The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-23
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A thousand Italians have gone home
to spend Christmas.
The L. A. w. will try to suppress
six-day bicycle killings.
Counterfeiters are at work in Den
yer. A dangerous counterfeit $40 sill
YER certificate is in circulation. f..
BY a vote of to a committee of
the Virginia senate ordered a favora-
BILE report on an anti-foot ball BILL
Prominent women want the school
children of America to give a cent
apiece to the government university.
John Jenkins of Springfield, Ohio,
knocked out Barney Smith Of Cincin-
natl in glove fight in the sixth round.
The directors of the Southern rail
read have declared dividend Of 1 per
cent on the preferred stock, payable
Jan. 30.
Gov. O'Ferrall of Virginia has ap-
pointed ex-Postmaster General Will
son a member of the board of educa-
ton but the senate turned him down.
At the Greenpoint Sporting club at
New York Bobby Dodds, colored, of
Minneapolis, defeated Sam Tonkins of
Astoria, in ten rounds.
Usual NJilIuuCI, luC Ollldut Alu, anu
Eugene Beznah of Cincinnati fought a
ffteen-round draw at the Peoples
Athletic club at Cincinnati.
The United States supreme court
will take a recess next Monday for the
Christmas holidays, resuming it's sit
tings again on Monday, Jan. 3.
John Sherman, nephew of the secre-
tary Of state, has announced himself
as candidate for the Republican
nomination for mayor of Des MOines
The damage resulting from fire at
John and James Dobson's wholesale
and retail carpet salesrOOms at Phila-
delphia will reach over 100000 in
building and stock.
Matty Matthews Of New York and
Charles McKeever Of Philadelphia
fought fifteen rounds at the Olympic
club at Athens, Pa. McKeever had
the best Of the encounter throughout.
The retirement of Justice Field from
| the United States supreme court has
made necessary the new assignments
of Justice Brewer to the Ninth circuit
in addition to his duties in the Eighth
circuit. ~ -,
The Stock Exchange Bank of Ell
Reno, Okla, has closed it's doors and
J. NJ. Cannon has been appointed re-
ceiver. The liabilities are stated to be
$4,000 and the assets are claimed to
be worth $4,000.
An arrangement has been reached
by the principal roads of Michigan
whereby interchangeable 1,OOO-mile
tickets will be honored on trains in
Michigan without requiring the holder
to exchange tickets as at present.
The act of the Ohio legislature Civ
ing damages to persons assaulted or
killed by mobs was declared unconsti-
tutional in the case Of J. w. Caldwell,
who claimed 81 900 because he was in
| jured by a mob during the Brown
strike.
A circular saw in operation in the
wood yard Of Tice &; Dilliger at Fond
du Lac, Wis, burst. Nelson Tice, the
senior member of the firm, was struck
by flying fragment and seriously, il
not fatally, injured. His right arm
was severed. E,=
Mrs. Jennie June Croly has been ap
pointed an inspector of public schools
by Mayor Strong Of New York for the
term Of five years. Mrs. Croly, who
succeeds Mrs. Harriet NJ Kemp, il
known all over the United States as
writer and worker in women's clubs.
A. B. East, wealthy farmer livlns
about twelve miles northeast of Cald
we'll, in Morris township, Kan, ha:
deposited $500 as reward to the per
son who will effect the capture of 10,
Wilkinson and the safe return of Eva
the sixteen-year-old daughter of Mr.
East.
The shareholders Of the Nationa
Bank of Asheville, N c., which faile,
in October, having borrowed none,
on their individual guarantees suf
fcient to pay all demand obligations
the controller has permitted the ban]
to close up it's affairs by voluntar,
liquidation instead of through a re