The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-07-14
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a i Summary Of the Important Events
Ct the Week in the Northwest
ern States.
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and
North Dakota News in a
Nutshell.
MINNESOTA

MINNESOTA.
Nine persons IRE injured in street rail-
way accident in st. Paul.
Hon. Reuben Wells of Preston died re-
Gently aged nearly 60
In row near st. Paul white man is
shot and killed by colored woman.
A Minneapolis firm secures the cor
tract for Minnesota's worlds fair build
ing.
The Diamond saw mill, the second larg-
est mill in Minneapolis, is burned, the loss
being $4,000
Samuel Widmeyer, 10 years old, was
drowned while bathing in Lily lake, near
Saltwater.
Fred Boerner, a saloon keeper before
license was voted out at Buffalo has opened
up an original package house.
Aspecial election was held at Echo and
incorporation was carried by majority Of
49,
Anderson Monsons, fourteen years Old
was drowned in the river while bathing,
being taken with cramps.
Material for the construction of the tele-
phone line at Redwood Falls has arrived
and the line will soon be in operation
+ A Prohibition ratification was held at
Excelsior at the town hall, and was we'll
attended. DR.. Satterlee addressed the
meeting.
Willard Alden was arraigned in court
at Saltwater, charged with shooting Peter
Law. He waived examination and was
held to the grand jury in $3.50 bonds.
While riding railroad bicycle in Mon
49, 80 RI. ,,,o1r ,,,/3
ly killed by an engine. Mr.. McCan was
one OF Houston's prominent merchants
Herbert Floyd. son of "A. FLOYD Of
East Brainerd, was drowned while boating
at Rice Lake. He was sixteen years Of
age. 49,
The White Caps have appeared in Rosive,
Goodhue county. Notices have been sent
to several residents there warning them to
move away or they will suffer the death
penalty.
Clarence Aylard, late Of Oberlin College,
has been engaged as principal of the Still
water High School. Miss Alice Payne, re-
Gently of Duluth, has been engaged as
teacher in the fifth grade.
The Great Northern railway have COM
menced operations on new iron bridge
They will employ 100 men on the con-
struction. r..
Gen. James H. Baker is nominated for
governor by the Minnesota Alliance con-
vention, which leaves the rest OF the ticket
to be filled out by the state committee. w.
w. Erwin is chairman Of the latter.
The barn, granary, several hogs, ma
chinery hay and feed, belonging to Ed Pow
ers, farmer, four miles south of Wood:
stock, burned recently. The origon Of the
fire is unknown. Loss, about $500; insur-
ance, 5000.
A Brainerd Special says: One johnson,
Norwegian, was drowned while crossing
aswollen creek near Rice lake, just north
Of the Northern mill site. He was 81 years
old, laborer by occupation and leaves a
family.
Hon. Henry Keller of Sank Center has
purchased the old brewery property, and
will erect 200 barrel steam Touring mill
class manner and fitted with all the latest
improveme nts in milling.
Two farmers Lying seven miles east of
Mortified, William Ahern and Timothy
Flynn, got into dispute over some grass.
Alter some words Flynn struck Ahern,
knocking him down. He defended him
self with pitchfork, whereupon Flynn
snatched up scythe which was lying near
and struck Ahern on the left arm, nearly
severing the hand.
I The st. Cloud city council voted to bring
against Il. T. Sykes & Co., Of Minneapolis,
proprietors Of the waterworks system for
non-iultillment of their contract; and the
bill SO, 500, for hydrant rental for the past
six months, was tabled. The council made
a test some time ago and found the system
SO poor that it was deemed necessary to
bring suit in order to make the company
come to time.
The body Of middle aged man was
fonndsnear the Burlington, Cedar Rapids
& Northern track Is miles southeast of Luz
Verne by trainmen. An inquest was held
Nothing was found on the body by which
it could be identified. He was middle
aged man. heavy set and sandy complex
ion. The man is presumably tramp who
fell from a train and was killed