The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-06-25
THE NORTHWEST.
A Summary Of the Important Events
Of the Week in the Northwestern
States.
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North
and South Dakota News in a
Nutshell.
MINNESOTA

AOr WIG AAAoU CllIio tAe OCner Gay ana CllZenS
are enjoying the unusual sight.
Willie, 9years old, son of J. g. Rose, was
drowned in the st. Croix river at Warren
while playing on the logs in the mill boom.
The 18th anniversary of the first settle
mentof Renyille county was celebrated at
sacred Heart recently.
Lightning struck and instantly killed
Solomon Peterson, Swede farmer, living
three miles west of Atwater
The residence of Chris. Mannehan, about
four miles north of Chatfield, together
with all furniture and clothing, was totally
destroyed by fire.
Burglars entered the residence of James
Royce at Caledonia and stole $65 in cash,
$3.50 in notes, suit of clothes and other
articles.
The surveying of the Red Lake reserva-
ton is progressing rapidly. It is expected
that by Oct. the work will be completed.
Crops in the vicinity are looking fine
William Newberry, convicted of robbing
mail train at New Salem, was sentenced
to eight years at hard labor in the peniten-
tiary. -.. ',.
A Sank Rapids special says Mrs. P.
O'Rlelly OF Germantown, this county, went
insane over the supposed drowning of her
son. She will be sent to st. Peter. -
An attempt was made to wreck the limit
ed Chicago train by misplacing switch at
Rogers side track, three miles north of
Waterville.
L. 4. Rogers has returned to Wateryille
from Boston, where he represented the
Minnesota manufacturing company in the
national furniture convention.
The elevator at Brownton, owned by
Childs & Hinreichs, burned with several
thousand bushels Of wheat. The building
and grain were insured.
The United States government ship ar
rived at Duluth. She is an official light
house inspection boat and is on her first
trip
Roy, the 1O.year-old son of H. Hilton,
of Kenyon while playing with a toy cannon
of his own construction, had his cheek laid
open and the sight of one eye destroyed.
The stone cutters in Coates Bros & Cross
quarry at St. Cloud struck owing to
disagreement of the owners and man
named Stone as to wages to be paid him.
Atthe Winona council meeting set for in
vestigating charges PREFER ed against Fire
Marshal J. w. Ryan, the latter was dis
charged by vote offs to 1.
- At the sale of school lands at Warren
State Auditor Bierman sold 3, 700 acres It
averaged 81 per acre, and this land was far
from railroad. :. ~
" In sinking an artesian we'll on James
Huggard's farm II miles west of Warren,
natural gas was struck at 20 feet. If the gas
proves to be permanent will be utilized
by the city.
Enoch H. Miller Of Rock Dell was SEN
fenced to two years and three months in
states prison for grand larceny. His son
is serving like sentence for participation
in the robbery.
A Fergus Falls special says the supervi-
sors of Pelican and Scram bier townships
have called upon the county commission
ers to take steps to stop the spread of the
grasshoppers. They are Matching out in
great quantities and are very destructive.
A 14-year-old son of M. Bierdon accident
ally shot himself at Slayton. He was lying
in thegras playing with gun and drawing
it towards him. 1t was accidentally dis
charged, and the charge entered his side.
He died in half an hour. ~ ...N.
Louise Zimbricl1, German girl of seven
teen summers, eloped with William Joplin,
widower of two months, from Park River.
The girls parents and brothers were OPP
posed to him, and they had to take this
way to get married. They have probably
gone to Dakota ...--.. .. ~
| Three sections of Carlton county school
| lands were placed on sale, comprising ],
| 500 acres of choice mineral and grazing
| lands. This land has been carefully in
| spected and its value we'll known to the
| purchaser. The prices ranged from IS to
| $50; all Oft sold above the figure ofthe APP
| prasers.
Owners of mortgaged farms in Douglas
| county have received circulars from the
government census bureau asking for de-
| tailed information about mortgage obliga-
| tons for the use Of the census department..
| In quite number of cases farm ers have got
| the erroneous notion that the government
intends to pay the mortgage.
The hotel barn and ice house of o. B.
| Glasnon were burned at Willmar, and
eight horses belonging to farmers were also
burned. The fire is supposed to have been
accidentally set by parties who had taken
| free lodgings in the hay loft. The loss to
| STldSHOA O1l OullulllSS Is dUOuI ITO III
| surance.
Tommy Ryan, aged fourteen years. broke
into one of the mills at Mortified and Sc
cured some $40 which was in the till. He
was one ola gang of youthful burglars who
| were tried at the district court this spring
and released on suspended sentence OH
promise Of good behavior. His younger
| brother is already in the reform school,
having been sent there about a month ago.
| Fire destroyed the one story building
owned by Mrs. Doyle at Lake Crystal One
part was occupied by J. HI. Tolls as drug
store, and the other by Mrs. Spencer as a
restaurant. The flames spread to brick
building owned and occupied by Estell
| Bros, as a meat market. Mrs. Doyles
building was total loss; insurance $500;
insurance on Tolls drug store, 5000; on
| Mrs. Spencer's stock and furniture, $780, on
Estell Bros, So, 300,
NORTH DAKOTA.
Minotspccial says wool is being mar
keted daily. Twenty-Five thousand feeces
| will be shipped from this point.
The Methodist conference Of the Bis
marck district met at Bismarck in charge
of Presiding Elder Sheckler. Attendance