The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-03-19

county.
Third DISTRICTS. P. Barteau, of Good
hue, and G. H. Hickson, of Renville coun-
tty; alternates, E. T: Young, of Swift coun-
Fourth District-C. E. Oakley, of Wright,
and G. S: Pease, of Anoka; atternates, NJ.
j.; Costello, of Ramsey, and A. G. Jackson,
| Fifth District-G. C.. Winchester, of Mar
shall, and s. G. Comstock, OF Clay; alter
mates, D. w. Bruckhart of Stearns, and F.
E: Remission, of Wilkin
The committee on resolutions submitted
platform which was adopted After
speeches by senator Washburn and others
the convention adjourned.
Mr.. Vestlund, the Sunday school teacher
at the Vasa Orphan home, has started an
industrial school there for the boys.
Black diphtheria is ragingin the country
about Caledonia. Two children of Mic
Koch died.
P. P. Swensen, sheriff of Hennepin coun-
ty, filed bills with Auditor Bierman for the
placing of five prisoners at Saltwater
Rev. Archibald Hadd en-, Minneapolis,
has become field secretary for the Carleton
college at Mortified.
Bylaws Of the Stockwell iron company of
Duluth, were filed with the secretary of
state recently.
John Hokenson, saloonkeeper of St..
Paul, was burned to death by the explosion
of a gasoline stove.
Ed. Holland, aged ~ years was instantly
killed by the falling of a tree which some
wood-choppers were cutting on his fathers
farm near Sank Rapids.
Arvid Erickson formerly of Minneapolis,
who committed suicide by shooting in
Chicago, tried to take his life last summer
while living in Minneapolis.
A. G. Lawrence. proprietor of the Senti-
mel, which has been published at Brandon,
get out the paper there.
Miss Gena Brakken of Alexandria, who
has consumption, has been sent to Mime
apolis to receive treatment Her expenses
are paid by citizens.
John Hanlon, recently of St. P aul, was
severely and per haps fatally stabbed while
working on the railroad track near West
Duluth, by an unknown man.
The town of Alexandria has been liter
ally flooded with Mexican lottery circulars
sent through the mails from Ell Paso Tex
Men. women and even boys receive the
pernicious matter.
J. d. Shepard of Saltwater, special ex-
a1niner appointed by the general land Office
has gone to Tower to examine number of
surveys recently completed in that yiein-
ity
Frank Davidson, lad 10 years of age
was quite badly injured by jumping from
spring-board at the school gymnasium at
II ~ ~
and it is feared that his spine is injured.
Gov. Merriam has appointed E. T. How
ard, of Red Wing, vice-president from this
state to attend the Mississippi COM
mercial congress, to be held at Denver
May 10.
The Mankato school board has entered
into contracts with CHM & Co. and the
American School Book company to use
their school books for the coming fiveyears
Books will be furnished to scholars 80 per
cent less than under the old prices.
The LIST and 2d-lieutenants of Company
F are circulating petition asking the
legislature to pass the bill providing for the
furnishing Of armories to the national
guards. The petition is receiving numer-
Gus signatures.
Francis St. German, an old citi zen of
CrOokston died of heart disease aged 60
years. He leaves widow (seco nd swife),
and two sons and one daughter married:
At one time he is said to have owned the
land where the Ryan stands, owning liy-
cry stable there.
A twelve-year-old boy tramp, who had
just come to st. Cloud from Montana, and
gave his name as Hammer, was arrested
charged with stealing the mail of the First
National bank of that city. The youth was
detected in trying to raise money on a $25
draft. He Twill besent to the reform school.
Hon. Charles Mcclure died in Lac Qui
Parle county was buried at Red Wing. He
was eighty seven years ofage, had been dis
trict judge here one term, member of the
state senate and the constitutional conven-
ton, and was at one time member of the
legislature in Indiana
Judge Bruener, of the probate court. rem
dered q verdict in the will case of William
BONNER, in favor of Matthias BONNER of
Melrose and against the child's mother
The deceased left an estate of $125,OOO,
and this child is grandson, the father
having died. The amount directly in
yolyed is about $25, 900.
The Mesabi Iron company met at Duluth
and confirmed and extended the opinion
given by the company some months ago
ofN,OO acres in township 60, ranges u and
ID, to Lovett & Brown, of that city. This
is the largest transfer of iron property that