The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-16
Friday, Aug. 10.

j Friday, Aug. 10.
r At Rogers Siding, Hennepin county,
one farmer got thirty-fve bushels of
fine wheat to the acre.
The prospects are good that J. W..
HOLMAN & Co. of Faribault, who have
recently failed, will effect a settlement
with their creditors and continue bust
ness. ID,
A pack peddler was knocked senseless
and robbed of some $3.50 in the north
ern part of Elysian. The sheriff is
after the robber and the prospects for
getting him are good.
O. S. Bonhan, furniture dealer at
Zumbrota, has made an assignment for
the benefit of his creditors The amount
of the assets and liabilities is I'M
known.
The board of prison managers grant
ed grist of five paroles: A. H. Horns
by, Ramsey county; Harvey X. Wal
ters, Hennepin; J. M. Peterson, Ohm
sted; Tim Sullivan, Blue Earth; David
Carter, Nicollet.
Reports have just reached Anoka of
the destruction of Alexander Mcneil s
large general store in Dayton, Hennepin
county. Store and contents total loss
of $4,000. Insurance, $1,000 on struc-
ture; s., 200 on contents.
Threshing is fairly commenced at
Dexter. The yield Of everything is
better than for years, and the quality
is excellent Rain is badly needed for
pastures and late potatoes and flax.
Grain is about all stacked. The mer-
curry stands 100 in the shade to-day.
Saturday, August IL.
State treasurer Bobleter has issued
the state treasury.
Burglars entered D. l.. Young & Co.'s
store and Hodgenden & McDonald's
saloon at Aitkin and secured goods and
money to the value of $500.
Gov. Nelson has consented to act
with committee of business men in
an endeavor to have A. r. Z. men re-
instated.
Mrs. Dell Hams was fatally burned
! at Tracy by a gasoline explosion. She
was building a fire in the stove and
mistook gasoline for kerosene.
The Minneapolis Brewing company
1OSC LWCllly -SCttu NdoCS cA\ CCAA AOSo-
Of beer from it's warehouse in the rail
! road yards at LIE Sueur. No clue to
| the robbers.
Henry Armstrong, ST., one of the old
! and respected citizens Of Two Rivers
! died of cancer Of the stomach. Mr.
Armstrong was born in Holland in
; 1918 and came to this country in 1856.
| Some burglar took the screen off the
bed room window Of Postmaster H.
=: M. Serlland,, of St. James entered and
! secured two gold watches and chains
! and about So in money.
e. r. Smith, of the old Bank of lie
Sueur, has again been convicted and
sentenced to ninety days in Jail. Mr.
Smith took an appeal, and was imme
diately arrested again on complaint OF
| Truman Glass.
| The Coliseum. connected with the
state university at Minneapolis, was
burned, with the state educational and
forestry exhibits which We're at the
worlds fair, and large quantity Of
arms belonging to the United States
government. The loss is over $4,000
i S. Swanson, a well contractor of Min
| neapolis, is now engaged in sinking 8
| well at Elysian. Wheat here is an eX
ira good crop, averaging 20 bushels tx
the acre for spring, and about 80 bush
!! els to the acre for winter Corn /:
not one-third average and hay is very
short. Potatoes are failure.
/ Sunday, August II.
Lightning struck the house Of William
schaefer, east of Montevideo doing con
siderable damage.
/ The grand jury at Hastings indicted
John Ivan for murder in the first de
gree for the killing of Policeman al