The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-02-19
MINNESOTA NEWS.

DOSuS uOl1dIo UcoI1uS3 d very ucCcpllVc dp-
pearance are at1Oat.
Powers saloon at jackson was closed by
creditors last week.
The influenza Is quite virulent among horses
in the lumber districts.
G. F. Case, of the Messenger, has been APP
pointed postmaster at Marshall.
Several old veterans in Chat6eld and vicinity
will draw upwards to 81. 500 under the new
pension.
The parties in Kilkenny who lost SO heavily
by the late fire will erect better buildings than
they had before the fire.
"Calico balls,'' on Washington's birthday,
are the rage in a large number of pleasant,
lively villages in the State.
"Florida" is the name of new township
recently formed from territory lying in Yellow
Medicine county west of the village of Candy
Rev. DIR. Vincent of New York, the leading
Sabbath school teacher in the United States,
will lecture at Mortified, Rice county, February
q.
The lower dam at Eastons trout pond at
Chalield, gave way last week. and over 5000
Of the speckled trout, it is estimated, were
lost
A man digging we'll in Lamberton, found
at the depth of twenty feet, a willow log
tree two feet in diameter and grapevine wind
ing around 1t.
new Touring mill is the present leading
project of Waterville, LIE Suer county. It is
believed it will be ready for work by the time
the next harvest is secured.
The Presbyterian church and society in
Litchfield have extended unanimous call to
Rev. Mr.. Sheriff. to become their pastor. The
salary paid is $1,000 year.
The st. Cloud JournalP,ess announces that
''this vicinity has been visited by another terri
bic Snow storm. Snow fell to the depth Of
nearly quarter of an inch
Frederick Strauss, of the town of Wheeling.
Rice county, found piece of wire two inches
long in the liver of one of one of his butchered
hogs. He has fed his hogs on wheat bran.
The new Congregational church edi6ce at Mar
shall is being finished in a neat and beautiful
style. 1t has stained windows as we'll as many
other exterior and interior modern adornments.
BY kerosene lamp explosion a girl at the
| residence of Mr.. Wilkinson, in Albert Lea, was
| badly burned in the face while attempting to
kindle fire with the oil. 1t is feared she may
| lose her sight.
| Personal property taxes become delinquent
| on the first day of March. and real estate taxes
on the first day Of June. The penalty is per
cent, added to the former, and 10 per cent add
ed to the latter.
The new county of Candy is proposed to con-
| tain twelve towns six from Yellow Medicine.
| three from Lyon and three from Lac qui Parle.
| IF the three counties vote yes, the new county
will be established with Candy for the county
| seat.
The late ReV. Or doratlo bIlnOsMaoe, OF
| Newark n. J., has left SO, 200 to Carleton col
lege, in Northfeld, and $1,000 10 the Congrega-
tional church in Beloit, Wis, both requests
being for the education of young men for the
ministry.
COL Albert NJ. Lea, the founder of the town
| of Albert Lea, Freeborn county, is now an army
officer on duty in Texas. He has forwarded to
| the State Historical society manuscript his
tory of the early events in Minnesota and Iowa
in which he took part.
Numerous wells are being driven through
the rock at Shakopee. Some twenty wells have
been driven there this winter. In the east part
CT the town water is found at depth of from
thlrty-six to forty-fve feet; and in the west
part at a depth of from nifty to sixty-fve
feet.
Hastings New Era, Feb. IL: Miss Ada
House, formerly of this city, who became in
sane and was taken to the asylum at st. Peter
about three years ago, died on Monday, of last
> week, at St. Peter Her body was brought to
this tcity and inferred on Wednesday. Her
mother resides in this city.
The burning of Nicolin's Touring mill, at
London, Scott county, is regarded as a great
calamity to that place and vicinity. By this
disaster forty-fve men thrown out of en-
ployment, and the large number of farmers
who found market there for their wheat will
have to seek market elsewhere
: Moorhead (Clay county, 4duocate: It costs
more to ship bushel of wheat to St. Paul.
from Breckenridge, than it does from Fishers
Landing; and the reason why. because wheat IS
worth ten cents per bushel more at MOorhead
; than at Breckenridge. We can get our wheat to
3; market cheaper and quicker than at any other
point.
EARLY Wednesday morning February 12th,
: the house of George W. Fowler, two miles east
g of Mazeppa was discovered to be on fire. Mr..
Fowler was the first to awake, nearly suffocated
;, | with smoke. By heroic struggle of the IN
y mates, the fire subdued. and the house
. saved Damage from 5000 to $500 to house
and furniture.
h Nicollet county seems to be financially strong,
- The amount on hand March l. 1878, Wa
Ia 1879, 81. 447.30, making total Of $50. SS
~ while the expenditures during that time
amounted to only $54 ,31635, leaving a balance
&c in the treasury of 26,395.53, belonging to
~ different funds.
10 st. Peter Tribune: Peter BATHS, whose skull
:. was broken in the fight at Veith's brewery or
,e the Goth of December. died from the effects O
to the wound on Saturday, Feb. Sth, and hi
h; funeral took place at the Catholic church OF
N Monday. The point of the faucet with which
a he was struck penetrated the brain over tw'
4 inches it is said, and 1t is surprising that q
lived as long as he did.
II case of mistaken identity occurred at Has
Nv tings the other day. Sheriff Chapel, of Farm,
h ington, was in attendance at court. saw ma
"a he was sure was Fred Martin, who stole $50
10. worth OF 1eWclry 1rOW CaupDeAs OoaEu
70 ing house in St. Paul some weeks ago. He ar
,e rested him. The man admitted his name wa
ID Martin, but claimed he was not the thief, Blu
~ his brother. This proved to be true. The re
IT. semblance between the two is very striking.
he fir Waseca Herald, Feb. Z: The south boun
": eight on the NJ. l. St. L. road, due here at 9:S
NJ P. NJ. was thrown from thetrack Tuesday ever
II. ing about one mile north of town. The acc1
~. dent was caused by one of the trucks breakin
tn and letting the car down. Seven cars WEI
tn ditched but no one hurt. The train was loade
~. with -four from the Minneapolis mills, most 9
,rs which was billed for Liverpool and London
ass Some of the barrels came out headiess, yet bu
at yery little -four was destroyed.
M The Mankato Rerie,r says the Iinseed O
company is issuing large quantities of fla
,,s seed to farmers in this county for seedin
sa The impression is quite general that the off
rer made by the company is good one, that fla
W. being as sure crop, with good culture,
tha wheat a larger return can be realized. Th
thing is certain, the farmer knows before har
lust what he is to receive for his crop, and
Sn no chance of high or low prices, and can gove
IN, himself accordingly.
aa- Luvcrne Crock county, Herald: Mr.. J.
e's Frank, who. for the past two years has be,
he under medical treatment for feeling
Cor xra;rhi m the brain and throbbinu in the "a,