The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-10-29
MINNESOTA NEWS,
interesting Happenings In the North
Star State.

Star State.
Bishop Whipple of Minnesota was
married recently in New York.
st. Paul wheelmen have started a
movement for good roads.
The state Christian Endeayor eou-
vention was held in Minneapolis.
James West jumped from a Great
Northern passenger train at Anoka sta
ton and sustained sever injuries to
his head and face.
The handsome new bank building at
Ba%rnesville is receiving the finishing
touches, and will be opened in a few
days for general banking business.
John G. Lindahl committed suicide
about three miles northeast of Hart
land, by shooting himself in the left
breast Unrequited love was the
cause.
The Synod of the Welsh Evangelistic
and the two Dakotas was held at Man
kato recently. The attendance was
large. The new Welsh church was
dedicated-
While Mrs. o. J. Baker and her sew
en-year-old son, Jay, were starting for
home from Magnolia Jay was run over
by a special freight train and instantly
killed. The body was horribly man
gled.
The house of Henry Louhman two
miles northeast of Lewiston, was de-
stroyed by fire, supposed to be from a
defective chimney. Part of the house
hold goods were saved. The loss is
about $1,000; insurance, 5000.
A switchman in the yard at ELS
worth. by the name of While, lost his
left leg recently while trying to step on
the front board of the engine. DR.. Nc
Nulty amputated it above the knee, as
sisted by DR.. Spaulding of Luverne.
George A. Smith, who lost a leg in
an accident ON the Duluth & Iron Range
road a few months ago, and who sued
for $4,000 damages, received a verdict
for $4,000 from a jury in the United
States court at Duluth.
Frau Elizabeth Grelich, who OBJ
tanned much notoriety in Minneapolis,
abs been stopping at a hotel in New
Clm. She showed her insanity by at
tempting to commit suicide. She was
sent to st. Paul, the county board pay
ing her fare, as she. had no money.
Peter Paul made a balloon ascension
at Wabasha. In descending the para
chute caught on a high tree, throwing
him out, breaking n arm, spraining
another and breaking some ribs. This
was the 2OOth ascension he had made
and he claims he will never make
other.
The public schools of Jackson have
been reopened, after having been
closed for n week On account of
diphtheria. Two deaths from the ds-
ease and about half a dozen cases
were reported, but now all fear Of it's
spread has been aliayed. In fact, all
cases reported sick are now we'll.
Rev. L. G. Frost, pastor of the Con-
gregatiOnaI church at GAINESVILLE, has
been suffering for the past few days
from Impairment Of memory. He was
unable to attend to- his ministerial du-
ties on last Sabbath, and could not
even be made to- realize that it was
Sunday.
The Minneapolis Brewing company's
warehouse at East St. Cloud was prac-
ticadlly ruined by fire. The value Of
the stock of beer lost is estimated at
$500. The building cost in the neigh
borhood of 81, ZOO. Insurance unknown.
The fire originated from a defective
chimney.
Operations at the cane syrup manu-
factory at Morriston finished for the
season. S. H. Kenney, who conducted
the mandatory, states that he has
ground TAT tons of cane at a cost of
about $4,000, and has made 10000 gal
Ions of syrup. This syrup holds a
great deal of sugar.
The board of health of Rochester is
taking prompt and timely action to
prevent diphtheria from obtaining a
foothold there. Three cases have
been reported within the past three
weeks, one of which, the daughter of
Charles; Wright of Lower Town, re
suited fatally. The other cases are
eonvalescing rapidly, and quarantine
will be raised this week on these.
Leo 2. Brick, an employe at Prizes &
brewery at st. Cloud, was
killed. He had started with a load of
beer for Richmond. His team became
at an engine, and the wagon
was upset, burying Brick under the
load. He WAS wrapped up in his blan-
ket and heavy fur overcoat when the
accident occurred, and is supposed to
have been smothered to death.
Last spring Alexandria voted mo Ii
and now it is claimed that in
stead of seven saloons paying the vii
lage $500, there are five paying Moth
ing 4 few days ago Matt P. Meyers
was arrested for selling liquor without
He waived examination and
appears before the grand jury, which
does not meet until after the next
election. This arrest is the first
made by the good order people.
Nils Nffson's new injunction suit
against the City of Duluth, to restrain
the city clerk from putting the PROPOSE
ton to buy the water plant before the
people on Nov. 8 was decided yester-
day by Judge MOer, after a two-days'
argument. While he said he believed
it was bad policy to have the election
at this time, he thought the court had
no right to enjoin an election, and he.
dismissed the suit.
The German Evangelical church at
Hokah, with its $500 improvements,
was dedicated recently. The exercises
were conducted by the pastor, Rev.
Mr.. Koch Of Brownsville, assisted by
Rev. G. Meyer of Minneapolis, Rev.
Voooc1an mo Of Nor Albion Tovro ond