The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-06-20
Monday, June 10.

Mrs. e. A. King, wife of E. A. King
of Anoka, died at the age of sixty
eight years.
Mrs. Williams, living five miles
northeast of Stephen, was instantly
killed by lightning during a thunder
storm.
The barn of NJ J. Homer. mail car
rier Of st. Cloud, was burned last
night, together with two horses, car
riages and mail cart. Loss about $500
The Alexandria high school alumni
held their annual banquet in tho opera
house. Covers were laid for eighty
F Among the invited guests were Sena-
tor Nelson and Prof. Phillips and the
high school teachers.
The grand jury at Buffalo indicted
Charles Adkins. charged with GRIM
inally assaulting Maud Golliday, thir-
teen years old. She is in a horrible
condition, and public feeling is very
much against Adkins.
A class of seven young ladies grad
usted from the Redwood Falls high
school. They were Birdie O'Hara,
Daisy Clayson, May R. Ferris, Lucy
Woodward, Ruth Cornish, Clara Will
son, Laura Baker. Miss Birdie O'Hara
received the Carlton scholarship.
The remains Of the late Bishop Sci
denbush arrived at st. Cloud and were
taken to the Pro cathedral, where
they were laid in state until today,
when services were held and the re-
| mains taken to st. Johns for inter-
| ment.
Henry Schneider, aged thirty, of
saltwater, met a Watery grave in a
small lake near Lake Elmo. He was
boat riding with two companions when
the boat filed with water and they
were compelled to jump. Schneider's
| strength failed him and he drowned
| near the shore.
The CloQuet Lumber company at
| Cloquet lost 100000 worth of lumber
| by fire. 1t is estimated that 100000
| feet Of dry lumber, mostly Norway
pine, was burned. The yards are sit
uated on Water Power island. The
origin of the fire is not known. Cov-
cred by insurance.
The county convention Of the Y. p.
S. G. e. was held at Dodge Center
and was largely attended. The officers
elected for the year were: President,
f. j. Carpenter, West Concord; vice
president, Miss Lucy Randall, Clare
mont; secretary, Miss Louise Orcott,
West Concord; treasurer, Mrs. John
Blonch, Claremont.
The mad dog scare still prevails at
Faribault, and dogs are being killed
every day. Rumors of mad dogs are
constantly floating around, and own
,ers Of valuable dogs are warned to
keep them on their own premises.
Every dog fight that takes place in the
city is Immediately reported to the
police, and, if found, the combatants
are at once killed.
| Tuesday, June II.
Jacob Voss, living five miles east Of
Marshall, while passing from his house
to the barn during the thunder storm
last evening was struck by lightning
and instantly killed.
George Wilson, alias Marshall, Louis
and VeaZie, were arrested at Brainerd
while collecting money for Globe SUBJ
scriptions, the charge being obtaining
money under false pretenses, at the
instance Of I. J. Beaumont, repre-
sentative Of that paper.
High school commencement exercises
were listened to by large audience
at Montevideo. The graduates are
Anna M. Baker and P. Oluf Nordby.
Prof. A. Nj. Webster concluded the ex-
ercises with a review Of the high
school work, after which an alumni
banquet was participated in by y
large number.
! An old settlers meeting was held at
Spring Valley under the auspices Of
the Winona county association. The
early morning trains brought into our
city large numbers 6f people, both
from the east and fren the west. on