The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-08-13
THE NORTHWEST.
A Summary Of the Important Events
Of tho Week in the Northwest
ern States.
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North
and South Dakota News in a
Nutshell,
MINNESOTA.

The West Duluth striking laborers have
returned to work at the old figures, $1.75 a
day.
John B. Sullivan, charged by Miss Mary
Kustensters with bastardy, was arrested by
Sheriff Quinn at Sank Rapids.
Dave BuskirR, citizen of Hubbard. was
instantly killed at Wadena while attempt
ing to board train
John Setterman had his right leg broken
at Winthrop by being kicked by fractions
horse while he was hitching him to a
wagon.
Harvesting is going on in the vicinity of
Winthrop. Oats and rye nearly all cut
Wheat little green in places, but in fine
condition.
Ed Mullane, saloon keeper, who as
saulted his wife with a chair, at Sank Rap
ids, was fined $50 and costs and put under
bonds to keep the peace. IA.
Vessel tonnage for July at Duluth was
$50, S92, tons, $4,000 in excess of the same
month last year. and the heaviest month
here SO far this season.
A very heavy rain accompanied by
hard wind passed over the vicinity of Lu-
verne doing considerable damage to sncut
grain, which went down badly.
Phillip Diedrick, of Wakefield, while at
his neighbours Mr. Schranlmal, watching
the starting of new binder was caught in
the sickle and killd. ~
, The Thomas Houston Electric Company,
of St. Paul, has taken an option on the ST..
Cloud street railway until Oct. /. 1t is ex-
pected that the sale will be completed soon
Charles Hess fell from scaffold on the
new Union Depot at Duluth and died from
his injuries. He has wife and family
at Madison, Wis.
A farmer named L. G. Shatto, of Prior
township near Graceville, committed sui
eide with revolver. Dependency is
thought to have been the cause. Helea yes
family in destitute circumstances.
John Witt and son, living in Summit
Lake township, 10 miles Northwest Of
Worthington, were seriously and perhaps
fatally injured. They had just hitched a
team to binder when they took fright
and ran over them.
The assessors of Freeborn county return
9S,625 acres sown to wheat, 1886 to oats,
31,565 to corn, $3.50 to barley, 1924 to
potatoes, 1872 to rye, lis to buckwheat, IS
to beans and 67 to sugar cane.
The Indians living on Prairie island near
Hastings held war dance in honor of the
new sci. binder just presented them by the
government. They are as yet quite I'M
decided whether to use it as clotheshorse
or as cover in shooting ducks. s
A shovel-nosed sturgeon was caught in
Lake Pepin recently whose head weighed
sixteen pounds, and the estimate weight
Of the fish is eighty-hve pounds. The head
will be preserved as the largest ever seen
here. -.. ..... ..-. s.5..
AT the city election at Duluth the vote
upon the issuing Of bonds to the amount Of
$500, 600 for construction of a public water
work system about Fourth street, the re-
suit was in favor of the bonds by vote OF
508 to 122. No interest was taken in the
matter, hence the small vote.
After delay OF about one month all
saloons which had prior to July been
running have again opened up at Waseca,
with two exceptions, those being Schmidt
& Schocht and Joseph D. Young, who
were refused license by the common coun-
Gil. F.
A misunderstanding between the en-
ployes in Thomas Breens quarry at st.
Cloud has caused strike. The granite
cutters and the men were idle. A detective
stone shed is the cause, but the men will
probably return to work soon. .,
Between IS, 600 and &C, 600 pounds of bind
ing Irvine have already been sold by local
dealers, at Hastings and the season is not
yet over. This is a considerable increase
as compared with last year. None of the
state PRISONS manufacture is handled here,
it being sold direct to consumers
The Hersey & Blair single mill at Still
water has been shut down for the season.
The cut this year falls far below that of
last season. The condition of thelog mar
ket still remains critical and if logs are not
obtained several Of the mills will be forced
to shut down. "
R. NJ. Hunter and A. R. McFarlane have
donated five acres of land in Glen Avon di-
vision and Hunters park, Duluth, on which
$25, 600 Catholic orphans home will be
erected. Bishop McGolrick will return
from Europe about Sept. with ideas from,
the continent for an orphans home and 1or
a cathedral to be erected by Duluth Catho-
lies.
Z. D.. Proctor, the brakeman all the Wis
consin Central road who assaulted farmer
named William Volker at Still water, was
brought into court and placed under $3.50
bail He struck Volker on the side Of the
head with piece ofbroolnsticS, producing
a wound which may prove serious if not
fatal. Proctor claims that the blow was
| given in selfdefense.
NORTH DAKOTA,
At Dickinson the hardest rain ever known
| fell the other day inundating al the low
| lands and LAYING the grain fiat The dam.