The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-09
MINNESOTA NEWS.

The Willmar railroad round house was
destroyed by fire the other day.
The Diamond Touring mill of Owatonna
has shut down for boiler repairs.
.g Over 5000 was the net profits of the Cath
Ollie festival in Anoka on Thanksgiving
evening.
Telegraphic Communication with the out.
side world was established at Taylors Falls
asst week. BIZ
The Cannon Falls Beacon, of December 3,
says the diphtheria has entirely disappeared
from that place.
The diphtheria again prevails at Beaver
Falls, Renville county, and vicinity. A
number of deaths are reported.
A. J. McInervy, OF DeGraf, had fine
$175 horse die the other day in thirty min
utes after showing scgns of sickness.
The golden wedding of MI. and Mrs. P.
B. Basford, of Austin, was pleasantly cele-
brated on the evening of November 20 by
surprise party.
George Dennison, of Maple Lake, Wright
county. killed an immense otter the other
day. It measured four feet two inches in
length. The fur was beautiful.
Warner Godfrey, one Of the pioneers of
Maple Lake, Wright county, killed fine
deer the other day, and had an encouraging
prospect Of slaughtering many more.
It is reported that new paper is soon to
be started in Melrose, in place of the Record,
recently removed to Sank Center. This
will make six papers in Stearns county.
The slaughter of deer in Minnesota is said
to be great this season. Many hunters carry
off only the hind quarters and the hide, leav-
iney f1,a fora ouarfara in ha xvno1a
Mr. Mosher, of Maine, Otter Tail county,
the other day shot William Paddock, mis-
taking him for deer. Paddock received
an ugly wound in the shoulder, but not a
dangerous one.
It is stated that navigation on the Missis-
sippi river has closed but twice in twenty
five years as early as it did this year. Ii
1857 it closed November 10, and in 1875 and
1880 it closed November 20.
Mrs. Mary A. Cooper, widow of John Coop
or, has been put on the pension roll at $a
per month and her daughter Lille N. at So
month, and to draw back pay from Feb. 1,
1879, the date of Cooper's decease, from
disease contracted in the army.
The Little Falls Daily Transcript, of
December 2, says: w. w. Balm brough,
four bears that he himself had killed to town
to-day, and sold them to p. j. Gessner
Co. They were mother and three cubs
and each was shot in the head with a breech
loading shotgun.
Little Falls Duly Transcript: Peter
Roy, who has been in the eastern part of The
county buying venlson from the Indians
says that the Indians are killing greater
number of deer this year than usual. Deer
are not more plenty than they have been il
former years, but the Indians are better
armed.
On the last Sunday morning in Novem.
Der, q Belgian who had been at work in De
Graf, Swift county, for John NJ. Kenns
was found dead in his bed. His death i
supposed to have been caused from colo
and exposure, coupled with chronic rheu
matism. But little is known Of him, as b,
could give but little information about him
self, while alive, being unable to speak any
thing but the Flemish language. An in
quest was held, and it was ascertained tina
his name was Estienul Paul Louis Molein
that he was q native Of Bixscota, in thu
province Of East Flanders, Belgium. 81
left the old country in the fore part Of las
September, and was in search Of brother
who is supposed to reside ct Grand Forks
/ D. e.