The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-04-29
MINI ESOIA NEWS.
Interesting happenings In the North
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Several stores are being constructed
at Monticello this spring.
55 Considerable damage was done at
~. Vlncent5by the recent wind storm.
3 IL. Satory has been, appointed sur
i veyor OF logs for the Fourth district.
Charles Schwentz was held up, rob
bed and assaulted Il II st. Paul s#s
About eight hundred' trout fry will
be placed in Minnesota streams this
season.
The village council of Royalston
unanimously passed. q c,ufeW ordi-
nance
john I'm Haeft Of Hay Greek, near Red
Wing, was run over and killed by a
Milwaukee passenger train.
August Hoglund Of Willmar has
made an assignment to- Attorney Sam
uel Olson =
The "little MILF of the Pine Tree
Lumber company at Little Falls was
slightly damaged by fire.
John hammer of Bralnerd is laid up
with 4 broken leg as the result OF seal
ing a fence.
Munich Great Northern brakeman
Of Barnesville, had his right hand bad
~ crushed while coupling cars at
CrOOkSton. u,
James Mcclure. who was arrested
at Jackson for attempting assault on
young girl a short time ago, was SEN
fenced to the reformatory. =
DR.. Julius Spangenberg Of Water
vile is dead. He leaves a widow and
family Of four children. He was an
Odd Fellow.
| Olof Erickson, residing four miles
from Red Wing, was found dead in
bed. He was seventy-fve years old.
Heart disease caused his death.
George E. Leonard, shoe dealer, died
at Rochester Of pneumonia, aged forty
eight years. He was a prominent Ma
son. ~ ,a.l. 49, t,5.~ .~t5-
The state Sunday school convention
convened in the Methodist church at
Rochester. Rev. Matt S. Hughes de-
livered the opening address,. Three
hundred delegates were present.
The village council of Monticello has
recently expended 5000 in purchasing
an addition to the public park, in the
lower town, which is beautifully sit
uated on the Mississippi.
| L 14C pulS utS VI LOUIS ItuSC OIL YAK
land, near Albert Lea, are greatly
alarmed over their sons absence The
young man left home April 9, and has
not since been seen or heard from
| Justive Paul Noe Of Two. Rivers,
who a few days ago sentenced George
Chuba and John Baoha Of Emdale
to serve terms in the county jail for
assault, found that the commitment
! W. Hnfnotivn nd hn lot
! The Great Northern passenger train
struck the wagon of Mr.. William Deer
felter near GAINESVILLE, knocking him
senseiess, but only slightly injuring
him. The injured man was wholly to
blame. :7
Burglars bored holes in the front
door OF the hardware store CT Christ
Erickson in Waltham and made an
opening through which they crept in
and secured booty in the: form Of peck
ct knives silyerware and 5rcyolyers Il,
the value Of $40. 81 u
The Saltwater city council at its
meeting last evening passed,4an ordi-
nance granting a franchise to the
American Telegraph and Telephone
lilies in this city.
Park Rapids is to have electric lights.
George Mandigo is behind the scheme
and will put in a plant soon. The
water power will be used. Sufficient
patronage has already been pledged to
assure a success.
The st. Louis County bank at Du-
luth was entered and So worth of post
age stamps and 50 cents in money
taken from the drawer. No attempt
was made or the vault The entry
vas obtained by raising a window. 1t
is thought to be the work Of boys.
+. G. Chombard of Fairfax has start.
: ed for France as an expert for the
William Deering Machine company.
Mr.. Chombard has lived here, for ten
; years, and was formerly in the grain
business. Later he owned an interest
in the firm of Greer, Mauer and Chom-
bard.
=. S. Swanson, eX-n.anagerE of The
Western telegraph office in Litchfield,
has sued the company. Superintendent
McA1lchael, and 4Folgatter and COM.
panv. a Minneapolis grain firm fo;
$4,000 damages, and bases his clairus
on a charge Of malicious prosecution.
The Canadian government. after two
months delay, has refused to honor the
state departments request for the ex-
tradition of Frank Martin Of Crooks
! ton who gave forged checks. it is al
legged. to Polk county farmers for two
! thousand dollars worth Of cattle, sold
them in st. Paul and skipped.
Graduation honors for the Fergus
Falls high school have been announced
based on standing. Charles Grass will
be yaledictOrian and Miss Marion
! Dumble salutatorian. The class Of 81
numbers thirty; the largest class here
tcfore has been sixteen. Commence
! ment occurs on June 8. Rev. j. r.
Hingeley of Minneapolis will deliver
, the sermon, and Rev. Samuel G. Smith
: of st. Paul, the address.
John Lafond, a French storekeeper
, on Sixth street SOUTH Brainerd, was
Z arraigned, charged with making indie.
4 cent assault upon Mrs. Julia Anderson,
who occupies rooms in tho Lafond res
idence. Lafond is quite prominent
!, citizen, and has many friends here, and
!, he claims the arrest to lie hlackn.aiL
He has & wife and three grown tlaugh-
y NF ~.