The Worthington advance., 1878-11-28
Minnesota News.

} 81. Earl, of Fergus iFalls, fell from hay
stack the other day, and dislocated ono OF
his sshoulders.
&C. G. abbot and wife have left Lanesbor-
ough, Fillmore county, for Akron, Ohio,
where they will make it their home for the
future. - <ssEe: a. >'@ss--
John Crane, Of Red Wing, by the caving
of an embankment whero he was at work,
/ was entirely covered, except. his head. His
fellow workraen dug him out, and physician
bound no his bruisss.
good deal of excitement was produced
recently in Chaska by the sudden disappear
ance of Louis Schmidt under circumstances
that pointed to suicide. Thorough search was
made, but nothing found to verify the theory
Of suicide. &
Chatfield Democrat: John Williams, of
Jordan township, dropped dead with heart
disease while blowing III his fathers field.
he was steady, industrious young man,
and leaves wife and two children who have
the sympathy of the VIII .le community.
Red Wing Adconce: Daniel Quilkin, iv-
ing on the old fair ground on the farm owned
BY James Lawther, lost his grainery contain
Ing about 800 bushels of wheat by fire. The
fire is supposed to have been set by sparks
from the locomotive of the freight train.
Eyota 'Eugle: Quite a number of new
towns are springing up in this immediate
vicinity. The new town of Viola is but
seven miles north of here on the Plainview
branch, and the new town Of Dotyville is but
three and one-half miles north on the same
line of road, while south four miles there is
to be town laid out, and there will probably
be station one mile west of here at the
junction of the two roads.
Owatonna Rec,e,c:, We have been in
formed by gentleman from Clinton Fall
that young man, whose name he was una
bic to learn, told that be had been waylaid by
and $35 in money while walking on the rail-
robbers ordered him to keep on towards
tempted to return to the city.
St. Cloud Journal Press: A distressing
accident happened at Winnepeg Prairie. A
family by the name of Lules had arrived but
day or two before from Pittsburgh and
gone on to Mr.. J. F. Stevcnson's farm. A
little son, about four years of age, was play
ing around, and running backwards fell into
q tub of hot water. He was so badly scalded
that all the skin, from the neck to the feet,
came off. The little sufferer died last night.
Speaking Of the new docks of the St.
Paul 4 Duluth railroad, the Duluth Nelcs
says: The strip, when completed, will ex-
tend to within 400 feet of the inner track
and will run parallel to and within 200 feet
west Of Lake avenue, a distance of I, ,O65 feet:
but only 800 feet are to be built this winter
The 400 feet of straight dockage, to be also
built this winter, will be on en- extension of
the line of Munger, Markell i Co.'s dock,
and commence 600 feet east of it. The slip
above mentioned will be $50 feet wide, and
On the east side will be private dockage
room.
"A clerk named Leighton, employed in the
bank of Zumbrota, left that village on Mon
day night of last week. He had been guilty
of petty thieving from the bank, and the
amount OF his peculatione, added to what he
succeeded i'll borrowing from zumbrotans,
made him capitalist to the extent of $500.
Sheriff Chandler captured him in St. Louis.
and it has since transpired that his true
name is no: Leighton. but is James F.
Holmes. and that he played similar game
i'll St. Paul year ago.
Benson (Swift county, Times: Marvin
Hail set fire to some grass on his farm al
DIS l>ci0, ana sOON tne DlaZe became un-
controllable. Being somewhat scared at the
probable loss of LIS property, and in his ef-
forts to stop it, he was rendered lnsensible
for moro than six hours. Bait Souls, of
Montevidio, happening along at this time,
picked him up and he was taken care of.
At the present writing he is doing quite well.
Ayoung man named George Woods,
who was formerly in the employ of the Mil
waukee g. St. Paul railroad, accidentally fell
from the engine tender near Mrrdock, on
tLe line of this road, severely injuring him
internally.
F. H. Rissell, Of Kasson, Dodge county,
was detected in all apparent attempt to set fire
to his building, which he occupied as an
express office and iewelry store. The night
watchman, discovering something wrong,
with much difficulty gained entrance to the
building and found Bisseil there. The stove
and pipe were red hot, kerosene was poured
over the floor. Under the counter were piles
of paper saturated with kerosene and covered
with fagots, also saturated. There were
several hundred dollars of express money on
hand, and an insurance on the stock 70
goods of 81 800. Bissell was taken int
custody and held in $500 to appear at the
March turn of the district court. An intense
public excitement followed the arrest. =.