The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-07-16
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.
Eber Wait, q young boy, was browne,
at Prairie lake Hear Fergus Falls Will
bathing.
George Walker, charged with attempt
ing to kill J. Walla, of Mayhem Lake, wa
arrested by Sheriff Quinn, of Sank Rapids
The work of surveying the Red Lake res
ervatlon has been suspended until the Is
OF September, on account of ~mosquitoe
and flies.
". 0. Payne, a well-known residen
since 1868 of Banks, Faribault county, ant
s"torekeeper and postmaster of that place
died the other day, aged sixty-one.
Atthe special election held at Owatonn,
TOR mayor, WA. Dynes was elected nv
very small majority. Mr.. Dynes is the L g
publican candidate. n
Hastings has its usual quota of saloon,
fifteen licenses having been granted bv tn,
city council. The license is the same Al
last year.-$5O0.
John Hawkanson, a pioneer resident Of
Redwing, having lived in this CITY since
1857, died after a long illness, aged sixty
1our years. He was for many years city
treasurer. tE5s .-. :.
The Franklin school building at Duluth
caught fire and about So, 600 damage was
lone before it was got under control. The
oulldlng was worth $4,000 and is fully in
sured.
The Interstate grain elevator at Warren
was, with about 1000 bushels of wheat,
destroyed by fire. The origin of the fire is
unknown. Loss, $12, 600; covered by in
surance.
Ihe Farmers elevator company ofCokato
had its annual meeting recently, declaring
a dividend OF 80 per cent. Since incorpora.
tlon, W years ago, they have declared a
net dividend Of 126 per cent.
The board o~fmanagers of the Minnesota
State retormatory held a meeting at St,
Cloud recently. The new law reducing the
employment of convicts in the manufacture
ofgranlte to 80 per cent has goneinto effect.
At a preliminary hearing at Worthington
John Dunn positively identified one James
Ryan as the man WHO committed a muir
derous. assault on him some days ago.
Ryan was committed to jail in default of
$500 bail to await the November term of
court.
The residence of Chris. Swenson, in
the south part Of Albert Lea, burned while
he was absent attending the shooting tour
nament at Austin. It was insured for the
benefit of the local building and loan as
ISOLATION, through which he was searning
the property.
The Northwestern Lutheran COLLEGE as
soclatlon was organized at Moorhead. The
college, which will be opened next fall,
will be called Concordia college. This is a
Norwegian institution and will be managed
by prominent men from this vicinity.
Jerry Crowley, OF Malta township, Big
stone county, was arrested and brought be-
fore Justice Sanders at Ortonville, charged
with assault with intent to commit rape
upon the person of Mrs. Soren Jensen, held
for trial, and gave bail to appear at the
October term ofthe district court.
g. Attachment papers were issued against
the farm at ex-Sherif Henton, of Luverne,
for $40, 0c0. He is also made co-defendant
in a divorce suit brought by Jacob Merkel
against his wife on the charge of adultery.
Merkel is county commissioner. All are
wealthy and in the best society. The suit
is sensational in the extreme. ...
Leading members of the Farmers Al
lance met in st. Paul and organized the
Peoples Party in this state by the appoint
ment of the following state central commit
tee: S. w. Owen, Hennepin; c. NJ. Perkins,
Mcleod; W. w. Erwin, Ramsey; Andrew
Stevenson, Polk;.J. H. Baker, Blue Earth;
Thomas J. Meighan, Fillmore; John B.
Hompe, Otter Tail; Andrew Richardson,
Wabasha; ]. F. McNally, Ramsey; D. P.
Lister, Lac qui Parle; Darlington Phelps,
Stevens; E. W. Fish, Ramsey; NJ. Weisen-
burg, St. Louis; J. II. Hanna, Renville; Ig-
natius Donnelly, Dakota; A. R. Holston,
Polk; Louis Hanson, Clay; c. r. Bohall,
Todd; H. B. Martin, Hennipin; Al .Farris,
Pipestone; and T. Gildea, Murray.