The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-01-09

VI LOW q
Monday, Jan. 6.
a serious onfagration occurred at
Blooming Prairie Fire started in the
Alliance Cash store, and at one time it
appeared as if the business part OF
the town would be wiped out.
The LIE Sueur city water works
bonds We're sold at a premium of $3.50
to s. A. Bright Of Westfeld, N. Y.
They are 5 per cent, 2O-year bonds for
$4,000.
Much satisfaction is felt at LIE Sueur
over the artesian well that is now
flowing over 600 gallons per minute
and steadily increasing. There is
some talk Of trying to run the electric
plant with turbine wheel, as there is
a fall Of nearly forty feet.
N. S. Goodrich, dealer in general
merchandise at Blooming prairie, has
assigned his interests to Warren G..
Holmes of Austin for the benefit Of his
creditors. Poor collections following
rather large purchases is the cause.
The residence of John Crotty in JAS
per, a small town in the southwestern
part Of Pipestones county, was burned.
The inmates were forced to leave the
building in their night clothes to save
their lives. The thermometer stood at
20 degrees below zero at the time.
Mrs. Andrew Smith who, while in
charge of her son, at Anoka, was wait
ing to be taken to Fergus Falls and
made her escape, started to walk to
Minneapolis. Word. received states
she is with her brother D. L. Fife,
and her hands and feet are frozen.
CJoo sv, |, e.,
Kittel Bergan, one of Renville coun-
tvs pioneers, met a sudden death.
While attempting to cross the railroad
track he was struck by west-bound
passenger train. The engines pilot
badly mutilated his body and broke
his limbs. He leaves a widow and
Dr.. Bergan of Sacred Heart
Tuesday, Jan. 2.
George Carew died at Sibley, aged
seventy. He leaves a wife and two
daughters. Mr.. Carew was for fifteen
years the owner and publisher OF the
Sibley Gazette. 5.,s
The residence Of L. N. N1axfeld. a
contractor and builder of Delano, was
burned to the ground while Mr.. Max
field was attending church. The build
ing was almost new and was valued
at $1,000. The contents were partly
saved. Insurance on both. The orig
in of the fire is unknown.
Eckerman Bros, general implement
and most of their stock by fire. Loss,
about $4,000; insurance, $500, in the
German of Freeport. A two-story
frame building alongside the Ecker.
man building burned, and half a doz-.
en- other buildings suffered damage
Total loss, about $1,000.
4 A young man named McManus from
Mobiles county: Minnesota, rendered
desperate by his inability to overcome
the liquor habit attempted to shoot
himself at Sibley, but was saved by.
Mr.. Faragher whose finger caught the
hammer as McManus pulled the trig-
ger. He was taken to his home by a
friend.
The parsonage Of the Swedish Mis-
sion church at the west end of town,
was burned at Rush City The church.
adjoining caught fire, but was saved
by the fire department. The family I'M
the parsonage and the contents of the
house were safely removed Loss.
81 900 to $1,000, covered by insurance
Of only $500, in the Milwaukee Me
chanics. The fire swas caused by
defective aue in the kitchen.
Wednesday,, jan g.
Diphtheria is epidemic in the town
of Krain, Stearns county, and thus far
fourteen deaths are reported. The
authorities are adopting all known pre-
cautions to check the disease, and the
schools of the town have been closed.
Charles Rieske, a German farmer
living in Cottonwood county, six miles
south of Sanborn, was killed by his
team running away. He was forty
eight years of age and leaves a wife
and fourteen children.
George Weston Wood, M. D., who
was formerly a state senator from
Rice county died at his home in Far
ibault. The funeral will be under the
auspices of the Masonic lodge Of which
he has long been an active member.
The newly-elected officers of the
Claremont Mutual Fire Insurance
Company Of Dodge Center are: Presi-
dent, w. M. Hubbard; secretary, A. e.
Beckwith; treasurer, e. j. Shaw; di-
rectors, Karl e. Bulls, John Angus, III.
G. Hydecker.
George D. Ingraham, freight con-
ductOr on the Northwestern road, met
with an accident at Owatonna, which
will probably result fatally. He
was on top Of a car when the train
was crossing bridge, and was either
Jared off or fell off He fell To fha