The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-06-11
ItMINN ESO1,A NEWS.
Interesting happenings In the North
Star State.

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Interesting Happenings. in the North
Star State.
Two boys were drowned in the Clo-
quet river.
(: Neil Keisler's house at Hutchinson
was partly destroyed by fire.
Callahan's saloon at Glenwood was
K broken into and consid erable taken.
Burglars blew open the safe in T. G.
Meader's store in Hespon. About SIC
was secured.
At an election held at Bermidji to
vote on the question Of organizing, the
move was defeated by. nine votes.
f. R. Bryant, a Minneapolis travel
ing man, was almost killed in an en-
counter with footpads at Duluth.
The veterans of the First Minnesota
regiment held a reunion at Winona re-
Gently.
bund held it's fifth annual sangerfest at
Mankato.
A long distance telephone has been
put in at Mantorville and other i'm
provements are in progress.
The Populist congressional conven-
ton at Dodge Center was addressed by
Mrs. Lease. .5..
A congressional convention Of the
Peoples party will be held at Fergus
Falls July Is.
The Park Region district encamp-
ment Of the Grand Army held at Long
Prairie was a complete success.
The Northern Pacific contemplates
giving up the lease of the st. Paul ter
minals. ,.;,.-
Robert II. McCleary of st. Paul beat
the ten-mile Minnesota record at
bicycle road race near Duluth.
Ex-United States Senator o. P.
Stearns died at San Diego, Cal, where
he had gone in search of health.
The new city directory shows that
st. Paul has grown rapidly during the
year.
The Carlton County Racing associa-
ton organized with Capt. J. M. Paine
as president, Ed A. Page secretary,
Asa Paine treasurer.
James Milliman of Stanford, Isanti
county, lost his barn, granary and
sheds by fire. A little boy playing
with fire was the cause. No insurance.
A. Poncen's team ran away at Anoka,
throwing him out. He sustained con-
cussion Of the brain and may not re-
cover.
The board of education Of Bird Island
have engaged as teachers for next year
Prof. E. Butler as principal and Misses
Cushman, Kingsbury, McKabe and
Donahue.
The twelve-year-old son of Peter Mel
son of Golden received load of shot
in his right arm while he and a neigh
boris boy were experimenting with a
shotgun. ..-
Prof. L. II. Galbreath, who for four
years has been instructor in methods
at the Winona normal, has accepted a
like position at the normal at Normal,
ILL.,, near Bloomington. ..sss; ~ sss..ss:
In the United States court at Winona
John Fisher of Winona pleaded guilty
to OBTAINING a letter while in course Of
transmission through the United States
mails. He was fined $3.50, which he
Immediately paid and was discharged.
There is quite a boom in the building
line at Bird Island this season, a num-
Der of business buildings and resi-
dences being under way. The new
business buildings now are Of the bet
ter class, being built of solid brick.
w. II. James, brakeman On the Min
neapolis & st. Louis road, was killed
between Mankato and Red Wing. He
was with his father-in-law in lumber
wagon when the team ran away,
throwing him out and killing him in
stantly.
Work has been begun on the branch
railroad from Waterville to the Lake
Tetonka Park hotel. The contractor
Mr.. Grant Of Faribault has a large
force Of men at work and the road will
be pushed to completion as rapidly as
possible. '@f..
The sheriff arrested four men at
Glenwood, charged with burglary. On
May "a Sellseth's store was broken into
and $50 worth Of shoes and tobacco
taken. The sheriff and three deputies
searched the house where the young
men lived and found the goods.
Mrs. Tina Bryant, wife of Elijah
Bryant of Little Falls, employee of the
Pine Tree Lumber company, has left
for parts unknown, taking with her
the youngest child. 1t is supposed
that she is in Minneapolis. No cause
is known for her sudden fight.