The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-13
5MINNESO q NEWS.

MINI IN Els 8 Q q I 4 NEWS.
fnterestins Happeninss IN the Worth
Star State. 81
Farmers have been sowing wheat IN
different parts of Martin county
There is much sickness at Spiser
and Dr.. Gibson, Of Atwater, reports
two cases OF diphtheria. ssssz.
Frank Kostal, while walking on the
Omaha track near st. Paul was struck
by an engine and killed.
Maurice Bergen, prominent young
man of Houston county, was found
dead In his bed at Houston. Heart
failure is the supposed cause. NJ
At the Duluth municipal election
Henry Tnelson, Democrat, WAS elected
mayor. The aldermen are all Repub-
licans. II " e 5s5f s5
81. G. Delloff, hardware merchant at
Good Thunder, assigned to William
| Wrucke. Assets and liabilities are
each $1,000. #sg rs 5. 2.5 +.
Two runaway boys from the state
training school at Red Wing were de-
tected at Hastings and sent back on
the afternoon train.
The Sims hotel barn at Brownsville
was burned. Loss about 5000, par
tally covered by insurance. Origin OF
the fire unknown. @
O. 3. WILDER, the victim Of a brutal
assault at Fairmont, died Of injuries.
WILDER was an old citizen and greatly.
respected. Kraft is in Jail charged
with the murder. Isl s=f
B. L. Summer of Park Rapids made
an assignment for the benefit of his
creditors. He dealt in furniture, and
his assignment was the result Of the
hard times Of the past two years.
John McDougall, prominent farmer
living near Delhi, was Killed in a run
away accident at Redwood Falls. He
was fifty-fye years old and leaves a
wife and several children. i.
]. G. York Of Elysian is dead. He
was eighty-six years old, was one Of
the original owners of the st. Peter
townsite and built the first house in
St Peter. He was we'll known in Min
nesota valley in the fifties.
The Seventh congressional district
will hold an immigration convention
in Fergus Falls Feb. 26 and 81. The
programme for the convention is not
yet arranged, but every effort will be
made to make it a big success.
At Stewartsville man by the name
Of Henderson had four fingers cut off
| by buzz saw while saving wood.
A son Of Lee Duncanson, a farmer liv-
| ing near Stewartsyille had a leg
broken by falling under horse.
At Lakeville the building occupied
by George Messing took fire and the
inside was completely Quilted before
! the fire could be gotten under control.
Messing's loss is about $500; insur
ance, 5000.
Ernest Browne, a colored boy, IL
years old, an inmate of the Red Wing
training school, was found dead in
bed. He came from Minneapolis.
Heart disease was the cause of his
| death. y.
The Red Wing and Trenton Transit
| Company has elected the following Of
ficers: President, p Nelson; vice
president, e. H. Blodgett; treasurer,
w. II. Putnam; secretary, T. c..
| Smith.
John McDougall, aged about so, and
a prosperous farmer living six miles
west Of Redwood Falls fell from his
wagon and struck on his head, caus-
ing conclusion of the brain. He lived
but a short time. He leaves a widow
and several children. -s
At a recent meeting of the board of
prison managers the warden was au-
thorized to purchase new Irvine ma
chinery, which Will increase the out
put of the factory to $1,000 pounds
per day. The board also granted three
paroles and transacted other business.
The farmers assembled at Dodge
Center to further consider the matter
Of a farmers elevator a committee
was appointed to see how many shares
Of stock could be secured and report
in two weeks. If sufficient money can
be raised the elevator will be built.
Willis McLaren Of Crookston, 16
years Of age, while stealing a ride to
South Crookston, fell under the
wheels on attempting to get off. For
ty cars passed over his legs. severing
them both. Hopes are entertained
Of his recovery.
The old foundry and machine shop
of j. G. Brundin at Albert Lea was
Quilted by fire, and it had to be flooded
before the flames were put out. The
foundry had not been operated for
some time, and the origin Of the fire
is a mystery. The loss was heavy,
but the insurance light.
At Wabasha Charles Jacobs of. Gill.
ford was bound over to the grand Jury
on the charge Of having tabled Frank
Haradon at Lake City New Years
| night. At the close Of the case Hara-
don, the complaining witness was ar
rested, charged with an uncomfortable
crime.
Before Judge Searle at St. Cloud r.
r. Weber Of Perham was removed as
assignee Of the insolvent estate of J.
L. Krouschinabel Of Frazee, Becker
county. The removal was on statutory
grounds, being caused by petition
signed by heavy st. Paul creditors. No
successor has been appointed as yet.
The farmers institute, which was
held at Buffalo was largely attended