The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-09-10
THE. NORTHWEST.
A Summary Of the Important Events
Of the Week in the Northwest
ern States.
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North
and South Dakota News in a
Nutshell,
MINNESOTA

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Michael Marwitz, an old man, suicided
at Dodge Center by hanging
The Duluth Tribune has $4,000 Libel
suit, brought by A. H. Truax & Co.
The first Scandinavian grand lodge il
America was organized at Minneapolis.
The new hospital building of the Norwe-
gian Lutheran Deaconesses, at Minneapolis
was dedicated.
Andrew Carlson fell from the Linton ele-
vator at Minneapolis, sustaining injuries
that proved fatal. Ms ~ ~s.#l'E
Marie Fergstad and Gustav G. Kindseth,
teller at the Scandia Bank at MINNEAPOLIS.
were married. '' t.@f :
Minnesotas' Worlds Fair commissioners
declare $50, 900 to be too small for a good
exhibit, and Col. Reeves threatens to
resign. E.
Miss May Pierce daughter of ex-senator
G. A. Pierce, and Rev. Robert Inglis, of
Charlottesville Ind, were married at Min
neapolis. .,.. g.. .....s ......... .,-...s -.
John Maguren, who has been on trial at
st. Cloud for rape committed short time
ago at Melrose, was bound over to the De-
cember term of court. .H:@.s@.5 81.
Six prisoners escaped from the Jail at
Crookston the other night. Completely of
the other prisoners enabled the escape to be
concealed SO hours. +.
The contract for building the new city
hospital building at Saltwater was let to
Sven Berglund for SIS, 72s. 49, r..
FL. McComber, son of the well-knoWn
mining man and explorer, of Duluth,
attem pied suicide by shooting at Tower
while intoxicated. -
Misses Marian H. Seeley, Edna K.
Smith and Alice A. German graduated
from the training school for nurses of St..
Anthony's Hospital at Minneapolis.
w. Mccullough sustained broken leg
and other injuries while riding down in an
elevator at the Albion building at St. Paul.
The fastenings of the elevator broke and it
fell twenty feet. -l- .-
The Swedish Publishing Company which
issues the Svenska Folkets Tidning at
Minneapolis, has been sued for $4,000
damage for an alleged ibelous statement
regarding Gus Holm, a book dealer.
Ground has been broken for the founda-
ton for the new county court house at
Slayton. Lock & Mcleod of Minneapolis
are the builders. 1t is to be completed by
Jnly 1, 1891.
G. NJ. George of St. Paul has leased the
opera house at Redwing for one year from
Sept. 8, 1891, and will operate it in connec-
ton with the Mankato house, leased by his
brother, in new theatrical circuit.
Thirty acres of uncut wheat belonging to
the Grandin and E. J. Clark farms near
Georgetown were burned by an accidental
fire. A separator burned and the fire ran
through the stubble.
The two sections of freight train on the
Eastern Minnesota collided near Princeton
and four men severely injured. They were:
Conductor Young, Brakeman Cardle, Colin
Campbell, and James Baker, of Milaca.
J. w. Jennison, brakeman, has brought
a claim against the city of Winona for 81 900
While on top of frei ght car on the Wi
mona & st. Peter track he had been knock
ed down by an electric light WIRE We.
An unknown man threw himself in front
of short line train at Hazelwood near
Duluth and was horribly mangled. He
was apparently 80 years old, roughly dress
ed and barefooted.
BY the accidental discharge of gun
young man named Williams, was fatally
injured at Sleepy Eye. His neck, face and
left ear were blown in bad shape. He was
one of a party of hunters from Baraboo,
Wis. st... ,.n. $3.50. g..
The Clinton Bridge and Iron company O:
Clinton Iowa was awarded the contract to
erect new steel low truss bridge. Sixty
two feet span, across the Vermillion river
at Hastings. ... e........,.-. ...= ....
Tnh
rested at Moorhead for robbing the fur
nishing store Of c. w. Freeman, in this
city recently. A part OF the stolen proper
ty was found in their possession. Both
were held to the grand jury.
The new mill at Waseca owned by Ev-
erett, Aughenbaugh e. Co., and which, to-
gether with the elevator and flour attached,
cost 900, is now in readiness for bust
ness. The mill is remarkably fine struc-
ture, and is material improvement and
benefit to the city. .....t
The Austin Canning and Preserving COM
pany has commenced putting up its sea-
sons product. A large quantity of corn
will be putup but tomatoes are so badly
cut by the frosts that the supply Of the lat
ter will be limited. The company packed
200, 600 cans of goods last year. 4..s
August Kairo, a German living in Wood
land Park in Moorhead, shot William Silt
on, boy IS years old Stilton had been
stopping with Kairo at the latter's house
while kairo was somewhat under the influ-
ence of liquor. The shooting occurred
without any apparent cause. The bullet
entered the boys head in front of the right
ear, and the doctors have thus far failed to
locate its position. The wound is not con-
sidered dangerous. Kairo has been held to
await the action of the grand jury.
NORTH DAKOTA.
John Birkholtz, of Grand Forks, bought
the Bank Of Ardock, capital $4,000.