The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-05-21
THE NORTHWEST.
A Summary Of the Important Events
Of the Week in the Northwestern
States. ~,
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North
and South Dakota News in q
Nutshell.
MINNESOTA.

Lieut.. G. A. Vanduzee mustered in the
Auverne guards as Company H, Third regi-
ment.
A l0-year-old daughter Of Fred Mesch
narrowly escaped burning to death by her
clothes catching fire, but timely assistance
saved her life.
Aman named Anderson was fatally in
jured at the mill of the Mile Laos lumber
company, Milaca. One arm was torn from
the body. He died.
The store ofHugh Kelly of Hokah, was
burglarized and about $50 worth Of cigars
and other goods were taken. No clue to the
thief
Jim Simons, farm hand, was thrown
from wagon at Pipestone, and instantly
killed his neck being broken. He was un-
married.
Peterickey, alias Crazy Pete, the man
who committed the burglaries at North
field some days ago, was caught in the
woods, and is lodged in jail.
Lyon county held an election to vote on
building court house. Fifteen precincts
oftwenty-three assure about $50 majority
in favor of the building. There was great
jubilation at Marshall.
At the state land sale at Little Falls Audi
tor Beirman sold fty-tive tracts ofland, ag-
gregating 1,76O acres. Most of these sales
were made to A. e. johnson & Co. There
was large attendance.
Diedrich Wichman ST., one of the coolest
settlers in Renville county, having settled
here in 1860, and escaped with his family in
the Indian outbreak Of 1862, is dead, aged
siXty-nine.
A new state bank will soon be started in
Kenyon with capital of 100000. The Or
ganizers are B. H. Kelsey, formerly ofSt
Paul; Hon. A. Finseth, and other prom
inent men of Kenyon.
The village ofWasioia lost one ofits good
houses by fire. 1t had just been sold to A.
A. Mason and Mr.. Mason had moved part
of his goods into it and left them there for
the night.
The creamery business in Freedom
county is becoming something enormous,
there being fully dozen of them now in
running order, and more are being put in
shape.
The new board of education at Red
Wing has been organized as follows; Pre-
sident, E. H. Blodgett; vice president, H.
S. Rich; secretary, A. ]. Meacham; treasur-
er, A. H. Boxrud, A. W. Rankin has been
reelected superintendent.
William Powell of Ceresco, Blue Earth
county, committed suicide at his home.
The deed was done with a revolver that he
had borrowed from neighbor to kill a
dog. The deceased was an old and respect
ed resident of this county.
S. S. Hookland, living north of Mabel, is
not expected to live having meet with an
accident his homo from,
Gently. He was found lying in the road
unconscious, and his team entangled in the
fence.
Lewis Scott, member of Company F,
Eighth Minnesota, dropped dead while at
tending to his duties as janitor of the Epis-
copal church at Little Falls, aged sixty
two years. His death was caused by a
wound received from she'll
At the Alliance county convention at
Albert Lea, H. G. Day, editor Of the Stand
ard, and G. H. Prescott were elected dele
gates to the Cincinnati conference, and
Hon. Charles G.. Johnsrud and James
Lonergan were chosen alternates.
The grand jury at Fergus Falls indicted
Albert Goheen for murder in the first de-
gree on the charge Of shooting Rosa Bray.
He was arraigned and pleaded not guilty,
and his trial was set. Indictments were al
so found against G. Tagg for illegal voting
and C. Peterson for forgery.
1t is now definitely settled that the Chris
tan church will establish a college at Du-
luth. Rev. L. Lane, corresponding secre-
tary of the state mission board and w. U.
Smith, of St. Paul, who have been in the
city several days perfecting arrangem ITS,
confirm the news.
By subscription about fifty citizens of
Winona have raised $4,000 bonus for
ochroth & Ahrens, whose planning mill,
sash. door and blind factory and lumber
yards were devastated by fire. The bonus
is on condition that the firm rebuild in
Winona, and it is most probable that they
will.
The Olmsted County Breeders association
perfected its organization by the election of
the following officers. President, Burt w.
Eaton; first vicepresident, M. Olin; second
vice president, G. A. Cornforth; secretary,
John M. Rowley; treasurer, w. H. Knapp,
The association has vigorous beginning,
with membership Of about fifty.
A section man on the Omaha was instant
ly killed near Oakdale by an incoming
train from st. Paul. The remains were
brought to Saltwater. The outgoing train
whistled, and the man stepped off the track
and directly in front of another train. His
head was smashed. He is thought to have
been an Irishman, about 80 years old.
The grand jury in the United States dis
trict court, now in session in Duluth, has
been discharged after having brought in
six indictments, one for murder and five for
selling whisky to the Indians. All but one
of 10 al coed coll 5oJ o-,,;It.
and were sentenced to four months
Imprisonment and to pay a fine of $40
each.