The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-09
Friday May 3.

Sherwood's store at Pleasant Grove
was broken into and about $75 in
goods stolen.
The Stevens county commissioners
appointed William G. Bicknell county
attorney of Stevens county in place
of Stephen A. Flaherty resigned.
Fire at Fairabault caused damage
to the amount of a few thousand dol
lars in the engine room of the Faira-
bault Furniture Company's factory.
There was terrific cloud burst at
Winona. Within ten minutes 1.62
inches Of rain fell, flooding the streets
beyond all precedent. Numerous
buildings were struck by lightning,
but no material damage is reported.
The seeding around New Paynes-
vile is completed. The acreage of
wheat is only about five per cent of
last years. Oats, rye, corn and pc
tatoes will take the place of the wheat
Diversified farming is getting quite a
foothold here-thanks to last years
drouth and chinch bugs.
The G. A. Everhart & Co., Cracker
and Candy factory at Mankato was
sold to John Wiles and E. V. Riley,
both Of Kansas City, Mo-, for about
$4,000. They will Immediately form
Il stock company and incorporate I'M
der the state laws. The purchasers
deny the runlor that they are in any
way interested in the cracked trust
Messrs. Kenkel and Bettingin have
bought controlling interest in the
First National Bank Of Detroit. At
meeting of the directors held yester-
day e. G. Holmes resigned as presi-
dent. and was succeeded by II. H.
Kenkel, and e. D. Holmes resigned as
cashier and was succeeded by w. j.
Bettingin.
Saturday, May 4.
Andrew Wagner, the man arrested
at Anoka for attempting to wreck a
passenger train, had hearing and
was bound over in $4,000 bonds.
John Adams, an old resident of
Mantorville, died.He was a prominent
A. 0. U. w. lodge man, and also Il
member of the Select knights.
G. E. Hayes barn, in Western, was
hit by lightning, and all the horses,
cattle and machinery burned. There
was no insurance on the stock, which
belonged to a tenant, Andrew Sundine.
Within very short time the North
ern Pacific management is expected to
announce a general equalization of
salaries, which will apply to all of the
several thousand employees of the
road.
Chief Of Police Wheeler of st. Cloud
returned from Delano, having in
charge John Kohnka, who was arrest
ed upon the charge of swindling Peter
Gondringer of St. Cloud out of $3.50
Kohnka pleaded not guilty and bail
was fixed at $500.
D. T. Parsons, a farmer living three
miles north of Jackson, was thrown
from his buggy and instantly killed.
Charles RidgWay Of Jackson was
struck by lightning while carrying the
mail to Kansas and killed.
Hans Boyson, an extensive farmer
in Hayield township. near Mantor-
vile, was not satisfied With working
800 acres of land; so he opened up 4
wholesale liquor house in Hayield.
and was sentenced to 80 days in Jail
and $500 fine by Judge Thomas Blu
chanan.
Wabasha suffered heavy loss from
fire. The fire started in the large plan
ing mill, passing to the stone flour
mill elevator and to the machine
shops and foundry, totally destroying
all. The origin of the fire is unknown
The Wabasha Lumber company's yard
also caught and suffered considerable
damage. The loss is in the neighbor-
hood Of $4,000.
The contract for the opera house at
Albert Lea was awarded to H. A.
Paine Of that city, who is also archi-
tect Of the building, at $20,79O, against
16 bidders. With the lot and heating
and lighting plant, it will cost about
$4,000. Gage, Hayden & Co. will oc-
cupy the first story for department
store.