The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-05-08
Minnesota News Items.
DAKOTA COUNTY

DAhOTA COUNTY
Fares on the Hastings and Dakota railroad
have been reduced from to ~ cents per
mile.
A five year old daughter of N. M. Chase.
OF Hastings, was drowned in the river en-
Thursday afternoon. r.. ~ =
The store and goods of Mr.. Meeker at
Castle Rock, Dakota county, were destroyed
by fire on Wednesday last.
- I STATE AT LARGE.
''Several prairie schooners pass through
town every day,''is the standing item in the
State papers.
Last Monday the timbers for a new Meth
odist church were raised at Rice Lake. The
building is expected to be completed in July
next. - K =
Twenty miles of track on the North Wis
consin railroad is to be built from BAYFIELD,
southwark toward St. Paul during the COM
ing summer.
At st. Paul, the other day, a ditch caved
in on plumber, and it begins to look as
though heaven had its eye on those chaps.
-Stitlacater Lumberman.
The full amount of stock $15 ZOO, necessa-
ry to insure the erection of the new Touring
mill at Meriden, has been subscribed, and
the organization completed.
The first through bill of lading from St,
Paul to point on the Midland was three
thousand dollars worth of groceries, con-
signed to the new grocery house at Millyille,
via the Diamond 10 line and the Minnesota
Midland railway. ss..
GOODHUE COUNTY.
The Midland track layers have passed
Zumbro Falls.
Hon. Chris. Graham and wife, of Red
Wing, started for Washington last Monday
evening and will be absent month.
The Norwegians of Red Wing and vicinity
will celebrate the sixty-fourth anniversary of
the independence of Norway on the 18th of
this month with appropriate ceremonies and
festivities.
Those who contend that the red man is
not capable Of the highest civilization GER
tainly do him injustice. Recently, while
crossing the island between here and Red
Wing, we observed number of squaws dill
gently chopping wood, while the men were
engaged in settling some grave question by
means of an elastic ball anda couple of short
clubs. A people who have shown so much
ability in educating their women are surely
entitled to high consideration from the rest
of mankind. -Eusuo1M Herald.
JACKSON COUNTY.
The jackson Republican learns that Hon.
Aaron Andrews, formerly of Fairmont, and
member of the House from that district
in 1867, recently died in Kansas.
. rs-.-,E- ~ sTEARNs COUNTY.
Mr.. Macdonald, editor of the Times,
whose serious illness from an attack of
pneumonia, we noticed last week, has re-
covered sufficiently to be able to sit up. and
will probably be out again in few days.
st. Cloud Times
e POPE COUNTY. r.
+ With population approaching 5000,
Pope county, does not contain shoe or har-
ness store. It would seem that an enter
prising Crispin might exc out a living in
that region.
Hon. r. j. Chewing, late of Pennington,
has become a resident of Shakopee.
Mr.. Ed. Smith, of Eagle Greek, Scott
county, expects an apple crop of 800 bushels
this season. .. ~ .-
~ : STEVENS COUNTY. afg
We want you to understand this amt no
one horse county or no second rate town.
! Norris LSterens County Tribune.
On Monday of last week, George Westcott ,
of Morris, was severely wounded in the side.
hand and face, by the accidental discharge of
his gun.
| MILE LAC COUNTY.
Johanna Carew, engaged as a servant in
the house of Mr.. A. Rines, at Princeton,
committed suicide by taking strychnine
on Tuesday last. No cause is assigned for
the act. Deceased was about 20 years old.
.s11-,s7 e LEsuEuR COUNTY. -.
Mrs. John L. Mcneil, residing on the
Dood road between Cardova and Cleveland
LIE Seuer county, was fatally burned on
Tuesday last. Her clothes took fire from a
stove, and before assistance could arrive her
body was burned to crisp.