The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-02-05
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PERSONALS
B. III. Bennett returned to Sioux
City on Saturday last, after 4 weeks
visit to his brother L.. B. .s i
Clarence Ashworth has taken the
place vacated by his brother Will IN
the Worthington post Office.
VIM. Davidson, of Winona county,.
who has been spending the winter with
his daughter, Mrs, r. w. Mober]Y, left
on Tuesday for visit to Wateptown.
F. j. Porter, the Fuel and
Lumber merchant of Adrian. dropped
in on Monday on his way to New Or
leans to attend the Exposition. He
will be absent about ono month. Safe
journey.
Attorney Van Wagenen. Of Rock
Rapids, dropped in Monday on his way
to Sioux county to attend Court.
DR.. j. ". Crigler, our resident Den-
fist, spent Monday aud Tuesday ut
Window. He will hereafter spend
two days in each month at that place.
Frank Lewis, came up from Lake
Crystal on Monday and made a brief
visit to his old home. We arc pleased
to hear that there is Q prospect of his
returning to Worthington to live.
Editor IIaislett, Of the Adrian Guar
dian, made 10 the usual fraternal call
On Saturday.
ROUTE A0EN7S.
J. W. Ashworth, the new route
agent between st. Paul and Sioux
Falls, made his first run on Saturday
last to learn the route and entered reg
ulxrly upon his duties on Monday.
Mr.. Halves accompanied him on the
first few trips to initiate him iuto the
work.
OF Mr.. Halves. the retiring agent,
the Luverns Herald publishes the fol-
lowing, sllowirga remarkable record
/ in the mail service. The name of Phi
10 Hawes and his rosy countenance
have been familiar to all the old ret.
tiers in this part Of the State, and no
man in the public service, we believe,
has been more highly esteemed. He
| was one of the first men on the ground
where Luverne now stands and, if we
mistake not, the town bears the name
Of one of his children:
Mr.. PhilO Halves tendared his resig-
| nation as route agent some time ago to
take effect February l, and Wednesday
received notice from the department
that his resignation had been accepted.
J. W. Aslw0rth, an employe Of the
| Worthingt0n postoffice, has been APP
pointed 10 the position thus vacated.
Mr.. IIawes will make his last trip as
route agent today and tomorrow, but
will probably continue in the service
for few days longer to assist his sue
cessor in familiariZing himself with his
work. In 1855 Mr.. Halves opened the
mail route from Red Wing to Blue
Earth City. That eouatry was then as
new as this was in 81. and there was
only one stopping place between the
two towns. In 1867 he opened the mail
route between Blue Earth City and
Yankton. and thus completed the route
between the Mississippi and the Mis-
souri,. In 1871, three years after his
settlement in Luverne, Mr.. Halves was
appointed postmaster of this place and
held the office until Dec. 1874, wheh T..
o. Halves was appointed to succeed
him. On the 10th of September, 1876
he was commissioned route agent,
which Office he has held until the pres
ent time. Accordingly, he will close
tomorrow q period of twcnty-eight
years of almost continuous employ
ment in the mail service of the govern
ment. The greater part of this time
has been spent on the frontier and few
can know or realize the hardshps he
has endured. His desire to give up the
sci vice is prompted by the necessity OF
| al ~ ne 60 nd
that will enable him to pass more of
his time at home. This relief from the
wearlsome and exacting duties of the
position he has filled so creditably is
well deserved. and the facts will fully
justify the statement that no man ev
er retired from the service of Uncle
Sam with a better official record. and
no one has ever earned more faithfully
the high standing he has won us an Of
ficer and the universal esteem in which
he is held by the community.