The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-04-08
InterestinE happenings in the NORTH
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has been doing business at Faribault
for fifteen years, is dead of heart fail
ure. e.
Patrick Britton, 81 years old, was
buried at Caledonia. He was pioneer
resident Of the county and leaves q
large family.
The farmers around Stephen are now
busy getting ready for spring work. AL
though from present appearances very
little seeding will be done before April
Is or 20.
The grand jury has found an indict-
ment against DR.. Otis ]. Brown of Red
Wing, charging him with committing
abortion. He was released on bail and
the trial will OCCUR later.
A meeting was held md it was de-
oided to- build Mariners Flour Ex-
change mill at Montgomery. 1t will be
a 100 barrel mill and the stock will be,
held principally by farmers.
= J. I4uthen, widower, committed sui
eide at Hutchinson by hanging himself.
His wife died about 4 year ago. He
leaves a family of seven children, only
two Of them old enough to do much
work, and they are girls.
The Graceville board Of trade met
and elected the following officers for
the current year: J. A. McRae, presi- .
dent; E. G. Baird, vice president; h. NJ.
Bergen, treasurer, and Jack Brynild-
sen, secretary. %
John 3. Carpenter, a Great Northern
brakeman, was badly injured by being
crushed between two freight cars in
the yards at ST. Cloud. Though in a.
critical condition, the doctors have
hopes of his recovery.
A business mems base ball associa-
ton has been formed at Montgomery.
A county league will be formed and a
schedule of games prepared. The
grounds will be fenced and a grand
stand erected.
A. w. Stowell was arrested at Park
Rapids for the theft Of a team from
| G. r. Bean. Parties who know him
say they saw him with the team in his
possession. His preliminary trial is
DOW in progress at Badoura.
The five-year-old daughter Of Prank
| Smith of st. Charles was drowned re-
Gently. She was playing and fell into
a deep pool caused by the melting
snow, drowning before help reached
her. o.. r..
M. J. Nugent, who was before Judge
Searle at st. Cloud on contempt pro-
ceedings, showed that he had been
sick, and was therefore allowed to pay
the costs, amounting to $500, and es-
cape the fine.
n. D. Brown has been appointed re-
ceiver of the Northern Creamery Sup
ply company of Albert Lea. f. W.
:Woodring, who was president of the
company, land w. T.. Woodring, the
former secretary, are now located at
Waverly, Iowa. \
Rennie Hickerson, lad Of eighteen,
who has just been appointed night OPP
orator at the depot at Rush City, had
his. right foot crushed under the wheels
of moving train. While attempting
to board the train he slipped and fell
partly under the train.
At a special election at Winnebaso
1900 bonds for q new high school
building carried by vote of 357 to 81
The new building will be erected in
time for the next school year. The
work will begin at the earliest posi-
BILE date. u
| The Norwegian Lutheran church at
Kenyon has divided and now has two
distinct congregations. The reform d.
visions holds it's members in strict ODE
dience, while the other division is not
ASANA
build church this summer.
Charles Trippler of Chengwatana
beat his horse to death with a club be-
cause it refused to travel. He after
ward paid fine of $40 and the cost Of
the trial, which amounted in all to
$66.15. The humane society took charge
Of the prosecution. .
l Matt Higgins Of Saginaw, Mich, who
was engaged by Mitchell & Mcclure to
work as blacksmith at their camp was
struck by train on the Northern Pa
cific railroad at Barker, four miles east
of Carlton on Saturday night and kill
ed. He was dragged from one end OF
the switch to the other and horribly
mangled, his head being thrown Oh
one side Of the track and the trunk on
the other.
C. w. Clinch of Milaca was arrested
recently on a warrant charging him
q with attempted assault. Clinch took a
young girl out riding and attempted to
assault her. In the struggle she was
severely injured, but prevented her as
sailant from accomplishing his pur-
pose Clinch was arrested and bound
over for trial.
A son Of Thomas Markham, nine
years old, was playing on the MilWau-
kee turn table at Charles City, with
several other lads, when, in some way,
he fell between the table and the
frame work. He was killed almost in
stantly, his back being broken. His
mother was hastily summoned, but the
boy was quite dead when she reached
him.
During Sunday night burglars blew
open Foley Bros safe at Cold Springs,
but did not succeed in getting into the
steel cash chest. The safe and office
building were wrecked, the windows
q and doors blown out and the furniture
demolished. Two men We're arrested
on suspicion, having been hanging
around the village for a week with no
visible means of support.
The Lester Park hotel, located five
miles from Duluth, was almost wholly
destroyed by fire. The structure was
valued at 5000 and insured for
{. $4,000. 1t was owned by the Lakeside
Land company. The furniture and
hotel supplies were valued at $1,000.
Insurance on the contents aggregates