The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-08-18
THE DAYS DOINGS.
graphic Dispatches up to the Time of Co
Ing to Press with this Side Of our Pa per.
RAILROAD RUMBLINGS.

TuCles OF incorporation OF the Lake Super
ior d Dakota Railway company have been fled
in the Office Of the secretary Of State of Mime
sofa The purpose is avowed as the construc-
ton OF an as nearly direct as possible line Of
railway from Duluth to point on the Red
river of the North, north Of the eleventh stand
ard parallel with branch line to the boundary
between Wisconsin and Minnesota The capital
stock is fixed at SIS, 600, OoO and the names 81
the incorp orators a1e L HarbaHgh, c. f. Davis,
j. A. Stewart and G. w McIntyre' 81. PAM. r.
Fairweather, William Anglim and Frank Ives.
Crookston, and M. Graver and Charles Lock-
hart, Pittsburg, Pa.
The Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad company
have placed on file in the Office Of the county
register Of Olmsted county mortgage to the
farmers Loan & Trust company Of New York
city, mortgaging all their railroads in Minne-
sofa and Wisconsin, to secure money to build &
railroad from Austin, through Rochester and
Wabasha to Fan Claire, Wis. All they ask as
bonus is the right of way through the section Of
country they pass through. The farmers
Loan and Trust company are to loan them $40
IVY per mile for building the road, and $780,
600 for building bridge across the river at
Wabasha.
Persons who have just arrived from Grand
valley. Manitoba, report that the tent of the
Canadian Pacific grading parties was struck by
struck it two men went outside to cling to the
pole, while the others awaited inside. The two
men had not been out long when the lightning
struck the center pole, killing them instantly
and, as was at first supposed, killing one man
inside. besides stunning three others The
three hrst mentioned were laid out in stable
near by for burial next day
a new railroad company, formed for the pur-
pose Of constructing and operating railroad
from Escanaba, Mich, to St Pau, MINI, has
been incorporated The name Of the new cor
poratlon is the Escanaba & st. Paul Railroad
company, with $3, 900, 900 as the amount of
esa dP 1nn stock. The number of shares is
$4,000 each, Of which Walter Brown, Willis
Hand, VIM. Houghton and G. E. Russell, the
each.
w. D. Washburn, of the Minneapolis and St,
Louis road, states in an interview that the COM
pany, OF which he is a leading stakeholder and
director, had just concluded to place $4,000
~ OF It's common and preferred stock upon
much larger amount would be placed upon the
market later. There is also some talk at pres
emit OF placing portion of the common or pre-
ferred stock upon the Boston market
George Griffin black) was hanged at Biz
mlngham, Ala, for rape; also B. Bird (black)
at Jacksonville, Florida, for murder. A short
Tune ago Bird made confession of this crime,
but on the gallows asserted his innocence.
When the drop was sprung the moose slipped
and Bird fell to the ground. He arose, assisted
by the sheriff, again stood on the galiows and
the rope being this time properly adjusted,
was hanged
It is rumored that Mr.. A. A. Hobart, form
erly superintendent of the Chicago & North
western, and more latterly superintendent of
the Boston Lowell, is to assume an import
ant position on another road, with headquart-
ers In st. Paul.
Geo. Howes, 3 brakeman on the Green Bay &
Minnesota railroad, and resident of Grand
Rapids. shot and lady wounded Mrs. Addie
HuH because she would not take walk with
him.