The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-12-20
Minnesota News items.
SII,LEY.

SIBLEY.
The defaulting Treasurer Of Mcleod
county is now in9R in Henderson. Wheat
is worth 80 cents at the Henderson mill >.
Peter Kemp was severely bruised recently by
being kicked in the face by horse
STEELE.
OWatOnna has a seven hundred pound
bell for fire alarms. -. Late on the afternoon
of the 5th, B. s. Arnold committed suicide at
the Arnold House in Owatonna by shooting
himself through the head with u pistol. De-
ceased was G3 years of age and settled there in
1855.
The valuation of property in the coun-
ty for the present year was over million OF
dollars. -. One hunter in the town of Ward
has baggcd twcnty-onc deer this season. A
Long Prairie doctor has raised a turnip "a
inches i'll circumference.
WABAsHAw.
n,%s% So%9 time p,ln last May young man
cattle from Lake City, Hyde Park, Chester and
Zumbrota, to drive to Sibley county FOR herd
ing during the grazing season. lie was to
return them to their owners about the middle
OF October, but this not being done all inves-
tigation was set on foot which disclosed the
fact that Farlinger had shipped the cattle
Knaft has been arrested at Lake City for
stealing watch case from Crane Bros. and
also gun and revolver from his room mate.
MARTIN.
The 5. NJ. surveyors are still at work
between Fai:mont and Winnebago City,.
Large quantities Of corn are daily brought in
to the Fairmont market. The ruling price
Hard coal costs $15 per ton in Fairmont, de-
livered.: The Martin County Agricultural
Society have purchased of Webster i johnson
twenty acres OF land for a Fair ground The
land lies about so rods east of Fairmont on
the south side of the road leading to Mr.
Wards farm. 1t is high, dry and lcvcl-com-
mands fine view of the town and surround
ing country and is of the right proportions to
afford a splendid half mile track. The con-
sidcration was $500, only Sl00, being required
for the first payment, the balance OH long
| time.
0 day last week Mr.. G.. F. Bury
killed three bears in the woods two or three
miles north of Platte river mills Nine fam
lilies recently moved into the town of Buck
man and took claims.
| FILLMORE.
Two sons of Michael King in the vicin-
ity of Chatfield have killed four wolves within
the past ten days. M. O'Conner of Bristol,
has finished threshing, with the following re-
suit: Wheat, 4,970 bush; Oats, 1890 bush;
Corn, 4,0O0 bush. Mr.. O'Conner is one of the
most thorough farmers in the State. He is
also the father of thirteen children, all Mime
sotians, and proudly asserts that Minnesota is
the best producing country under the sun.
oLMsTED.
The house of Mr.. Lynch, farmer re-
siding in the town Of Elmira, was recently
destroyed by fire, together with its contents.
| Insured for $500. johanna Gallavan, lady
over seventy years of age, who lived with he
son in Rochester, died of the rupture of blood
vessel on the night of the 10th. She seemed
perfectly well up to that time. She lived but
about five minutes after the rupture .. E. "
Seymore Of Orion started last spring with
thirty swarms Of bees. He has sixty-tivc
swarms in his cellar, besides taking up twenty
swarms this fall. He has sold more than
enough honey to gay expenses, besides having
enough for his own use. While Irving w.
Fox. of Rochester, was repairing a revolver,
and working upon it without removing q
cartridge which had been left in it, it in some
way exploded, the ball striking the inside OF
Fox's left hand over the bone of the second
finger, and following the bone went up the
palm of the hand beyond the wrist. Dr. San
born probcd to the wrist but could not find the
ball.
Deer are plenty in Money Creek, but
I the hunters meet with poor success. H. A.
Casey of Money creek has lost a number o1
cattle with the black leg. Thomas Rierdon
Of Hukah has become insane, and vii 1bc sent
to st. Peter. -. The Southern Minnesota rail
road, during the months of September and