125 years ago

january 16 1885

Accidental Day

Tuesday may properly be called accidental day. We submit below a report from one physician alone, Dr. Rogers, of cases attended by him: A German, name forgotten, living up the Luta, sawed a finger nearly off; another gentleman of Teutonic extraction, whacked his nose badly with an axe, while cutting wood; a man by the name of Brockmeyer dislocated a shoulder while handling stone; a little five year old son of Jacob Weber fell off a hay rack and broke both bones of a leg between the knee and ankle; Will Siebert fell out of a wagon, badly fracturing a leg.

Dr. Hannaford also reports a serious accident that happed to his father, Tuesday night. While bidding some guests goodbye the old gentleman fell from the veranda, about five feet, and broke two ribs. It was a very painful accident, and for one of his age—eighty-two—peculiarly sad.

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Henry Brumbaugh, who is trying his best to reconcile his removal from this second Eden to a place bearing the outlandish name of “Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo Co., Cal.” sends in $1.50 with instructions to “send the old thing along” another year. He says they don’t have to “depend on the ground hog” out there, and adds, “this country beats old freeze-out Kansas, you bet.” We won’t bet any thing of the sort, and Henry won’t either, only for buncomb. Better come back to civilization, boy, and quit your fooling.

The Commissioners met again Monday to wrestle with the bridge propositions. The James Rigg’s bridge was the principal bone of contention, and it was finally decided to resubmit the proposition on the plan submitted by Lewis & Hoops, namely for a segment-arch bridge, of three span, each fifty feet, sixteen feet wide, Doyle township to furnish $1,000 of the total sum necessary, which will be about $5,000. Propositions were also submitted for a bridge of stone, each, in Wilson and Gale, provided these townships would each contribute $750 toward their respective projects. We trust these several towns will accept these propositions, and that the coming season will witness the erection of these three good stone bridges in the county.

Mrs. Tilson is the first one we’ve heard of to start the building boom for the new year, having let to Folsom & Thomas the contract for a nice new residence, 18x30 on the beautiful corner opposite Superintendent Zercher’s.

In addition to the list of Tuesday accidents, we ought to have mentioned, perhaps, a boy at Charlie Whitney’s and a girl at Henry Resleff’s.