The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-10-01
THE NORTH W EST.
a Summary Of the Important Events
Of the Week in the Northwest
ern States.
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North
and South Dakota News in a
Nutshell,
MINNESOTA

The Shakopee Touring mill has been sold
to Christian & French, Of Minneapolis.
Hugh Lowell, the alleged Duluth claim
jumper, lost his case against Rosmus Mark.
Pipestone Methodists dedicated "a, 900
church edifice.
w. II. Soule pastor of the M. r. Church
at Paynesville, is dead.
Thomas Glomp has laid claim to 200 acres
ofland in Mankato.
Mrs. Bonham, widow Of B. @. Bonham,
died at Minneapolis, aged 81.
Rev. DR.. Wells, of Montreal, accepted a
call to Plymouth Church at Minneapolis.
Ed. Knapp. of Saltwater, was accident
ally shot by Harry Schroeder while hunt
ing. The shot destroyed an eye.
The Catholic church in course of con-
struction at Atlanta was burned, together
with the parish house.
A 20,O00-fre visited st. Paul, originating
in Andrew Schools bakery, corner Eighth
and Grant streets.
The Herald at Little Falls was sold to
Haines T. Stone, of the Wabasha Democrat,
and W. H. H. Pope, by w. H. Workman.
A. 0. Hollis candy and cigar store at
Lindstrum was burned recently. Nothing
was saved, There was no insurance.
sandford Tanner, wealthy old man OF
Albert Lea, was robbed of money and
notes.
R. G. Libbey & Co.'S sawmill at Hastings
has shut down after cut of about ITO, OOO,-
600.
Thomas Laidlow, an old citizen of Long
Prairie, committed suicide while temporar-
lily insane. .'.-@ ga
The capital lands at Wilmar were leased
by State Auditor Bierman to the highest
bidders. The rentals ranged from so cents
to 1925. j.. 49,. ---,..- -. .,s,-., -
John Swanson, farmer living near Sher-
burn, has found daughter in Chicago
whom he had regarded as dead, not having
heard from her for fifteen years. laa1
Fred Sheldon, of Madison Lake, Wis,
succeeds F. B. Callughan, of the Minneap-
oils & st. Louis railroad at St. Cloud.
Mr.. Callughan has gone to Minneapolis.
William Hemminghouse, of st. Anthony
Hill, st. Paul, president of the Minnesota
Milk Company, suicided as result of Sc
we're attack OF the grippe.
Adrian Andrews and two companions
quarreled at West Duluth, and Andrews
was struck on the head with coupling pin
and seriously injured. Thompson, another
cipant, suffered broken arm.
The Santiago creamery, Is miles south
east of st. Cloud, burned the other night.
A residence near by was burned also. The
creamery contained 1900 pounds ofbutter,
which was all lost. ~:'...&"
The new Catholic cemetery at Chatfeld
was consecrated recently with appropri-
ate ceremonies, nearly 1000 people were
present over 200 Of whom came from adj
joining towns by special trains.
! Quite sensation was created at st.
Charles by the arrest of John P. Crippen
for stealing honey from D. V. Smith,
neighboring farmer. Crippen is all extern
sive farmer and formerly deputy sheriff of
this county for several years. # + .
Ed. Million, Sank Rapids saloonkeeper,
was arrested and brought to St Cloud
charged with wife beating, having, it is al
legged, chased the partner Of his sorrows
around the house with hammer. The
case was brought up before Justice Wright
but was continued. |a
A Worthington special says: Corn and
fax are now entirely out Of danger and will
yield good crop, the frosts Of the first of
the month having done no damage to
speak of. Other grains have all been taken
of, and the yield per acre is unprecedented
i'll this county.
A party of hunters captured three ami
mails of the bird kind in the jungles of the
Big Woods and they are now on exhibi-
ton at Gray's drug store in Waterville.
They were taken from the nest and are too
young to fly, but fully as large as an
owl. They are fierce and show fight, have
restless tiger-like motion and continually
sway backward. They are of a dark
brown, heavily feathered and have per-
feet baboon or monkey face, with fierce
black eyes. Nothing of this species has
ever been seen in this locality before.