The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-12-11


been given a certificate of election as state
senator by the county canvassing board.
Great interest is manifested in this case, as
parties interested are champions of different
candidates Tor the United States senate.
Senator Pierce arrived in Washington and
took his place in the senate. In regard to
the senatorial situation in his state he merely
remarked that he has been having a hard
fight out that way. He says that he has
more confidence in his election next winter
than the reports from.that section have
given him credit for
The state supreme court at Grand Forks,
handed down n decision in the case Of Rich
ard L. Tyler VS.. Cass County. The case was
known us the Northern Pacific tax ease The
decision effects all counties within the North
ern Pacific land grant, and involves several
hundred thousand dollars of delinquent tax
es. In the case of William Bulge against
the City of Grand Forks the Judgment OF the
lower court was affirmed, and decides in fav-
or OF the city.
Governor Miller hns made the product on
OF sheep and wool q special study, and
the result OF his observati ons, and informa
ton obtained both from those who have
been practically engaged in sheep raising and
from those who have been purchasing sheep
and placing them among the farmers, he is
lead to believe that it is a profitable industry,
and one which will rapidly grow and do
much to add to the substantial wealth Of the
agricultural interests OF the tate.
There was an exciting runaway Mt Grand
Forks. A couple of double teams came dash
| ing down the street four abreast. Directly
in the wpy Of the runaways stood Mr.. james
Little's double wagon, in which were seated
Mr. Little and companion. Seeing their
danger they endeavored to pull out Of the
way but were unsuccessful. The pole of Col
Inns & Murphy's team struck Mr.. Little's
! valuable gray mare right back of the front
Leg breaking the fifth and sixth ribs.
| Bismarck Tribune: Coal has been discovered
| on the north shore OF Grass lake, ex tending
one and halfmile in length. The coal lies un :
der about One-halffeet OF dirt. The coal itself
is three or four feet thick and raises at about
six inches to the yard, as it is mined back
from the shore The GOALS of good quality
and lies just above the level OF the water.
The farmers are consequently having q
picnic. as one man can dig from five to six
loads q day. 1t is being hauled out at tie
rate of fifteen to TWEEN ty loads day.
Grafton Times: Nearly all the Grafton
people remember the sprighty and energetic
E. W. Jones' who flashed fine diamonds and
fast horses when the city was an infant and
money was no object, but who flashed over
the international line about three years ago
and reported himself killed in dance house,
has come to life, and was recognized u few
days ago at Winnipeg by u Grafton citizen.
Mr.. Jones is now known as Mr.. West-a
wealthy hardware dealer doing business at
some town north or west of Winnepeg.
Veterinary Surgeon Langdon, in Fargo
Republican,: I went thirteen miles south OF
Bismarck to examine some horses and, find
ing two of them had CHAMBERS. 1 killed them.
A Mr.. GARNER had charge of them, ard
learned that, short time be ore, his son-in-
law who owned them, had died of the same
disease, which he evidently caught from the
horses. He had been attended by Dr. Ken
drick, of Bismarck, and it was On unmstak-
able case of CHAMBERS People cannot be too
cautious about exposing themselves to dan
gerous contagion, when their horses are dis
charging at the nostrils.