Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 January 1910 — Will Woodworth Almost Perished In a South Dakota Blizzard. [ARTICLE]

Will Woodworth Almost Perished In a South Dakota Blizzard.

Will Woodworth, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Woodworth, who is proving up a claim near Bellefourche, S. Dak., had a close call from freezing to death recently and was lost and out in a blizzard all one night. He has been working during the winter for a neighbor and recently went to Bellefourche, a distance of about 48 miles, for some lumber and when on hts -'ay home the second day one of his horses gave out and he went after another. After he had secured a fresh horse he started back and a big storm came up and he lost his way and wandered in the storm all night. The next morning he was found by searchers sent out by his employer, and his feet, ears and hands were quite badly frozen. One time he almost gave up and started to lie down to sleep but he roused himself and ran on in the storm. He was not frozen enough to permanently injure him, but it was a mighty close call. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Golf, of this place, are spending the winter in the town of Bellefourche. Their claim is near Will’s, about 13 miles from that town, and Bert has been able to make every other day trips to the place; all winter.