The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-07-31
THE NORTHWEST.
a Summary Of the Important
Events Of the Week in the
Northwestern States.
MINNESOTA.

MINNESOTA.
New Ulm has population of 8, 500, an in
crease of nearly 500 in FIVE years.
At Brainard, James II. Harrison, aged H.,
was struck by lightning and instantly killed.
The steamer Big Stone City was burned by
incendiaries while in harbor at 0 rtonville.
The damage to property in Lake City by
the recen storm will amount to about $780,
900.
The Mankato city council has fixed the pay
oflaborers employed by the city at 81. SO per
day.
"A boy with slingshot broke plate glass
at Mankato and it cost his father $75 to
settle.
William F. Matz, of st. Paul was knocked
off a street car by passing car and fatally
injured
August Gerundson and Hans Olson were
drowned in the Mississippi at L akeland by
the capsizing of boat.
Christian Sappie. prominent and wealthy
farmer living near Ward, was drowned while
boating in a mill pond.
The Blue Earth County A gricultural socie-
ty will hold it's twenty-ninth annual fair at
Garden City from September II to 10
The Minneapolis brewers have formed a
combination to prevent cutting in prices.
The organization has a capital of $1,000
900.
heavy rainstorm did considerable dam
age to crops in the vicinity of Little Falls.
Four persons were postrated by light.
ming but will recover.
While crossing the Great Northern track
at st. Cloud recently, Mrs. Sudith was
struck by an incoming train and badly in
jured.
In addition to the frightful disasters at
Lake City aud St. Paul Sunday, drowning
accidents occurred at st. Cloud, Sank Center
and Duluth. ...
Willie P. Haskell and Agnes p FairbelI
eloped from Fairbault to Rochester and
were married before the young lady's CRATE
parent had time to file an objection.
R. L. schoffer, OF Gray Eagle, was instant
~ killed by lightning while stringing wire
fence for the railroad co mpany near Swan
vile. He leaves family.
Mankato man says that if that city will
pay every dollar OF her indebte dness and
publish it to tho world her population will
number 10000 or over in less than four
years.
Jay La Due, of Luverne, has received an
invitation from the state fair management
TO exhibit the four gold medals he recently
received from the Russian government, as
breeder of the horse polly" at the fair
this fall
b. L. Warren, well-to-do farmer of
Washington county, has allowed his aged
mother to go to the poor-house. The old
lady gave her son all her property with the
understanding that he should care for her
during the remainder of her life.
John mccarthy, an engineer, wound up a
protracted spree at ST. Cloud by cutting his
throat from ear to ear. One OF his sisters
committed suicide about two years ago by
drowning, and another sister made away
with herself at St. Paul July by taking
poison.
W. A. Long, a prisoner serving two
years sentence in the Saltwater penitentary,
escaped from that institution by spreading
the window bars with Jimmie" he had
stolen from the machine shop and sliding
down a rope to the yard below. A reward
of 500 is offered for his capture.
Mary Swanson, young girl abo ut four
teen years old, living seven miles west of
Rochester, met her death in q horrible nan
ner She had heard that gasoline applied to
furniture and then ignited would simply flash
and do no damage, and would also destroy
red ants, which were very troublesome, She
tried this once and it was successful, but while
she was making her second attempt she
heard some one coming, and was so startled
that she dropped the lighted match into the
can of gasoline She was Immediately en-
veloped in fame and burned in terrible
manner. Aid came at once, and everything
was done to save her life, but it awaited
nothing, She died four hours after the fatal
m atch dropped
VIM. Billiard, carpenter Of st. Cloud,
met with horrible death. With two COM
panions he was fishing in small lake near
that city, when the boat sank, leaving the
men standing up to their necks in the water.
Bulard made an attempt to wade ashore,
but became mired in the quicksand and sunk
inch by inch before the eyes of his compan-
ions, who were powerless to save him. Sew
eral minutes elapsed before he finally disap-
peared from sight. The other men were res
cued by farmer.