The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-02-25
MIN 4. ESO Z a NEWS.
Interesting Happenings In the Norti,
Star State.

- - .ilae7esAEssI1nS happenings In the NOrtn
4 Star State.
Easton Odd Fellows will put up
handsome 81, 900 hall.
Chris Robertson, an influential farm
er residing at Underwood, is dead.
Henry Qurtmeyer Of Ellington was
shot in the leg while out with a chari-
vari party.
Frank Cow Of Dara, aged fifteen,
son Of the widow Cow, was killed
while telling tree. Z
r. w. Bugher, a farmer near Chand-
Ter, was killed by the cars while walk
ing on the track in the snow storm.
a young man at Window has In
vented cream separator and churn
combined ~.
%. Splain was adjudged insane by
the probate court at Carlton and taken
to Fergus Falls. Disappointment in
love is supposed to be the cause. 5
A logging contractor, John H. Nc
Fac hron, lost his left leg by slipping
under sleigh load Of logs at Was
sons camp, near Duluth.
a young man named Ed Brooks was
brought to Little Falls from Motley
and lodged in the county Jail on
charge Of forgery.
The farm house Of Postmaster
O'Leary at Wateryille caught fire and
was burned to the ground; loss, about
$1,000, partially insured.
In the district court at Montevideo
Frank Clapp Of Appleton was found
guilty of bastardy and fined $500 and
costs. n. IA
First Lieutenant Oscar r.. Seebach
was elected captain Of Company G Of
Red Wing and Second Lieutenant
Frank Morley was promoted.
AEON Forbes, mayor Of Worthington,
Is dead, after a severe illness of four
weeks. He was prominent Mason,
Workman and Grand Army man.
A special school meeting will be held
at Fergus Falls Feb. q to take action
on the proposition of the school board
to erect a brick building.
j. III. Cole, farmer four miles north
Of Tracy, lost his residence by fire..
The house was built last fall. Loss,
| 81, 800, with no insurance.
A man by the name Of Buher, about
L y
the West-bound train on the Milwau-
kee railway at Fulda during the storm
and killed
Edwin H. Staples, a native Of Waldo
county, Maine, and pioneer of
Stearns county, having resided there
since 1854, is dead. He leaves large
family of grown children
George Howard, a teamster for
Clough & Hurd at Nickerson, fell while
attempting to get on a sled and had
his left shoulder dislocated. He was
sent to Duluth. "a. +
Hugo Segall, who had pleaded guilty
at Melrose to a charge Of embezzle-
ment, attempted to commit suicide
while temporarily detained in the city
lookup. d H.
Two sections Of the north bound
freight train were wrecked at Kenyon
recently. Several cars were derailed,
; among IN them q car Of syrup and a tank
Of gasoline. n Sss$
The wives Of members of the Still
wa ter lodge Of Elks will contribute 4
banner to the lodge, to be carried in
the Ell1s' parade during the conven-
tionsat Minneapolis in July next.
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The new st. sigfried Episcopal
church at Cokato was formally opened
for service by Bishop Gilbert. The
people and. celebrated holy commun.
lion.
Bondholders of the st. Cloud Water
works company have commenced fore
closure proceedings on mortgage Of
$50, 600 on the plant The sale will,
probably be followed by reorganiza-
tion.
/ A petition will be presented to the
Window council, asking that the ques-
ton Of license be voted on at the
spring election. Window has been a
no license town for the past Twelve
years.
| Miss Lydia Keller, aged eighteen
years, residing ten miles south Of Fari-
| bault, was shot in the head and In
stantly killed by a boy about nine
years old, that didn't know it was
| loaded.
Sheriff McKelvy has arrested Frank
kosanke upon charge from the Ger
man American National bank Of ST.
Cloud. He borrowed money from the
bank falsely, representing that lie was
farmer and had certain property.
Judge a. H. Snow, Of the district
court at WinOna, handed down a rul-
ing, granting payment of the long dis
puted $1,000 policy Of the late SPELL
man mai to his daughter, Mrs. Amelia
Moseman.
George Byland, a young man near
Osakis, was recently kicked by
broncho, sustaining the fracture Of a
rib bone, which punctured the cover
ing Of the lung, thereby letting the
blood diffuse through and discharge at
the mouth.
The Farmers Warehouse company
at Delayan is in trouble and the ele-
vator has been closed. Outstanding
wheat checks, which there is no money
to meet, aggregate about $500. *. \
a. Mikkelson, who is highly respected,
has been in charge. Il
While Mr.. McGovern and a COM
panion We're riding on the lake at
Waterville the ice suddenly gave way
and precipitated team, cutter and oc-
cupants into the water. Mr.. Mccoy
ern escaped with a ducking, but one Of