The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-01-14
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interesting Hnpp eninss In the Nsrtli-.
Star State. ss e
Gov. Clough has fixed the execution
OF the Wyoming murderers for March
., before sunrise.
The Farmers Alliance, at their res
cent annual meeting at st. Paul. dec;d-
ed to join the Farmers Alliance and 1
Industrial union.
Aug. Arndt, shoe dealer Of saltwater,
has made an assignment, with liabili-
ties of about 81 800. The statement OF I
assets has not yet been made.
Mrs. Julia Guthrie was given YER
dict against the Great Northern in the
district court at st. Cloud for 5000 !,
damages, for the killing of her hus-
band, Archie Guthrie, a year ago.
cellaneous cash earnings at the
state prison for December were $10,-
1886, Of which amount $2SS3.8 81 was
for convict labor The board granted
three paroles to-day. ss
Frank johnson, laborar, supposed
to have relatives somewhere in Iowa.
was taken sick very suddenly at Adri-
all and died. No word was received
from any of his relatives, and he was
buried. j
The Fairmont electric light plant was.
completely Quilted by fire, and as a re-
suit the town was plunged in darkness
for few nights. The loss amounts to
$1,000 or $4,000 and is; nearly covered
by insurance.
At the meeting of the Washington
county commissioners DR.. /. c. Clark
was reelected county physician and
poor commissioner. The salaries and
clerk hire of the county officers was
liked at the same figures as last year
A report comes from Tower that Gus
Anderson shot and killed Charles Carl
son while the two were hunting The
particulars Of The shooting could not
be learned. Both men were residents
of Tower.
Easton Olson was bound over to the
grand jury at Candy, charged with
murder in the first degree for killing
his brother, Martin Olson. Both parties
mad been drinking freely and having
a good time. E
At the city election at Granite Falls
the following were elected officers for
the ensuing year: Mayor, D. A. Nc
Larty; recorder, ]. G. G. Johnson; trea
surer, Bert Winter, councilmen, @. il. n
Sorilen, Ole lHostvedt and John Par
sons.
An unknown man about 60 years old
was run down and killed by an east
bound passenger train east Of Clear
Lake. There is nothing by which to
identify him except a train permit is
sued to William Thompson from sta
ton in North Dakota
At the school election at Belle PLANE
for the purpose Of voting bonds for
81 1900 with which to erect a new school
building there We're 207 votes cast, 14S
| in favor Of issuing the bonds and 50
against, the necessary two thirds hav-
| ing been obtained. Fifty ladies voted
in favor and five against the issue.
The city election a Redwood Falls re
suited in vote of six majority in favor
Of license. Two years ago, when Ii
| cense was last made an issue, it was
carried by a vote of three to one. d.
| w. Philbrick was elected mayor and
q. w. Mcmillan and Hans Aune alder
men. BE gsss sgssES ~ ~ as y:
| At Wells, Elevator No. 1. belonging
| to the w. III. Ketzeback Milling com
! pany, collapsed on the north side, and !.
| let about 5000 bushels Of wheat into
/ the mud. Most of the wheat will be
saved, and the total damage will prob
ably not exceed 500.
Thomas McGrath was frozen to death
during the recent storm, trying to reach
GAINESVILLE from a farm two miles out.
| His body was found cut by a wire
! fence just outside of the town. He
/ was a prominent business and church
man and leaves wife and several
! children.
i Del Lawston who is implicated in
i hold-up which occurred few miles
from Winona last month, and who is
i supposed to have fired the shot which
/ wounded Cook, one Of the members of
i the gang, was arrested at Winona. He
was waiting for a chance to get out OF
! town on one of the late trains.
Roessner & Co., proprietors of the
Fair store at Winona, appointed Theo.
4 Wold, cashier of the German-American
bank, trustee of their stock, which he
i will sell out and liquidate with the
creditors. This step has been brought
(. about by a continual decrease i'll bust.
ness.
The much talked Of sheriff's tie vote
i in the election of Nov 3 was decided
4 by the new board of county commits
4 sioners at Anoka. John Tierney, the
4 Democratic candidate, being chosen in
by vote Of four to one. Norman Nc
4 Lean and John Tierney each received
j 256 votes on election day and much
/, trouble has been caused through the
4 new law not being explicit enough.
4 Jack Stokes, a preacher Of the town
4 Of Gordon, was arrested and taken to-
4 Long Prairie on the charge of Intimacy