The Princeton union., 1896-10-01
MINI ESOTA NEWS.

| MlNN ESOIA NEWS.
interesting Happenings In the North
Star State.
| Several store buildings were de-
stroyt1 by fire at Benson.
At New Paynesyille fire destroyed an
elevator and damaged warehouse;
also, partially destroying the depot.
Attorney General Childs renders an
opinion. in which he holds that the
method Of teaching temperance in the
public schools is not important.
The decision in the Range A case
has been made by the supreme court,
Otter Tail county.
Burglars entered A. w. Stones hard
ware store at Bird IslaId during the
night, and took over $50 worth Of cut.
lery, knives, etc.
Joseph and William Mclaughlin,
aged seven and nine years, were run
| over by brewery wagon in st. Paul
and their injuries may be fatal.
Harry DeYere, who murdered Thorn
rs Nelson at Candy was bound over to
appear before the grand jury for muir
der in the second degree.
A barn containing eight heavy horses
!, burned at Duluth. None of the horses
were saved. It is believed to have
! been incendiary, as an attempt was
! made to burn the barn last week.
Mr. George Muchenbager, an old set
tier and the father Of thirteen sons
and daughters, all living, and twelve
Of them grown up, died suddenly at
Barnesville.
r. Winnege, a patient at the st. Pc
ter hospital, while out on the lawn, de-
/ lberately threw himself in front of a
passing train and was instantly killed.
i His home is in Renyille county.
Maj. W. A. Jones, engineer in charge
Of the upper Mississippi reservoir sys-
/; tenn, inspected the dams at Pokegama
/ Falls, Lake Winnibigoshish and Leech
! Lake recently, and found them in a
very satisfactory condition.
| Fire at Brainerd destroyed D. E..
Slipp's barn and damaged the Congre-
gational church to the extent OF. $500
! gational church to the extent of $500.
Boys with matches caused the blaze
4 The loss is covered by insurance.
John Thomas, one of the pioneers Of
Olmsted county and an old soldier,
died recently from dropsy. He was
about sixty-fve years old, and had
lived in that town about thirty-five
years.
A young man from Luverne was in
! jured while handling a thresher en-
/ gine near Woodstock, the injuries re-
sulting fatally. He was backing the
engine toward the separator and was
crushed against the self-feeder.
Fred GARNER, a painter, was run
over by the Westbound Minneapolis &
st. Louis passenger train at Mortified.
It is supposed that his foot became
caught in the crossing and he was run
down before he could extricate himself.
He may recover.
At Glencoe the residence belonging
to William Hendricks, special travelling
agent for the Northern Grain company
at Minneapolis, was totally destroyed
by fire early yesterday morning. The
piano and some furniture was saved.
Loss, $1,SOO; insurance, 1000.
Arrangements lave been completed
at Owatonna whereby a $4,000 opera
7 house will be built Immediately. The
building is backed by a syndicate of
the most prominent business men in
! the city, and promises to be one of the
handsomest in town.
| J. G. Morrison's hotel bus was struck
by the east-bound passenger train. on
a street crossing at Mora. The driver
and team miraculously escaped injury.
The bus was smashed into kindling
wood, and Fred Peters of Lewis, Iowa,
who was inside, was almost instantly
killed.
A horse was stolen from Frank Hos
kins Of Eden Valley, by man giving
the name of Tom O'Connor. O'Connor
hired the horse, ostensibly to take a
trip into the country, and made a de-
tour to st. Cloud, where he was capt
ured by Sheriff McKelvey of Stearns
county.
The report Of the state examiner of
graded schools shows that Barnesville,
with fifty-four successful candidates,
stands at the head Of the list, equalled
by but one other school in the state,
and surpassed by none. The work of
/ the teachers was so satisfactory last
year, that they have all been engaged
for another year.
! Alfred Johnson, a farmer, living on
the Wild Rice river, near Ada, died
from exposure. BE had been intoxi-
Gated for about "a week. johnson is
alleged to have obtained lis liquor
from F.<O. Weygant, a druggist, who
has been bound over to the grand jury
on the charge of selling liquor without
/ license.
The Northwestern ps ssenger depot
1T Tracy was burned to the ground.
All of the contents Of the express and
ticket offices and baggage rooms, Of
i value, were saved. The wind was
blowing hard from the south. and the
fire company exel'tcd all its efforts to-
ward protecting the business block op
/ posite the depot. Several tons Of coal
stored in the building furnished food
for The flames.
The twenty second annual reunion
of the Old Settlers Association of the
ST. Croix Valley was held in Saltwater
recently. At the business meeting
which preceded the banquet the fol
lowing officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Henry T.. Mas; vice president,
Thomas p. Ramsden; secretary, D.
B. Loomis; assistant secretary; Adam
Marty; treasurer, e. W. Durand