The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-09-24

The Great Northern begins Minneso-.
ia inspection Of wheat at Sandstone
for it's West Superior elevators.
A great Northern brakeman named
Mcknight was killed at Freeport.
Two trains passed over his body.
The Chatfeld schools show a total
enrolment of nearly 300 for the first
week of the new school year.
John Focil, a butcher of Stockton,
was held up by foot pads at Winona,
and relieved of $40.
At a special election at st. Peter the
proposition to levy fve-mill tax to
build a new school house carried, 259
for, 81 against.
Earl Pierce, a young man Of Balaton,
Lyon county, Slot. and killed himself
while hunting. He carelessly drew his
gun from the buggy.
Mrs. Peter Porten Of ST. Paul was
probably fatally burned by a fire at
her home caused by an explosion Of a
lamp
Willie AFRICAN and S. j.. Mcmahon
! were shot in the head by the accident
al discharge of pistol at fire at st.
Paul.
The second annual meeting Of the
!; Minnesota Liquor Dealers association
| was held at Duluth, about $50 dele
gates being present.
At Butterfeld, in drunken brawl,
Theodore A. Thun, a farm hand, cut
the throat Of fellow employe from
ear to ear. Thun was taken to the
county Jail.
across the st. German street bridge at
St. Cloud, a wagon wheel broke
through the planking. ant the big
block went through the structure to
the ground below, sixty feet. The
| damage to the bridge is probably $500.
The home Of John Wanons, four miles
| from Owatonna, was struck by light
| ming and burned. Nine valuable
! horses besides nluc!. other valuable
property were bu.1ed. Loss, SLIGO; no
| insurance.
John Connolly, living on a farm in
Fountain township, near Preston, was
stung by "a bee between the eyes, and
died from the effects in few min
! utes. He was a man weighing 200
pounds and Of very strong constitution.
A boy named John Bailey Of st. Paul
was sentenced to ten days in the
county jail at Hastings by Justice
| Newell upon a charge of petit larceny
preferred by M. r. Woodruff Of EN-
pire. d
| A bad stabbing affair occurred about
eight miles east Of Candy. Thomas
Hanson engaged in quarrel with
Harry Devere and in the fight received
four cuts from the effects of which he
lies in very precarious condition.
] The swine plague is still depopulat-
| ing the herds of Freeborn county, and
there seems to be no evidence Of abate-
ment. The disease is of more yiru-
lent character than when there year
ago, and thousands of dollars worth Of
hogs have died.
| A cow belonging to Matthias Renter
) Of Hastings gave birth to calf on the
bottoms recently having bull dog
! head and hair, but with the teeth and
ears of a calf and split hoofs. The
legs were rather short and out Of
shape. 1t was alive when born but
died during the storm.
Ignatz Ahrentz, farmer, while driv-
ing to Alexandria with a load Of wood,
!. accompanied by his two daughters,
was killed by the front stake break
ing, letting him down between the
horses and wagon, the Eheels passing
over him. He ived'a few hours after
The accident. He leaves a widow and
i five children.
Carl Weick. while hunting near De-
troit, came upon the remains Of an ap-
parently young man, who had doubt
less been murdered and the body
dragged twenty rods from the road
and covered with brush. There was a
bullet hole through the skull The con-
dition Of the body and clothing would
date the crime back eighteen months,
at least. Nothing was found upon the
body or clothing except some matches.
William Fisher, a hardware dealer
! Of Wells, was accidentally shot in the
right arrn while hunting about FIVE
miles from home. The whole charge
!, Of shot lodged in the arm above the
/ elbow, severing a main artery, and he
would have bled to death, but his COM
panion bandaged it with a handker-
chief until he could get him home,
where he afterwards died. The gun
was accidentally discharged while he
was getting out Of a buggy.
Frank Peitz, manager Of the lumber
yard Of the Lampert Lumber company
at lie Sueur, committed suicide by
shooting himself through the heart.
with q revolver. He had been drink.
| ing heavily and was about $500 short
In his accounts with the company. He
| was Last seen alive at his rooms in the
| Taylor-P Parker block, where his en-
! ployers were consulting with him. He.
i was found dead in bed with the revolt
yer lying at hts han.a He was a
!! member Of several lodges and "a rried