The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-08-23
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II Walter Davis Of this city, was saved from
| browning here at noon today, by the very
| laring and thoughtful act of Miss Minnie
Merritt aged about eighteen, niece of Hon c.
F. Kindred. The little child fell by accident
into cistern at Mrs. Merritt's house, and was
| discovered by Miss Merritt just as she was 60
| ing down for the last time. No assistance was
near, and realizing that something must be
lone at once, she thought not of her own
| safety, but plunged in after her. The water
came mp to her neck, but she succeeded
| IN diving, she does not know how, and grasp
| ing the child by her clothing and bringing her
| to the surface, where she held her until her
| mother, attracted by her cries, come and re-
| !ieved herof the child and helped her ont The
little one was in q senseless condition. ply
| returning animation. She is now past all dan
| ger, however.
The following bids for the construction
of water works for the city of Red Wing,
according to the plans and specifications in
| the city engineers Office, have been fur
| nished: McRitcher & Nichol, Chicago.
$s2, OO0,O 600; Dennis Long 4 Co, Chicago,
$S7 ,057.5l; Frnin Il Co., St. Louie, $87, 79O;
Northwestern Water & Gas Supply com.
Pany, Minneapolis, So 5000; Brink e. Will
liams, Red Wing, $75, $50. The contract
was on recommendation of the water board
co ,nmittee, awarded to the Northwestern
Water & Gas Supply of Minneapolis, for the
sum 1878, sou, the contractors to receive in
payment the bonds of the city at par
Work will be commenced Immediately,
and fully con pleted July, 1884.
In the municipal court of St. Paul, be-
fore Judge Burr, the examination of E. A.
Holdridge formerly of St. Paul but now a
resident of Mnrcobk, who was arrested at
the instance OF Mr.. McIlrath on the charge
of issuing fraudule Mt grain receipt, was con.
cused, his honor deciding that the evidence
did not warrant binding over. The hearing
! lasted several hours and was very fnll and
exhaustive. The whole matter hinged up
or the question whether there was less than
5000 bushels of grain in the elevator IN Jan.
2, and it was shown by three witnesses that
there were from 5000 to 5000 bushels there
| ut that time. Mr.. Holdridge has many
friends in st. Pant, who will learn of the
result of the examination with great satis-
faction.
Some young "sperts" in New UIm iwere
! shooting at a target the other day. when
one OF them had finger shot off by rife
| in the hands of another.
Duluth has the first Of batch OF freight
to beishipped the whole length of the North
| ern Pacific.
Winona Herald: Three children belong
ing TO the Markham family who live near
| tue Madison school died this week of in
| t1amatory dysentery. The family is very
poor and sadly afflicted.
A number of serious accidents have been
reported during the week, caused by barbed
wire fence. In Faribanlt horse valued ut
$500 was badly cut, perhaps ruined.
County agricultural fairs in Minnesot
| will be held a. follows: Yellow Medicine,
Sept. 10, II and IL, Chippewa, IL. 10 and
| IA; Meeker, 10, 10 and 20; Stevens. 81 and %;
Swift, q and %.
Lewis Hanson of Greenfield. Meekercoun-
ty, Norwegian, was carried to Litchfield,
| with view to having him examined and
sent to the hospital for insane at st. Peter
He stepped offthe sidewalk, md suddenly
took a common penknife from his pocket
| and made terrible cash in his throat, sever
ing the windpipe and cutting . number of
veins, but fortunately not severing the
jugslsr vein. He is in . critical con4i-
ton. and it is impossible for him to recover.
He is about forty-two years of age, and has
a wife and three children.
The first case of the kind ever brought
| before the courts OF this state under the