The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-12-24
a member ofnumerous Charitable institu-

member OF numerous charitable institu-
tions.
The Mills block ut Portage was damaged
ST, 600 by fire. It is thought to be the work
of an incendiary, The loss is covered by
insurance
B. B. Imam, ofWest Superior, has made
a proposition to the Common Council at
that place to furnish the city with two fire.
tugs at cost Of $500 year.
Capt. McDouglall, 7. B. Mills and w. f.
Street, at the head OF fifteen other delegates
OF West, Superior, left for Detroit to attend
the waterways convention.
A girl, commonly known as Mamie
Swenson, attempted suicide at West Super
Tor by swallowing heavy dose ofmor-
phine. She was resuscitated
Fred Duchine, aged 10, employed to tend
the pump at the Iron Belt mine, near Ash
land, was found dead at the bottom Of the
shaft. The cause of the accident is un-
known.
Crank Clemarts, of Spooner, was arrest
ed charged with criminal assault on the12-
year-old daughter of Floyd Gay, Of Bash
ava. Bail was fixed at $4,000, and was
not furnished.
the city of Racine is being argued before
the supreme court at Madison. Mrs. Hall
sued for SIS, 900 damages to her property on
account of some street grading.
The investigation by council committee
into the police department at West SUI
perior has been concluded. The commit
tee sustained the charges against Detectives
Earnshaw and Evans and they will be re-
moved.
.l IOWA.
Stephen Rowe, of Deerfield, Chickasaw
county, was killed by the bursting of a cir
cular saw recently.
At the meeting Of the Sabbath Union at
Des Moines, the constitution was revised
and districts rearranged BY the change,
an additional field secretary will be elected.
Frank Stantz, an oiler at the T. M. Sin
clair Packing House, Cedar Rapids, was
caught in the betting, wound around the
main shaft Of one of the big engines and in
stantly killed.
The trial of Lester Treat for shooting
Will Noble, at Nashua, last summer is COM
pleted, the jury finding Treat guilty of as
sault with intent to do great bodily injury.
Judge Hatch will pass sentence.
The Steamer Ward Keepers, employed in
towing, sunk in the ice harbor at Dubuque
She had sprung leak The river is COM
ing up fat; it raised seven inches in "a
hours; water four feet one inch.
A bad wreck occurred on the @ at Dud-
ley, section of q freight crashing into the
rear end of the first section, demolishing II
cars and killing Engineer VIM, Welsh and
Fireman Thos. McGovern, of Ottumwa.
The Iowa Land Title Guaranty and Alb
stract Company. of Cedar Rapids, filed arti-
cles of incorporation with the county aud
itor at Marion. The capital stock is $50, 900,
and Geo. T. Hedge is president and c. c.
Wood secretary.
Wolves are now running in Hancock
county, ILL.,, across the river from Butling-
ton, in gangs of seven or eight and are do
ing much damage. The board of supervis-
ors have re-established the bounty on wolf
scalps Oh petition of thefarmers. :.
Judge Weaver, in the district court at Ft
Dodge appointedP: 7. Meservey receiver of
the Oxford Drug store in that city, at the
request of HI. NJ Griffin, who sold the
stock to A. B. Smith one year ago and
holds mortgage on it. The store is val
lled at about SIS, 900.
Thomas NJ. K. Booge; q prominent con-
tractor and nephew of James E. Booge the
veteran pork packer, has been arrested at
Sioux City, on charge of enbezzlement.
M. J. Kearney, the complainant, claims
that 'BOoge wrOngtully appropriated $691
in city bonds which had been delivered to
Kearney in payment for city work.
Two petitions for foreclosure were filed
in the clerks Office at Dubuque against
the Dubuque Electric Light and Power
Company. The petitions are made by the
Davenport Foundry and Machine Com
pany, who hold two mechanics liens, one
for $500 and the other for SIS, 900 against the
Dubuque Company.