The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-02-09
North Dakota.

North Dakota.
AlpenaHis about to acquire a new -four
and feed mill.
Arne Arneson, Of Fargo, has mysteri-
ous]y disappeared. Foul play is suspect
cd,
Andrew Haskins, a wealthy citizen of
Portland, while temporarily insane, COM
mitted suicide at Hot Springs, Ark.
Andrew J. Ness OF Fargo, was arrested
on charge Of having defrauded the First
National Bank of that city out OF $3.50 by
means OF a raised check.
Thirty women voted at the school cleo.
ton held in Reynolds. and elected their
candidate. There were FIVE opposi ton
tickets in the field. A new school house
will be erected at cost of So, 600.
The Farmers elevator at Ardocl, operat-
ed by E. R. Jocobi, was burned to the
ground with 20, 600 bushels Of wheat. The
building was valued at Sc, 600. insured for
$500; grain fully insured.
A large dwelling house owned by M.
Olson in East Grand Forks and occupied
as house ofill fame was totally destroyed
by fire with nearly the entire contents.
The inmates lost all their clothing and had
a narrow escape from death in the fire
themselves. The house was valued at
$500; furniture, 81 900; no insurance.
A meeting Of prominent, citizens of
Devils Lake resolved to organize a COM
pany with $50, 900 capital stock to put in an
electric light and street car plant. It is
proposed to run the line to the Chautauqua
grounds. Fifteen thousand dollars was
c11h he oil +
nate 100 by 40 feet to any person erecting
an S. 600 hotel in the city by Ju]y1
James Sheehan and Frank Ellis, alias
Swede Frank, prisoners in the county Jail
at Devils Lake charged with grand larceny
broke out by prying off the bars on the
door. Sheehan was recaptured about eight
miles east Of this city walking along the
Great Northern track without cap or over
coat The thermometer was 80 below
His face and ears were badly frozen.
Iowa.
Escaping gas asphyxiated Louis Franklin
and c. c. Rapp, at Davenport Ia.
At the M. E.. Church Indianola, $50, 600
was raised as gilt to Simpson College $10,-
600 being contributed by William Bax,en,
The grand jury at Boone. Ia. indicted
the Rev. D. E. Sutton. Free Methodist
minister of that town, for adultery, his
wife being the complainant Sutton in
default of bond was sent 10 Jail.
Dora .Cushman. aged Z, daughter of n.
c. Cushman travelling salesman of Oska-
loosa, Ia, was burned to death. The
mother was also severely burned in trying
to save the child.
Mr.. Daughty. county auditor Of Emmett
county, has absconded, leaving shortage
in his accounts of nearly $1,000 An ex-
animation was being made of his books
when he disappeared.
w. II. Voohies conductor on the Iowa
Central, has been appointed assistant super
intendent of the Iowa Central, with head
quarters at Marshal1town. He assumes the
duties at once. r a lss7r "a e
Conductor Charles E. Brown, Iowa Cen
| trail, was run over by switch engine in the
wards at Marshalltown and his lody was
horribly mutilated. He was % wears old
and leaves wife and young child.
Charles Rapp and Lewis Franklin. q
travelling man, were found dead in tlleroom
of the former at Davenport gas pipe
had burst and. the two. deaths resulted
from asphyxiation. Four other persons
occupying adjoining rooms were discovered
insensible, but they are now out Of danger.
While cleaning out an old cellar at In
dependence skeleton was found under the
basement floor. The building has been oc-
| cupied Tor saloon purposes for 30 years and
| foul play is suggested. The general SUR
| mise is that.some stranger was murdered
| for his money. The limbs were severed
! from the body above the knees II
| ). H. Windsor gave out at Des Moines Of
the defa!ca.ion of his stepson, Edgar Lewis,
! who was employed by the Liverpool Pack
| ing Company, and disappeared couple Of
months ago. He says the books show q
shortage OF 81, So which he stands ready
to make good Hefurther says that Edgar
| is in Florida with his wife; that he has q
mental trouble and does not believe that be
| is short in his accounts and that the young
| man can returntto Des Moines and he will
| not be prosecuted.