The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-30
MINNESOTA NEWS,

MINNESOTA NEWS.
The frame of the new Methodist church
in Morris is up, and is being enclosed.
The heaviest taxpayer in Hastings is
Stephen Gardner, who pays 49, A.2
The diphtheria in Sank Center is quite
prevalent, and it is said full fifty per
cent. of the cases are fatal
Mrs. Jane Waters, of Faribault aged
so years, fell through trap door into the
cellar of her residence the other day, and
was severely injured.
The Catholics, Congregationalists and
Episcopalians, have each church edifce
in Norris, and the Methodists will have
church edifice soon in readiness.
The population of Mower county is
classified as follows: Males, S,795; Fe-
males, 1904 total, 6,799; native, H.
1854; foreign, 1895; colored, l6.
8. w. Leavitt's residence at Lite hfield.
was injured by fire the other day to the
amount of $500 or $500, but the building
was saved from complete destruction
The census of Dodge county shows the
number of inhabitants to be 1884, Of
this number there are males, 5,947; fe-
males, 1887; native, 1857; foreign, 1857;
colored, T.
Mrs. E. L. Reed, of Anoka, was thrown
from her sleigh the other day by her
horse running away, but fortunately was
not seriously injured. The sleigh was
reduced to kindling wood.
Anoka City Herald: The hunting low
ing citizens of St. Francis were entertain
ed last week by stray moose. He was
followed for some distance, and fired at
once or twice, but was not stopped He
is said to have been as large as an ordl
nary OK.
On the night of December 20, Court
House Hall in CroOkston was discovered
to be on fire By great exertion the
building was saved, though considerably
damaged. The court was in session the
day before the fire, and afterwards took
up its quarters in Losey's Hall
Lena, daughter of Andrew johnson,
landlord Of the Scandinavian hotel at
Moorhead, Clay county, the other .day
playfully snapped a pistol at her father
''not knowing it was loaded" The pis-
tol sent a ball to the shoulder of her
father, making an ugly, but not fatal
wound
Anoka City Herald, Dec. "a: After a
lingering sickness, some seven years in
duration, the life of Rev. Moses Goodrich
was brought to close on Saturday morn
ing last, and Anoka mourns the loss Of
one OF her most upright and honorable
citizens. Mr.. Goodrich was born in New
York City in 1917, and was consequently
63 years of age at the time of his DEATH
Worthington Advance, Dec %: On
| Saturday night last Mrs. Hannah Show
ers died very suddenly at the residence of
| her daughter, Mrs. Stewart. About mid
night she called her daughter and asked
| for glass of water and sent for her son.
A. 5. Husselton, who lived next door. A
| few minutes after he arrived the old lady
sank bank upon her pillow and died. Her
age was 70 years, 9 months and 7 DAYS,
and her death was doubtless due to old
| age.
The diphtheria is reported to be raging
with terrible malignity in the southwest
ern towns of Stearns county. In North
Fork there has already been about fifteen
deaths, and the disease has not apparent
iy abated:: Fully fifty per cent. Of those
taken do mot recover. Herman Gilbert
son has lost three children, all the little
ones he had, and Sven Swenson has also
lost three. 1t is a fearful epidemic
scourge, and unless vigorous measures
are undertaken to check it, there is no
predicting when it will end
Sank Center Herald: 1t will be re-
membered that some time since a Swede
laborer on the railroad was killed near
Melrose. He had no friends in this coun-
try, and Gov. Barto was made special ad-
mlnistrator Of his effects. The Governor
received from the railroad company on
Thursday pocketbook containing $40
| found On his person. About $50 was
found in his trunk which was turned
| over with the other property. His father
has been heard from in Sweden, and the
! effects will be turned over to him in due
time.
Anoka Union, Dec. %: Mr. s. j. Pow
ell, who resides in Grow, this county met
with a serious misfortune this week. On
Monday he had five COWS die from the eff
| fects OF poison, administered by some
miserable wretch. A Mr.. Kelsly. who
was doing tho chores around the premis-
| es, also lost one from the same cause
| Tuesday there were seven more, making
a total of thirteen. Besides those already
dead, there are number of others that
will surely succumb. Mr.. Powell and his
father, s. W., were possessed of thirty
eight head OF cattle, every one getting a
| portion of the deadly drug.
| OWatOnna REVIEW, Dec. rs: Mr.. A.
Rozer, one of the old citizens of the CITY,
was found dead on Sunday morning last
He had been suffering from a partial
stroke of paralysis for several months,
and was not able to move around yery
much. During the fall he has had some
one to stay with him, but Saturday night
he was alone, and from appearance when
found it was thought that he attempted
to reach for something on the table,
when his strength gave way, and he was
found lying with his head across pail,
his throat resting on the edge and was
thus choked to death. He was about IS
years of age.
| Geo. #. RediricMs.
Houston County Journal.]
We learn that Geo. F. Potter's canvass
for the assistant secretary of the Senate