The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-10-15
M. i NESOIA NEWS.
Inter ting happenings In the Kortl
Star State.

Star State. ii
NVinona is to have a new gas plant
to cost about SAC. 900.
George Bixby has been appointet
chief chi clerk at the Saltwater prison.
4 Frank Wilson was sentenced at wi i
mona 't'[lsas to two years in state prison FOL
assault in the second degree.
Jacob Drummer Of Plum City was &C
cidentally shot and killed by his broth
er While shooting at a target.
a. Otterson fell from a wagon a
Red Wing and broke his neck. He diet
in five minutes. RI I. .i
8 The official ballot Of Minnesota vii
contain C: tain the names of forty-fve candi
dates, their fees amounting to So, $50.
st. Louis county has sued the bonds
men Of the dafunct Manufacturers
bank for an $1,000 deposit. Bonds
men are good and the deposit secured
J. 2. Cochran Of Smith Lake, neal
Cokato. was shot in the leg by the &C
cldental discharge IF shot gun in thu
hands Of his son. BIT
The annual session Of the Minnesot,
state conference Of charities and cor
irections will be held at Red Wini
Nov. II 1S and 10.
The Interstate elevator Of Franklin
burned to the ground. The cause O
the fire is unknown There was abou
1000 or 5000 bushels of wheat in th,
elevator.
Larry Wicezerek, aged twelve, while
attempting to steal a ride on a Milwau
kee freight train, was run over at Wi
mona. His left leg and arm were BADLY
crushed and he will die.
Two unknown men entered the Banl
Of Sherburn, killed Assistant Cashier
Thorburn and O. J. Oestern, secured
from $1,000 to $4,000, and escaped OF
bicycles.
The Northern Pacific shops at Brain
erd, employing about 700 men, recent
~ closed down. Hereafter they viii
work eight hours per day and five
days per, week.
e. Michaels, employed by Hesle
Bros. Of Anoka, was terribly injured
by being caught in threshing ma
chine cylinder. He may lose one
hand. - : !
A stranger recently hired livery
team and carriage from w. III. Coons
OF Dawson for a couple of hours and
mas not returned with them. It is
feared that the rig has been stolen.
The Northwestern railway ticket of
flee at Sleepy Eye was broken int
While the agent was at dinner. En-
trance was effected by smashing in
window. Two dollars in change il
the cash drawer was all the burglar.
secured.
Henry Clementson, twelve-year-ol6
boy living in the southwestern part OF
Rochester, was accidentally shot by
the too promiscuous handling of rifle
among a crowd Of boys. The bullet
grazed the seventh rib and lodged il
the abdominal cavity. The boy may re
cover. g -4~., e
At Sleepy Eye highwaymen robbed
George Brown, a farmer of a gold
watch. They also broke into the rail
road depot and robbed the money
drawer of all the cash. The town is
infested with a gang of thieves who
are said to be ,perating along the
line.
On the 31st of October will occur the
twentieth anniversary of the estab
lishment Of Gustavus Adolphus col
lege in st. Peter, and it has been de-
cided by the faculty of the institution
to commemorate the event by aDpro
pirate celebration. The festivities will
begin Friday evening, Oct. 80.
The Chicago Great Western passen
ger train going north on the Austin
branch jumped the track three mile,
north Of Austin. Three were Slightly
injured: Conductor John, bruised or
the forehead; Charles Kerchow ofrAus
tin, foot and side bruised, and Charles
Prodahl of Waltham, hand hurt. One
hundred yards of track were torn up.
Paul Froelich, a lad of fourteen, was
accidentally shot in the head by
companion, John Buler, near the st
Croix boom at Saltwater. They were
hunting il the woods, when a 22-cali
Der rifle was accidentally discharged
the bullet striking Froelich over the
left eye. He is at the city hospital ir.
a critical condition.
Duluth, all for common offenses
S Sam Cody, for forgery, was sent te
saltwater for two years and si9
months. John Salts, for carnal know.
ledge Of a girl under sixteen, five
y 1913 = OA1AA AoAA11IAA, NAlu1O d$1dluSL Lit
ture, fifteen years; Thomas McI4augh.
lin, assault, three years; August Hip.
pakka, assault, two years; others were
sent to the reformatory.
The assignees Of the insolvent State
Bank Of Duluth has sued M. o. Hall
the former president, for $15, 900
Some time ago, before the assignment,
Hall had his stockholders consent tc
the cancellation Of his note Of that
amount, he to cancel $4,000 Of his
stock in consideration thereof. It is
claimed that he had no right to dc
this, and that the note has never beer
paid.
Anderson & Co., the granite men,
who own the granite block at st.
Cloud which crashed through the Ger.
main street bridge, some weeks ago,
last night served notice on the city
council that they would claim dana ges
against the city for injury to the block
of 1896. The claim was promptly re.
jected, and it is probable that a suit
will follow.
The body of Herman Roberts,
young man eighteen years of age and
a resident Of Maiden RI ok, was found
lying beside the railroad track, hall