The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-17
M ES E,WS.
lSnteresttnE Happenings insthe North
Stnr State. III

& snterestfnE happenings instl,e North i
Star state. 8 XII
John s. Pinney has resigned as secre4
8taryS OF the st. Paul Commercial club.
The postofice at Altoona, I'ipestone
county, has been discontinu
The Minnesota branch OF the Nation
al League Of Fourtll-C less Postmas-
tiers completes its orga IMITATION.
The poultry show may be held in
connection with the horse and dog
show in Minneap polls.
The fourth class postmasters OF Free
born county have formed an organiza-
zion to promote their own interests.
A farmer named Tller, residing in
5WanamTngo, was killed by a loaded
wagon passing over him.
Gov. Clough has revoked his procla-s
maj ton calling special election for
sheriff of Anoka county. rs
John Adler. who killed Bernard Ncl-
les atSSt. Paul has been committed TO
rhe insane asylum at st. Peter.
Edwin 2. Winter, president Of the
Northern Pacific Railroad company, is \
given a banquet by prominent citizens
of st. Paul 5.S5. ss5
Harvey Randall was bound over to
the grand jury at Caledonia by Judge
Dorival for assault with intent to kill
q young lady, Lily G ottenbein Nov. IL. \
The miscellaneous cash earnings Of
the Saltwater prison for the last
month amounted to $50, 1862, the larg-
est in the history of the prison.
The state investment board decides
to retire $15O, coy, of the bonds Of 1891.
State Superintendent will
recommend increased appropria atoms.
for the public schools. a ,s
John Dyyig, a farmer living south
east of Window, died from injuries to
his spinal column received from being
thrown from his sleigh recently by
runaway horse 3.5|
A farmer at Beroun, a small place
SIX miles north of Pine City, had
team Of horses killed yesterday while
attempting to cross the track before
freight train .
The Rochester water works are to be
sold on mortgage foreclosure being
made in the United States circuit
court. Burt w. Gator Of Rochester has
been appointed special master in chan
Gerry to sell the same.
The Northwestern Telephone compa-
{ ny has nearly completed it's line to
Rochester from Winona The Roches-
ter city council, at a special meeting
recently granted the company right Of
way through the city.
Mrs. Charles Austin of Alden has re-
ceived news of the sudden death of her
father, John Wetzel, an old soldier and
Il ROC S,f 1,1o h11f
has lived in the East for the past three
years.
Lars Grundeen, an old settler of the
heart failure, while at the supper table
at his neighbours house, where he had
been engaged during the day killing
and dressing hogs.
! The south bound local on the st. Paul
& Duluth killed team Of horses at
| Mission Greek near Hinckley and mar
! rowly escaped killing the driver, who
4 had driven onto the crossing in front
| of the approa ching train.
rs The team Of Will Nimmons of Elgin,
while returning home, ran away at a
crossing north Of town and was caught
on railroad bridge by a train. One
horse was killed and Nimmons was
quite seriously injured.
r. A. Rordin and G. D. Toff1er,
woull-be doctors, We're arrested at
kenyon by Deputy Sheriff Goodfellow
on the complaint of DR.. j. A. Gates,
for practicing medicine without Ii
ccnsc.
| Great Northern surveyors, who are
engaged on the survey Of a line from
FcsstoT, to connect Duluth and Winni-
peg It. Deer River are now campe1
half a mile northeast Of Deer River.
and are working toward the northern
end Of Bass lake. il F$sssa: d gg
Clarence Cook Of Amboy was ar
i raigned at Mankato on an Indictment
!. charging him with murder in the first
degree in shooting Henry G. Bornt
last June. He pleaded not guilty. The
Crooks trial will follow.
Young Fahay, who has been in the
!, Sibley county jail since July 4, when
he was arrested for being implicated
in the St Johns picnic row. which
caused the death of Louis Basel, was
i indicted for murder in the second de-
gree. and his trial begins at once.
Herman Piepho das arraigned by
Justics Mcmahon at Faribault on
charge Of ASA ult in the first degree for
attempting to cut his Wife's throat last
night. He pleaded guilty and was held
to await the action Of the grand jury
which meets next May.
At Jackson, John Iverson has been
sentenced by Judge Brown to five
Years and four months imprisonment
for forgery. He is young man who
has done a .dourishing business in forg-
ing orders, grain checks and notes, in
the vicinity Of Jackson and around
Eulda, MINI.
Sam Unseth, a young farmer living
Lear Fertile, went to the woods under
the pretense of hunting squirrels, and
committed suicide by shooting himself
through the head with his rife. I'm
seth was sober and had no bad habits.
Unreciprocated affection is given as
the cause of his act. Il
q The loca ton OF the normal school at
Duluth will be brought up at the COM
Ing session of the legislature again.