The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-25
MINI ESOTA. ITEMS.
Interesting happenings In the North
Star State,

guilty to an indecent assault
i. ). Heintz, a grocer at Red Wing.
mas assigned. His liabilities and nc,
sets are not yet known.
Medora Morrill, was divorced from
Frank Morrill, at Preston on grounds
OF extreme cruelty.
w. G. Schneider and John Zirbath.
saloonkeepers at Brownton and Stew
ART were found guilty at Glencoe of
liquor selling.
One OF the oldest settlers of Spring
held, Mrs. John Wood, is dead, after
an illness of several weeks. She was
seventy-three years old.
A large number of cattle, the ma
Jority being mich COWS, have died in
Martin county recently. The general
opinion is that the great amount of
smut IN corn is responsible.
A barn, granary, 1000 bushels of
grain and several head of stock. be-
longing to G. Brecount, eight miles
south Of Sank Center, were burned.
No insurance.
Mrs. Eveline Huntington, wife of
Eugene Huntington, a resident of Win
nebago City since 1858, died Saturday
night of paralysis of the heart. She
was born in Vego county, Indiana.
The Austin city lookup, which has
been SO severely criticised by the state
board Of charities, has been repaired,
SO as to do away with the most objec-
tionable features.
The appraisers to adjust the damage
to land made by the Northwestern
Telephone company between Eyota
and Chatfield, have fixed the damages
at $50 to $S5 per acre.
The cOnvocation of the Northwest
ern District Swedish Baptist church.
which opened at Alexandria Nov. IA,
has closed. Excellent meetings have
been held and much interest manifest
ed. Several conversions were reported.
A thriving child-study club has been
formed at Austin, and meets regularly
once a month. 1t already has a mem
bership Of eighty-five adults, and it's.
meetings are developing a great deal
of interest.
Henry Seeman, who is alleged to
have stabbed Anton Lee, is now under
arrest at Rochester, having been cap
tured not far from the spot where the
deed was done. He will be given !,
hearing this week.
Madison has recovered quite we'll
from the fire Of two years ago, which
burned the most Of the town. A. W.
building, SO that the village has made
a change from frame buildings to
brick.
Mrs. Jorgenson died at her home in
| Willmar. She was an old settler, and
one of the most highly-respected Ia
dies of this community. She was act
| i've in all charitable and church work.
She leaves a husband and four chill
| dren.
At Glencoe the jury, in the case Of
| Caincross VS.. the Milwaukee road ip
which the plaintiff sued for 5000 DAM
/ ages sustained in the Pluto fire, Which
he, alleges was set by one of defend
ants locomotives, disagreed, standing
8 to in favor Of the plaintiff.
Rev A. Hauge Of Winona has decid-
ed to accept the call to the passionate
of the Wangs and LELAND Scandinavia
an churches at Holden and Warsaw,
near Red Wing. He sent in his reslg-
nation to his congregation on Sunday,
| te take effect Feb. Is next.
| The contract for a bridge over the
| Zumbro river at Rochester has been
let to the Milwaukee Bridge and Iron
Works for $1O,SOO, to be completed by
June /. This bid was $1,000 lower
than the next, and s., 900 below tile
| highest. Nine bids were entered. ..
Rev. George E. ,;Soper Of Alexandria
has received a call to Plymouth Con-
gregationaI church, st. Paul. It is I'M
/ lof 1,1
torate and leave for his new field OF
| lected.
! ~ circularrsaw in Larson &.,Walt-
| ers' woodward at Brainerd burst.
| throwing pieces Of the saw severaf
hundred feet One piece struck John
Christianson. an employe, in the chest,
severing two ribs and perforating the
lungs. He will probably die. IT,
There is considerable interest taken
| at Austin over the matter of free mail
| delivery. which is to be commenced
! Feb. 1. There will be three mail car
! riers. one for each ward, and three de-
| liveries daily in the business section
| and two in the residence portions.
Nils Holo, an aged and rich bache-
| lor who lives a few miles north OF
! Morris, was, brutally attacked by rob
bers last week. His assailants shot
! him in the shoulder, then Knocked him
dowa and beat him so that he was
unable to give any alarm.
The county auditor of Mower county
has compiled the taxes, and has liked
the levy at 1872 mills, of which half is
for local school expenses, and the rest
for general city, county and state tax.
The valuation Of the city is about
100000.
Mayor Pfau of Mankato has caused
saloonkeepers to close their places at
midnight. The new chief Of police has
opened war on disorderly houses, and
the result within the past few days is
eleven prosecutions and over 500 col
lected in fines. He intends to drive
out this class Of people.
The Winona city council, by a strict
.ly party vote, to 4, sustained the ac-
tion of Mayor Farbell, Republican, in
suspending work on the bridge now
being constructed under the direction
Of T. S. Smith, Democrat. The third
market project was killed by the may
or's veto.