The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-06-04

spikes in split switch. They were bound
over to the next term of court in the sum
OF 81 600 each. Doll not being able to give
bonds was taken to Fergus Falls to jail.
NORTH DAKOTA.
The sale of school lands was held at Fargo
recently. The amount realized was little
over $4,000, an average of SIS per acre.
Plans for two new agricultural college
buildings have been accepted at Fargo,
the main building or hall and the
chemical laboratory building.
Prouty's live stock company has built
yard, cooper shop and dipping tanks at
Grand Forks. Mr.. Burch, Of Chicago, will
dip large flock Of sheep for Mr. Prouty.
o. O. Paine has been bound over in 81. 200
at Glendale with the promis Sc that he
shall not be further prosecuted if he will
stay at home and behave himself
An explosion of lantern on the farm of
William Rea three miles south of Fargo,
resulted in the loss of farms and outbuild-
ings valued at 81 ,000 Five valuable horses
were burned.
At the public sale Of school lands in
Grand Forks county the lands will be sold in
quarter section parcels. Terms, one-fifth
cash, balance one-ifth cash succeeding five
years.
The jury in the Roberts shooting case at
Bismarck brought in verdict after being
locked up for three days. They found
Roberts guilty of making an unjustifable
assault with deadly weapon with the in
tention Of doing bodily harm.
County Auditor Fralick of La Moure has
o4o4o
there is nothing in existing laws to prevent
the deductions for Indebtedness provided
for in assessments under section 49, laws of
$780, and the exemption also of $500 under
section s. laws of1S91.
Public Examiner Wallace has issued his
first call for report at the close of bust
mess on May % Of all banks organized IN
der the state law. The law requires the re-
ports to be made four times yearly at dates
designated by the public examiner. This
call is for all the state banks, 81 in number.
Secretary Edgerly of the board ofrailroad
commissioners has commenced mandamus
proceedings against State Auditor Bray to
compel him to issue warrants for a salary
of$2, 500. The new statutes give the secre-
tary of the board $1,000 and he was given
$1,000 under the territorial laws. Edgerly
claims that the latter were not repealed
and that he is entitled to both sums.
A Lutheran college will be established at
Grand Forks for the accommodation of the
large Scandinavian population of the state
Among the incorporates Of the college as
ISOLATION are Rev. G. T. Rygh, Editor H.
A. Goss. County Treasurer A. Abrahamsen
Register of Deeds J. J. Stamped. Attorney
]. A. Sorley, DR.. J. e. Engstad, Col. A
Knudson, P. J. Bye and F. Jorgenson. Sub
scriptions originally given for the proposed
Red River college will be transferred to the
new association.
A young barber named Thos Collinwood,
attended service at the Presbyterian church
at Grand Forks recently. Suddenly be-
coming excited he walked to the pulpit and
commenced to argue with the pastor He
was quoted and removed from church.
He was seen by Sheriff Fadden to whom he
stated that he was going to shoot jack rab-
bits. He was taken by the sheriff and
locked up. He has been adjudged insane
and ordered committed to the asylum at
Jamestown.
J. w. Raymond, of Minneapolis, is at
Bismarck as plaintiff in action to recover
$500 from O. S. Goff The suit is an inter-
esting one and recalls the great effort and
the money sacrifices which it cost the Bis
marck people to secure the capital. Golf
gave his note for $500 on thesubscri ption of
500, 600 which the citizens raised as the
capital bonus. He subsequently refused to
pay the note, claiming that it was secured
under false pretenses, and that it was not
used on the capital subscription, but to pay
the losses of real estate syndicate.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
Capt. J. P. Thompson, with forty men,
bers Of company B, Sd United States in
fantry are returning from the Sioux reser-
walton to Fl Smelling.
The body of J. A. Leatherman, promi
nent attorney of Fort Pierre, who was
drowned in the Missouri, was found one
mile below where the boat capsized.
A big force of graders are now at work Is
miles out Of Pierre and Is miles out of
Faulkton on the Duluth, Pierre & Black
Hills railroad Contracts call for the COM
pletion of the grading by July Is.
Robert Highrow, the murderer of Will
liam Schylopp, in Minnesota, in 1889, has
been apprehended in Texas. He will be
tried there during the June term Of the
circuit court.
Rev. F. D. Newhouse delivered the an
nual address to the graduating class Of the
Huron high schools in the Methodist
church at Huron. There are Is in the class,
IL ladies and six gentlemen.
Cutworms are destroying the corn and
vegetables at an alarming rate. They are
almost as numerous as the army worm was
in some of the Eastern states several years
ago. Unless something stops them soon
they will take the entire crop.
William McIntire, the escaped prisoner
from the Sioux City Jail, where he was
awaiting his trial for Omeg, is supposed to
have been seen few miles east of Vermil-
lion, making tracks for the north. Officers
are on his path.
Thesecond trial of Plenty Horses the
Sioux warrior, for the murder of Lieut.
Casey, was begun in the United States
court at Sioux Falls. Three witnesses were
examined, but nothing new was developed
in the testimony different from that given
at the first trial.
Fire at Aberdeen destroyed three barns
and partially consumed the veterinary
stables of DIR, Elliott. The wind blew
gale and as. everything was exceedingly
dry a big conf1agration seemed Imminent
at one time. Loss is estimated at $3.50.
nartiallv insured