The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-10-15
THE NORTHWEST,
A Summary Of the Important Events
Of the Week in the Northwest
eln States.
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North
and South Dakota News in a
Nutshell,
MINNESOTA

t1AleNeS SlOle YOKE VI SleelS 1iOlIl Viz
barn yard of P. Gibault, near Somerset.
The feed mill of GUIDE Bros, at Duluth
burned, entailing a loss of $4,000.
Thomas Hanley was thrown from buggy
at Saltwater and his shoulder fractured.
The affairs of D. c. Gaslin, the Still
water logger, have been put in the hands
of a receiver. IFS +I.a. 49, '@r4 z.
Charles w. MITCHELL the fireman injured
in the recent elevator fire in Minneapolis,
died.
Two prisoners confined for larceny es-
capped from the Crookston Jail the other
night.
Charles Church, of Mortified, will sue
the Milwaukee road for SIS, OC0 for injuries
sustained in an accident nearly year ago.
The Olympic theatre st. Paul, was burn
ed the other evening. The loss was $780,,
600, which is partially covered by insurance.
The St. Cloud Union Band will challenge
the Jordan Band for a contest any time
within the next two weeks.
Bobt. Potter, brakeman, lost leg
while coupling cars at Red Wing, and sus-
tanned other injuries that may prove IA
tai
William Eisenhand, a wealthy retired
merchant of Redwing, shot himself
fatally while hunting. He was IS years
old.
Herman Pohlman, who shot Fred Tang
at Center City was taken to Saltwater and
lodged in the Washington Jail for safe keep
ing.
E. J. Woodward, city assessor of Rich
field, and an old resident of Minnesota,
was thrown from his buggy and, it is feared,
fatally hurt.
John R. Warner died at Spring Valley
while playing in the Warner Comedy Com
pany aged 10. He once travelled with Jen-
ME Lind and Ole Bull
About 100 boys drafted from the reform
school at st. Paul. have taken up quarters
at Red Wing and are employed about the
new building.
The Northern Granite Company at Sank
Rapids started their quarries in full blast.
They have big contract 10 fill for Kansas
City and will employ 800 men.
The managers of the penitentiary at Still
water have decided to purchase another
binding twine plant, to cost $35, 900 or $780,
900, which will employ from twenty-five to
forty convicts.
No trace of Samuel Steinke, who disap-
peared at Nicollet, has been found, though
there is report that he went to Waseca
and from there to the corn palace at Sioux
City
O'Neal Bros grocery store at Saltwater,
was burglarized the other night, the thieves
entering by means of false keys. Only So
in small change and quantity offruit, ETC.,
were taken.
George Wilson was brought down from
Center City and lodged in Jail at Saltwater.
The grand jury Of Chisago county brought
in an Indictment against him for attempt
ed rape.
Robert Henderson, ~ years old, had his
foot crushed at White Bear Lake, while
coupling cars, and will lose it. He is the
son of John Hen derson of the Colorado
building, st. Paul.
Ida Baker, step daughter of E. G. Blodg-
EFT of Luverne, suicided recently. She was
in delicate condition and rather than bear
the disgrace took poison. She refused to
+. give the name of her betrayer.
Tom Brown, drayman of st. Cloud left
rather suddenly for parts unknown He
has been sporting heavily and loser. He
has quite family and leaves numerous
anxious creditors. ...'y
The young son of Fred Pennington of
Saltwater was fatally injured in runaway
accident. He was driving when the horse
became frightened and ran into another
rig, throwing young Pennington out.
The st. Cloud council voted to present q
written petition to the Great Northern
Railroad asking them to abide by the de-
cision of the supreme court of the state in
the Weeks Bridgman case involving a
quantity of land in the CITY.
Frank Rice, son of J. O. Rice, prom
inent farmer near Hutchinson, was taken
to St. Peter the other day a raving maniac.
He is only seventeen years old and his in
sanity was caused by the excessive use of
tobacco. 4
J. F. Rodgers, while endeavoring to stop
under the horses and his right arm, left
collar bone and two ribs ere broken, and
his body severely bruised. He was brought
to his home in Red Wing. -.
Three men, supposed to be implicated in
the Woods murder at Grand Forks, were
arrested at Crookston by the police. When
on the way to Jail all three escaped and are
still at large. The officers are now scour-
ing the country for them.
Rev. George D. Heron has rendered his
TeSlSnatlOn OF the paSJOraCe or the COngre-
gational church OF Lake City, to take effect
the first of the coming year, and has &C.
cepted call to become associate pastor OF
the First Congregational church in Burling-
ton, Iowa.
1t is reported that stock company,
backed by Eastern capital has been formed,
who will put in and operate an electric
street car line through and between Moor
head and Fargo. 1.-THE company can Sc
cure franchises from the two cities the line
will be put in this fall.
Joseph Dinhel, son of NJ Dinhel, OF
Long Prairie, found nugget of copper on
his fathers farm, four miles east Of Long
Prairie The nugget weighs twelve pounds
and is nearly pure copper 1t is not likely
that there is any copper mine there and
real estate is not booming yet.
Charles Zeene, an employee on J. Leh-
mans threshing machine, near Browns
Valley, had his right arm taken off by the
cog wheel on the engine Zeene was
brought to this city, a distance Of is miles,
to have the wound dressed, and suffered
greatly from loss OF blood