The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-10-27
NORTHWEST NEW SBU b D i.
THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP OF
IMPORTANT NEWS.
a Concise Account OF the Happen
tngs OF the Past Week in Min
nesota, North Dakota,
Iowa ana Wlsoon-
sin.
Minnesota.

a speclal electlOn held recently the
town Of Plainview voted to incorporate.
w. r. Wenholtz is building new hotel
at Echo which will cost $3 900.
The postofflce at Bethel was burglarized
recently and 800 in stamps were taken. The
stamps and key were secured at Fridley.
Hon. Roger Q. Mills, of Texas, has been
stumping the state in the interest of the
Democratic party.
An Echo special says that the farmers
are not hauling in hal the wheat they did
last year on account of the low prices.
John Pikal was killed by q passenger
train half a mile north of Montgomery.
was SO years old and leaves wife and
nine children. ~ a..
n. w. Watson's barn and granary at ST.,
Charles was burned recently. He lost five
horses, so tons Of hay and all his grain and
machinery. Loss SO, 000 insurance $1,000.
The S-year-old son of A. D. Weston OF
Dundas was killed by wild engine on the
Milwaukee road while feeding COW on til
right OF way in cut.
Guile Olsen,. farmer living north OF
Fairbault on the Fox Lake road, while on
his way home the other night was thrown
from his wagon and seriously injured.
With very few exceptions the public
schools Of the state celebrated Column bus
day in the manner laid out by the national
committee.
Blue Earth county Prohibitionists have
placed a full county and legislative ticket
in the field. Representatives nominated
are: D. w. Brooks, VIM. Webb and John
White.
Grace Emery, ofAppleton, who has been
advertised throughout the state in every
leading weekly as lost, was found drowned
IN the Pomme de Terre river, eight miles
above Appleton.
The body of Andrew Sturgeon, the f.
year-old boy lost near Pillsbury in July,
was found recently in 10-acre swami p.
One of his legs had been eaten off by the
wolves
joseph Kaesel, while running a planer
at Hilps factory, at Fairbault had his lett
hand caught in the knives and so injure ed
that all the fingers had to be amputa-
ted.
a man whose name was not ascertained
was run oyer at West Union recently, and
received wounds from which he died. He
had crawled out of box car and in some
way got under the wheels.
Fred Sommers farmer living ten miles
west of Winona, was instantly killed while
driving with his wife, The team became
frightened and threw Mr.. and Mrs. Som
mers out killing the former, and it is
believed, fatally injuring Mrs. Sommers.
The Electric Light company of Wi
mona has amended articles of incorporation
under the name Of the Winona Light
Heat and Power company, with a capital
stock of 5000, 900.
Lester Stevens was probably fatally injur-
ed near Lake Crystal by sliding from wheat
stack, striking on broken handle of a
fork. The handle penetrated into his back
eight inches, inflicting terrible wound. T.
| While some young men were practicins
with target rifle at Lake Crystal a young
| man named Benjamin was shot in the back
accidentally the ball struck the lett shoulder
blade, and lodged near the spine. The
handler of the gun did not know it was
loaded. .-.-ss.. .
Thurman Gentlel, Of Madison, Wis, and
John Lee, of Minneapolis, were arraigne ed
| before Justice Newell at Hastings recently
on the charge oflarceny o! tickets from the
| railroad depot in South Park on the inst.
Gentiel, who is only Is years ofage plead
ed guilty and was committed to the State
Reform School. Lee was found not guilty
and discharg ed.
A Crookston special says: Nearly all
the grain in this vicinity has been run
through the thresher and if the remainder
still in the stack turns out as we'll as tina,
which is already in the wheat bins the
average yield Tor Polk county will not fall
far short of 10 bushels to the acre. The
farmers are hustling up their fall plow-
ing. ISIS. .-
The Great Northern extension is not vet
| completed through Red Lake Falls, but
the depot is being built 1t will be what is
known as q second grade depot. The cost
of grading this road through that city will
be 5000, 600. That is merely for that por-
ton within the municipality. There are
cuts So feet deep in the solid clay.
Conductor H. I. Murray and Engineer
Alillgan. in charge of the first train enter
ing Thief River Falls, were rendered ban
quet recently, by the citizens of that place.
Mr.. Murray was presented with q beautiful
silver-plated conductors lantern, appropri-
ately engraved. Engineer Milligan re-
| ceived a silver-plated engine clock. The
presents were elegant, and were highly ap.
preciated by the recipients.
| DR.. Marion Stuart Cam, who has been
| exploring in the vicinity Of the Mesba
range, has found coal in large paying guam
| titles. He had several specimens at Du-
luth recently, and has had some analysed.
| The coal is high volatile cabon. and is a
valuable enricher of coal gases. 1t will al
SO be a superior, clean burning, bright do
mestic fuel with al extremely small per-
centage ofash. It corresponds to the sub
conglomerate coal of Kentucky, which is
successfully worked Tor general enriching
] properties.
A sleek forgcr visited Winona recently
and from reports he is the same man who
| gotin his work atStillwater. He entered
thestore Of III. Choate, and engaging the
attention of the clerk handed him check
for $40 and letter, asking that they be
presented to the cashier. The clerk took
the check, which was on the first National
bank. and purported to have been drawn
bv Wilson s. Bowers in favor Of HI. J.
! O'Neil, asking for an accommodation, and
I gave them to the cashier, who cash ed the
check, which was Tor $40. The next morn
l ca l.