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

Inc Rev. Father A. P. Rogers, of Flor
ence, narrowly escaped drowning while
fording the Brule River. He was swent
down the stream several rods, and. luckily.
landed in bit of shallow water.
Lieut.. Andrus inspected the Anrleton
national guard, and the newspapers Of
that city say just what they do in every
other town-that the boys showed up bet
ter than any company Lieut.. Andrus has
inspected.
Low license ($2oo)was carried in Madison
by 458 plurality. The other grades voted
for were $3.50. The high license people
were exceptionally lethargic. The vote was
very light.
Martha Kruger domestic in Scott's
hotel, Waupaca died under suspicious cir
cumstances. An autopsy was held and
cornoner's jury decided that she came to
her death by ether administered by herself
or by some one else. It is supposed that
the drug was taken to procure abortion.
The girl was a German and had been in .
this country but year.
IOWA.
Seth Benedict committed suicide at
Marshalltown because he was Tilted.
Henry Limbeck Of Clinton, resisted arrest
and was struck by Officer Peter Franzen.
Limbeck is not expected to live.
The teamster Henry Limbech, who was
| dubbed by Officer Franzen, while resisting
arrest at Clinton, died. His skull was
fractured. Whether Franzen will be held
to answer yet remains to be seen.
G. H. Perry an old and respected citizen
of Sibley, dropped dead near his residence
recently. He was about sixty-fve years
| old, and leaves a wife and five sons and
| daughters to mourn his death.
While the agent Of the Kansas City road
| at New Hampton, stepped out of the depot
for few minutes the other afternoon some
one broke in the money drawer and de-
parted with over $100. No clue has yet
been found.
Two thousand head of cattle were STAN
peded on one of the principal streets at
Emmetsburg while they were passing
through the city. After few hours yell
ling and punching they were started on
their way.
A train on the Burlington, Cedar Rapids
and Northern Road struck wagon con-
tanning John Eurbaker and Robert Ayl-
wood, two farm hands, at a crossing near
Vinton.> Burbaker was killed almost in
stantly, while Atwood lived few hours.
At Clinton, Chris Sears an old man OF
that place, was run down and killed by the
Chicago, Mil waukee & St. Paul switch en-
CINE. The engineer saw Sears and supposed
he would get off the track, but he is said to
have been 81 lightly deaf and did not hear
the engine.
An incorporated company has been form
ed at Dubuque to crush and concen-
trate the dry bone and black
jack taken from the surrounding
| mines. The shipments of this ore averages
800 tons daily, of which over one-third
| is refuse. This ore is the basis of zinc. The
saving in freight will be very considerable.
Several wolves have recently made their
home on a little island near the ice harbo1
near Dubuque. Their depredations on the
poultry houses near by became so frequent
that party went out the other morning
! on grand wolf hunt. They succeeded in
killing only one of the varmints. It is be-
lieved there are more of them on the island.
In the case of the state VS.. John Belgium,
! city marshal Of Creston, appealed from
superior court, the jury disagreed. The
case was brought against Belgrum for viii.
| 1ul neSlecC OF DUTY as peace oncer IN not
enforcing the prohibition law. There are
a number of civil damage suits being prose.
cuted against liquor sellers and a number OF
injunction suits are pending.
| A little child of Ed Steuder, of Cresca,
while playing at the barn with matches,
set it on fire. The barn, grain, harness,
fax and so tons of hay were consumed. II
was with great difficulty that Mrs. Slender
! got the horses out of the barn, and while
doing so her clothing caught fire, but as
assistance was near she was only slig htly
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