The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-09-24
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

Saltwater, assigned.
w. KGnig's elevator at Plainview was
burned. Loss $4,000.
DR.. J. D. Wheelock, physician of Clear
water died, aged 70.
Thomas J. Clement son of T. B. Clement
died at Faribault.
Peter Derwin, of St. Paul died, aged 49,.
He went to st. Paul in 1858.
Lyman Alexanders residence near Fart
bault, burned with its contents.
Chris. Anderson's jewelry store at Moor
head was robbed Of $3.50 worth of solid sill
yer. .-.. ..s.
Bishop, Whipple has received $50, 900 for
an endowment for Seabury Divinity School
ct Faribault. : ...@
Twenty-four stacks of wheat and sepa-
rator were burned on Frank daly's farm
near Fulda.
Rev. P. K. Mellauy, pastor of the Nor
wegian Lutheran church at Saltwater died
at Hudson, Wis. -. ....
Thenew Norwegian Lutheran College
! will be located at Madison, the county
seat of Lac Qui Parle County. ~-'.:
A spark from threshing engine set fire
to Cleveland Bros thresher at Plainview.
1t was destroyed.
In a quarrel between Tom Allerton and
John Anonsmith at Pipestone the former
was dangerously hurt.
The suit of. Merkle against G. R. Henton
for $10,O for alienation of his wife's
affections is on trial at Luverne.
Holden Nelson committed suicide by
hanging at Mabel. Long suffering from
disease is supposed to be the cause.
A temporary injunction is asked at Pine
City against the Brennan Lumber Company
to restrain them from dumping refuse in
the Grindstone river.
Thomas Glowp has laid claim to large
part of the city of Mankato. including the
stone quarries and the ground upon which
the Tourtolette Hospital stands.
Considerable apprehension is felt at
Fergus Falls lest Cohen, the murderer,
commits suicide before the time set for his
execution. He is being carefully watched.
Preston Asborn and Hattie Baker, St.
Cloud couple. cannot marry because the
law says the bride must be over IA years of
age.
Charles Lumley, wine merchant of
Minneapolis, died by his own hand, aged
60. His act anticipated death from cancer
of the bowels. .-. -. 49,.
/ Word has been received at Sank Rapids
that Callahan the convict who escaped from
| the reformatory has been captured at
Foley. 4. .... .... :,
The Minnesota Cereal Company at Fari-
bault has made $4,000 worth of improve
ments on the old Straight River mill, and
will employ fifty hands. ....
Adjutant Edward Thomas, of the Saliva
ton Army, was drowned while fishing
in Gilbert's Lake. He was stationed at
Minneapolis. .....n H..
Andrew spangberS, the man whose in
generation in dirty room at Duluth
caused sensation, died at the insane asy-
lunl at st. Peter. .-. ..-.@.."
James S. Everts, brakeman on the
Great Northern road was crushed to death
by the wheels at st. Paul. He was 80 years
old and a married man. .r..-e.
An insurance company has offered to
erect a $40, 200 opera house for Marshall
citizens, provided the latter guarantee a
certain amount ofinsurance business.
Peter Gore, one of the earliest settlers in
the vicinity of Winona, died suddenly at
his home. The deceased was born in Nor
ton county, Pennsylvania, in 1914, and has
resided in this city since 1851.
A 6-y ear-old daughter of Jesse Harmer, q
farmer living near Faribault, was so badly
burned while playing near an old building
that was being burned that her recovery is
despaired of. --.
While Merritt D. Hof, freight agent of
the Great Northern Railroad at Minnea-
polls, was passing Hale, Thomas & Co. s
store, he was struck by falling sign and
hurt internally. He will recover.
John, a twenty-year-old son of James
WEIGH, of Washington lake near Hender-
son, was accidentally shot and killed while
hunting. He tried to pull the gun through
fence, when it went off, the charge enter
ing his side and killing him almostinsta
ly.
Gustav Won Snyder, the normal school
student who mysteriously disappeared re-
Gently from his home at Minneiska, was
discovered and brought to Winona. He
was brought before the probate Judge and
adjudged insane. He was been taken to
the Rochester asylum.
l r. j. Breed, general manager of the Mar
ion Flint Glass Works, of Marion, Ind, is
to establish plant at Duluth for the man
ufacture of glass. Helooks with favor on
Duluth, and will probably erect plant
here which will employ 200 men.
! While George Durlins threshing machine
was in George Carver's yard, at Prairieville,
preparing to thresl, fire escaped from the
engine and caught in one of the stacks.
Despite all efforts four stacks Of oats and
the separator We're consumed. Mr.. Carver's
loss is estimated at ], 200 bushels Of oats; 70
insurance.
{. The case Of Mrs. Maggie Bentz, charged
with threatening to kill Mrs. Annie Rieger,
was tried before Justice Horner Potter OF
! Vermillion, on change of venue from
I Justice Alex Jeremy Of Nininger. The de-
iendant was discharged and the costs taxed
up to the complainant.
Two stock trains collided on the North
ern Pacific near Big Lake station. Two
cars were completely smashed and one ell
/ CINE was badly damaged A number of
cattle were killed and injured and several
car loads turned loose on the prairie. A
stock man was seriously injured in the ac-
/. cident.
NORTH DAKOTA.
Bad prairie fires destroy hundreds of dol.