The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-08-06
THE NORTHWEST.
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.

MINNESOTA.
Joseph L. Meyer was appointed county
treasurer of Morrison county in place of S..
stoll, deceased. The appointment gives
universal satisfaction.
William Donaldson died at the residence
Of his son, 9. w. Donaldson, at Plainview,
aged eighty-six years. Mr. Donaldson was
a prominent ODD Fellow.
The North Dakota Elevator company
commenced to erect 10000 bushels
capacity elevator at Hector, making an
elevator capacity at this place of 100, 600
bushels.
Fourteen acres of-wheat on the Philbrick
farm near Waterville yielded 451 bushels,
an average of 80 3-14 bushels per acre No,
l wheat. Two acres on another farm
yielded 80 bushels.
A Beethoven special says wheat, oats
and flax first class crop. The present dry
weather insures the wheat crop to ripen
with full kernel and unusually large
acreage this season. Harvesting will begin
in about week.
Messrs. P. M. and E. D. Graft, of Duluth,
are endeavoring to induce several Of the
New York capitalists who were there re-
Gently to join them in opening large bank
in Duluth. The Crafts would put in at
least $10O, 00O
The nude man discovered at River Falls
has recovered so he can write IN German,
but cannot talk. He says his name is Hoff-
man, and that he has friends in New
Frier, Mimi, but refuses to give their
names. He is evidently insane.
Tho Loot Kids no11o+o oo,,,&1, bo,,Je
were opened at the session of the county
commissioners and the award made to the
| St. Paul Title Insurance and Trust COM
pany at par and accrued interest and
| premium Of three-eights of per cent.
| The violation of the fish laws in Lake
Pepin below Red Wing, is now attracting
general attention. Tons of fish are being
taken out of the lake with seine and net in
violation of all law and usage and the lake
IS being rapidly depleted OF all live fish.
Mrs. P. R. Hanson, Of albert Lea,
arrested on a charge of keeping house of
| ill-fame, was arraigned before Justice Hall
in Alden on change of venue and waived
examination, giving bonds in the sum of
$3.50 to appear before the grand jury in
| December.
DR.. Frank E, Heath, of Campbell, was
shot and killed by acompanion with whom
he was hunting. The shooting was purely
accidental. DR.. Heath was single man
and had lived at Campbell number of
years, where he has been physician with
a large practice.
Burglars set fire to the barn of James
Thomas, farmer livingin Wynette. Isanti
county, six miles from Princeton. While
the attention of the family was called TO
the barn, the house was entered, chest
containing 5000 dragged from the house to
marsh some distance away and the money
| extracted.
Jacob Campbell, a member of the salya-
ton Army. while since arrested and jail
ed with others for parading the streets, at
Mortified brought suit against the city, in
the sum of S., 900, for Illegal imprisonment.
Warrants were served on Mayor Norton,
Chief of Police Frank White and Special
| c. Bullock.
The Mankato board of trade selected SEN
ator Bar and ex-senator Pope delegates to
the state convention Aug. ID. These gen
tlemen are in full sympathy with the COM
mission for. additional money for worlds
fair purposes, and are backed by strong
| public sentiment here. Mankato is the
first city in the state to take action in this
| important movement.
| Sven Nelson patient at the st. Peter
| hospital, was drowned in the Minnesota
river He was committed from Jackson
county about two years ago, and had been
working about the dining room for some
time. When he was missed search was
Immediately instituted, but he was not
seen again until his body was found in the
river His death was accidental He was
81 years old.
The state board of examiners in law have
been holding their first law examination
| at Mankato as required under the new law.
Messrs. Snow, Ozmun, Knox, Williams and
| SouthwOrth are the examiners. The can
didates are w. S. Hammond, Frank Clague
and w. R. Geddes Of Nlankato, M essrs Nc
Mahon and Collins Of Duluth, and Mr..
Wilson of Faribault The examination is
very thorough as well as technical, and will
last three days.
The Y. M. G. A. of the two Dakotas
and Minnesota have taken possession of
the 20 acres ofland on the shore of Lake
| Minnewaska, that the citizens Of this place
donated them, and are now preparing the
| grounds to hold their first Northwestern
Institute, which will occur from Aug, to
ID, There are now five carloads of lumber
upon the ground, and one car load Of
boats. Some of the most prominent in
structors in the Northwest will be here to
take charge of the institute
! NORTH DAKOTA,
Joseph Amstett, 10 years old, son of N.
Amstett was seriously wounded at Grand
| Forks by shot from repeating rifle.