The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-01-07
MINNESOTA NEWS.
Interesting Happenings In the Norths
Star State.

The Minnesota Naval Veterans as,
ISOLATION held it's annual meetiis. at
st. Paul.
The Minnesota National Guard as
ISOLATION held it's eighteenth annual
meeting at st. Paul. 49,,
The proposed ice palace and winter
carnival at st. Paul has been aban-
doned on account Of warm weather
Ed Swanson was killed at Red Wing
by the runaway Of a fractions colt
which he was trying to break.
Fire in the warehouse in the rear
of *. G. Ramberg's store at Rush City
did about $1,000 damage; partially in
sured.
The White Bear saloon building at
Fergus Falls, owned by Henry Proehls
of Ellington, and occupied by John S.
Olson, was burned. Loss, $780,
Mrs. Elliot H. Prince Of Saltwater
gave birth to triplets. Two of them
died an hour after their BIRTH The
trio were boys. 60.
Eric Strandberg Of Lake Lillian was
found hanging in barn. The cause
OF the suicide is supposed to be inan-
cial troubles. He was a widower with
| one child.
| An effort will be made to secure an
appropriation by congress for United
| States postofice building at Faribault
| The postoftice now in use is very dark
and inconvenient "a
| Samuel Jackson of Waseca, son Of
the late County Treasurer Jackson,
| died at his home after lingering i'll
ness. He was forty years of age, and
during the past three years has been
almost helpless.
William Sharp was arraigned before.
Justice Newell at Hastings on charge
| OF stealing 4 horse and cutter from
! Thomas Lehy Of Eagan, and was held
| to the grand jury. He was commit
ted to Jail in default of $500 ball.
Ralph Patterson, an eleven-year-old
! boy, was drowned at Duluth while
| skating. He broke through the ice in
| twenty-five feet of water near the In
| man tug dock, and sunk before help.
| could reach him. =
The Duluth city council refused to-
indorsc the plan for the reorganiza-
ton Of the Security bank, and instruct
| ed the city attorney to proceed at once
against the bondsmen Of the bank to-
collect city money which was OH de-
posit there.
The Northwestern Telephone ex-
| change and the Western Union Tele-
graph company have entered into an
| agreement whereby both use the same
set Of poles for their wires in Fart
bault, and they now have a gang of
men putting up new poles on Main
street, and removing the old ones.
Word has been received at New
Paynesville Of the very sudden and
peculiar death of r. A. Richmond,
druggist, at Belgrade. He tainted
about o'clock Saturday and died at
3 Sunday. He regained consciousness,
but was partially paralyzed and de-
lirious. .....-
Warden Wolfer of Stillwa ter denies.
the report now being circulated that
bloodhounds have been purchased for
use at the state prison. He said that
the purchase Of bloodhounds had not
even been thought of by the board Of
managers inasmuch as there is no use.
for them at the prison, more than six
years having elapsed since an escape
from the institution occurred. s.
Anton Lacey and Bert Woods, two
youthful members of respectable West
Duluth families, were arrested, charged
| with robbery. Mr.. Stai and Ole r.
Ness, proprietors Of the skating rink,
were held up and robbed Of the even
ings receipts, $14, by two men at the
point Of pistols, and they accuse the
boys, who were arrested of having
committed the robbery.
A party of men, equipped with the
necessary implements, is being organ
lied at Duluth to develop a vein Of soft
coal in the northern part of Mime
sofa. The gentlemen interested de-
cline to talk, but it is learned they
have great expectations of developing
an important mine. The coal resen-
bles the best Illinois variety, and is
suitable to make coke of. 4 "a Z
While driving home from SAnbo,n, a
team belonging to Joseph /Segoa Of
Willow Lake, became frightened and
ran away, throwing Mr. Sego1a from
the sleigh. He was picked up and
taken back to town unconscious, when
it was found that is/scalp was cut
open about six inch4s. The wound
was dressed, and Tie old gentleman
is now considered cat Of danger.
| At a special meeting of the Duluth
school board recently State Labor
Commissioner l.. G. Powers was pres
ent, and disclosed with the board the
turant problem The board has deter
mined to eradicate the practice Of tru-
ancy, and Ilr Powers will work with
them to that end. The state law Of
compulsory education will be strictly:
enforced #
Benjahin Brown and Steve Maresch
were bbund over in the municipal court
at Whona on the charge Of highway,
robbery. This is the robbery in which
the hesperadoes shot by mistake one
of heir own men, Edward Cook, who
is now at the hospital. Brown con-
fessed to the court that the robbery
vas deliberately planned. Dell Law
fence, one of the alleged robbers, is
ystill free.
Annie M. Smith, the colored woman|
who served nearly four years of a TWEEN
ty-fye-year sentence in Saltwater for
killing man at Bass lake, and was
released by virtue Of pardon granted
by the governor, was married at the
home Of Rev. J. n. Albert before she
left Saltwater to Charles f. Henniga
whose housekeeper she was prior I'd
the tragedy. One Of the conditionssof
/ her pardon was that she marry Herr
nige upon her release. s
One Of the most destructive fireI
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