The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-01-01
MINNESOTA NEWS,

MINNESOTA NEWS.
E. n. Alden, of Alexandria, is bnilding
new sawmill.
The building improvements of Alexandria,
Douglas county, for 1878, aggregate $4,000
At last dates there were $4,000 bushels of
wheat in the elevator at Alexandria awaiting
shipment.
g David j. Parkinson, a promising young
lawyer of Oshkosh, died Sunday night, De-
cember 22d.
Bishop Whipple, of the diocese of Mime
sofa, goes to Florida to spend the remainder
of the cold season.
On Christmas day K. Bertrome, of Man
torville, had some of bis ribs broken by the
upsetting of sleigh.
In Wlllmar the village council have fixed
the saloon license for 1879 at $l25, and the
drug store license at $500.
The Benton County Press hoists the
names Of Tilden and Hendricks, for Presi-
dent and Vice President in 1880.
Mrs. McGlashlin made the Presbyterian
church at Owatonna Christmas present of
a handsome silver baptismal font.
| A little son of Dr.. Flo"d, of Mantorville,
was severely scalded On Christmas morning
by the upsettins of cup of bot coffee.
At the Gauser saloon, in Owatonna, one
night last week, a quarrel took place over a
game of billiards. Pistols were drawn and
fired, but no one was hurt.
| Hon. Amos CogSswelI, Of Owatonra, was
| married on Christmas day to Mrs. Mary a,
| Allen, at the residence Ct tue parents of the
bride in Meriden, Steele county.
P. Souc,e, Frenchnan. lost his footing
OH slippery platform in Fa1ibault, and fell
! into an excavation, breaking some of his ribs
and receiving other severe III uries.
A few nights since some miscreant went
into the stable of John M. Thompson, of
Orlando, Sherburne county, and cut the
throat of beautiful and very valuable
Arabian colt.
A woman undertook to walk from St
Cloud to St. Joseph a distance of eight
miles, but took the wrong road aid turned
up at Little Falls, thirty-fve miles from
where she started.
Many of the local papers of the State So,
that Sunday night, Dec. %, was the coldes
known in two years, the thermometer indi
eating fifteen degrees, and at some point:
twenty degrees below zero.
The new school building at St. Charlie:
Winona county, is completed. 1t is fin
structure, and furnished with a capital bell
The winter term of the graded school will b
opened in the new building.
Olof King, of Alexandria, this season ha
killed Is deer, 255 ducks, 81 prairie chick
) ems, 81 cartridges, 2 :ck rabbits, and othe
game, and killed great deal of va!uabl
time in this wholesale slaughter.
The Peter brothers, of Ellsworth, Meeke
county, have been on three weeks hunt
ing trip, during which time they kille
forty five deer and one bear-ten of th
! deer in one day, and not much of day fo
game, either.
An attempt was made some time since b
, an incend1ary to burn the house of r. Arms
from, in the town of Washington Lake, Sit
ley county. Kerosene oil was poured owe
the shingles on one portion of the roof an
i set on fire. The inmates of the house d
: covered the fire in time to extinguish tn
flames.
/ The house of Mrs. Annie johnson, thrt
j. miles south Of Dodge Center, was burne
+ with all its contents at A. III Dec. "a, Wit
# the mercury Is degrees below zero. TT
a family b rely escaped with their clothe
One of the boys had his feet frozen
getting TO the nearest neighbor, a half mi
distant. NO insurance.
A few days since at Anoka bottle CO.
tanning s.the regular chalk mixture of II
10 United States dispensator> exploded VIII,
1 standing on shelf in a drug store. It W
of flint glass, and the fragments were throw
1t violently about the room, but luckily /
n. none of the persons present. Will cha
IS mixture explode? Lot druggists beware.
I'd Miss Hicks, of Alexandria, died at t
I'd Windsor house in St. Paul on the morni
TX of Dec. Goth. Her recovery was scarce
3 looked for, but that she should die so so
rt was not expected. A special train, by Ma
ager Farley, was placed at the disposal of t
~ stricken mother and Borrowing friends
~ bear the remai1s to their darkened home
ne Alexandria. ..f
,,t St. James Journal, Dec. 2S: Hella Ole
Boen, aged 8 yea IS and months, daugh
of Helye Boeu, of Long Lake, died at
"' o'clock on Thursday night OF diphthel
as The child was sick several days, the pare
ed | supposing it to be affected with cold.
he coming worse, DR.. Bacon was sent for
en Thursday, and pronounced tue disease to
1g. dipbtheria, but the child was beyond hun
:. aid.
} q Litchfield NelDs- Ledger: The memb
IN of Father McDermotts congregation, "
lis. whom he is d. servedly popular, gave hin
,;,v pleasant surprise on Christmas day i'll
,,i shape of a handsome Waltham watch, "
H. heavy gold cases, to which was attached
nv magnificent gold chain. On the outside
''n' the case are the initials, IF. McD.;" on
inside is: "Presented by the members of
au- congregation in Meeker and Kandiy
ern, counties, Mimi" Father McDermott
,uis reason to feel proud of his beautiful
sd, not for its intrinsic value, but as remir
ing that his efforts are appreciated by his III