The Worthington advance., 1881-02-17
PERSONALS.

PERSONALS.
W. A. Peterson has been on til.
sick list day or two.
G. st John Cole has been at home
during the blockade showed up az
snug as a bug in rug.
Will Stockdale has been showed uI
at Sioux Falls. Hope he'll get home
for Sunday.
q. II. Spencer, of Sllakopee. is now
night operator at this point. He is al,
accommodating yonng man.
Mr.. Reed, Of the Okabena Mills,
who left for Omaha just before the
blockade, got back Monday on the
bob-tail train which came through
from Sioux City.
Conductor Mcdonald came up on
the snow train and has been spending
several days in this vicinity. Our
wish that he might bc showed up a.
gain at this point has been gratifed.
Peter Kricr, of Bloom township,
walked to Worthington on Sunday
last, a distance Of Is to 90 miles, to
get marriage license. A man who
can do that in the present state Of the
roads deserves good wife.
NJ. Hoy. the Minneapolis Detective,
came up On the bob-tail train Monday
and has been at the Worthington 1Io-
tel with a prisoner. We thought
some Of asking him to assist us in our
work since we got to be chairman of
a temperance committee
COZ. MILLER SERIoU USLY1LL.
On Thursday night last about nine
O'Clock onr distinguished fellow.towls-
man, Elk. Gov. Miller, became sudden
ly and seriously i'll from All attack
which was at first supposed to be a
stroke of paralysis. Just after the at
tack his face was somewhat distorted
and his limbs somewhat rigid. A Sec
ond rumor was to the effect that the
attack was apoplexy, and later it SEEM
ed to be the impression that the attack
was caused by inaction of the kidneys
and suppression of urine. Tie atten-
ding Physician, DR.. Barber, had just aG :
mil.istered dose Of chloral, by injec-
tion we learn, when the attack follow
ed aud he fell into an unconscious state
and remained so until the next day H.
bout noon. DR.. Craft was called soon
after the attack, and whatever the
medical skill Of the place and the at
tendance of friends could do for his re-
lief was done ut once and has been done
since.
The Gov. has been rational and con-
scious, when not sleeping, since Fri
day last, and his friends have alterna-
ted between hope and fear, the gener-
al impression being that there is bare
possibility Of recovery.
Since the above was written we learn
that the Gov. is steadily improving.
AS we go to press, his friends think
that he will he about in i few days.
WALKERS.
The snow blockade has introduced
the healthful and ancient custom of
walking across the country. G. p.
Hewitt, who was caught by the block
ade at Sibley, walked back to Worth
ington last week. Mr.. Sovey, Il rail-
road man, came through, by foot from
Luverne and went on to Heron Lake to
join his family. n fifteen year old boy
passed through the other day going
from Spirit Lake to Adrian. lie took
abed and Il cigar ut the McManus. Two
men from Sheldon passed through. Il few
days ago footing it to St. Paul. Mr..
Braddock walked from Algona to Sib.
ley and there got Oh snow engine and
rode to Worthington.
Mr. Kendall. Of Thompson Il Kendall
Farm, Heron Lake, and three men
reached here last night on their way to
Luverne going afoot. They had their
baggage on Il little sled.
We call on deacon Elihu Smith, dea-
con J. &. Clarke, sub-deacon Geo. O..
Moore. and sub-deacon B. r. Prince, to
overhaul Dr.. Barber. lie has made an
attack on us in the Journal whicl. tin
dicates that lie is not in sympathy with
u.s." lie has said things about us which,
''encourage Sabbath Ereaking.' lie
has published sentiments which show
that lie is not a believer in the ''West-
minister Confession of Faith" and is
not SOUND on the standard and staple
doctrines of predestination, foreordina-
ton, Justification, sanctification and
the destruction Of the finally impeni-
tent. lie made Il 'spasdomic'' attack
upon us III. Il brother and fellow news
paper which is ''imical'' to a fraternal
Christian, and shining ornament to
the church. Down with such wicked
ness and one r. D. Barber! We demand
a retraction of such ''imical'' senti-
ments, OF an answer in a Court of deA-
cons.
Folks are still wanting to know Why
we don't use our influence with old
Boreas to have the storms called off.
Well, we told you that if you refused
to give us credit for that thaw we would
tip him the wink and let him blow you
to smithereens. eNext time, guess you'll
mind.
But we'll tell you now what we will
do. If you'll 'be good" hereafter, we'll
see to it that good thaw comes and
takes away good part of the snow in
a few weeks. Nell also see to it that
only one or two more blizzards come
this winter, one of these about the
middle of March.
Idemand of him (Mr. Langdon) eth
to prove them in Court of justice, OF
withdraw them and confess their
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