The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-05-17
RAILROAD RESPONSIBILITY FOR
FIRES.

FIRE6
A case was decided at the recent
term of court which is of considerable
Importance to both the railroad com.
panies aud the people along the lines.
This was the Case of Thomas vs.. the
T.. st. T. NJ. 4 y. r. II. Co., where the
plaintiff sued for damages from 6re
set by Al, engine At the former trial
it will Ike remembered, this case went
against the railroad company, but the
attorney Ut the road, u. Rohrer, secur-
ed a rel,earing and this time the rail-
road company won.
In this case the mans grain was
stacked three fOurths of a mile from
the track, but he did not make any eff.
fort to protect the stacks until he saw
the fire. The Judge held substantially
as follows:
That one living near railroad track
is bound to take notice Of the danger
he is in, and must use ordinary care
and diligence in protecting his prop
railroad. If he fails to do so, he CAN
not recover damages. Those who
stack grain or hay on the open prairie
in the vicinity Of railroad track.
must use ordinary care in protecting
the same, otherwise they cannot recov-
We understand that the railroad
company has decided to pay no claims
when parties have had reasonable time
to protect their property and have
failed to do so. Our readers should
make !. note Of this, aud act according.
)y.
We are Informed that Judge Sever
ance recently rendered decision in
Faribault county similar to the above.
The Adrian Guardian last week con-
tained this fling at Worthington:
A party was out from Worthington
Tuesday with 2 lot of buffalo fish, and
we are credibly informed that they
were caught in block and half of
the court house A line place for the
county seat, provided ono is fond of
mud and suckers and milk fer a diet.
In another item. speaking of Adrian,
it has to own up this:
Mud to the right of us, mud to tho
left of us, mud all around US.
Worthington has mud hole on on.
ly one side OF the town, while Adrian
is mud all around according to the
Guardian.
Besides, a telegram to st. Paul pa.
per says:
"ADR1AN, Special Telegram, May 8.
Another rainfall, commencing Sat.
urday. js still prevailing ever since.
The Kanaranza is again over its banks.
Mud is knee deep and the streets are
impossible"
"Fine place for county seat" that
with mud knee deep in the streets!
See!
The Cedar Rapids Republican has
adopted the reform in spelling first in
troduced by u. Nj. Bennett in the n.
Y. Truth Seeker, that is, dropping the
from such words as have, are, ETC.,
aud the from such words AS will, etc.
This is a very sensible reform.
Blythe. way, the ADVANCE has fire.
quently urged upon the newspapers the
Propriety of u more general reform In
spelling so as to shorten and simplify
nate and bring into general use u
good many words. and they have it in
their power to revOlutiOniZe the whole
syste IN of spelling.
luo "OlGUluxCON " UiOOc uOluu0ICo
our criminal and penitentiary neigh
hor. II. J. Miller. editor Of the Rock
County Herald, for Congress. This is
cruel to make fun Of him. after beslOb-
bering him so much with %'be-ruther'
and ''l,e ruther.'' But we hope he will
run. 1t will give the other editors,
nearly every one Of whom within so
ID lies is his enemy. a chance to show
up his criminal record. Those aflida
Wits, made by prominent citizens
Of Luvprne. charging him with having
committed n most ''revolting crime in
society" will make nosy, if not newsy
reading. that is. people will have to
hold their noses while they read.
The ADVANCE expressed its views upon the
treatment received by attorney Billings while
under trial for murder. Every despatch that
went out was bitterly prejudiced and everything
that could be done to create prejudice against
him was done. He did not have fair trial any
more than Spies and Parsons did at Chicago
Prejudice carried every thing before 1t. Re-
sult-He was convicted and goes to the peniten-
tiary for life. Some one sends US the following
clipping from the Fayette uowa) Postal Card
which expresses Our views exactly:
We think Judge Ruddick made q mistake II
the person he sent to the penitentiary-it
should have been Mrs; Billings. Instead, She
will be allowed. with other women. to get some
otfOr ShOO