The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-02
MINNESOTA NEWS.

1ulee Oeer were shot in the neiohborhood OF
Silver Lake recently.
This is alledged to be the coolest November
known IN minnesota for many years.
Last week twenty-four carloads of hogs were
shipped from Caledonia, Houston COUNTY.
The Herald says about $1,000 bushels OF
wheat were marketed in Sleepy Eve Nov, 18.
A. P. Fosters house at Pla;nview was de-
stroyed by hire the other night Loss 80, 500.
The new Opera House at 81. Cloud WAS
opened and dedicated on the evening Of
Nov. %. ".
tanks are now refusing to receive silver
coins with hole perforated III them except at
discount. =
It is reported that an immense grist mill and
hrst. class hotel are to be built at Bird Island
aext spring.
The Independent says wood is now coming
into Litchheld at lively rate, and the price has
decreased.
The outside carpenter work on the new Epis-
copal church edi6ce at Glencoe ia completed
and painted. =
The Wabashaw mills have shut down in Or.
DER to put IN q Corliss engine, to increase the
capacity of the mill.
The wolves have killed twenty-five sheep for
Henry Burk and fourteen for Thomas Gayin.
In Henderson, Sibley county.
young man in the town of Baxter. Lao ami
Parle county, fell on large knife the other
day and received serious injuries.
The young son of Frank Wickenhausen, of
Dahlgreen, had leg broken the other day
While sliding down hill on q bub sled
Peter Morrill,, Of Henderson. saw wolf after
and In the morning had his wolfship's fur.
J. T. N. Van der velde, of Anoka recently
received dispatch from Holland announcing
the death of his sister. Annie Van der Velde,
The Methodists in Glencoe are proposing .
course Of lectures this winter to raise funds
with which to purchase bier for the church.
-Four cane syrup manufactures in the vicin.
ity of st. Charles Winona county, have pro.
duced this season 8, $50 gallons of choice syrup.
The water power at Albert Lea, owing to the
low stage of water in Fountain lake, has en-
nreiy failed and the grist mill is run exclu-
siveiy by steam.
Rev. and Mrs: I. 8. Doda Of Winnebago
City lost their eldest daughter, Mary, aged 9
years, from diphtheria last week. No other
cases are reported.
The NJ. II. Church in Caledonia is making
vigorous effort to pay off its debt and is sell.
ing subscriptions conditioned on the whole
amount being raised.
Bishop Whipple's noted horse Bashaw is
dead. He was 29 years old. He had carried
his master over $1,000 miles in the course Of
the hiahop's religious ministrations.
mr.. Phillips, who lives seven miles north of
which he cut with cradle. His wheat aver
aged twenty-four bushels to the acre.
Navigation closed on the Mississippi river at
Winona Nov. 20, as early as any year for twen-
ty-four years, with the exception of 1857. when
the river closed on the 10Th of November.
Henry Horning, of Freeborn county, YVES
thrown from his wagon the other night and Sc
verely injured. He laid upon the ground
some time and his hands were badly frozen.
Recently workman named Pepin was caught
IN the betting of the stave factory at Avon,
Stearns county, and thrown violently against
the machinery, inficting, it is thought, fatal
injuries.
b. 6. Garrison, of bayfield,, last week, while
driving across the railroad track at Blooming
Prairie had his team struck by locomotive.
One horse was killed, and the other badly in
jured. He escaped unhurt.
Andrew EMIL, of Sumter, Mcleod county.
mas had bus hands 80 badly frozen during our
present cold snap, that he will lose several of
his fingers. he had been about three miles
from home after load of wood.
At Pennington, on late Sunday night.
when Rev. r. J. Fassell was in church, q
drunken tramp entered his kitchen and greatly
alarmed the family. Help being obtained he
was walked of to the lookup.
Last August three men and woman hired Q
team of Mr.. Il. Dodge, of Oanty, Chippewa
they fed to parts unknown with the team. Be-
Gently one of the rascals was arrested at Yank-
ton, Dakota Territory, and the others will soon
be in custody, it is believed.
New Ulm Revieao. Nov. "a: joseph Holm.
residing in tho town of Siegel about four miles
from this place, has had terrible visitation
from dipptheria during the past;two weeks.
hat inno eiv nf obi :: 4
from the fearful disease, leaving to the bereav-
ed parents only one child, q deaf and dumb
boy. THIS is indeed sad inroad into the
family.
Fergus Falls Journal Nov. &C.: The irst car
load of apples ever brought to Northern Mime
sofa in bulk was shipped to Fergus Falls from
Kalamazoo, Mich, last week. and arrived at
ing the severity of the weather, the fruit was
not injured in the least. The car is spe.ia lly
prepared for this business, and tho success of
bringing apples $50 miles in midwinter is thus
assured.
Little Falls Transcript, Nov. q: Yesterday
morning at about 8 O'Clock Chris Mantey, liv-
ing in the western part of Little Falls town.
driving his team aad walking behind the sled,
when shotgun lying in the sled-box was fred
by being Jared, and sent nine buckshot into
Mr.. Msntey's leg, just above the right knee.
Ors. duernOn and McM6nDis were immediate.
ly sent for and they found the bone badly
broken, and are doubtful whether they can
save the leg.
Marshall (Lyon county, Messenger, Nov. 10:
While VIM. Prechel, of Iosco, was on bis way
home, and when about mile northwest of
town, tramp seized his horses by the bits and
told the driver to dismount, which he did,
and was told to surrender up his money. On
refusing, the robber hit Mr.. p. one blow in
the mouth, but not with sufficient force to
knock him down, and he retaliated with more
than compound Interest, sending the tramp
robber to grass. Mr.. P. then jumped into
his wagon and made good time homewards
with disabled thumb.
Recently the house of Mrs. Berry of Eden
township, Pipestone county, took fire in her
brief absence. On her return the house was
full of smoke. She rushed in to save her two
children. She CROPPED her way in. found them
both and took them out and laid them on the
ground as dead from suffocation. She left
them and unaidei and alone addressed herself
to the saving of her home. She dashed water
into the room freely, Of which supply hap
pened to be on hand. She extinguished the
fire and then went to look after her children,
both of whom had revived in the open air.
Her loss was only about thirty dollars. Her
promptitude, pluck and courage saved her
children and her house.
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