The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-07-30
STATE NEWS ITEMS.
Scott County.

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the 2 tn of May James Nc Mabon of this
place, left home, ostensibly to obtain
work, informing his wife that he would
return the next day, and since that time
notmng has been seen or heard Of him.
his wife, an estimable woman, is left with
an infant child and without means, with
the narrowing uncertainty as to whether
ne IS dead or has wilfully deserted her
doubtless the latter is the case.
Brown County.
Lon. Gates, farmer OF Langola. Ben
ton county died July 22d, at st. Cloud.
from the effects of kick Of mule, which
he received two days before, in that
place.
Es Chisago County.
The river at Taylols Falls has fallen six
inches day for the last week.
Late heavy rains washed out the dam
to Paul Munch's mill pond at F,anconia.
Chisago county, necessitating an expendi-
ture OF fifteen hundred to two thousand
dollars in repairs before his grist mill can
I've operated.
s-. Stearns County.
The thief who stole TWENTY-FIVE silver
dollars out of Hoople's Office, at Sank
Center, has been found, and owned up.
and is now looking through the iron bars
of the Jail at St. Cloud.
Dakota County.
Several houses were burglarized in Has
tings the other night.
About twenty-five colored men landed
at Hastings last week seeking harvest Ia,
Dor.
Eighteen gypsy wagons, loaded with
various commodities peculiar to the
gypsy race, are in camp at HASTINGS.
A German at the Hastings depot, in
after :oting to pass between two freight
cars had one of his legs caught between
the bumpers tearing it in serious man.
ner.
Hastings Union: 1t is reported that
some so-called sportsmen are already
Strengthening prairie chickens in this
vicinity. 1t is burning shame that with
as stringent game laws as we have in this
State this yearly slaughter of birds in
July and the first half Of August can't be
stopped.
Wabasha County,
A runaway team recently, near Ma
zeppa, Wabasha county, threw five wom-
en- to the ground, injuring them severely,
two seriously.
henry Everts, Of Frontenac, Wabashaw
county, lost his granary by fire, contain
ing oats. wheat, harness, plow and other
firm machinery; Origin of the fire un-
known.
Steele County.
The Northwestern Telegraph company
are about putting up second wire from
Owatonna to Sleepy Eye, which will give
double wire between the last named
place and Winona.
Todd County.
A Bear seized calf in the west part
of the village of Long Prairie, Todd coun-
ty, the other night. The bellows of the
calf aroused parties who went in pursuit,
but the beast escaped.
Aneka County.
While bathing, the other night in the
Mississippi river, near Itasca, Anoka
county, Lamont Hobbs, aged 90 years,
was drowned
WinOna County.
A number of bold burglaries were per
petrated in St. Charles few nights ago.
The pesterfer1ous tramps invaded st.
Charles, Winona county, last week-a
large number. They asked for some
thing to eat, MAN," with an air that in
dictates that they do not expect to be re-
fused. Their amount of ''cheek," is i'm
mense, equalled only by their viciousness.
Policeman Gottle1b Henbach, arrested
two robbers in St. Charles, the other
night, and when on the way to the lock-
up, one of the men sprang upon him and
held him in tight grip while the other
commenced pounding him, exclaiming,
"Kill him, damn him, let's kill him."
The officer contrived to draw his
revolver and shot down one of the ruffians,
and then marched off the other to the
lookup. He returned with assistance
and took up the wounded william. The
ball struck the thigh bone and glanced
downward, and burying itself in the mus
| Giles. The weather being hot, the wound
will prove to be serious, if not fatal. The
action of Officer Henbach is much COM
| mended.
Rice County.
The postotfice at Prairievile Rice coun-
| ty, has been discontinued.
Cattle buyers, purporting to be from
Iowa, are buying cattle IN Rice county,
and paying for them in forged checks.
Otter Tail County. .
Three new towns were located in Otter
Tail county last week, namely: Leaf
Lake, Evarts and Dora.
Deer are reported to be unusually nu-
merous in the woods in Otter Tail coun-
ty, and are being shot in violation Of
law.
Faribault County.
Miss Viola, little daughter of ALI.
Mozett, OF Winnebago City, was severe
ly but not fatally scaled in hot water last
| week. 49,.
Fillmore County.
Tramps are reported to be numerous
| and troublesome in Rushford, Fillmore
county.
Mobiles County.
Several cases of diphtheria are report
| ed in Worthington.