The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-06-11
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Martin Peatry, aged IA, while fishing
south of Ottum wa, fell in and was drowned
The Mason CITY Turf club will complete
| its mile track by July f.
Mason City has decided upon a system OF
sewerage and work will be instituted at
once. d"
President Clark, of the Mason City
electric street railway company, writes from
Cincinnati, Ohio, that he will commend &c
work. on the street car line in few weeks.
Daniel F. Miller one of the oldest law
yers in Iowa and pioneer of the state. eel
ebrated his golden wedding atKeokuk, the
other evening.
United States Marshal Beach arrested
Lou Redman at Mason City for illegally
selling Intoxicating liquors. Redman has
once before been arraigned before the fed
eral court.
Preparations for a new packing house in
Dubuque We're completed. The parties en-
gagged IN it are S. D. Ryan and several east
ern capitalists. It will be located on the
levee at the lower end Of the city, and have
a capacity of 1000 hogs per day.
The State funeral directors association
adjourned to meet at Sioux City next year.
The following officers We're chosen: Presi-
dent, H. K. Burkett, of Creston; treasurer,
D. c. Wilbur, of Marshalltown; secretary
A. E. Wilber of Marshallto wn
A. traunweiser, jeweler of Cedar rapids
thirty-tive years old shot his wife killing
her instantly, and then shot himself, dying
on the spot. 1t is supposed he was crazy.
He had threatened several times to kill his
wife.
An excursion train bound for Cedar Rap
Ids from Davenport, Iowa ran off the track
near Upton. -Four coaches tipped over on
their sides and were dragged some distance
but the engine never left the rails. The
accident is supposed to have been caused
by spreading rails. Several were severely
injured, but probably none fatally.
A proposition has been extended from
outside capitalists to a large tow mill with
the necessary machinery for manufacturing
the various products Of flax straw in Mason
City. They ask a guaranteed loan of $50, :
OO0 This is a great flax center and the
establishment ofsuch factory would be q
big thing for Northern Iowa.
The Dubuque county Farmers Alliance
mutual fire and lightning insur ancc asso-
cation filed articles of incorpor alton
There is no capital stock, as it is mutual
company and only members ofthe Alliance
will be insured. It runs for 20 years. with
the privilege of renewed. The presidents,
vice-president, secretary and treasurer of
the Farmers Alliance make up the official
board an will run the business.
The Masonic grand lodge Of Iowa elected
grand officers at Cedar Rapids as follows:
Grand master R. G. Phelps, Atlantic; NJ. 1.
Temple, West Union, senior grand master;
J. +. Nye West Union, junior grand ward
en-; E. w. Chase, Cedar Falls, grand treasur-
err I. S. Parvin, Cedar Rapids, grand treas
urer; George B. Van saun, Cedar Falls,
custodian. Dubuque was selected as the
place for holding the next session.
As q result of the energetic fight con.
Quoted by the Burlington Hawkeye the
gamblers have, after several weeks Of in
action, packed up their paraphernalia-
wheels Of fortune, faro, and roulette tables,
etc, and left the city. Their traps are billed
for Council Bluffs. Thecity council adopt
ed a resolution declaring the $40, 900 bonds
forfeited by the electric street railway COM
pany for failure to have their lines COM
pleted and in running order by June /.