The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-02-04
MIMI SOTA NEWS.
Interesting happenings In the North
u Star State.

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for an appropriation for drainage.
4 Tom Wilkins, one Of the Dassel safe
crackers, broke Jail at Litchfeld.
st. Martins school, at Winona, was
burglarized. Little of value was taken.
No trace Of the thieves.
The state board of corrections and
charities recommends certain reforms
IN it's report to the legislature.
N. v. r. Hunter was appointed re-
ceiver of the Citizens Bank at Red
wood Falls, vice the Northern Trust
company of Minneapolis, insolvent.
Mrs. Eugberg, wife Of Cashier Eug-
berg of the Isanti County Bank, at
Cambridge, is dead. She leaves hus-
band and five children.
Jacob Schwab's house, barn, outbuild-
ings and all their contents burned. Mr..
SchWab lives in the town of Anoka and
carried no insurance.
The John III. Rich Sewer Pipe works.
at Red Wing, employing large num-
Der of men, has closed on account Of
overproduction.
Mail service will be established on
the Mantorville branch Of the Great
Northern railroad, leaving in the morn
ing and arriving in the evening.
Phillip Hoffman was found not guilty
of the charge of murder in the second
degree, as charged by the grand jury
of Benton county.
Peter, Knorr Of Red Wing was
thrown from his sleigh when three
miles from his home and instantly
killed.
Fire broke out in the high school
building at Slayton, having caught
from hot air pipes. It was extinguished
by the fire company. Loss, $4,000.
Manslaughter in the first degree was
the verdict returned at Winona against
Adelbert Lawson, who was indicted
for murder in the first degree.
At one Of the old camps of the Ma
honing Ore company, near Hibbing, the
body of Henry Taylor, a Frenchman,
was found recently, he having hanged
himself.
: Oscar Klanrud of Galesville, Wis,
broke his thigh in attempting to make
high jump on snow shoes at Winona.
One of his shoes caught and tripped
him.
The farm house of Mrs. Knute Smith,
a widow living mile southeast of Mel
son station, in Alexandria, burned. It
caught from the kitchen pipe. 1t was
insured for small sum, and most of
the contents were saved.
While Mantorville has not had any
thing Of boom it has had a very
healthy growth. Improvements for the
season of 1896 amounted to $4,000,
which is a very good showing for this
year.
At saltwater, Peter Roes. a boarder
at the Chicago house, tried to end his
own life by the stryehnine route. He
was found lying in bed unconscious
| and was taken to the city hospital. No
reason is known for the attempt.
w. w. Washburn, in the grocery BUSH
ness at Spring Valley, has assigned to
| H. T. Cummings. Mr.. Washburn is a
member of the city ceuneie aszissas=
been in the grocery business there for
Twenty years. ~ ;sggl IL,
Jask Hoeffler, manager Of the Nam
kato theater, has established theatri-
| cal circuit Of six cities, including Man
| kato, Faribault, Owatonna, Mason
| City, Charles City and DEBORAH. He
| will control all six. The result will be
better shows.
If Mrs. Hannah Behrs lives for an
other year Winona can boast Of having
q centenarian. She celebrated her
ninety ninth birthday on Saturday, and
is still in the enjoyment Of good health,
| although she has to get about OH
| crutches.
One of the oldest settlers of Norwe-
gian Grove, Evon Evonson, has been
buried. He died at the advanced age
of seventy six. He had been a lifelong
member Of the Lutheran church, and
leaves family of grown-up sons and
! daughters.
The store of Daniels & Co., at Sta
pies was broken into. The burglars
took warm cap and a lot Of handker-
chiefs and fell asleep He did not
wake up until Mr.. Daniels had opened
! up in the morning. He was locked up.
| He gave his name as James Donnelly
from Montana.
A travelling salesman for an art book
company was at Little Falls, and made
| an unsuccessful attempt to sell to w.
| McRae. He returned when McRae was
out, and after telling the clerk story,
succeeded in selling the books at So
| each. The fellow was caught as he
was about to leave town, and was let
go after refunding the money.
Miss Christine Sample, milliner Of
| Redwood Falls, has brought an action
IOr $0,UUO IOr tmdllcloNS attachment
against I. G. Alderman and III. e.
Sshmahl. The complaint alleges that
the defendants have attached the same
goods four different times, and for the
purpose Of harrassing and depressing
plaintiff, with a desire to break up her
business.
Word has been received at Alexanil-
ria of the sudden death Of Mrs. Martin
Holt, living on farm north of OsakiS
Report says ythat when her husband
built the fire Friday morning she re-
manned in bed, and when he went to
call her he found her dead. The cor
oner was notified, but could not reach
the place because of the impassibilty
of the road, and his services were not
considered necessary.
Albert Blanz was sentenced from
Stearnes county in 1888 for life, for
murder in the second degree. His
term was committed by Gov Nelson
He was released on parole in June,
1896. He broke his parole by skipping
from the state in October Of that year,