The Worthington advance., 1878-10-10
Minnesota News items,

Murnn brOE. lOst %S,UCO Dy the IRE at
Sleepy Eye.
A saloon was burglarized in Lanesborough
the other night. Loss-whisky and cigars.
Peter Cram er, carpenter, fell fro , Q
scafolding on Mr.. Sarverkoul's new building
at Chaska and disiocated his hip.
A we'll has been dug eighty-eight feet deep
at the new hygienic institute in Mantor-
vile, and an abundance of water obtained.
Mrs. Cook, whose husband died in Red
Wing few months ago. has received ST. ,4O9
from the Odd Fellows Mutual Benefit So
c,ety.
John Flanagan, of Eyota, had ono of his
fingers crushed while unloading railroad
iron, to such an extent that amputation was
necessary.
row occurred at Sheehan's saloon in
Rochester in which an assault was made with
a knife. The parties weae arrested, fined
and imprisoned.
Donald Mckenzie, of High Forest, sew
cred the cords of one of his wrists with
sickle, with which he was cutting bands for
threshing machine.
John L. Dodge, of Great Darlington,
Mass, who owns good share of Duluth
has lately been visiting the latter place, look
ing after his interests.
The success of the fair at Pennington has
resulted in quite feeling in favor of fitting
up track there, which may result in an
agricultural show next year.
Track has been laid on the Rochester &
Northern railway to point within three
miles of the village of Zumbrota, which will
be the present terminus of the road.
1t is rumored that the Hastings G. Dakota
Railway company is negotiating for the pur-
chase of land in the village of Hastings for
switches to accommodate its increasing bust
ness.
A Swiss farmer of Anoka, named Nick
Blesi, by beng thrown to the ground and
run over by his frightened team, had
four ribs broken, and received other injuries
He is expected to recover.
Aman by the name of Slack. of Roches-
ter, fell a distance of twenty feet from the
| roof of house he was sh:ngling. No bones
| were broken, but be received painful bruises
and internal injuries, causing hemorrhage
of blood. He will recover.
Frank Meadows, of Sauk Centre, found 8
lost pocket-book containing $345, belonging
to S. Simonton, and appropriated the money
to his own use. He was suspected, arrested,
most of the money recovered, and the
culprit put in Jail on a charge of stealing.
Two little girls, and years old, daugh
ters of Jerry Sheehan, of Rochester, riding 8
horse were swept off by a clothes line. The
forward girl suffered severe abrasion o1
the throat by coming in contact with the
line, and the other girl had an arm broker
and shoulder dislocated.
Four stacks of wheat on the farm of Mai
| Rioo IN, Wolocff Psoo
destroyed by fire from sparks from tn.
smoke-stack of steam threshing machine
The wire bonnet of the smoke-stack was
defective, which caused the accident. It il
said the owner of the machine will max,
good the loss.
Jordan (Scott county, Adyocntc: Deputy
Sheriff Jordan came down from Belle Plain'
and arrested man named John Bernet, fol
stealing goods from NJ. Gates, in whose EN-
ploy the accused has been for a short time
The charge sets forth that the goods wer.
taken at divers times, and most of then
were found in .Bernet's possession, q
Franken's hotel. He was taken to Bell
Plaine yesterday for examination.
jos. Brabeck's house, in Cambridge CITY
Isanti county, was struck by lightning o.
Saturday last. The bolt went down th
6tOVe-plpe, tearing IL 10 pieces, tearing III
the floor, and so injuring little daughter o
Mr. B. that she is since quite deaf, and Sc
verely injuring Mr.. B. about the arms an
lower extremities. DR.. Ames was called an
attended the injured ones. They are doin
as we'll as can be expected.
Rushford Star: On Highland prairi.
about ten miles southwest of Rushford, Fill
more county, gun in the hands of brothe
OF Rasmus NJ. Vignes was fired at mar
near the granary, Rasmus being in the gran
ary at that time, aud as the gun was dis
charged stepped to the door to pick up
knife, and received thirteen shots in the lei
, arm and seven in the lower part of the at
: domen. A physician was summoned, an
} the young man is getting along.
Madelia CWatowan county, Times:
brother of Register Torson had narrow et
cape from instant death last Friday aftel
noon, at John Hasey's place, near town. 81
was employed with threshing machine
l and while oiling the cylinder gearing,
3 was caught in the front of his jacket by th
r knuckle of the tumbling rod, and in an il
slant was wound up. 1t was go near th
! separator that there was not space enoug
for him to be carried around the rod, SO
tore his clothing into shreds, entirely strir
ping him. Fortunately, he was only injure
by the strain upon him while these were bt
: ing torn of, which famed him pretty badl,
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