The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-16

and 500 worth OF clothing was taken.
The injunction in the Anoka-Hast-
ings tight, for the fourth state insane
hospital, has been dissolved.
The St Paul creditors of P. II. Kelly
have agreed to settlement for 60 per
cent.
Ernest Lineburg, five-year-old boy,
fell from bluff at st. Paul and was
killed. ~
The epidemic of measles at Little
Falls is of malignant form, and has
resulted fatally in many cases.
A state teachers institute for Dodge
county was held at Kasson recently,
and was largely attended.
james Purcell, whose skull was frac-
'tured by train at Waterville recently,
died from his injuries.
The Chicago Great Western has pro-
tested as to the payment of portion
of the gross earnings tax in Minnesota.
Public Examiner Kenyon reports the
banks in Minnesota as having $S,O72,-
60 in cash.
The thirty eighth annual convention
of the state Sunday schools was held
= at NOrthield. Five hundred delegates
were in attendance.
A serious shooting ARRAY occurred
near Lamberton between some small
boys, two of their number being seri-
'ously injured.
The Eastern Lumber company of
'Tonawanda bought 100000 feet Of
lumber from the Knox Lumber COM
spany.
Nicholas l.. Ladner, general store
keeper Of Richmond, has sold out to
j. ]. Ahmann the wheat buyer, who
was his partner a few years ago.
The office of United States Commits
sSioner John 0. Hanchett, at Red Lake
Falls was entered by burglars. A
typewriter valued at 500 was stolen.
Quite an excitement was caused at
lie Sueur Center by the finding of two
human skeletons in a box in a base
ment. There is no available infOrma-
7tion regarding the bones. s r.
At Staples, Lindsay Slater, a lumber
jack, stole an soyercoat belonging to
sOtto Wiel. He escaped but was caught
at Wadena, brough back and bound
over to the grand jury at Long Prairie.
The report submitted to the board of
prison managers at saltwater shows
miscellaneous receipts for last month
,of $4,SO4.26, two-thirds of it for con-
<vict labor. The board granted seven
paroles. 49,.
Chas Huynerl1och and Adolph Froe-
lich, living nine miles west of Red
wood Falls, met with painful acct
dent by premature discharge Of pow
der. Froelich lost his left eye, while
rn,r-r le1
his face and left hand. -., ..-
Chas. Huynerkoch and Adolph Froe-
Falls, met by a painful accidentshrdlu
Fails, met with a painful accident by
"A premature discharge of powder.
Froelich lost his left eye, while Huy-
nerkoch, had the flesh torn from his
face and left hand 49,
Roy Pierce, eleven years old. son of
III. r. Pierce of st. Paul, who has. for
a number of years. been living with G.
10. Huntley Of Spring Valley, disap-
peared, and no trace Of him can be
found. Fears are entertained of his
having been kidnapped. s1
Brakeman L. e. Walker. on the
Great Northern railway, while getting
off an engine at Alexandria recently,
fell and struck the back of his head on
81 rail, breaking in part of his skull. It
is thought he is seriously hurt. He
was taken to his home at Melrose.
patient at the Tourtelotte hospital.
at Mankato, named Oppert, lately from
Henderson, and seventy-eight years Of
age, attempted to commit suicide by
driving atpair of rusty scissors into his
stomach with Ratchet. He will prob
ably not recover
"A strange disease is prevalent among
horses at Long Prairie The animals
suddenly become feverish, dumpish, re-
fuse to eat and almost Immediately
one or more limbs become swollen,
painful and useless. Several valuable
animals are afflicted, and there lis con-
siderable anxiety among owners.
Martin X. Johnson was arrested at
Brainerd on the charge of passing q
forged check Of $62 at Parson & Swan
sons saloon. When taken into custo-s
dy johnson had two other checks in his
possession, purported to have been
signed by Nelson & Tenny. The pris-
oner is just out of the st. Cloud reform
.atOry.
The body Of the ten-year-old adopted
son of Charles Schaffern Of Johnson
vilel township, Redwood county, was
iIOuuu HILL nile east OF the residence
Last Tuesday afternoon, during a biz,
;zard. the boy left the barn to 60 to the
house. Pulling knit cap over his
eyes, he lost his way, wandered off and
froze to death. Schaffern took the how
from the state school at Owatonna
eighteen months ago.
The Duluth health department has
completed statistics Of typhoid fever in
Duluth for the year ending March 81.
as follows: Total cases for the year.
1920. of which the largest number
were in December; Deaths. 153. Of
which the largest number 81, were in
January. In 1895 there were COL cnses.
"A deaths. In 1894 there 500 cases, 81
death In 1898 there were 36T cases.
S6 deaths. In 1892 there were 74o
cuses a daatlsa