The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-07-28

| Two OF the star-route rascals have been held
to bail in Philadelphia
i r. Henzie, of Redwood Falls was drowned
! While bathing in the Minnesota river
The Minneapolis & St Louis railroad will be
/ extended to Arlington, Sibley county g..
A man at Atwatcr was fined S25 and costs
amounting to $37, for abusing pup dog
In all the large towns subscriptions of money
have been taken for the New Ulm sufferers.
The Renville county Agricultural society
has decided to holda county fair at Bird H.
land, October 4th and 9Th
! The postofice at Winnebago City, C. n. So-
cum, postmaster, was burgarized and Sl1O
stolen A citizen of the place is suspected Of
| the crime {
Last week Welch's feed windmill, at Mar
shall, Lyon county, was destroyed BIZ fire with
warehouse enc attached Loss, So, 500: insur-
Rev: P; B. Fisk of Lake City, has started for
fort benton, N. T., on vacation trip of four
| weeks, during which he will labor in the inter
| est OF the American Home Missionary society
T. Campbell, Jr., OF the town of HAYWARD.
Freedom county. attempted to commit suicide
by cutting cash in his hands, by which he'er
pected to bleed to DEATH He was discovered
and prevented from accomplishing his inten-
ton. 'A''n-
y Herbert knights of Monticello was injured
y falling from horse on the 1Sthand died on
Ine l9tn. HIS remains were taken to Howard
Lake for interment He never recovered from,
the shock, but remained UNCONSCIOUS up to the
time Of his death, r W 'A0
VICE President T. L. Cakes: of the Northern
daclhc, Is now travelling eastward He left
spokane Falls, that is in the eastern portion Of
Washington territory, abouta week ago. He
WI !; come over land along the surveyed route
Paul soon after August l.
The recent storm has disclosed the fact that
some OF the walls at New Ulna which were con
sldered safe after the storm, are wrecked be
You'd all hopes of repair. The loss is estimated
after careful investigation, at 1880, OOe. and
This amount will be increased unless the wet
weather is succeeded by sunshine
Col Peteler, who was Interested in the con-
sTu! uon OF narrow guage road from Minne-
apols to Richfield, Bloomington and Cadet Riv
er, states that the rise in the price Of land has
been so great during the past year, as to pract-
lcaily Kill that enterprise. The RI ht of way
will cost about as much as the road. bed and
rolling stock combined. =
Ex-Sheriff George A. DuToit, Of the Carver
county bank, Chaska, will open new bank at
Waconia, Carver county, on the list of Septem-
Der, with Mr.. George Mix of Norwood, as cash
Ter. The bank building and vault are now in
process OF construction, and the institution will
prove great convenience to the business men
of that beautiful town.
While the guests of the Townsend house at
Oconomowoc, Wis, were seated at the dinner
table, two of the negro walters had an alterca-
tlon, when one of them drew revolver and shot
at his opponent. but missed bis aim by reason
of the latter hitting his arm. There were over
LOO persons present in the dining-room and
the shooting caused lively stampeding to get
out of danger.
Articles incorporating the Northwestern
Graindealers' association, of Minneapolis have
been fled in the Office of Secretary of State Won
noY roll ctr itE lat
200 and the names of the incorporators are
Edwin Lock, Willmar; Calvin Mooers, Howard
Lake; Herman s. sjoberg, Pillsbury; Frank R.
bunker, Willmar; Soren ". Serl, Minneapolis,
and Frank NJ. Thornton, Benson.
The librarian of the University of Leyden.
Holland, having read that in the fire which,
about the first of March last destroyed the
state capitol of Minnesota, many valuable
books and papers belonging to the state histor-
lcal society, inquiring as to the best way Of
cause an addition is about to be made to the
library building of the university
G. E Stacy of Olmsted county, died at 8
o clock Thursday evening from in uries receiv-
ed last Sunday night. Mr.. Stacy was about
fifty six years of age and had lived in Ohm
sted county for fifteen years. He owned and
lived on farm in the town of Pennington, but
worked at his trade as contractor and builder
most of the time. He represented Olmsted
county in the legislature in 1878 and 1879.
ne was universally respected and leaves large
'lrcle of acquaintance, also wife and one
ION. r.lE'r
AT shakopee, on Monday, grasshoppers
'ould be plainly seen with the naked eye, NOV
ng with southerly current very high in the
'ir, and in the circle Of the sun; it did not ap-
'ear to be continuous colony, buta rather nll-
nerous band of stragglers. The sun shone
ely brightly and it was impossible to look
irectly into the bright rays of it for any length
f time, but by shading the vision one could
'lainly see the hoppers fitting across the circle
+ the sun. Several persons were seen watch
ng their movements with considerable interest
New Ulm has now the appearance of one
reat carpenter shop, the clink of the hammer
eing heard constantly. About twenty-five
buildings are under roof again, and everybody
as regained courage and vigor. H. Beuss-
lann is tearing down the walls of his large
rick building to replace them by new ones
he different committees are busy from early
} late aiding the afflicted and procuring new
ONES for those without shelter Through the
berality of the donators to the relief fund
rom this and other states, the actual suffering
az been checked for the present The
'ounded, in charge of Drs Mueller, Carries and
cary, are well cared for and nearly out Of
anger. m.