The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-07-31
Minnesota News Items.

Minnesota News Items.
A booty man was robbed of 1926 in AL
bert Lea the other night. ...
Louis Joy, young man, while bathing ir
the river near BristoPs Ferry, was drowned
physicians are reporting a number Of
cases of diphteeria in and around Fairbault
In the Avoca colony in Murray county H..
$50 acres of land have been sold since last
April.
The apple crop at Howard Lake, Wright
dition. 3D..
Arms are being put in order in Red Wing
to be in readiness for the incursion OF
tramps. =
st. Cloud rejoices at the prospect of free
bridge across the Mississippi within the next
sixty days. "-t -.. " ~.>-a
One day last week forty tramps, in one
squad, were arrested, in Rochester, and taken
to the lookup.
August W. Wolf, aged II, of Dahlgren,
was drowned in the Minnesota river at Chas-
ka, few days since while bathing.
A special night police has been employed
to patrol the streets of Cannon Falls, as a
protection against tramp depredations.
The total number of acres of taxable land
in Freeborn county is 1893 ,O35, of which 1876
39l are improved and 267,704 unimproved.
young man Of Chaska, named Henry
Neunsinger, fell overheard from an excur-
sion steamer, near Bloominton Ferry, and
was drowned.
Last week a son of William Deter, of
Haverhill, got his head caught IN the ma
chinery of a harvester, and re .eived severe
cut between the eyes.
At Anoka the other day colt claimed by
three different parties received the tender
guardianship OF the lawyers, but at last &C
counts was still in state of orphanage.
~. Mrs. Geo. Droma der, of Cannon Falls.
was thrown to the ground by team hitched
to mower, wheel of the machine passed
over her right leg, which was terribly lacera-
ted.
While William Otto and family, livin2 on
the Castle Rock road, six miles from Cannon
Falls. were absent from home attending
church, the house was rifed of $115 in
money.
A man in Currie, Murray county, gives fair
and full public notice that any tramp COM
ing to his house without his consent should
bring his coffin with him. He keeps load
ed howitzer in his kitchen.
A 10 year old son of L. w. Lonoro. of
East Rochester, fell, in his fathers mill.
from an upper floor, in his descent caught
his thigh on bag hook, ripping the flesh to
the bone, making a wound seven inches in
lenth.
On Sunday some parties were having a
race with hand-cars out on the line of the
Central road, near Mapleton, when the two
cars collided, and one of the men. the Sec
ton boss, was thrown from the car, fractur-
ing the skull.
son of Mr.. Love, OF Hayes township,
Swift county, while hammering a pillow
had piece of steel fly into his eye, embed
ding itself in the eye ball. DR.. CQrcoran
removed the particle, and the sight of the
eye will be saved.
A lot of tramps, who we're loafng around
New Ulm, the other day, took advantage of
the temporary absence of Mr.. Cordes from
his hotel, near the depot. and smashed in all
the windows on the front and committed
other depredations about the premises. -
The Red Wing Aag;us says: Three young
rascals pounded country boy, whom they
ofund in the city last Sunday, with heavy
lucbs, until the poor little chap was almost
edad. One of the little brutes was arrested
and stayed in the calaboose over night, and
the police are on the lookout for the other
two.
J.J. Hull, of Benson, Swift county, met
with serious accident the other day. He
was looking for cattle, when dog ran out
and frightened his pony, which threw him
off. He lay on the ground in an insensible
condition from noon till o'clock the next
morning, when he was picked up. The ac-
cident occurred ten miles south of Benson.
It is thought he will recover.
The Mankato Record, of July 9th, says
quite number of tramps were ordered out
of that town a day or two since. "a farmer
who was going into the town to hire harvest
hands, passed three of this abominable
class, who said they were looking for work,
and he offered them $500 per day, but they
swore they wouldn't work for less than $3.50
per day. Such men ought to be hanged
Saunder Slette shot Hedge Olson in
Blooming Prairie the other day. They met
on the sidewalk, Olson accompanied by his
wife, when few words passed between
them, when Slette shot Olson, the ball en-
tering the right side of the breast and passing
out near the shoulder blade. Slette was ar
rested. He is an ex-saloon keeper, and owns
several bars. Olson is one of the leading
men of the town.
The Red Wing (Goodhue county, Repu6-
lScu7, has this: ssWhat mark have you on
your gate post? It is said that nearly every
gate post in town bears q mark made by
tramps, with certain significance known
only to themselves. On some of the posts
long red mark is made, the Interpretation of
which is supposed to be that if one calls he
will get something to eat. On others the
letter N is placed, which is said to mean tsno
cold victuals here.'' The tramp, of course,
takes due notice thereof and governs him
self accordingly