The Worthington advance., 1880-09-02
A. YOUNG CYCLONE.

...-.--.. -. A YOUNG CYCLONE. >,.. .~..~....
During the rain. storm on Monday
night small boy of cyclone got away
from his parents and struck out across
the prairie. He started southwest of
town, moved T. McCann's farm house
off the foundation, turned it partly
round and then ran II northeasterly
direction. At Allen Chaney's he pick
ed up the new building just put up for
the cane mill, and smashed it to pieces,
then spread several stacks of grain ''out
to dry'' and scooted again. At Mr..
Brant's east of town he tramped corn
field down and then lit out across To-
rain kicking Mr.. Fogo's stacks to pie
ces. We have not heard of any further
pranks. He probably hurried on from
here and Joined the ''old folks" who
were taking it leisurely tramping along
the Southern Minnesota. It was fortu-
nate the mischievous little kid didn't
take it into his head to kill anybody.
Since writing the above we met Mr..
McCann and learn that his children
made \ very narrow escape. Mr. NJ.
and wife had gone to the junction, leav-
ing the children, three boys, one girl,
and baby four years old, at the farm
house. When the storm struck the
house and the children found it moving,
they hurried to the cellar. Three of the
children got into the cellar and the larg-
er boy was handing the baby down
when the cellar door closed and lett the
boy in the house, The baby was caught
under the house and rolled along for
several yards. After the storm passed
the boys got a shovel and by digging
under the house rescued the infant.
The child was not seriously hurt al
though bruised some on the breast and
back ard the skin was rubbed from a
part Of it's face. Mr.. McCann says they
found little path plowed by the baby's
nose. This certainly was close call
and came very near being a serious mat
ter. We congratulate Mr.. NJ. on the
fortunate escape Of his children and do
not wonder that he was nearly affected
to tears in relating the incident. The
children remained all night in the GEL
lar being afraid to again enter the house
which was moved several rods from it's
foundation and turned partly round.
ANOTHER CRITIC
The said aforesaid alleged sundry and
divers Daniel Kohrer and ''his assigns"
devotes a column and a half of last.
weeks Journal to review of the Cele-
bration Poem. Ne have. therefore, an
other critic. The two professions now
stand as follows:
FOR THE POEM.
The Historical Society. with Ex-Gov.
Davis. orator of the day, in carriages.
Gen. Sherman, Secretary of War Ram
sey, and other Generals in carriages, es-
corted by the military from Fort Smell
ling.
Judges of the Supreme Court of the
United States and of the State of Min
nesota toget her with Governors, Sena-
tors and distinguished people generally.
Civic and religious societies.
All escorted 10y the Fort Smelling and
Great Western Bands.
Amid the booming Of artillery and
the waving Of lnnumerable banners,
they move to the University Campus at
Minneapolis, where the poem is deliver
ed to an audience Of 5000 to %, 900 Pc
ople.
'FORNlNST' TIE rOEM.
Polly, a St. Paul spinster.
The said alleged sundry and divers
Daniel Rohrer aforesaid.
These two old ladies riding together
in cart.
They draw up in front Of the Journal
Office and deliver their criticism to Oyle
who rises rs one man to receive them
and stands with head uncovered while
the solemn services proceed.