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

from 70 acres. BY weight this will probably
yield $500 bushels Part Of the land from
which this yield was made, has been cultivated
for over 20 years Ezra Town Of Owatonna
recently had his jaw bone broken and several
The Catholic school building in Owatonna
is nearly completed. =. The Owa-
tonna public school buildings have been
thoroughly cleaned and repaired during vaca-
ton. A package of love letters written by a
young doctor to young lady, were recently
ing the Owatonna Mineral Springs. j. B.
CROKER, formerlyof Owatonna has struck it
rich in the Black Hills.
PINE.
Don L. Willard, County Treasurer and
Mrs ,Lottie Bucklin, both of Pine CITY have
peGn arrested on complaint of the latter's hus-
band for adultery, and held to bail in the sum
OF S4OO, to answer in the District Court. The
husband has commenced suit a for
divorce and one also against Willard for dam
ages in the sum of $4,000.
POPE.
The mail between Benson and Glen
wood is now carried by way of Swift Falls.
Gllchrist, Chippewa Falls and Anderson The
new route from Sank Centre via. RAYMOND
Grove Lake, Otto and Lake Amelia viii short,
~ commence. For this new route George ".
Loomer, OF Raymond is the contractor
MURRAY
On the oath ult, Joseph Goetzel was
brought before Justice w. Nj. Davis. CHARGED
With attempting to commit a rape upon the
person OF his fifteen year old daughter, and
was held to bail in the sum of $500. Failing
70 give bail ne was ordered to be taken to the
jackson county Jail, but he escaped, and is
now fugitive from justice. In extenuation
OF his otiense, he plead that it was the custom
OF Inc ola country to thus test the chastity of
its daughters.
A. Deemann, of Lester, had eight sheen
killed by the wolves few nights ago.
BuckWheat will be light crop this YEAR.
mere mere was magnificent yield of wheat in the
cut already....I. Donaldson of Bridgewa
ter, is being pressed by his friends for the Re
publican nomination for Register of Deeds
49,. 1t is rumored that an insane man in fe
male apparel is roaming about in the Emery
Wheat OF better quality than for years
past. is being brought freely into Elk River.
ELK River, in spite of the hard times. is
| improving. On account of the low stage of
water IN the river, the steamer Monticello has
been forced to haul off for the present. The
dwelling OF Mr. Pond, at upper town, was re-
Gently struck by lightning, but not materially
damaged. "A load of wheat that weighed 81
| pounds to the bushel, and averaged % bushels
to the acre, was recently brought to Elk
River. Many fields of corn have been cut al
ready.
| WRIGHT.
John fowler who year ago. resided
with his wife and family at Atw alter, Randolph
county, and deserving them came with a girl
1 named Petit, to COkatO where they have re-
| sided ever since, was visited on the night of
the SD, BY party Of TWENTY-FIVE masked men
armed with bucket of coal tar, q paint brush
| and quantity of "cat-tals" from an adjacent
swamp, who took fowler from his bed, and,
having removed him a short distance from
| the house, gave him q coat of tar, and top
dressing it with the scat-tails" ordered him to
leave: He left in double quick order :. The
Elk river is said to be lower than ever seen by
white men. .Partridges are said to be plenti-
full in the woods this season y. The BOYS Of
| Clearwater and Monticello are arranging for
| a baseball match game. New oats are
selling for twenty-five cents a bRshel in Buff
| falo
| FREEBORN.
A barn on the farm of F. j. Jones two
| miles from Geneva, was burned recently, to-
| gether with stable, corn crib, and stack of
hay. :. The Burlington and Cedar Rapids di-
vision OF the North and South Road has reach
ed point within three miles Of Albert Lea,
| and expected to reach that point by the night
! of the lst . The District Lodg e of Good TEN
ties of Mower, Frceborn, Waseca and Steele.
will hold its next session in Owatonna, Sept.
| 18th and 10Th. Many farmers have com
menced cutting their corn.
| The wife of Hon. Jacob Zimmerman
! died at Tyrone on the 21st. -. The fall term of
| the public schools commenced Sept. Sd. The
District court convened at lie Sueur Centre the
1st Monday of September.
DODGE.
G. F. Wright had been appointed Post
master Of Concord, vice G. n. Williams re-
signed. The Catholics of Claremont talk of
! building church in that village. Six hun
! dred pocket gophers have been bought by the
county at fifteen cents 4 head. OF this num-
Der 500 were killed in Mantorville township
=. g. w. Slocum has been appointed Super
! intendent of the poor farm at IL salary of $500
per annum. Il uring the storm of the night
! Of the 18th ult,i ghtning struck the house of
Mr.. Sheridan, 10 miles south of Dodge Centre
! killing him instantly and badly shocking two
other men. @szs.e
| YELLOW MEDICINE
T. NJ. Ault e. son, who left Granite
| Falls with flour for the Black Hills, on their
trip out lost their way, and getting into the
Bad Lands " were obliged, in order to get
water, to spread their blankets at night to
catch the dew and then wiring them out in
sustain life for several days and finally got out
all right. "A farmer, short distance north
OF Granite Falls, threshed out wheat that
! yielded 81 bushels to the acre, while 20
bushels to the acre was the smallest yield on
his farm.
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