The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-07-08
PERSONALS.

last Monday in Sibley.
Frank Durfee came up from Sioux
City and fOurthed at home.
Young Mr.. Runyon is out from New
York visiting his brother Fred.
Banker Dayton left Monday for a
trip to Dakota.
John Braddock, a former Worthing-
tonian, spent the 4th here with friends
Gilbert Anderson has returned from
several months trip in Kansas and
enjoyed the 4th at home with his fami.
ly. Glad to see his pleasant face
among US again:
Johnny Dean came up from Oak.
land, Nebraska, and spent the 4th
with his mother and sister.
F. NJ. Haislet, editor of the New
Hampton, Iowa, Tribune, dropped in
on US Monday in conn any with his
brother Sam, Of the Adrian Guardian.
He has been up recreating.
The rosy and genial face of John
Mock, that wlde.awake Willmont dem.
ocrat, frightened up our office the 9th.
er day. Mir. N. comes up smiling,
drouth or no drouth, weather or no.
A. W. Allen received dispatch
Tuesday to come to Rock Rapids as
his daughter Lulu was dying.
G. W. Smith. 7. l.. Hewitt, E. X.
Smith, Matt Hyland, J. Dean. Ev.
McManus and J. V. Bowser helped
Sibley celebrate OIL Monday.
DR.. j. NJ. Plumer; we'll known to
many Of our people, and who spent
several months here a few years ago,
died 1T Albion, n. Y, June %, after a
lingering illness. He was at one time
largely interested in this county, hay
ing invested considerable money here.
Ad,ian Guardian: Judge Wilson, of
WOrthington. came out Wednesday
evening to attend Il law suit for the
village, but it was postponed until
next Thursday and he returned home.
Sheriff Miller spent Tuesday evening
in the metropolis. He was combining
business with pleasure, j. e., serving
papers and posting 4th of July bills.
Window Reporter: Elder Crapsy, of
SOnthbrook, returned Tuesday from \
prospecting trip for coal in Faribault
county.
Hon. &C. Wilson, of Rochester, E.
II. Garfield. of Luverne, and D. Rob-
rer, Of Worthington, argued motions
for new trials before Judge Perkins
yesterday in cases tried at the March
term in Rock county. They are the
so called right of way cases to which
the Burlington road is party.
Benjamin Woo}stencroft, father of
the Woolstencroft galaxy Of boys, was
in town yesterday. He is IS years old
and still looks active and vigorous.
lie has been a soldier a good part of
lis life, having enlisted first in 1929
when Levi Woodbury. was secretary of
war. lie went with Capt. Delany to
the Blackhawk War and was sergeant
of recruiting service six years in New
York. In 1913 he went to Florida to
take part in the Florida war where he
remained till the war was over, when
he was discharged. lie then went to
Fortress Monroe and re-enlisted, and
was sent to Fort Crawford at Prairie
Da Chem, From there he went to
Jefferson Barracks in 1915. Thence
he:went to the Mexican war, landing
at Point Isabel on the day of the bat
tie of Palo Alto. He was in Mexico
three months. During our late civil
war he was out during the Indian out
breaks, part Of the time in the Bad
Lands, taking part in several fights.
We hope he will he on hand next sum-
mer for q grand time at the encamp-
ment at Worthington.
DEP0ry.
The ADVANCE spoke last week of
the depot improvements to be made
at this place. They will begin in few
weeks, or soon as the materials can he
collected, the plan Of Builder Frank
Glasgow having been adopted.
The building will be moved back
seven feet, giving II feet platform in
front, and the platform will be lowered
IS inches. The upper rooms at the
west end will be taken off and the
building will be made a uniform height
throughout. A ladies' waiting room,
lSx24 feet, will be added to the west
end; the office will occupy the present
rooms and the gents waiting
room will be in the present office room
The freight room will remain where it
is, and the telegraph Office will be at
the east end where the Roadmaster's
office now is. The whole will be 1874
feet long.
We learn that positive assurances
have been received that depot will be
built this season at the summit and an
agent and operator kept there. Work
on the side tracks there will begin as
soon as the crops are gathered.