The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1877-08-03
Minnesota News.

A three-year-old daughter of Charles
Tuttle, of the town OF Merton, was recently
scalded to death, by falling into a pail of hot
water
The Republican convention for the
nomination of Judge of the 9th Judicial Dis
trict has been called to meet at New Ulm, Au.
gust 2Sth. s
David Benson, of Renville, is suggest
ed as an acceptable candidate for Secretary Of
2 3 Z 4 MORRISON.
A log, in a good state Of preservation,
was found on a farm near Culdrunl, at depth
OF 10 feet.
A novel sight! A Russian farm rig for
two horses recently made its appearance in
Madela. The wagon was small and lily ar
ranged for farm work 1t cost $75 in Russia,
and half as much more to bring it over. ~. Il.
FREEBORN. ,y..e.
A woman calling herself Mrs. Lucy j.
Acklcy, was recently arrested at lie Mars Iowa,
and taken to Albert Lea, on the charge of hav-
ing stolen school bond, valued at $500, from
George Woodland, about the 9th of Oct, 1876. -.
The following are the dimensions of a boss
hopper, recently discovered by DR.. Cady, of
Manchester: Across the chest Is inch; crown
of head 1opoint of nose 7-16 Of an inch; length
diameter OF thigh Il Of an inch; length OF
thigh 81 of an inch; wings, from tip to tip 81
inches. Vim. E. Wilson, alias VIM. E. How
ard, and Frank B. Davenport, ALIAS Frank B.
Clifford have been convicted OF robbery, and
sentenced each to Ave years hard labor in the
State Penitentiary. r,-- ..r.l
DOUGLAS. .
Turnips and rutabagas are being ex-
tcnsively sown... Actual suffering for the
commonest and cheapest necessaries Of fosd
and clothing will be the certain lot Of many
families in this county unless large charities
from abroad are contributed.. Some remark
able remains were lately exhumed from an ex-
cayatioa near the outlet of Lake LIE Homme
dieu. DR.. Lewis is investigating their charac-
ter. Mr.. j. w. Mann of Smith Lake town of
Osakis has 8 field of Scotch Fife wheat, sown
on the 22nd of Feb. last, which is heavy and
excellent in every way, and promises yield
Of IS bushels per acre. The oats measures
five feetS inches high, and will yield 70 bush
els per acre. The hoppers have in no wise
injured these crops. - -, --,,-... =
Potato bugs are very numerous in some
observation-disclosures SO than for several
years past: The grasshoppers remaining in
Silver Creek are rapidly dying off, They nearly
al carry, from two to twelve parasites each.
Good luck to the parasites
Mr.. e. j. Ault's drug store, of Dundas,
was entered Sunday night, the 22nd, and the
two cash drawers carried off, containing about
$24 in change. Entrance was made through
the cellar window and exit by the cellar door.
....Thomas Nelson, a Norweg ian of the town
OF Forest, while engaged in blowing on the
It'll, was sunstruck and died next day :. .Coun-
terfcit half dollars are in circulation in Dun
das. -a.-. De-, ... .....r. .
-. go. .r.. FILLMORE. ;~,., .. . .,
Rev. S. Fl. Murray, the able and popu-
lar minister in charge of the Presbyterian
church at Chatfeld for several years, left the
18th, to again engage in mi ssionary work in
Africa. He expects to be absent about three
years. Flowers placed by loving hands on
graves OF departed friends in Chatfeld are
stolen by thieves. "
A Haverhlli farmer says the wheat crop
Of this county this year will be the largest pro
duced within the past ten years. II He SAYS
that the barley crop is better in that town this
year than he has ever seen it before, and there
has been st large amount of it sowl this sea-
son A man named Francis j. Sartori, who
was arrested in st. LOUIS several weeks ago on
the charge OF stealing $500 and a watch, and
who had since jumped his bail, was arrested
in Rochester BY Sheriff Dill, on the 18th, and
surrendered to the officers who were looking
for him. m. W. Leland died in Rochester on
the 18th from shock Of apoplexy. He had
resided in Rochester since the fall Of 1861 and
was highly respected. Mr.. W. A: Wiley, Of
Rochester, is the inventor of wood granting
valuable invention. Some Of the leading mcr
its OF this process are, that the granting is
done entirely without grainlng tools: the
work is speedily done the material is cheap
and within the reach of ALL and the finish is
beautiful and perfect. 81 sl9I
E5.s8~# 1875 wINoNA .45%s &a&5. 49,
- Profles of infants and human heads
arc found upon the window panes Of the house
Of Mr.. L B. Ferin, in St. 0Charles-a house
IN which the Spiritualists are in the habit of
meeting. Sheriff Dill has been awarded
from the State fund for the purpose $11:So 80 for
services rendered in the capture of the North
field robbers. For Fourth of July celebra-
tons st. Charles uses a cannon which was
cast Tor the Seymour and Blair club of that
place in 1868, by Mr.: Lowth of Owatonna
80 H. '@ POLK ..s 'a...' /
olmmigration agent Graham brought
uptwo hundred Mcnnonites on Thursday the
18th. They were healthy looking lot Of
men, women and children, and have $50 600
in gold with. them. They are direct from
Russia and will make active settlers. The
population in the region of Polk City has been
increased by forty families They have taken
school sections. -. Moses Mansion, the road
masteris bhsily engaged in crawling and re-
pairing the railroad. The rains have kept
him busy along the whole line. y: The Red
LAKE RIVER i e., falling very rapidly the banks
paired for operation. :. George Maxwell of
st. Paul recently lost his Docket book in
sCrookston, containing 1895 in money and
other valuable papers. !,
III = JACKSON, a.. a.
MI. A Gruhlke, Of Petersburg, who has
year after year been exceedingly unlucky
with his crops, has this year, 20 acres OF corn
7of OATS 6 of wheat, 3 Of peas, 2 ofsorghum, 3
OF buckwheat, 2 potatoes, and one-half acre
OF ripe barley and all looking we'll The
graders on the Martin County Railroad were
at last reports at work nine miles west of
Wln 11ra Clty An enterprising miller Is