The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-10-08
.NESOTA NEWS.
Interesting Happenings In the North
Star State

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Interesting Happenins s II, 4he North
Star State.
The st. Paul school show a large.
increase and the board is confronted
with the problem of insufficient room
Albert Schufsky was accidentally
shot, near st. Paul, while out hunting
with a companion.
The state agricultural society has. a
balance of $16,572. so as a result of the
fair this year.
Victor Bodeen of Mora, Mimi, was
killed in the railroad yards at Sand
stone by being struck by an engine.
The annual meeting Of the Southern
Minnesota Bee Keepers association
was held at Winona. A number Of in
teresting papers We're read.
Rev. w. G. Trower5 of Minneapolis
has accepted a call from the Baptist
church Of Hastings, and entered upon
his pastoral duties.
Fire at Track destroyed the livery
barn occupied by III. R. Searles, with
part Of it's contents. Loss about $4,000,
with small insurance.
Frank Bresland, sentenced at Hast
ings last month to sixty days in Jail
for an assault, was pardoned condi-
tionally by Gov. Clough.
Fire was discovered in an outbuild-
ing near the Brunswick hotel, at Fari-
bault, recently. An alarm was given
and the flames eXtinguished with
small damage.
IT, Arson Hall, an old resident, living
ten miles from Appleton, committed
suicide by hanging. Long continued
ill-health is supposed to have been the
cause.
The firm Of S. Asplund & Son, deal
ers in groceries and provisions at Lake
City. has made an assignment for the
benefit of their creditors. Arson Pierce
was named as the assignee.
John Wortlers large barn, four miles
west of Woodstock, was destroyed by
fire. Children and matches are sup
posed to have been the cause. One of
the children narrowly escaped crema-
ton.
The New York Life Insurance COM
pany secured foreclosure Of the mort
gage ON the Pa1ladin building, a seven
story office building on Superior street,
Duluth. The mortgage was for $142,
900.
Burglars entered the postoffice and
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stamps and small change. They were
discovered by means of burglar alarm
in the store, but fled before any one
reached the place.
Fire at Little Falls partially de-
stroyed house belonging to the Home
Building company and occupied by
Emil Nelson as a dwelling. Part Of
the contents were saved. There was
oil iIoc1 111i11
]. S. Manton will discontinue the
management of the Commercial hotel
AT Crookston, and the place will prob
ably be closed up. Mr.. Manton has
leased the Palace hotel and purchased
He will open at once.
At Winona William Wallace was sen
fenced by Judge Gould to Is months
hard labor in Saltwater for larceny in
the second degree. He, as we'll as his
wife, who was present, broke down
when the sentence was pronounced.
Creditors of the insolvent Manufac,
turers bank, of West Duluth, held a
meeting, at which it was stated that
&c. e.. Peaslee, receiver of the bank
was managing it's affairs eXtravagantly.
"A committee was appointed to draw up
"a petition for the court to remove him.
While experimenting some work on
the City Opera House at Sank Rapids
+ A. O. Schivner fell headlong to the
floor below, distance of Is feet, and
was seriously injured. He is proprie
tor of the Sank Center house and a
member Of tho city council. a.,
S. c. Lobdiii Of Spring Valley was re-
turning from sd outing with his wife,
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Wall. In passing another team, the
vehicles collided and Mr.. LobdilTs
team ran away. The carriage was
overturned and Mr.. Lobdill and his
wife were both seriously injured and
two Of his daughters slightly hurt.
Caroline Schwartz, aged Is, was
drowned in a small lake on the Chip
pewa river. near Evansville, while out
fishing. The body was found next
morning in eight feet Of water The
position of the arms sindicated that she
had made hard struggle, but likely
fell out of the boat and the wet clothes
dragged her down.
Burglars broke into the Chicago &
Northwestern ticket Office at Marshall
and blew up the safe. but there was
nothing in it. They took two grips out
of the baggage room and broke open a
trunk. They then raised the window
screen to DR.. Persons bed room and
took the doctors suit of clothes, $40
in cash and watch and his wife's peck
etbook. .... .4as
At Little Falls Judge Searle, of the
district court, sentenced Erick Eek
man, charged with murder in the first
degree, to imprisonment for life. Eek
man, on Aug. 2 last, shot and instantly
killed Daniel Illof in the town Of Ran
dali There was no apparent reason
for the deed. Eckman was under the
influence Of liquor. The prisoner is
over GO years Of age, and that is one
reason for not inficting the death pen
atty.
The Auditorium building in st. Paul
has passed into the control of the Com
mercial club. The building has a
seating capacity of 5000, and has been
the scene of many notable gatherings,
the last being the Grand Army en-
campment during the first week in
September In taking control Of the
building, the Commercial club assumes
a gigantic task; but ST. Paul is now as