The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-10-16
State News Items.

The money alleged to have been appro-
priated to his own use by Thomas Prescott,
as treasurer of a temperance organization at
Milwaukee, will be replaced, his wife de-
clares. It was taken when he was on
spree. Mrs. Prescott denies that he has left
her destitute, but says he has sent her money
from Chicago, where he is at work. She is
respectable woman with family of bright
promising children, and is sorely distressed
over the affair.
News has been received at Milwaukee that
the Hon. T. Fl. Judd, the National candidate
for Congress for the Milwaukee district, has
met with an accident in Iowa, where he was
on visit to his property there. It seems
that he was on the railroad near a depot, and
as train was approaching his foot was
caught in frog, and in making desperate
and successful effort to release his foot,
sprained it quite severely, and as it takes
forty days and forty nights to recover from
such an injury, he will not stump the district
except on clutches.
Milwaukee Sentinel: The friends of Rev.
W. Powell, of Winneconne, are very anxious
at his mysterious disappearance, early Sun
day morning. He was guest at the Kirby
house, in this city, and before breakfast,
having been unweQ during the night, he
went down stairs and remarked to friend
that he would get doctor even if had to
pay $3.50 for one. He afterwards went to
the safe, where his money was kept, and took
therefrom $21O in gold and $40 in currency.
Since his departure no acquaintance has seen
or heard from him, and his friends naturally
fear for his safety. He was young man
about 2o years OF age, and wore at the time
OF his disappearance drab-colored coat and
a wide-brimmed hat.
Milwaukee Daily Neaos: A strange and
fatal accident occurred at the corner of Fifth
and State streets. August Tiger, a man
forty-fve years old, partially deaf, started to
cross the street as boy with horse and
buggy was passing, who did not see him.
He gave the reins pull that lifted the horse
off his fore feet and at the same time shout
ed to the endangered pedestrian. The latter
turned IN response to the cry and sprang
back In great alarm. Unfortunately he lost
his footing, and fell SO heavily upon the
crossing that he was picked up in state of
Inconsistencies. Tiger was carried to his
home near by, and attended by Dr. Graettin-
ger. All efforts at restoration failed, how
ever. He remained unconscious until 10
o'clock in the evening, and then died.
At recent midnight as the Milwaukee &
st. Paul train was speeding by Lake Station
into milwaukee, at the rate of thirty miles an
hour, a lad IA years old, in a state of SOM
nambullsm, walked off the platform of the
Car on which he was riding. His mother
caught glimpse of him, and her shrieks
soon informed the passengers what had hap
pened. The conductor was too near Mil
waukee to stop his train, but on arriving at
the city, with humanity worthy Of all
praise, he dispatched switch engine to Lake
Station, where the boy was found nnininrad
but bewildered. The meeting with his
mother was joyous and touching one. Mrs.
Dixon, the mother, was from Montreal en-
route for Manitoba with her seven sons and
one daughter to meet her husband aud take
up her residence there. f ... ..i \
When the fair for the benefit of st. Marv's
Catholic church was in progress in Froker's
hall, in Oshkosh, the fire bells sounded an
alarm, when some person, possessed of more
| tongue than brains, shouted ttFire!'' I'm
mediateiy there was commotion, and rush
Tor the door, many supposing that the fire
was IN the building. But officer Blake who
was In the hall, was at the door in time.
stretching his arms across he commanded
me excited people to remain quiet, stating
Wnofo Inc ire was, and that there was no
oanger. dis Imperative manner had the de-
| cided effect, for the excitement soon subsid-
| co. and the fair went on as usual, but few
J persons leaving the hall. His action no
| doubt saved many lives, as the hall is situat-
cd edo on = the third story, and the manner of
egress 1s very dangerous in such an ex-
| tremlty.
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