The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-08-30
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.

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From the ADVANCE of p years ago:
PERsoNAL.-NIr. I. p. Durfee and
family have arrived from the east,
and occupied their new house north
west of town.
The Lu Verne stage line is doing
good business. Persons going to
Rock county will find this route both
reliable and pleasant.
Prof. Humiston is having prepara-
tons made for setting row of ma
pies and elms around the park, for
which he deserves the hearty thanks
of all.
Peter Thompson also keeps gen
eral variety of merchandise and buys
grain. Like the other grain buyers
of that town he offers to telegraph at
any time to Window and pay Window
prices.
We also found Mr.. G.. Anderson, of
Lakeville, contractor and builder, up
to his ears in business. He has had
large force of workmen in employ
the entire season, during which time
he has erected about thirty buildings.
Mr.. Stockdale has purchased the
stock of hardware formerly owned by
Capt. Atkins, and moved it into the
store left vacant by Davis removal,
where it may be found in connection
with the hardware stock of Mr.. Hum
iston.
Mr.. Shuck accidently, or expert
mently, discharged a shot gun in his
law office the other day. The charge
let good sized streak of daylight
through the wall, scared the neigh
bors generally and the experimentor
in particular, but did no further dam
age.
We will attend to the freight
items Of our neighbors of the Win
dom Reporter and Sibley Gazette, af-
ter election. We will guarantee them
figures to prove that Worthington
has received more freight in three or
six months than any other station
west of Mankato.
j. A. Town, the gentlemanly agent
of Croker Bros. & Lamoreaux, un-
derstands how to handle and sell the
excellent lumber which that firm
keeps constantly on hand. Anything
from fence board to a list clear
can be found in their yard and buy
ers need not fear any misrepresenta-
ton regarding quality.
Among the new buildings now be-
ing completed we notice a dwelling
house for Mr.. S. A. Hildreth on the
corner of eleventh street and third
ave., alo substantial dwelling for
Mr.. Spafford, on third avenue. I'm
provements like these are highly
creditable alike to the owners and
the builders.
The Worthington post-office has
been removed one door southeast, to
the fine new block just erected by
Goodnow Bros. And here we can
boast of another excellence in Worth
ington institutions; our post-office is
the most commodiuos of any in South
western Minnesota-it is as finely fin
ished room as any may wish.
An elk crossed the farm of E. w.
Branch, across the lake, two miles
from town, last Saturday. Mr..
Branch fired shot from his chamber
wiz dow at his elkship, but as the ball
was very light, the animal was not
harmed. Mr.. B. informed us that the
elk seemed much surprised to find
his old tramping ground SO thickly
inhabited. He saw a number of the
horned tribe here last season, but this
is the first one he has seen this.
The following is list of officers of
Fraternity Lodge I'D, A. F. and
A. M, at Worthington, MINI:
M. B. Odell, VIM.
M. B. Soule, S.'.W.'.
L. F. McLauren, J.'.W.'.
B. F. Thurber, Treas.
A. G. Robinson, Sec.
&C. Goodnow, SD.
S. E. Chandler, J.'.D.'.
D. Shell, SIS.
H. G. Rice, J.'.S..:
G. B. Slough, Tyler.
C.Finance committee, M. B. Soule, A.
r Robinson, G. P. Slough. -
Regular communications are held on
the first and third Monday evening
each month.