The Worthington advance., 1878-12-12
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MINNESOTA NEWS, .

The scarlet fever has made its anne. =. ncS
in Window. : ','''. -; -.
The grand jury of Otter Tail countvi uro.
nounced the county jail only fit for q wood
shed. =
Arevival is in progress in Ovatonna, in
connection 60 with the preaching Of Rev. II. F. #
Welton. -... = "!;:' =. - c.s.
The ferryboat at Elk River has been ver1;:
irregular In its trips of late, owing to ice in.
the river.
A little girl, skating on Minnetonka lake.
the other day, broke through the ice and was
drowned. :'i'' .s!.,l
About 100 mortgages We're recorded at the i
Olmsted county recorders Office during the
month of October.
A son, 8 years old, of William Moore, of
Denmark, Washington county, was killed by
falling from a wagon.
A. kortsch, of Carlos, Douglas county,
slipped on the ice on Main street, in Alex
andria, and broke his right leg.
Joseph Giefer, of Huntington, Dakota
county, was killed by large rock which he
was trying to sink in the ground.
The st. Cloud Journal claims forty or
canned towns in Stearns county; the Fergus
Falls Journal claims thirty-nine in Otter
Tail county.
On late evening as train was backing
up at Sauk Centre, an old and deaf man was
run over and his head and one hand in
stantly cut off.
=. Scow, of Tenhassen, Martin county,
had his stable and ten head of cattle and
valuable farming tools burned up, caused bv
| prairie fire, December I'd.
Rev. Timothy Wilcoxson, of Hastings. was
thrown from his buggy by his horse slip
ping on the ice. He escaped with sprained
| shoulder and few bruises.
On late Sunday evening boy, Henry
Huber by name, at Owatonna, broke through
| the ice on the river, and with difficulty was
rescued by his companions-a very narrow
escape.
The Madelia Times reports that heavy
| hIes were running on the prairies northwest
OF that place, on the night of d &C. S, and it
was feared much property would be- de-
stroyed.
vicious dog in Madelia, without any
| Provocatlon, bit little girl four years old,
daughter OF d. W. Woodworth, tearing her
face fearfully. Ugly scars will probably re-
main through life.
John Schwartz, of Millerville, Douglas
county, Leading refractory heifer by a rope,
got his hand badly crushed between the body
of the animal and an oak tree. Several
| bones were broken.
| locomotive got away from its keeper at
Emerson last Friday, and ran wild just lit
tie, smashing up four or five freight cars that
were standing upon the track in the depot
yard. No injury to human life or limb.
! William Staples, of Grow, Anoka county.
! fol 1rNSusr *E,a
Ahoka, receiving severe but not fatal in-
Jurles. he was rendered insensibe for
time by the fall, but is recovering.
The team of Mr.. Ressler, of Summit, ran
away. In the wagon besides Mr.. Ressler
were two ladies' and a boy named Alvis
Rlschavy. All were thrown out. The boy
was killed. The others received only slight
bruises.
Ezra Hyatt, of Fairmount, had fight
with railroad hand, whom he pounded till
he cried "enough.'' Then he let him up,
when the rallroader drew revolver and
fred three times at Hyatt, but missed him
each time.
Between Medtord and Clinton, as o. Searle
and q. Reynolds were riding in buggy, three
masked men stopped the buggy and robbed
MIR. Searle of his watch, gold chain and
person the rascals wanted.
Considerable interest has been manifested
by the citizens of Quincy in a projected line
Eyota, and Austin, thence south TO Mason
City, uniting with railroad belonging to
| the Milwaukee g. St. Paul road.
LIE Roy Independent: Diptheria is raging
fearfully all about us, and we notice by our
exchanges that it is prevalent in other local
tiles. 1t is reported that within circuit of
one mile, on Slough Greek. about eight miles
from this place, fifteen persons have died
within the past month.
Hugh Hunter, a respectable young man Of
the town of Maine, Otter Tail county, who
has been In Chicago for nearly year being
treated for difficulty of his ewes, has re-
turned home hopelessly blind. His case is
! sad one, and his neighbors are disposed to
| aid him to the extent of their ability.
Two young girls in Owatonna, mistakinga a
poisonous plant for boneset, steeyed and
took the same for bad colds. When the poi
son began to work the mistake was discov-
cred and physician called, who adminis-
tered the proper antidotes. Their condition
remains critical, though hopes are entertained
of their recovery.
The other day a wolf chased the team Of
G. E. Patterson, of Milton, Dodge county.
MIR. P. got out of his wagon and went to-
wards the animal, but his wolfship daunt-
iessly stood his ground. Mr.. p. did not run,
and the wolf finally started away for the
| woods. Had he run, doubtless the wolf
would have followed and attacked him.
The other night team was stolen from
Nels Malmgren in Dahlgren, and afterwards
106 hp xko1so
| town. The parties-three men-wilo had
taken and hid the team, were discovered, ar
rested, and brought before Justice Griswold,
of Chaska. They confessed, and considered
it fun to the tune of $45 fine and costs.
Fergus Falls Journal: large number
OF deer have been killed in the past fortnight.
! Mr.. Ash, of the Pennsylvania settlement,
lett OFT his wood chopping to hunt a few
days, and with nine Shots from a Sbarn's
rifle killed five deer. Among the carcasses
brought to town have been some fine antler
ed bucks. Hammond bought one weighing
over 200 pounds.
As Otis Corbin, of Riverdale, was starting
for church on late Sunday morning, his
horses became fractions and upset the wap-
on, throwing out violently upon the ground
his wife and daughter and Mrs Mayberry.
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Corbin was considerably stunned and bruis-
ed' Medical aid was called, and the injured
parties are doing well.
The heavy traffic on the 140 miles of the
Northern Pacific railroad, between Brainerd
and Fargo, is already beginning to tell on the
iron rails laid down in 1872, and the di-
rectors have decided to commence replacing
them with steel. An instalment of 500 tons
| 10 hoSn rfo ontr
pattern adopted weighs ffty-six pounds per
yard, is four and half inches high, and four
inches base.
Alexandria News: A. Baker and J. p.
johnson were out hunting deer and drove
two bucks on to the ice on Lake lie Homme
dleu: Ihe ice was very thin and they could
not follow the deer. A boat was nrocnraJ
and by pushing it along the ice and holding
| TO the sides they reached the door aad ~