The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-26
MIN ESC)1pA NEWS.
IntereatinE Happenings n the NORTH



yVinona is troubled with tramps.
Gardner w. Stewart Of Winona died
recently, aged 95 years and S months.
Fred Blanch has been appointed
principal Of the West Concord schools
Judge Otis Of st. Paul decided re-
Gently that q wife's excessive scolding
is a ground for divorce.
Burglars ransacked the house Of
Mrs, q. N. Munger at ST Paul re-
Gently.
Canadian lumber thieves have been
getting in their work in the northern
part Of the state. .#
Farmers in the vicinity Of Mortified
are contempla ting erecting a co-opera-
tive elevator at that place.
An association has been formed at
West Concord to erect a farmers ele-
yator. s.:
The jury in the Stuckey embezzle
ment case at Duluth brought in yer
dict Of not guilty.
The Palmer hotel at Fairfax was
burned recently. The origin Of the
fire is unknown. Insurance $1,000
Mrs. George B. Sargent, widow OF
the general, is dead at Duluth aged
IS years.
The Winona county commissioners
are considering the advisability Of con-
structing a new poor house.
Andrew Dunn in Decoria had leg
broken by a post jerked up by a horse
running against barbed wire fence.
The P. II. Kelly Mercantile company
Of st. Paul has made an assignment.
Mr.. Kelly's serious illness is the cause.
Deputy NJ. Whelan Of Minneapolis
has unearthed several Illicit distilleries
in the state recently.
Sebastian Altman, an old and re-
spected citizen of Waconia, commit
ted suicide by hanging himself.
The Smith district inlmigra ton con-
vention was held at Aitkin Several
interesting and instructive addresses
were delivered.
John e. Tapley, land inspector Of the
Northern Pacific, has discovered gar
nets in large quantities in the northern
part of the state.
The planning and shingle mill owned
by George w. Knox at Aitkin, was
totally destroyed by fire recently. No
insurance. Cause unknown.
The Farmers Cooperative Cream
cry company at Alden sold for the
year ending March 1 $4,000 worth of
butter.
Minnesota has won the first round
in the action to compel the express
companies to report to the railway and
warehouse commission.
The Merritts won in a suit brought
against them at Duluth, and the plain
tiff was Immediately arrested on the
charge Of fraud.
The city election at Moorhead was
very closely contested, Samuel Frazier
defeating A. G. Lewis, the present
mayor, by two votes. The election
will be contested.
Charles e. SHELL a well known bust
ness man Of Duluth, committed sui
eide by cutting his throat. Mr.. Smell
had been suffering from nervous pros
tration for several days.
In the case Of T. H. Kruger VS.. The
Great Northern Railway, tried in. the
district court at Alexandria, the jury
gave the plaintiff $500 damages. es;f1e
sued for $4,000. ~ l.
The Great Northern freight depot at
GAINESVILLE burned recently. The fire
caught from boxes Of freight set too
near the stove. The loss win not ex-
coed $1,000. :@s
o. M. Hall Of Red Wing is now re-
ceiver Of Seymour, Sabin s. Co. Of
Saltwater, having been appointed by
! Judge Williston. This means speedy
settlement Of the corporations affairs.
The case of Prof. r. G. Turner VS..
Henry Mueller for assault and bat
terry at Brownsville, March 4, 1896.
was heard before H. Wheaton and
terminated in favor Of the defendant.
A wholesale attempt at Jail delivery
at Saltwater was frustrated by Sheriff
Smith, who discovered that the pris-
oners in the county Jail had secured
knife, made saw of it, and almost
separated several bars.
State Senator w. G. Masterman pur-
chased the Saltwater Gazette bindery
and job department and formed CO.
partnership with w. e. Easton in the
publication of the Gazette, daily and
weekly.
Sheriff Smith arrived at saltwater
from West Superior with Charles Pc
terson, who robbed his father-in-law,
Ferdinand Kohle, at Cottage Grove
two weeks ago. He is held in $1,000
bail.
A Republican club has been organ
lied at Verndale, with the following
officers: President, s. L. Frazier; vice
president, w. N. Morell; secretary, H.
NJ. Henderson; treasurer, A. D. Full
ton The club voted unanimously for
William Mckinley for president.
Christ Hanson, well digger of Fair
fax, was killed by gas in a we'll 100
feet deep. While working ut the bot
tom of the well he was overcome with
gas and called to be taken up, but
died before he reached the surface.
Hanson was "a years Of age. y
George Brooks, aged 26 years,
brought to Albert Lea from Beaver
Dam on a charge Of stealing $500 from
farmer Of Freedom county, was ex-
amined and held to the grand jury.
In default Of $500 bonds he was COM
mitted to jail.
DR.. Helm, a well known physician
of Argyle, formerly Of Minneapolis,
narrowly escaped death yesterday by
taking a teaspoonful Of fluid extract.
Of aconite. A dose is from one-half to.
two drops. Prompt emetics were apl