The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-06-17
MINNESOTA NESW
interesting Happenings in the North
Star State.

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Bartlett 81. Minot of Duluth has been
relrstated as special agent of the land |
office. =. -. 6 -
A sen of J. L.Kronschmabel fell from
Darn at Frazee and broke his arm in |
two places ,z-s -"s-' fG~. .sss
The Foley-Bean drive Of 27,OOO,OOO |
feet is now at Milaca, having been very
successful.
An accident occurred at Frazee, re-
sultlng in the *fe.lth of the three-year-
! old son of G. Baer
Geo. p. Latin was commissioned
postmaster at Freeborn, and Gardner
Louden at Chenille, MINI.
| George Rile, Jr., farmer on Union
rldge' about eight miles from Hoxah,
had about $3.50 stolen from his resi-
dence. Over $500 was in checks.
The Bell Telephone company have
had the right of way condemned
through Dodge county,. They will build
west from Rochester through Mantor
vile to Mankato
Inc northwestern Band association
held it's annual convention at Glen
wood, and decided to have it's annual
|ercampment in Glenwood during the
last week in June.
George w. Warner, for many years
a messenger of the American Express
company at Mankato, and a brother Of
%. E. Warner and w. P. Warner of St.
Paul. died of consumption.
David Gadby, employed as workman
on the new school house, was nearly
Killed at Little Falls. He fell from an
elevator and was struck by a board,
which knocked him senseless. His Jaw
was broken and he received other in
Ijurics.
Robert Heron city treasurer of Lit
tie Falls has resigned, end City Treas
urer-elect A. Simonet was elected to ill
the vacancy by the council. This does
not put an end to the case. It will 20
to the supreme court to see who pays
the costs.
A number of clerks of Albert Lea
mourn the loss of cash, having confided
it to one H. L. Hunt, who claimed to
represent clerks mutual insurance
company of Des Moines. A number Of
the young men in that city applied for
Policies in the company.
The equity in the L. G.. Porter Milling
company's large -four mill and plant at
WiLona has been purchased by Will
, lam H. Laird for $4,000. The sale is
| subject to a mortgage of $71,OOO, taxes
| OF $1,000 and possibly the dover inter-
est of Mrs. Porter.
= Z. b. Buckman's Hillmandank Skunk
Brook drives have reached the Missis-
= slppl. and the drivers, about sixty in
? number We're paid off at Royalton.
. There were about 2O,OOO,OOO feet in the
drive, mostly old logs that failed to
get out last year, belonging principally
to Day & Bradley.
: Anna Newman, the Minneapolis pris
I oner who escaped from the st. Cloud
/, reformatory, was caught by Patrolmar
: Henry Becker of St. Cloud. She was
: trying to sell embroidery in private
S houses. She was heavily yelled, bu
) admitted her identity when taken int
S custody
NJ T Greedy Of Kimball was awak
= ened by his wife, who heard burglar
Z in the house Greedy got up and dis
:, covered man coming up through
u trap door from the cellar The burgla
- = made a rush, but Greeley knocked hin
l. back into the cellar with a chair Tn
thief made his escape.
John hammers and Hugh Gilligal
IS have been arrested at Anoka as the,
r. were taking cows stolen from Jane
,. Gilligan to the New Brighton stoc
1t yards. Whether or not these men ar
~ implicated in former stealings of cattl
ie is not known, but their arrest will be
~ wholesome lesson.
70 The farmers around Mantorville hav
e. completed the organization of farm
ars' elevator company. With a capacit
If $4,000 bushels. twenty-five hundre
dollars were subscribed, and work wi
s. begin on the erection of the building q
" once. 1t will be located on the Chicag
D. Great Western railway.
H. Owen Slavin, proprietor of a saloo
is in Green Isle, Sibley county, wa
be brought to Henderson and lodged i
Id jail to await examination for shootin
ce John Sweeney: An alteration arose
Slavin's saloon, and Slavin shot Swe
ney in the right breast. It is though
the wound will prove fatal
rs. john Farstad, living eight miles eas
d. IF Red Lake Falls, had his right han
en- shot off lnday evening. He We
er standing talking to a friend, with tt
nd butt OF his gun on the ground and b
Is. right hand over the muZzle. In the e.
ty element of conversation he lifted h
foot and his knee struck the trigge
The hand was amputated. s.. 49,.
~ Prof. E. V. w. Brokaw has resigne
es The superintendency of the publ
lal schools of Grove City, to take effect
the close of the present school yea
mt Eleven years ago he resumed contrt
ds having school Of the third grade ar
ed. 40 scholars. Under his managemel
be- it has become first grade school wi
$50 pupils and sixteen teachers.
The annual meeting of the Duluth
iron Range road the Minnesota Irt
en- company and kindred companies w
est leld at Duluth. The officers and diret
'ey ors of the six companies were all I
or elected. If there was any discussit
srd If plans for the future they were q
fits made public, and all the officers wod
say was that they had no intention
reducing freight rates.
8, A Benson special says: Arrang
[ea nents for the only Fourth of July ce
m oration which will probably be held
at The Breckenridge division Of the Gre
ely Northern are practically complete.
Ice addition to the customary prOgramn
ing IN open gun contest will be held, pl
;essionals alone barred, and represel
lar Of tha r VNi11rnor Ola