The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-10-09
MINNESOTA NEWS.

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Hokah Bl1ds, and they all seem ~ .o,a W.
home loaded with game. $50
y l Is reported that 100 tons of hay have
posn burned IN Two Rivers, Morrison
county, caused by prairie fires.
81. The Presbyterian church edifice in LIE Row
Mower county, was struck by lightning =
lew Gays since and considerably damaged.
], ln Benson, Swift county, Ole Thorson. Of
SWIFT Falls, In scufne in Knudeons saloon
,n Benson, had leg broken just below the
Inc Blue Earth county fair is pronounced
70 nave been complete success financially
large. 700
Inc weather was 80 wet, rainy, and un-
propltltious at Preston, Fillmore county. az
% 9 entirely destroy the fair appointed for that
Inc other night two horses were stolen
nom the barn of e. Scanned. two and a half
fered. aA0 % ol-
oonn Doyie, OF Anoka, was hooked in the
rignt eye by COW, and yet is likely not To
lose inc sight of the eye The injury was
very painful one.
Ihe general complaint throughout a nor
soh OF the State that the ground WAS ton
uIy and hard to pillow, has been ended nv tba
late copious rains
T rom tnreshing machine accident few
hiiies south Of Lanesborough, Fillmore
county, owen Mcdonald had a leg broken in
several places, and received other injuries.
Inc summer kitchen of James Lees
mouse, at owatonna. west of the river, was
destroyed by fire. The fire was extinguighe6
oeiore any serious damage was done to the
main building.
Il Two boys IN Crookston, Polk county,
were amusing themselves with revolver
VIII tne usual result-an unexpected ex
plosion. One of the boys carried home q
bullet in his leg.
Beaver Falls (Renville county, Times.
Pralrie fires begin to illuminate the horizon.
Inc grass Is unusually rank this season, and
every precaution should be taken 70 ouard
against disaster.
imperative orders have been received tn
remove the land Office from Detroit, Reoker
county. to Crookston, Polk county. The
ONCE will close at Detroit Oct 18th, and be
opened at Crookston, Nov. 18th.
a coio winter Is predicted from the STYLE
OF o.. architecture adopted by the muskrats.
1 ms sign Is said never to fail. So let the
oouotlng Ihomases as well as those who are
OF Inc true faith stock up their wood piles.
Sank Rapids Herald: Charlie Yarmouth,
IN the town OF Raymond, had eight stacks of
gram burned few days ago, supposed to
nave been set on fire by some unprincipied
rascal 1t IS also reported that farmer al
English Grove lost twenty-four stacks By ira
on Monday.
: Alexandria Douglas county, Mems: Mr.. +
Kelly, OF the Parkins & ssiicCrory party, met
with serious accident. He was herdino
eastle on the prairie south of Mr. Thomas
farks, when his pony struck with his fore
rect IN hole, throwing Kelly, fracturing his
collar bone.
The barn of Dec. Palmer, of LEROY,
mower county, was struck by lightning in 8
late storm. and entirely consumed with its
contents, consisting of eight tons of hay,
top carriage, piows, cutters, sleighs, ETC., ETC.,
and, worst of all, three good horses and a
COW persisted in the burning building.
Hokah Blade: Adam Shook started for
houston Wednesday, and while crossing the
crystal creek bridge it gave way and let the
man, wagon and horses into the water, and
the horses had narrow escape from drown
ing. The harness was quite badly used up
and some other damage was done.
Anoka county Sup and Republican.
Bears are again becoming very plenty in the
county. Bert Smith, of Oak Grove, brought
In one last Saturday that weighed 300 lbs,
which he sold to Fairbanks & Wander Felde.
Last Tuesday there were three brought in
from the same neighborhood. Anoka sports
men are preparing for an excursion in search
of the bruins.
Blue Earth City Post: Ed. ". Bird,
deputy sheriff of Martin county, was in town
on Wednesday, with a railroad man who had
been bound over till the next term of court,
for an assault with intent to commit rape on
the person of Mrs. FORMER, wife of a barber
living in Paramount The prisoner was
lodged in our ''frail tenement for safe keep
ing. 100.
Fast riding don't pay. a few days ago
two spirited young men who had been at
tending the fair at jackson, jackson county,
at evening started away on their horses at g.
rapid rate, when one of the horses stumbled
and fell and instantly expired. Wiseacres
suggest that very common and convenient
cause, "heart disease" but a broken neck was
clearly the cause of the horses death.
Chat6eld Democrat: The railroad men
are working like bees. A large force is en-
ployed between Dickson's mill and the big
oHi@ASos oAo uOAA uaSS AUtiS Will See tue Craze
completed from the village to the rock cut at
the head of the Donahugh ravine. About
two miles of the grade this side of Eyota is
finished, and in three or four weeks the
whole line will be ready for ties and iron.
Benson Swift county, .1duocate:: SD
Hall received the sad news by telegraph
that his father and mother. who live at
Ocean Springs, Miss, we're both very low
with yellow fever, and not expected to live.
Two of their sons are there taking care of
them. y AS we go to press we learn
that MIR. Hall received telegram that his
father and mother were both dead. Mr.
Hall has the sympathy of the entire COM
munity in this sad news.
New Ulm Herald. A young man working
for Frank Greene near Golden Gate, received
a serious injury. He was endeayoring to tie
horse by running the halter strap through a
hole IN board nailed up at the head of the
stall. The horse, which is rather a vicious
one, gave jerk, and the second and third
fingers on the left hand were drawn through
the hole with such force that one was torn
off at the third joint, and the other was lit
orally peeled from the same joint down.
LIE sueur County Herald: On Sunday
afternoon, between the hours of IL and i
o'clock, the whole south wall of the unfn-
lshed school building was blown down bv a
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