Affidavit regarding William Tims, February 24, 1873, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

              (FOR INSTRUCTIONS SEE BOTTOM OF SHEET.)  STATE OF MINNESOTA County of Otter Tail [“ss†abbreviation for sworn statement]  (A.)      Jacob Austin      being duly sworn, says that he resides in the town of Fergus Falls, Minn in the County and State aforesaid, that he was personally acquainted with (B.)    William Tims     in his lifetime, and that on or about the 8th day of January, 1873, the said    William Tims    was frozen to death; that the deceased immediately preceding his death resided in said town, and his body has since been found dead in the town of   Fergus Falls, Minn  .  That a team of   Mules  belonging to the deceased, and of the value of $200   (besides   1  head of (C.)   cow   owned by him, and of the further value of $50  ) died from the effects of said storm.  That the age of the deceased was   32   years, and he died leaving a family of a wife and ---- children whose respective names and ages are as follows, viz: (D.)   Margaret Tims                                     The deceased died owning  homestead 160  acres of real estate, worth over and above all encumbrances, $600   and the following personal property, (not including the live stock above described as lost,) viz:  300  bushels of grain worth $115  ; 1 mule horses worth $100  ; two  head of horned cattle worth $40  ; hay and feed worth $       ; provisions for the family worth $      ; household goods and clothing worth $50   ; fuel, and all other personal property of the value of $       The family of the deceased have provisions sufficient to support them        months, and fuel to last   one week    (E.)   The wife Margaret Tims froze her feet and legs       so bad as to be oblige[d] to have them amputated        just below the knee; She also froze he[r] hand        very bad, making it necessary to take out the         knuckles.                (F.) Jacob Austin   Subscribed and sworn to before me, this    (seal)   24th   day of   February   1873.       D. P. Hatch          Notary Public  INSTRUCTIONS (A.) Write name of person making oath. (B.)  “ “      deceased. (C.) Horses, cattle or hogs, as the case may be. (D.) Give name and age of each.     (E.) If any member of the family is sick or disabled, or there are any other circumstances material to a full understanding of the case, write them out in the blank following (E.) The affidavit must be sworn to by two creditable persons, one signing on the line marked (F.) the other witnesses signing on the other side of this sheet. The persons making the affidavit, if not members of the family, should be those best acquainted with the facts.     The officer administering the oaths, if he has the knowledge, and if not, the postmaster of the town, or one of the county officers who knows the facts, should then sign the certificate, endorsed on the back hereof.     The affidavit, with letters giving further particulars, if necessary, should then be mailed or sent to the Governor.