Tuesday, April Goth, was the
18th anniversary of the arrival of the
first passenger train in Worthington.
Construction trains and trains carry
ing some passengers had of course ar
rived before, but the first regular pas
senger train got in on the Goth of
April, 1872, about 10 O'Clock at night.
We arrived on that train and walked
across the prairie to the Worthington
Hotel. We inquired for Prof. Hum
iston's room and was directed to the
south corner room on the second floor.
10 get there we had to walk over rows
Of men sleeping in the hall, and when
we reached the room we found mel,
sleeping on the flor, and in the bed
several deep and one or two in the
middle.
The railroad depot and cottage, Hen.
~ Davis store, the Worthington Ho-
tel, McLauren's corner. Atkins hard
ware store, DR.. BARRIERS drug store,
Peter Thompson's store on 9th street,
and a few rude dwellings, were then
about the only buildings in town. A
day or two after our arrival we drove
west eight miles with the Miller boys
from West Virginia who selected
claims in Dewald and the only house
we could find west of Okabena lake
was Bridget Murphy's shanty on the
lake shore. Adrian was then "howl.
ing wilderness of gophers, brant and
Kanaranzi musk rats, and Luverne
was mostly a log cabin.
Twelve years have wrought won.
derful change. People are apt to he
impatient 1T our slow growth, but
when we think OF Mobiles county rs i,
was twelve years ago, and then count
up the live villages, half dozen rail
roads and hundreds of cultivated
farms, it seems like some magica
transformation in u conjuror's show.
BARN BURNED
The barn OIL the Mcdowell place
south of town was burned on Thursday
last. The place is now occupied by Geo
W. Bass, who had been out during the
forenoon lighting prairie fire. Thu
barn and premises were unusually wei
protected and Mr.. Bass was off some
distance fighting fire when he discov
cred that his barn was in fumes. L
seems that the fire followed some gras:
along the road and thus crept into hi
barn yard and fired the straw from
which the barn took fire. Mr.. Bass los
a good team of horses, some II calve
and number of hogs, besides severa
hundred bushels Of grain. A horse ant
harness belonging to A. W. Allen
which were in the barn at the time
were also burned. Mr.. BASIS loss W.
learn is about 5000. No insurance.
4 LIFT FOR THE BAR7UOLDI STAT
| UE.
| The famous statue to be erected il
New York harbor would be very quick
ly in place if all contributions to
were as insufficient us that of the Trav
elers Insurance Company, 10 less thar
81, ZOO given outright, besides pavin
for the distribution Of a special pres
edition of a large picture of the statu
to the entire press of the United States
We have received Il copy of it, and it j
worthy the character Of the company
which is the highest praise that cOul'
be given.
!
STOP AND CONSIDER.
| why Will ln0IlhllO ouuCk Wiz
and pains which are. so frequent, in thi
country, when remedy is within thei
reach, one that is so simple, and still
the greatest blood purifier known, on
of Natures best plants for cleansin.
the blood, and no mixtures contained
in it that Injuries the system. Nothin!
can compare with Npedham's Extrac
of Red Clover for all diseases of tin
| blood, from which all diseases arise. j
the blood is pure the whole system j:
good, it you wish to test the virtue o
this excellent remedy call and get :
supply of
3. ". LYON.
3G 2w. Agent for WOrthingtOn.
o. Tuesday the Sheriff of MOBILES
county, Mimi, arrived here in searcl
of boy who had run away from home
and come to this place. where he has ;
| brother. 1t appears that the brother
takes sides with the boy, and reall!
| does not wish him to be taken bacl