The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1877-07-13
Minnesota News Items.
WRIGHT.

WRIGHT
. a wing WI dam is being put in on the river
az Battle Rapids below Monticello. The
total vote on the bond question was 1880 OF
winch only $50 were "ayes". Nearly eyerv
village in the county is to have some sort of =
Fourth OF July celebration. Within two
months a coon has made away with forty
dozen chickens in Monticello, but traD
tt;aught MN at last and ended his depreda-
IONS. Buffalo is to celebrate the Fourth and
has called in the aid of the State Grange Lee
turer, Hon. NJ. II. Sullivan of Rosemonnt Ia
.kota county. 49,
:. On the Goth ult., heavy charge Of
lightning entered the office of the station
agent at Dundas, burning the instrument
melting the telegraph wire, and filing the
room with blaze eff light: The operator was
claims growing out of the capture Of the
N.orthfield robbers has rendered its decision
allowing 3,865.50, of which the amount an
proprlated, $1,000 will pay about75 per cent.
;:;:C. T. Goodell has sold his trotting stallio,I.
Little Mack to Eastern parties, and the ami
MAJ ma viii be taken back to Vermont The
by the students of Carleton College, North
Held, has made its appearance.
fI OLMSTED.
Wheat receipts at Rochester are lighter
now IMAM for several seasons past but prices
are well maintained. il. "A son of Mr.. Chairman
OF rochester while handling revolver recent
~, was shot in the back. :. Doutney the tenn.
epance reylvalist is expected at Rochester July
18th: The Rochester base ball club scooncd
the st. Charles club recently by a score Of o.
to -. VIM Hyslop of Chester has sold over
9OO pounds of wool at SO cents per pound His
sheep averaged six pounds each Twenty
boxes OF cigars were recently found in straw
STACK at Oimsted, having evidently been stolen
anu al i P1aGed there tor safe Keeping They
Rochester was one Of class of Deaf and Dumb
which graduated at Faribault recently.
Blue berries are in the Rochester Market
an eplleptlc patient, a ten year old son of q,
German farmer Claus Behrns of Greenwood
fralrle has been cured by having made a bed
fellow OF a little puppy. osays the Rochester
oo, There is no practicing physician in this
ions to celebrate the Fourth in a becoming
style: The residence of Mr. Conkling, Of
reynolds, was recently entered and five dol
lars stolen. John Ostrander, of Long
Prairie recently cut two inch cash on his lee
oeloW the kneecap, but was not seriously in.
The river is very low at Carver
Iramps are numerous. :. The question of q
narrow gauge road will be voted upon in
Watertown July Goth.
Hokah is to have a balloon ascension
on the Fourth. A large number of two car
loads OF emigrants from Southern Norway.
who arrived in La Crosse recently, sought
homes in this county,. On the 10Th ult..
Louis Bremen, OF brownsville, fell from his
wagon and was almost instantly killed by be-
ing run over. A number of excursionists
went to Albert Lee, on st. Johns day to at
tend the Masonic celebration there.
SHELLEY.
Henderson is now an Italianmoney Or
der post office. The Teachers association
Will be held in the school house at New Au-
burn July 18th. Captain Sigler, of Henderson
has received forty Springfield rifles for his
company.
Base ball is about played out in Hast
ings.. Anton johnson, the young Norwegian
in the employ of Walter Gibbons, of Empire
who was recently taken violently insane. has
been sent to st. Peter. The Hastings Sport
ing club has completed its organization by
electing j. G. Meloy, President; j. F. Newton,
Secretary, and l.. S. Follett, Treasurer. Crop
reports are OF the most encouraging charac-
ter. Hon. NJ. H. Sullivan, of Rosemount, is
to deliver the Fourth of July Grafton at Brffa-
10, Wright county,
Citizens of Shakopee are looking over
railroad lands in Adrian, with view of pur-
chasing and locating colony thereon. Mr.
RADIANT has been appointed postmaster at Sew
ard. Crops continue to look fine at Graham
Lakes and so far no 'hoppers have molested
them.
MOWER
Barley is heading out. The weather
has been a little too cold for corn, but just the
thing for wheat. The Austin Cornet band
is engaged to play at LIE Roy, on the Fourth.
-. .Emigrant wagons with "Black Hills or
Bust" inscribed on them: are seen passing
has brass band, which is vigorously practis-
ing for the coming Fourth.
GooDHUE. s.s.
Drunken Indians are a frequent sight
on the streets of Red Wing. :. Arthur White
man, aged eleven, was drowned on the 21st
ult., in the river just above Zumbrota .Bish-
OPP Ireland, of st. Paul, will administer the rite
OF confirmation and also lecture for the benefit
Sunday, July 10th. x little son of Horace zee
Blood of the town of Stranton came near los
ing his life from being attacked by two infuri-
ated hogs, but was fortunately rescued by
his father.
Master Henry Humason, of Dodge Cen
tire, has a hen which is caring for her own
chickens and also for brood left "by the un
timely demise of the natural mother, and in
addition to these duties, lays an egg every day,
Sundays not eXcepted.". The work on the
town hall and engine house at Kasson is pro-
crossing slowly. The Kasson post-office is
worth $1,000 per annum. Freddie Barnhart,
12-year:-old boy Of Mantorville, was drowned
recently while bathing in pond.