The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-12-03
THE NORTHWEST,
Asummary Of the Important Events
Of the Week in the Northwest
ern States.
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North
and South Dakota News in a
Nutshell.
MINNESOTA

NUTSHELL,
MINNESOTA
a broken axle caused q wreck on the
Midland road near Hammond Twenty
/ hogs and several cattle were killed
Threshing is practically finished in this To-
cality and the yield is very satisfactory. A
very small percentage ofthe grain is frosted.
i liver Bern, who shot saloonkeeper in
East Grand Forks, was lodged in Jail at
| Crookston. #
John Madden imprisoned for larceny at
Crookston, escaped from jail and is still at
large.
VIM. Bolton has bought the Shaw Hotel,
now closed, and will run it in connection
with the Hubbard & Menahga Bus Line. It
will be a first class hotel.
While out skating on Fountain lake near
Albert Lea, William J. Bucknell, young
business man, broke through the ice and
was drowned.
By order of the Plainview town board Of
health the schools and churches and other
public places have been closed until further
order on account of scarlet fever.
A. P. Swenstrom, Of st. Paul, instituted
q Royal Chapter of the order of the East
ern Star at Chatheld, with ninety-two char
| ter me I'M bers.
] A wreck on the North Western Railway
at Havana Station, five miles from Owa-
tonna, destroyed caboose and engine and
injured five men.
The car barn at the corner of Seventh and
Tuscarora streets, which has been one of
| ~, Ion lie nfC Do1,1 h,,r,o ID
$4,000, covered by insurance.
The Burlington passenger train, south
bound, ran over and killed an unknown
man opposite Wlnona, about two miles
from the Northwestern crossing.
A telegram was reviewed at Duluth from
Floodwood stating that a man was killed
recently at that place by falling tree. His
name could not be learned.
| Albert Rummell has received
| sentence at Faribault of two years for
stabbing Peter stonge. The hearing of
Charley Peasley, who murdered Joseph
Colburn, is now being held.
George Lerow, in fit of insanity, shot
his employer, G. W. Kenyon, at Owatonna,
slightly injuring him, and then sent a ball
through his own body, inflicting prob
ably fatal wound.
John Lindquist, Norwegian farmer
living in Home City, committed suicide by
hanging. Lindquist lived alone and de-
spondency is supposed to be the cause of
the deed.
The barn on Kramer's farm, in the town
Of Minden, was burned, with five horses
and four COWS. Fire was caused by the ex-
plosion of a lantern; loss 500, no insurance
The stock belonged to Nichols Smith, who
is renting the farm.
John Osander, living in the town of Or
we'll, started for his home from Fergus
Falls drunk. The next morning he was
found dead by the road. The team arrived
home with portion Of the sled. It is sup
posed that he fell off and froze to death.
The store of the Kuehn Mercantile Com
pany at Wabasha was broken into recent
ly and robbed of clothing, dress goods,
shawls, etc, amounting in value to
between 81, 900 and 81, 500. A small amount
of cash was secured. There is no clue to
the robbers.
Twenty-Five boys under 16 years of age
were arraigned in the police court at Vino
apples from the cars of the Burlington and
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city and dismissed with reprimand from
! the judge.
James Bean. farmer living near Stay
ton, Mimi, while in Tracy the other night
was knocked down and robbed by two men.
Percy Fuller, a cowboy, and another man
whose name is unknown, are under arrest
for the crime It is claimed by Bean, who
is in critical condition, that he lost $l20.
! A Mabel special says: The county attor-
ney prosecuted a case here against J. S.
Stone and Jonas Lien, charged with hav-,
ing allowed gambling in their dives. w. I.
Stroud, the township constable swore out
and served the warrant. He is acting in be-
half of the Law and Order League
Nicholas Ellery met with peculiar and
fatal accident at Caledonia. While carry
ing swill to his hog and smoking at the
same time, he slipped, and in falling drove
the stem of his clay pipe into his throat.
It broke off and was extricated with diff
Guilty. Blood poisoning resulted from the
/ nicotine and death resulted.
A Tower special says: The Howe Lun-
Der Company closed the purchase of the
John Owens mill plant together with the
stock of lumber and Potter stumpage. The
consideration is in the neighborhood of
| $4,000. The two mills give the Howe
people daily capacity Of 100000 feet and
makes them the biggest lumber company
north of Duluth.
William Young, alias Billings, alias Cum
mings, who is said to have stolen horse
and buggy in Todd county couple of
weeks ago, was captured at Elmdale and
brought to Royalton. The sheriff of Todd
county was telegraphed for, but before he
arrived the fellow broke loose from his
captors and escaped in the brush. The
sheriff is after him.
Adyices from st. Vincent says: Threshing
! continues, and from the present outlook
! will continue all winter if the machines
will thresh as the engines cannot thresh
during the cold weather Horsepower
outfits are talked Of and will be purchased
and set to work Unnecessary. Allunthresh-
ed grain is well stacked, and even ii it has
to remain until spring will keep as well in
the stack Us in the granary, the only draw
back being the farmer cannot pay his notes.
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