The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-10-16
MINNESOTA NEWS.

days since.
Il. W. Hall, the leading druggist of Hast
lngs, has failed. Too much credit did it.
Henry Sauerbrei, of Chaska, was thrown
from his wagon and quite seriously injured.
The strawberry vines are blossominp for
the second time in some localities in Min
nesota. ga metYfs .tE.8
Ferdinand Metknemer, of Sleepy Eve
committed suicide by shooting himself few
days ago. 3 f f5#
The broad gauge branch railroad from
Rochester is expected to be running to Yum
brota in few weeks. g@ 5s sill !,
John Schug, of Benton, Carver county,
fell from a car and had leg broken and
was otherwise injured. z3f @.i a..a
The late rains have considerably damaged
the terraces on the court house grounds at
Buffalo, Wright county. a Tt155 ~
AT Dodge Centre, j. G. Evison's 2-year-
boy fell from second story window and
escaped with slight injuries. srf.. {,
A son of G. Berndt, of Pleasant Valley,
Mower county, had an arm broken in q
wagon wheel few days since. .'. 49,.
Mrs. Dennis Flynn, of Clairmont town
ship, Fillmore county, fell down pair of
stairs and dislocated one of her shonldars.
A drove of 1O8 steers we're collected in the
vicinity OF Dodge Centre and started from
that place for Illinois, to be shipped from
Waseca. ea-= . r.. azE5.' -.
Nancy Davis, who was sent to Jail in Hast
ings from Mendoza for being drunk and dis
orderly, has been pardoned out by Gov.
Pillsbury. -
The son of George Stokes, of Monticello,
Wright county, who WAS accidentally shot
short time since, is dead-died from the ef-
fects of the amputation of the shattered
limb. e.
The residence of Michael McHugh, of
Hastings, was entered by burglars few
nights since and watches, jewelry, silver
ware, etc., taken to the amount of some
$4,000. @1t"t"
AS E. D. Swartwood was driving team
near Pleasant Grove, Olmsted county, one
wheel of his wagon dropped into rut and
threw him out, hurting him badly. His team
then ran away and smashed up his wagon.
New Ulm ReoieD: Duck hunting is now
all the 60 among the sportsmen. Besides
our own hunters two parties of Chicagoans
are in this vicinity, and the poor, innocent
fowls are being slaughtered by the hundreds.
Andrew Anderson, of Worthington, picked
up pocket-book in the Ashley house stable,
containing between nine and ten hundred
dollars, and restored it to the righful owner.
who rewarded him with fve-dollar green
back.
Owatonna Journal: One night last week
robbers entered E. Soper's barn, few miles
from this city, and had succeeded in untying
Ill the horses preparatory to running them
off A.
for her husband. This frightened the rob-
beers and they fed.
A Telegram from Shakopee caused the
arrest of man at Hastings. He being &C
companied by his wife, the benevolent officer
permitted them to occupy rooms together in
the hotel. In the night the culprit made his
escape. The officer pursued him, and after
sharp race, re-arrested him on his way to
Red Wing.
Fergus Falls (Otter Tail county, Advocate:
The two young men from this town who set
fire to the grass while out hunting had better
look little out. The fire ran down to the
Stoney brook settlement and it was only by
the united efforts of the settlers all night at
work that saved the wheat stacks and the
houses, etc.
John Lowry, a hired man employed by
James Goddard, of East Prairie, Steele
county, stole lot of clothes from his en-
ployer's house, and taking one of his horses,
fled. The theft and flight were soon dis
covered and he was pursued and arrested.
When before justice he plead guilty to the
charge of larceny.
Elk River (Sherburne county, Star: Road
Master Pollard this week showed us piece
OF pure copper, nearly as large as hens egg,
which was found while excavating for the
something of surprise if the bluffs back of
town should be found to contain copper ore
in paying quantities.
The Benton County Press says that the
wolves are making sad havoc with the farm
ers' sheep in Gilmanton; that Eli Griffin
lost twenty-five tons of hay by fire last Sun
day, making fifty in all burned by incen-
diaries; and that horse belonging to poor
man, named Florence Conner. was shot last
week by some unknown miscreant.
A Bownton correspondent of the Glencoe
(McLeod county, Enterprise, remarks that
"the prairie fires have been running wild
from Emmett to Hector. Mr.. Lewis, auditor
for the railroad, informed US few days ago,
that in coming down between these two
places, he counted seven stacks of wheat and
several of hay on fire. The loss of hay from
this cause will be quite heavy, as there is so
much yet unstacked.''
The house of Joseph Brabec, in the b.
hemian settlement in Woodland, Wright
county, was struck by lightning last week,
the lightning passing down the stovepipe,
breaking two legs of the stove and tearing
up and splintering the floor and joists;
thence out at the sills of the house. Mrs.
Brabec and several children were in the
house at the time, all of whom were more or
less injured, but none permanently.
Faribanlt Democrat: Typhoid fever and
diphtheria are quite prevalent in this city
and the surrounding country. These dis
eases aro Greatly a4i.a,.l~t17, -:e not actually
terminated, by filth, and our citizens are
warned by the medical fraternity to see to it
that their cellars, sewers, wells, barns, out
houses, etc., are kept clean and sweet, that
those terrible diseases may have little or no
excuse for visiting Faribault.
Glencoe (McLeod caunty) Enterprise:
he prairie fires are doing an immense
mount of damage. This setting fires should
be stopped, and there is law against it. X
Mr.. H. E. Day is the loser by these
prairie fires. One day last week he saw a
fire making towards one of his neighbours
wheat stacks, and went at once to inform