The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-04-28
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they wanted to hang US up ~ fals<
prophet. Three weeks later when w
said that we counted some on the Hoods
interfering after the snow WAS gone
we expressed the hope that We nigh,
fail on 1T least one prediction, just TO,
the sake of regular trains. But the
FIRST Of May is about here, and no regu'
lar trains yet.
Last week, for several days, trains
got through both ways, but the bridges
began to go out, and after Wednesday
there were no mails. Following is
a list of the breaks 80 far as we have
learned:
MAIN LINE.
The bridge at East Orange, over the
Floyd, was partly washed out and
twisted out of place early last week.
Track washed out aud bridges gone
on the Central between Lemars and
Sioux City.
The bridge over Jack Greek, between
Hersey and Heron Lake, and another
small bridge near there, were washed
out.
The bridge over the Des Moines Al
was displaced, and We hear
that one Of the abutments was washed
out.
The bridge over the Watonwan, nj
is partly gone.
BRANCH.
The water has made havoc with
bridges between here and Sioux Falls,
The bridges over the Kanaranzi and
the Rock are partly gone, and 800 feet
Of track washed out tins side of Lu
verne. Bridge over Beaver Greek il
partly gone, and those over the Split
Rock and Sioux are said to be entirely
gone. Altogether, it is said, half q
mile of track has been washed out or
the branch and it will take three OF
four weeks to make repairs and put in
bridges.
NOCA kAIlJS BNANCH.
The fine bridge at Rock Rapids, which
cost the Company 100000, is reported
gone, anu the new mill, ir
which our friend Charley Miller was
is washed out and wrecked.
ELSEWHERE.
Sioux Falls is reported cut off. The
bridges over the Sioux, on our branch
and also on the Peinbina road, both be-
ing entirely gone. The lumber yards
are also gone, with number of houses
and the town is partly inundated.
At Dell Rapids, the water is reported
Is feet above high water mark and the
town of Eden is flooded.
At Jackson, we learn, there are sew
eral thousand feet of track washed Out
OH the Southern Minnesota, and tit
bridge damaged.
We learn also that the Union Pacific
bridge 1T Omaha is gone, and that On,
aha and Council Bluffs are inundat.
ed.
OBITUARY.
PETTIS.-At Grant Center, this coun.
ty, OIL Thursday, Feb. "a, 1881, OF
congestinu of the lungs, D. ". Pettis
III the 73d year OF his age.
Mr.. Pettis WAS born July %. 1908, II,
Argyle. Washington comfy, n. Y. IL s
father died when tile subject of this
sketch was IL years 1T age. At the age
Of II he was ;.pprtnticed to Il sboemak
ey with whom he remained until he was
within six years Of his majority, w>e,I
he bought his freedom, and brauc! cd
out in life for himself. While work., e
at his trade in Wagner county, n. Y,
he married Miss Sarah Ann Ellis. BY
hard work he managed, 1T the end Of
six months, to purchase Il house and an
acre OF land in the village OF Sodias.
Here his first son and daughter were
born. lie lived III this place for twelve
years. and then sold out and moved tu
Oranyeville, n. u, where lie bought 81
acres of land, He lived in the latter
place several years. dnring whicl, time
he was engaged in the tann-ry and
business. After living in
place and bought Il farm in Gainesville,
n. Y. but failing to make /: success
upon the sandy soil, which he endeav.
ored to convert into good farming land,
he returned to Orangev'Ile. About /.
year afterwards he sold out and started
west. While in Orang+ville another
son WAS born. He landed in Milwau.
kee, Wis. in June, 1847. lie sul;se-
quently located ia Dodge county, Wis.
son and daughter were born
in this place.. He then rented his farm,
III Dodge county and bought Il large
stock farm III Columbia county. Sub.
he rented this farm and re.
turned to the old farm in Dodge c1un.
ty. Another son was now born. He
then sold the Dodge county farm and
moved back to the Columbia county
farm, where his youngest son (Nelson)
was born. After living 1T the last nam.
ed place two years, he sold out and
moved, in 1856. to Winona county
Mimi. He lived in WinOna county M
til the spring of 1880. His children hav.
ing all moved further west, he rented
the old farm and bought new one
three and one-half miles southwest OF
M,lbank. Before, however, he could es
tabljsh home in this new country. his
old and faithful companion was called
to her long home. Her loss was one
from which lie never recovered. He
however. finally settled on his farm il,
this county. His daughter, Mrs John
E. Rogers, and her family, resided tenn
porarily with him in this county. Dur
ing the winter his health was excellent
but about three weeks ago he caught a
cold which settled on his lungs, causing
congestion. He was sick only one week
and quietly breathed his last at three o.
clock p. M. Thursday, Feb. "a. 1881
He retained full consciousness till the
last, and did not realize that he was dy
ing until five minutes before he expired
lie exhibited no fear of death. and died
in the full faith of the Christian relig
ion. He and his wife joined the NJ. E
Church soon after their marriage in n
Y. He was man of the strictest hon
estv and highest morals. And was pos
sessed Of more than average intelligence
and his whole life was BLAIR eless an6
spotless. During his lifetime he held
several offices Of trust and honor. The
deceased leaves six children. all Of whom
have grown to matnrity-the youngest