The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-12-19
MINI ESOl'A NEWS.
Thursday, Dec. IL.

Thursdny, Dec. H.
Harry Hayward, the murderer Of
Catherine Cling, was successfully exc
cuted in Minneapolis. His nerve did
not fail him and he joked on the scat
fold.
At mass meeting Of ladies Of
Mortified and vicinity the Town and
Country club, new woman's organic
alton, was formed. The objects are
social and literary. At present one Of
it's principal lines of work will be the
maintenance of club rooms in the Y.
M. G. A. building, where the country
ladies' may partake of refreshments
and pass their extra time while in the
city shopping. The number of men,
bers Is large. Mrs. Duncan Ferguson
was elected president, Mrs. George
Gray vice president and Miss Martha
Watts secretary and treasurer.
The financial condition Of the insolv-
ent Winona Willow Ware company
was made public, through papers filed
with the clerk of the district court
The assets prove to be $3S, 745.17 and
the liabilities $23,6OO.63, which sum
does not include a mortgage of So
TAFT.
At st. Paul Judge Otis dismissed the
suit of the American Express compa-
ny against State Treasurer A. II.
Koerner and, in passing Judgment,
stated very emphatically that the
treasurer's action was only that Of Il
sound business man. Mr.. Koerner, it
will be remembered, forwarded to
eminent bonds, vluing them at
$1,000. The ompany claimed that
they should have been valued at
100000, and so brought the suit.
The tug Corona at Duluth, for which
fears were entertained is safe. There
is bare possibility that the Pearl B.
Campbell is also afloat.
Friday, Dec. 10
D. w. Kykendall died at Elysian,
aged II. He settled at Northfield in
1854 and came to Elysian in 1871.
Another blind pig dealer was taken
to Duluth by the United States mar
shall and is now behind the bars await
ing the action of the grand jury and
Uncle Sans court.
Miss Ellen Dalzell died at the resi-
dence Of her sister, Mrs. w. NJ. Chase
at Hastings of consumption, aged 70
years. She was a native of Wadding-
ton, N. Y.
At a special meeting of the Duluth
city council a resolution was passed
authorizing the issuance Of $4,000 i'm
provement certificates under the late
legislative act, relating to extension of
time on special assessments.
The Duluth & Winnipeg receiver
filed his statement for October in the
United States court at Duluth. During
the month the gross earnings were
SIG, 1850, and the net earnings were
$3,433.4O. The operating expenses
amounted to $13, 292.49. The total net
earnings from Oct. II, 1894, beginning
Of receivership, up to Oct. 81, 1895,
were $50, 7O3.O7.
Fire at Henning DESTROYED the build
ings Of J. S. Edwards and II. G. Rey-
nolds. Edwards loss was $1,000; in.
| surance $1,000. The contents of the
Reynolds building, occupied by II
| Funkley, Peterson & Jenson,. general
merchandise, and Anderson &:Larson
| furniture, was badly damaged Total
loss, $4,000; partly insured
The st. Cloud branch of the National
Stone Cutters union held a meeting
and voted to adopt the new scale OF
wages and working hours to go into
effect May 1, 1896. The purpose of the
national union is to place all of the
| producers Of the Western states on al
equal plane. The new scale declares
for an eight hour working day instead
Of nine hours as before, and men tc
receive 1926 per day, as against $3.50
with semi-monthly payment of wages
instead of monthly, as heretofore. By
the old system of monthly payments
the men frequently lost large sums lr
wages Oh account of failures of the
| producers. Semi-monthly payments
would lessen this to a great extent.