The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-01-02
Minnesota News items.
CARVER.

During the past year, there were man
ufactured in Chaska 4, 10000 brick. 49, new
Touring mill is to be built in the village Of
Benton 80. Mr.. Kane Of Norwood, while cut
ting wood recently, was struck in the face by
a stick, and his eye seriously injured.
MOWER -....ss.- ~
A daughter of Rudolph Miller, aged
about Is years, met with severe accident by
the discharge Of a shot gun, which her BROTH
er carelessly pointed at her in sport. Fifteen
shots were lodged in her face, neck, breast
and arm, one passing very close to the heart
and another within one sixteenth OF an inch OF
the iugular vein. "'
On the 18th, at Williams store in Shell
don, William Phelps, aged II years, was fear
fully burned about the face and head and
otherwise seriously injured by the explosion
of gunpowder. He entered u small room ad-
joining the store to get some apples ina bar
rel and i'll doing 50, upset can OF gunpow-
der which exploded from the fire of cigar he
had in his mouth. The front of the room was
blown away and the contents scattered around.
Phelps face was SO badly burned as to be al
most unrecognizable, but it is probable he
will recover his eye-sight =
WRIGHT. .~....
Joseph Perrin, of Albion, is one hun
bred and eleven years old, and still hale and
hearty. .. Two young men named Jacob
Kuhnley and James Whtlock while attend
ing a ball in Carnna had a dispute about
young lady which resulted in the serious
the sister of Kuhnley who objected to Whit
locks paying attention to her. ea
MORRISON. &
Samuel Muncy, of Swami River, aged
Is years, who a few months ago with no other
acquaintance than that brought about
througha brief correspondence by mail, mar
ried Chicago lady, has, it now seems, re-
TanfnS n q the LADY 1nff
his "bed and board,r he gives notice that he
will pay no debts Of her contracting. Il.
q. r. -" wABAsHAw
Wild-cats, lynx, wolves, ETC., are said
to be playing havoc again among the poultry
at the farm-hou in the vicinity ofLake City
Merrill DWelle has had his poultry-yard pref
ty nearly cleaned Thy the yermin. Work
has been suspended on the Midland Narrow
gauge railroad on acconut,ofth the want o'Sfunds.
BLUE EARTH. .
In accordance with the provisions of
the law of last wint:r making appropriation
for the payment of rewards for the capture of
the Mortified bank robbers, Judge Dickinson
constituted referee to apportion said award,
on the 22d inst. made and filed his decision,
III which he awards $3.50 apiece to seven per-
sons; to fourteen others 500 .25 each to twenty
the sum of SIS each. The whole amount dis,
tributed was S4,063 so. The formal dedica-
ton of the new Masonic Hall and the accom-
panying banquet by Manaato CoInmandery
Knights Templar, took place on the evening
of the 10Th, and brought together one of the
. largest and most brilliant social gatherings
ever witnessed in Mankato.
.-a, SCOTT.
Be it known, on the 18th and Goth o
December, 1877, VIM. Hamilton teams were
blowing on his larm in Eagle Creek; and we
understand John McMullen is daily expecting
a new style Of plows, made eXpressly.for winter
blowing in Minnesota, How's that for a cold
ice-bound State
s.. FILLMORE. a e.
George Holmes and Loren johnson, re-
siding near Chatfeld, have been arrested and
fined $40, each for stealing hoop-poles from
the Land OF W. A. Pease.
TODD. 1859
The remains Of Charles Hartung, who
was lost in the woods some time ago, has been
found near Partridge River. Search was
madefor his gun, but it cound not be found
-. Madison Young has been appointed POST
master at Daylight in place of HartWell Sill
yer. &
OLMsOED.
Since harvest, Jacob Grassle Of Cas-
cade has shipped seven hundred head Of beef
cattle TO Chicago. james e. Williams has
been appointed postmaster at Farm Hill.
Vim. Somerville, Of Rochester, while expert
menting with a health 5ift, sustained such
injury III the region OF the small Of the back,
that he had to be carried home and put to bed
-. VIM. Buck, Of High Forest, has sold in
Rochester one dozen hogs Of the Poland China
breed, little over one year old, which, when
dressed, weighed over 4,1OG pounds, or az
average of about $50 pounds each. 4. A good
deal Of blowing has been done the past few
weeks. Lewis Smith has been convicted Of
stealing an overcoat from the Broadway
House, in Rochester, and sentenced to forty
days imprisonmt N, 81 default OF S25 fine and
costs.