The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-08-18
MINNESOTA NEWS.

MINNESOTA NEWS.
Martins lumber yard at Minneapolis was set
on fire and 81 600 worth of lumber destroyed.
Charles Yeager, Jr., Of Hastings has been
bound over on a charge of committing rape
on IA young girl.
Levi W. Stratton, an old and one Of the pio-
neer settlers of the state, died suddenly at Man
kato, Of heart disease.
Mrs. Lobdel, Of Mankato, made three at
tempts to destroy her life within the last three
weeks She has been sent to ST Peter.
Mower county is to have new court house,
costing $50, 900, work upon which has COM
menced, and all the mony except $4, 900 is in
hand to pay for it.
Goodhue county wife advertises her hus-
band thus, in Red Wing paper: Everybody
is warned against Frank Hickman. He is the
biggest swindler, liar and dead-beat in the state
Of Minnesota. By his wife, Mrs. Frank Hick
man.
The house of Mr.. W. b. Kelley,a at Owatonna,
was robbed of silver, and attempts were made
to enter Mr.. Dunnells house the same night
The thieves have got clear of, and apparently
have left no clue by which they can be discov-
cred.
In the new bank soon to be organized at
Wabasha, under the state law, Messrs. l.. s.
Van Vliet c. F. Young and G. F. Rogers of
Lake City will hold the controlling interest of
the $4,000 paid up capital, each taking
$4,000 apiece. The balance of the stock will
be taken by citizens.
Mrs. Savage, wife of Walter Savage, butch
or of Crookston, during Fl Of temporary in
suicide by cutting her throat with a razor. She
succeeded in making an ugly cash in her throat,
barely missing the jugula1 vein, making small
cut in the windpipe.
The lumber Offices of John Paul and G. L.
Coleman at Albert Les were broken into and the
safe in each Office blown open. In the former
the thieves secured about $50, and in tile latter
robbers, but Sheriff Sheehan is securing the
country in search of suspicious parties.
There is pretty and roma man.
the Hermitage at upper Lake Minnetonka.
Each visitor drops pebble upon the green
about three years ago. This lends deal of
interest to the locality, and liberal collection
of pebbles now marks the spot
Orson Smith, a cooper, aged twenty eight,
whose father is millwrig ht living at Rushford,
was run over by freight train between Hous-
cut completely off. He left Houston in an in
toxicated state to walk to Rushford, and ap-
pears to have lain down to sleep on the track.
The remains were taken to Rushford.
The following figures exhibit the business
of the Duluth custom house during July: Value
Of imports, So, 743; value of domestic imports,
$122,l98; value of foreign exports, $27,-
4S9: value of in transit goods, $333,74O
Coastwise arrivals, 16; coastwise clearances,
10; foreign arrivals, 20; foreign clearances,
$2,33S, 20; other collections, $998,35.
3 Miss Mary Barker of Rochester, an Madame
Belle Maria, visiting at Chester, Nina, are to
have an exquestrienne race at the Rochester
State Fair, for prize Of $1,000. Miss Bar
ker's father was the challenging party, has
ample means and will do all in his power to
has great confidence in her ability to win the
race. Both ladies will go into active training
at once.
The board Of trade of Shakopee, have held a
meeting to devise means to counteract the con-
templated removal of their through trains from
way, which are intended hereafter to run by
way Of the Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad
The citizens are justly indignant at such a
move on the part Of the above road, and have
appointed committee to inquire into the
On Saturday night, at GAINESVILLE, Waseca
county, Chase & Cardy's safe was blown open
and about 81 900 was taken. Entrance to the
store was made through a back window A
small hole was drilled in the safe door, and
the whole front blown off. No report was
heard. Five hundred dollars of cash was
wheat money belonging to g. W. Van Duzen &
Co., of Rochester. The job was nicely done
indicating professional burglars.
A Firemans Relief association has been or
ganized at Minneapolis. The following officers
were elected: President, W. NJ. Bracket; vice
president, @. Fredericks, secetary, A. H.
Runge; treasurer, F. L. Stetson The amount
to be paid to each during sickness was fixed at
$l.5O per day ;.but to be entitled to this amount
the member must be sick six days, and the re-
lief is to be allowed no more than thirty days.
John Farmer, at Lake Madison, twelve miles
from Mankato, went to the stable to hitch up
hls team, and being gone an unusually long
time, his wife went out to look after him, and
found him lying by the stable door with his
skull crushed, in an unconscious state The
tached large, dead limb from tree standing
by the stable door, which fell striking him on
the head Assistance was summoned and he
was conveyed to the house, and messenger
sent to Mankato for medical assistance, but be-
fore physician could get there he was dead.
Judge Oscar Stephenson, a prominent citizen
OF st. Paul, died almost instantly of heart dis
ease on the 9Th inst, without struggle or mo-
ton of any description. The diseased was born
He received aiberal education, and graduated
from the university of Virginia After that he
graduated at the Virginia law school, and came
to st. Paul before the rebellion broke out In
1865 he was united in marriage with Miss Lii
lie Robertson, the eldest daughter of Col. D. A.
Robertson, of St Paul. He was twice elected
judge OF probate and on two occasions was
four children, two girls aged ten and twelve
years, and two boys aged seven and fourteen
How Easy it is to Die.