The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-11-27
Minnesota News.

Window, Cottonwood county, is to have a
large, first class Touring mill.
@. O. Abbott and wife have left Lanesbor-
ough, Fillmore county, for Akron, Ohio
where they will make it their home for the
future.
John Crane, Of Red Wing, by the caving
of an embankment where he was ut work,
was entirely covered, except his head. His
fellow workmen dug him out, and a physician
bound up his bruises. 49,.
Chat6eld Democrat: John Williams, of
Jordan township, dropped dead with heart
disease while blowing i'll his fathers Held.
He was steady, industrious young man,
and leaves wife and two children who have
the sympathy of the whole community.
Red Wing Adpance: Daniel McQ uilkin, liv-
ing on the old fair ground on the farm owned
by James Iawther, lost his grainery contain
ING about 800 bushels of wheat by tire. The
fire is supposed to have been set by sparks
from the locomotive of the freight train.
Eyota Eagle: Quite number of new
towns are springing up in this immediate
vicinity. The new town of Viola is but
seven miles north of here on the Plainview
branch, and the new town of Dotyville is but
three and one-half miles north on the same
line of road, while south four miles there is
to be town laid out, and there will probably
be station one mile west of here at the
junction of the two roads.
Owatonna ReoSew: We have been in
formed by gentleman from Clinton Fall
that young man, whose name he was una
bic to learn, told that he had been waylaid by
two masked men and robbed of an overcoat
and 1856 in money while walking on the rail-
road a short distance outside this city. The
robbers ordered him to keep on towards
Clinton, threatening to shoot him If he at
tempted to return to the city.
St. Cloud Journal Press: A distressing
accident happened at Winnepeg Prairie. A
family BY the name of Lules had arrived but
daytor two before from Pittsburgh and
gone on to Mr.. j. F. Stevenson's farm. A
little son, about four years Of age, was play
ing around, and running backwards fell into
a tub of hot water. BE was so badly scalded
that all the skin, from the neck to the feet,
came off. The little sufferer died last night.
Speaking of the new docks of the St.
Paul 4 Duluth railroad, the Duluth Neaos
saws: The strip. when completed, will ex-
tend to within 400 feet of the inner track
and will run parallel to and within 200 feet
west of Lake avenue, distance of l ,O65 feet;
but only 800 feet are to be built this winter.
The 400 feet of straight dockage, to be also
built this winter, will be on an extension Of
the line of Munger, Markell & Co.'s dock,
and commence 500 feet east of it. The slip
above mentioned will be $50 feet wide, and
on the east side will be private dockage
room.
A clerk named Leighton, employed in the
bank of Zumbrota, left that village on Mon
day night of last week. He had been guilty
of petty thieving from the bank, and the
amount of his populations, added to what he
succeeded in borrowing from Zumbrotans,
made him a capitalist to the extent of $500.
Sheriff Chandler captured him in St. Louis,
and it has since transpired that his true
name is not Leighton, but is James F..
Holmes, and that he played a similar game
in St. Paul a year ago.
Mankato Glue Earth county, Union, Nov.
Is: Father Ireland on his arrival at the
depot in this city, Saturday evening, was
met by over hundred of his countrymen.
men, women and children, most of whom
carried lighted aorches to escort him to the
Catholic church, where a1prge I'audience
awaited his ARRIVAL On Sunday morning
the reverend father preached. Sunday even
ing he delivered lecture to one of the
largest assemblies ever gathered in this city.
the house being completely filled, and it was
said by those who heard it, surprising any
thing heretofore delivered in that church.
The Mankato Union of the 18th contains
further accounts of the diphtheria in that
city. It says: Sunday last another, and the
last one of Mr.. Randalls children, aged 10
years, was laid down to rest. Quickly fol-
lowing her, on Tuesday, John A. Wizards
little daughter, Emma, 9 years old; and on
Thursday, Paul, a son of Mr.. Geo. Ray,
aged years. These children were all bright,
intelligent and full of promise, yet how sud
denly have these grief stricken parents been
called upon to part with these heart treas
ures.
Benson (Swift county, Times: Marvin
Hull set fire to some grass on his farm at
Big Bend, and soon the blaze became un-
comfortable. Being somewhat scared at the
probable loss of his property, and in his Of
forts to stop it, he was rendered 1nsensible
for more than six hours. Bait Souls, of
Montevidio, happening along at this time,
picked him up and he was taken care of.
At the present writing he is doing quite well.
Ayoung man named George Woods,
who was formerly in the employ of the Mil
waukee & St. Paul railroad, accidentally fell
from the engine tender near Murdoch, on
the line of this road, severely injuring him
internally.
FL. Bissell, of Kasson, Dodge county,
was detected in an apparent attempt to set fire
to his building, which be occupied as an
express office and iewelry store. The night
Waterman, discovering something wrong,
with much difficulty gained entrance to the
building and found Bissell there. The stove
and pipe we're red hot, kerosene was poured
over the floor. Under the counter were piles
OF paper saturated with kerosene and covered
with fagots, also saturated. There were
several hundred dollars of express money on
hand, and an insurance on the stock q
goods of ST 500. Bissell was taken int
custody and held in $500 to appear at the
March term of the district court An intense
public excitement followed the arrest.
Worthington (Nobles county, 1dpancc:
While Mr.. Males was absent at Jackson
his wife eloped with man named j. M.
Boden, who has been at work on the railroad
for the past ten days. Mr.. Males has been
resident of Worthington about two months
and came here from Buffalo county. Wis.
oonsin. The couple have always lived hap.
PLY together. Boden has been school
teacher, telegraph operator and ooo+;o,