The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-02-18
! MIN | N ESQ 7 A NEWS.
Interesting happenings In the North
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will be held at Park Rapids Feb. 26,
to issue citizens papers.
,,5 The eleventh annual show of the Min
nesota Poultry association was held at
st. Paul. S#
The village Of Nelson has decided to
a1ncorp as a city by a majority vote
OF 70 in a total OF 1872. I'd
August Mueller, of Rochester, slip
ped and fell on his porch steps a few
days ago and broke a rib.
a new paper may be started at Win
dom, to be printed in the Norwegian
Language. .83s
Mrs. Jane Vroman, Of Rochester, died
on Saturday evening at the home Of
her daughter, Mrs. Robert Elliott, aged
81 years. I'M 5 ss5
a small fire at Faribault destroy ed
/ Mrs. 3. %. sNeWcomb's barn and a small
Outbullding belonging to III. M. Matte
son. Loss, $500; fully insured.
. %. Leneryille Of Verndale, aged SO
years, is dead. He had lived in that
county for twenty years and was highly
respected. "a
James S. McCloud, local agent at
West Concord Of the Chicago Great
Western, and Miss Alice Collins have
been married 5sH Y
=. M. Gardner, formerly Of the Win
dom Brick and Tile Company, will
open a brick yard at Bingham Lake,
six miles north Of Window
An east-bound train struck and killed
two horses for Mr.. HARRY at the cross
ing at Perham. Mr.. Harty's leg was
broken. I'LL
James r. Bell, furniture dealer and
und ertakers of Hastings, is dead, aged
81 years. He leaves wife and two
| daughters.
Joseph Belanger, head Of the dry
| goods and millinery firm Of Belanger
& Brother Of Red Wing, is dead Of
heart disease.
| Citizens Of Saltwater in mass meet
ing condemn the bill in the legislature
! providing that all executions in the
state take place at the state prison.
H. N. Marso, recently from Dakota,
was brought from the northern part
of the county with both feet so badly
frozen that amputation Of both was
necessary.
Jacob Stubler's liquor house and
! Frech 4 Bassett's furniture store at
Duluth We're entered by burglars. In
the former place $12 was obtained.
The latter yielded nothing.
Charles Swanson, q farmer living
four miles southeast Of Milaca, was out
in the woods chopping, in company
with another man, when the falling
tree struck and instantly killed him.
1 He is a single man. HI #5 #
1 The new Christian church, which has
<,e s,A
A Rochester during the winter, is now re-
ceiying it's final strokes before COM
1 pletion. It will be dedicated on the
4 18th Of this month. s s
4 Arne Nelson, blacksmith Of Trosky,
and treasurer Of Elmer township, COM
mitted suicide by hanging himself The
accounts with the township when he
was checked up.
A conference Of committees repre-
senting the Congregational, Baptist,
Methodist, Presbyterian and Unitarian
churches was held at st. Cloud and
propositions in regard to the consolida-
i ton Of these separate circles We're dis
q cussed.
The Duluth Paper company filed a
deed Of voluntary assignment to Hans
i christensen at Duluth. The assets are
stated to be $43,5oO, and the liabilities
about $4,000. The company did a
wholesale and retail book and paper
business.
g. ID. Stade of Brainerd committed
suicide by shooting himself in the
mouth. Stade is about So years Of
age, with a large family, all grown.
He had been boarding during the win
ter with j. w. Sanderson, who rented
4 his farm. Js s Il 5s
ID. M. Storer & Son, grocers, who
have been in business at Shakopee 33
Il years, assigned to DR.. III. o. Smith on
Il account of bad and slow accounts As
sets, $1,000; liabilities, $4,000 Chan
ming Seabury Of st. Paul is the principal
n cred tor. b. s
Sheriff La Vote left Sank Rapids with
a warrant for Victor File, who was
caught at Brainerd with team stolen
from Thomas Storaweki of Alberta.
u File will have to lay in st. Cloud Jail
until the next term Of district court,
which does not set until next January.
About ten days ago Charles Helm
bockle, Va butcher Of Norwood, went to
Minneapolis to sell some goods. Not
returning when expected, a search was
commenced, which develops the fact
that he has eloped with former hired
. girl, leaving a wife and seven children
II besides numerous creditors.
a horse belonging to Burt Clason,
q who lives seven miles north Of ROches-
ter, was let out for the first time in
u several days. He was let loose into
frolic he jumped into the air and light
0dN Of CHI 1iS,I,s +o1s