The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1877-09-14

weeks. The poison instilled is virulent
and obstinate
minnesota News.
HOUSTON
On the 9th ult., the train on the
Southern Minnesota road was thrown from
the track at a point nine miles west of Hokah,
by sand which had been washed down and
lodged on the track during the heavy storm of
the night previous. The engineer jumped
and escaped without injury, but the fireman,
Daniel Gates, was instantly killed.
" sIBLEY.
The school house in the town of Faxon
known as District School, No AZ, was burned
on the night of the 9th nlt. No insurance.
Charles Billiard, Of Green Isle, while at
work upon a threshing machine, had his leg
caught in the cylinder and was so badly in.
jured that he died within a short time after
the accident. II
Five years ago TIL. Carver with 5000.
q wife and several children came to the State
and purchased farm of 100 acres of II. s.
Langdon,, situated six miles northwest of
Dover Centre, for which he agreed to pay
4OOO bushels OF wheat, payable in five years.
Then about one hundred acres were plowed;
now, except four acres of timber and few of
grass land, the entire farm is under cultiva-
ton, and in addition also has neat dwelling
with all necessary outbuildings and plentifully
stocked with machinery, work animals and
cattle. This season his wheat crop was above
the average and will pay every .bushel Of his
Indebtedness. -. On the 25th ult., three grain
stacks on the farm of c. A. Abbott near
Elmira were set fire to by sparks from the
engine which drove the horse power The
stacks and the separator were entirely de-
strOyed.
a...s MEEKER.
Bill Collins and Jim Quick, of the
township Of Dassel, between whom an old
feud existed, met in the woods on the 2Sth
ult., when the quarrel was renewed and Col
Inns struck Quick several blows upon the head
crushing the skull and injuring him fatally.
Collins has been arrested.
The Democratic County Convention
will be held at Waconia, Sept.sS4th :. The
jury of inquest upon the body of Martin Fish
CT found that deceased came to his death from
wounds upon the head, inflicted with club
in the hands of one Gustave Neubaner in
Wacona on the 10Th ult, ;. The County Fair
comes off, Sept. 2Sth and GOTH. The fall
term fthe District court will commence Oct.
lst.. Candidates are as thick as hops. e.
B. Harrison is acandidate for the Democratic
nomination for the legislature from the First
District. The average yield of wheat is es-
timated at % bushels to the acre :. The house
of TheO. Griens of Benton was struck bv
lightning on the Goth ult and a fourteen year
old son OF that gentleman instantly killed
FILLMORE
The Rushford hotels are doing good
business The county fair takes place ut
Preston, September 10th and Goth.
ANoKA.
The Anoka mills, after a weeks sus-
M n,lrE nf fEn !, fsra
menccd running again. On the Goth ult.,
about 5 o'clock in the afternoon, five men who
were engaged in laying brick upon the walls
| OF the court house, were precipitated to the
ground, q distance Of forty feet, by the giving
away Of the staging. Two were seriously in
| bruises. The staging had been carelessly
built and was heavily numbered at the time
ION the 3Oth ult, the residence of Isaac
Rither, near Round Lake, was struck by light
ming and burned with all its contents. The
stable of H. w. Emery near by was also
Struck and burned with some hay and stock.
to- ~ 8 SIS JACKSON. $50"
| Eighty bushels of oats and twenty
eight of wheat to the acre arc what the farmers
near the south end of Heron Lake are averag-
| ing. Alex. Fddes has been appointed post
| master OF Jackson, vice NJ. A. Strong, signed.
-. On the 2Sth nit, quite q drove of grass
hoppcrs passed over the town Of christina,
SOluSS cast II #i.e#sz5 sssa5- IS Isl sS S.
tlSAETI
! Three small boys, sons Of NJ. r. Peter
son of Stanchfield recently killed an extraord-
| inarily large bear which entered the cattle
! yard at night and being shot through the back,
crawled into q pig pen where he was finally
| slaughtered.
| wAToNwAN.
| Farmers are already beginning to build
| upon their farms and otherwise improve them.
| -. Drumnlers are plentiful in the towns
along the Sioux City Railroad. .Applcs over.
! four inches in diameter and finely Favored are
raised near Madclia. Ole Howe Of Long
Lake near St James threshcd 1900 bushels OF
| bushels to the acre. His oats Welded him
nearly 20 bushels to the acre.. Jake Barge
! of South Branch made 80 bushels Of wheat to
the acre. af2
wABAsHAw.
The Grand Union Fair at Lake City
will be the only one held on the line Of the
Milwaukee & ST. Paul Railroad The Catho-
! lie Church at Belvidere which is Just being
completed is one of the finest structures in
that region. It is 80 feet long and 50 feet
wide with u solid tower 50 feet high above
| which will loom tho spire. Thieves visited
the barn of Warrington Brown of the town of
Florence recently, and Harvesting his horses
to wagon drove away, since which time
nothing has been seen or heard OF them "A
Scandinavian named Colson was recently
kicked in the stomach by q horse ut Central
Point, with such force that he died short
idence Of Fl. K. Terrell Of Lake City on the
3Oth ult, and severely shocked that gertle
man and his daughter, Mrs. Baker.
Il * STEENE.