The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-06-04
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.

Mclaughlin.
Thayer Neils saw mill started up at
Sank Rapids with crew of 80 men. They
expect to run the entire season.
Memorial day will be observed
by Sam Louden Post, G. A. R., and
Gen. sibley camp, Sons of Veterans.
A severe frost occurred at Belle PLANE the
other night, severely injuring beans and
other tender vegetation.
Judge Mills opened court at Crookston.
A number of criminal cases are on the
docket.
The rear of the first drive has cleared the
rapids at Sank Rapids with so, 100000 feet.
A crew of IS men is in charge.
A tramp who was stealing ride on a
freight train near Northern Pacific Junction
was pushed out of the car by the conduct
or and his leg was broken. IL.
Patrick Mcknight of Prescott was shot
in the hand by burglar. Two of them
entered his residence, and several shots
were exchanged. " s.s..
Henry Troost, an old resident of Winona
died at the advanced age Of ninety years.
The remains were sent to Chicago for in
terment.
The grand jury at St. Cloud indicted E.
V. Milton for attempting to kill Chief Of
Police Quinlivan. The case will be de-
Tended by w. w. Erwin, of St. Paul
Alta special election at Winnebago on the
question of issuing $4,000 bonds for water
works, 121 votes were polled for and 80
against
The Red Wing board of education met
and reelected Prof. Vaughn prin cipal of
the high school. Miss Jennie Short sue
ceeds Miss Anna G.. Allen, resigned.
An eighteen-months-o baby of John
Ambrose was playing on the railroad track
east of the station at Jackson and had both
legs cut off by passenger train.
Charles A. McGraw, of Augusta, Me-, and
Thomas Barey. of Chippewa Falls, Wis,
were drowned in the river at Sa ndstone
while out boating.
Trains between Mankato and Wells have
been DISTRACTED part of the way by the
great number of caterpillars that gathered
on the tracks.
While Thomas ]. Conlin and Henry
Pierce, Jr., were out driving at Mortified,
their horses ran away. Both were thrown
out and seriously injured.
A Duluth police officer discovered float
er in the lake. The drowned man was
about so years old with long bushy black
beard with few gray hairs. The back Of
either hand bore powder marks.
Al. Lano and wife, of South Heaven,
were badly burned in fire that started
in their store His skull was badly
crushed by one of the wheels. He died
Instantly. i
disgraceful fight between two young
farmers by name Of Hans Johnson Esse and
Peter Solberg took place in saloon at
Kasson, in which the latter had about
three-fourths of his left ear bitten off.
An unknown man was killed by the cars
between Staples and Little Falls. He was
seen by the engineer to throw himself in
front of the engine. Death was instantan-
eous and the body was terribly mangled.
Two and one-half million wall-eyed
pike have been placed in the Minnesota
river at this point, and ten million
between Fl. Smelling and this city, by
the state fish hatchery.
An unknown man threw himself under
train at Randall, on the Northern Pacific,
and had his body cut completely in twain.
He was about thirty years of age, and said
to be from St. Louis.
Albert NJ. Webster, of st. Paul, gradu-
ate from the classical course at the state
university this year, has been engaged as
principal of the Mapleton high school for
the coming year.
Clara Bente, who has been confined in
the county Jail at St. Cloud tor several
months upon the charge ofinfanticide, has
been released, the grand jury finding no in
dictment.
Suit for SIC, 600 for malpractice has been
brought against DR.. Frank w. Phelan,
ofDuluth. whose alleged carelessness in
setting the broken limb Of John Prof, Jr,
results in the patients death.
Daniel Kennedy, of Anoka county, was
fatally injured at Princeton, by falling
tree, while at work on logs on Rum river,
10 miles above here. He was brought to
this place for treatment, and died.
Judges Baxter and Searle have decided
the case of Maurin Bros. and the German
American bank St. Paul, VS.. the Fergus
Falls national bank, to set aside a judgment
Of $45,0O0 secured against the Page mill
company
Geo. Booth, marshal Of Hinckly, while
d1CcAAIpIAIlS w OOdIu q liciSIt near M1l1er
station, missed his footing and fell under
the wheels, Is cars passing over his body.
The remains were taken to Hinckly on the
limited.
The demand asked for by the packers
| and nailers at the Gardner rolling mills at
Hastings has been given them, and the old
employees resumed work again. The wages
now paid are 1926 and $1.75. Heretofore
50 and $l.50 were paid.
The case of Fairbanks, Morse & Co.
against the city of Litchfeld to recover the
81 900 that was lost in Stevens & Co. IS bank,
was tried in the district court at Litchtield
and was decided in favor ofthe city The
money was the balance due on water works,
A. J. Yorker pleaded not guilty at Man
kato to the indictments against him. His
counsel asked for a continuance and the
court continued the cases until the next
| general term. The defendants bail was
fixed at So 900.
I Capt Frank Clements, Of the Duluth
| police department, has been suspended by
Mayor Davis. The charges are grave, being
| nothing less than extorting money from
| keepers Of houses of ill-fame. Doings of
! others Of the department. will receive care
| full investigation.
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