The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-08-16
Twenty-Five Years.

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Warrington ADVANCE (then the
Western Advance was issued for the
first time. The Advance Printing
Company, presumably the officers Of
the colony, were the proprietors,
Fl. NJ. Stevens, brother of the pres
ents clerk CT courts, was the editor.
Mr.. Stevens, who is now one of the
editorial writer's on the Kansas City
Journal, conducted the paper until
February p, 1874. Owing to some
trouble with the colony people Mr..
Stevens retired and the paper sus-
pended publication for a month.
The next issue of the paper was
made March IA, 1874, and we find the
names of Miller, Humiston & Co.,
proprietors, and in their salutatory of
that date they say they ''have opened
negotiations with gentleman in an
eastern city who will no doubt soon
take charge Of the Office. However,
vol. 2 of the paper closed without
reference to a new editor.
The first numbered the paper con-
tains the National Republican ticket
Grant and Wilson. Mark H. Dun
nell was the congressional candidate.
That issue of the paper also con-
tanned a call from the Democrats and
Liberal Republicans for a county
caucus to elect delegates to the state
convention. The call is signed by
Fl. Imker, T. Dorman, Geo. H.
Carr, G. G. Stoddard. D. S. Law,
W. Fish, D. Stone, L. F. Maclaurin,
S. Laythe, A L. Clark, S. McInery.
FL. M. Mclean, A. Miner, David Ben
nett, O. Bigelow. G. B. Loveless, A.
Lambert, E. B. Hall, F. G.. String
ham, A. P. L on, B. F. Thurber, L.
S. Roberts, w. B. Moore, S. F. Shep-
ard, H. Young. G. H. Stewart, NJ.
McDewit, VIM. S. Stockdale, L. B.
Bennett, L: E. Kimball, A. l.. Per-
kins; the call is dated August 30,
1872. A few of those signing the call
are still living here, some have moved
away and some have passed to
that mysterious realm beyond the
tomb.
Among the business men mention
ed in the first issue of the paper are:
J. A. Town, lumber; Daniel Shell
was in the livery business; H. D.
Humiston was selling hardware; DR..
Barber and Mr.. Lawrance were part
nees in the drug trade; Henry Davis
and Bro. kept general store. The
bar QegaD was represented by NJ. B.
Soule and J. S. Schuck. The ply
sicians in those old pioneer days were
DR.. Moore, now cashier in the Bank
of Worthington, and DR.. Barber, now
living at Riverside, Cal. G.. Anderson
was doing carpenter work, and j. H.
johnson had just opened new har-
ness shop. G. P. Hewett & Co., had
hardware store on tenth street,
fronting the park. Capt. Lyon was
running the Worthington hotel, and
G. B. Loveless, who died some two
years ago, was proprietor of the Sd
avenue hotel.
Great are the changes that have
been made in Worthington since
those colony days; and the ADVANCE
is complete history of events for
the past % years; many items of in
terest, especially to the older settlers,
are found in the files of the paper.
The appended locals are taken
from the first number of the ADVANCE,
August 81, 1872:
Flax-seed is selling at $3.50 per
bushel.
The dwelling being built by Rev.
B. H. Crever will be the finest in
town. -.
A masonic hall is being built in
the second story of Goodnow's new
building.
Through trains from St. Paul to
Sioux City will commence running in
about month.
The question of building sidewalks
in front of the vacant lots on 10th ST..
is being agitated.
The Free Masons met last week at
Soule's law Office to take the neces-
sary steps to organize lodge at this
place.
At meeting called at the office of
Mr.. Soule, on Monday evening. Aug.
18th, for the purpose of adopting
measures for the organization of a
school district and the erection of a
scbOO1 housa Mr.. T. Schuck was