The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-03-17
MINNESOTA NEWS.

MINNESOTA NEWS.
The Northwestern fence-works, at
Minnea polls, valued at $4,000, mas
been { e,troyed by fire.
John Thill, alaborer in Banholzer's
brewery at St. Paul, was killed a few I
days ago since by being crushed De-
meath falling cake Of ice.
Foreign bondholders have instituted
suit in the federal court against tho |
city of Duluth to compel the payment
Of certain bonds and interest coupons
held by them.
The old Pillsbury mill at Mime
apolis will soon blossom from a stone
run mill of 400 barrel capacity to a
roller mill capable of turning out daily
700 barrels Of -four
One of Minneapolis milling firms is
reported to have received and disburs-
ed $3,000,0O0 last year. and expects,
with largely increased business, to
double that amount before the close
of 1881.
The intrinsic value of the law books
and records destroyed by the capital
fire foot up to sf25 900, on which there
was $4,000 insurance. The great loss
is in the difficulty Of replacing the
lost volumes.
The Michigan State Librarian,
Harriet a. Tenny. with woman'a
sympathy and thoughtfu]ness, sends
letter of coincidence to Librarian
Taylor, and tenders supreme court re.
ports and statues to replace the burned
volumes.
The barn Of John O.Donnell, five
miles west Of Lanesboro, was destroyed
by fire on the night of the 4th inst. by
all incendiary, as is supposed. Iar-
ness, hay, grain and some farming
implements were consumed, but no
stock. -...
Collector of internal revenue
Bickel OF the second district reports
that there was manufactured in his
district for the month Of January
1886 barrels Of beer. Collector
Bickel also reports Loci, $50 as the
number OF cigars manufactured in the
Second district during the month of
February.
Max Stern, q young man about
twenty years Of age went into a cloth
ing store at st. Paul a few days since,
suit of clothes, and while looking over
the stock, became involved in a dis
pute with clerk named Jacob Weiss,
owing to the clothing not being salts
factory, and pulling out revolver shot
d. the clerk twice. One of the shots took
effect in the cheek, and the other in
the left arm.
Work on the canal of the St. An.
DE-, =.
progressing rapidly, although it is
doubtful whether the work will be
fully completed before the expiration
OF six OF eight more weeks. All of the
surface earth has been removed and
anadditional depth of from II to Is
feet along the entire length must be
secured by removing the solid ledge
rock. Two hundred men--all that car
work to advantage--ar now employed
The work on the tunnel is being pushed
by sixty men.
The last act in the state prison
contract was the filling of an order o:
the supreme court denying the writ O.
mandamus asked by c. j. Thomson
to prevent the warden and prison
inspectors contracting the prison shop!
and labor with Seymour, Sabin & Co
and directing them to enter into con
tract with them under the terms O.
their bid made in response to the advel
tisement for such proposals Th
ground of the courts decision is tina
the warden and inspectors were JUST
fed in placing restrictions governing
IL. the case of prison machinery and pro
y hibiting the subletting of prison labor
= and that upon Thompson's refusal t.
enter upon such contract he aban
dOned all his rights under his bid an
left the warden and inspectors free t
make another contract, which SHOULD
to them seem best for the interest 0
the state.
The elevators in st. Paul on Marcel
; held zl4,9S2 bushels of wheat, 20.
O23 of corn, 1912 of oats, and ii, -
OF barley. The small stock of coars
grain is to be attributed to the lon!
blockade Of most of the railroads b,
which these grains are brought from
Iowa and the southwest. The stool
Of wheat is being quite rapidly re
duccd, and has been kept low by tn
blockades, thus leaving an rmusuall
large proportion of last seasons cro]
to come forward, considerable O
which is still in stock, the early set
ing in of winter having stoppe,
threshing last fall. It is estimate,
some 100000 bushels of wheat are il
sight north of this point, most O