The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-04-14
MINNESOTA NEWS.

ZEN emigrants direct from Germany have
located in Moorhead
LIE complaint is that tramps are over
numerous in Scott county.
THERE were Il, 992 barrels of beer made in
the st. Paul district in February.
An unusual quantity of corn is to be
planted in Freedom county this year.
FARM hands are in demand in Polk county,
wages from twenty to twenty-six dollars
month.
The Northwestern Travelling Mems associa-
ton will hold reunion at Lake Minnetonka,
July %.
DIpHTHERIA is still prevalent in Wabasha
county, and several deaths have been recently
reported.
A NUMBER of the denizens Of Hastings are
preparing to move on to the northwest. It is
a good town to leave.
OVER 81, 900 bushels of wheat were received
from farmers at LIE Sueur during the months
of February and March.
MANY farmers in stearns county are begin
ming to thresh out their grain that has stood
in stack through the winter.
In the southern part Of Otter Tail county,
1t is reported that farmers are busy dragging
the ground preparatory to seeding.
MAYOR CHAPLIN, of little Falls, sold lot
one day for S., 900 cash which he bought the
day before for $4,000, on time payments.
Two men recently died at Detroit, Becker
county, from sleeping in a car with twenty
other men which was in tilthyiconditlon.
c%oASo ~ ~,
county, has been discontinued. The starting
OF sugar refinery at Wabasha is under con-
sideration.
A BOY in St. Peter went into saloon and
drank glass of beer and then had the saloon
keeper arrested and fined S25 for selling it to
him. Smart boy!
A YOUNG son of J. W. Belden, of Zumbro
Falls, while attempting to climb on loaded
wagon in motion, the other day, fell, was run
over and seriously injured
MANY persons in the region of FAIR Haven
and Maine Prairie, Stearns county, are reported
to be worrying and taking deer in violation of
the law for their preservation. .-
HERMAN WEDDENDoRF and wife, of New
Ulm, celebrated their silver wedding April
I'd, and were heartily congratulated by a COM
pany of warm hearted friends.
THE residence of Patrick Collins, of Multi
| gan township, Brown county, was recently
destroyed by fire with most of its contents.
A defective chimney was the cause.
! Miss BESSIE CHANDLER, postmistress at
Belle Creek, Goodhue county, has resigned,
and the Office has been discontinued. The
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the trouble.
! THE New Ulm Rcrie1c says the log chains
with which the lower Cottonwood bridge was
fastened to prevent its being washed away by
the apprehended high water, have again been
stolen by some misarcant.
| A NEW disease, similar to diphtheria, is
reported to have appeared among the cattle in
Boone township, Wright county. It battles
all attempts at treatment. One farmer has
lost thirteen head of cattle by the disease
| A WOMAN i'll Elysian, the other day, had q
cancer removed from her breast which weighed
/ three and quarter pounds. 1t had been of
! eighteen Years growth. but had been COM
par9tively inactive until about fourteen weeks
previous to its removal.
Mrs. c. H. NORTON, of Zumbro, was
thrown from cutter several weeks ago
while on her way to Wasioja with her husband,
Rev. G. H. Norton, having an arm broken and
an elbow sprained. She is still at Wasioia
and not able to return home.
TIE constitutionality of the "act" to en-
force the payment of taxes which became de-
linquent in and prior to the year 1872 having
| honp ur1acfionei IN oarto;p o,,o,4or, 4,,,f
auditor has delayed issuing the proposed cir
cular to county auditors, relating to the ex-
ecution Of this law, until the attorney general
can examine the points raised.
THE supply of kerosene oil gave out at
Marshall and Mr.. Crocker went to Mankato
with mule team and got four barrels, max
ing the trip IN five days. His approach was
heralded and a procession of citizens and q
brass band turned out and escorted him into
town. The drum bore the inscription "Struck
| Oil. )" There was great enthusiasm as the
procession marched through town.
Col. KING, the famous public spirited Min
nesota gentleman whose efforts to cater to the
! sports OF the residents Of his great State have
been so successful in the past, is of the opin-
ion that the people of this State want to see
contests between the trotting stars they are
tired of hippodromes and says the associa-:
ton at Minneapolis will give $4,000 to be
trotted for by Maud s. and St. Julien, both in
a race. Probably if the speed of some other
good ones has been sufficiently developed the
race may be made free for all. If, however,
the owners or managers of the two animals
mentioned should not deem it proper to enter
them for the purpose of racing them against
! each other, a considerable revenue will be
turned from their direction, and viii be used
! for some other purpose The Minneapolis
association, will, as we have before stated in
these columns, promote a great four-mile
heat race, to be held during the fair, and all
horses eligible for that sort of work will
henceforth be in demand, especially as there
is to be a race of similar character at San
Francisco next fall.
THE farmers and Changers of Minnesota APP
pear to be determined to own and control an
elevator in Minneapolis, and seem not to have
been discouraged at recent failure in attempt
to secure very desirable building site. Mr.
Frank Thompson, of Benson, president of the
Changers Elevator Association, is now nepo-