The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-09-15
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The State Dental association held Its

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annual meeting in st. Paul.
Minnesota butter exhibits score
I highest at the Omaha exposition.
| Congressman Heatwole was unani-
mously renominated by Third district
Republicans. .l Il
| TWenty-four counties in Minnesota
have no jails, and as many more have
nc need of them.
d. III. Evans Of Tracy has been nom
mated for congress by the Populists Of
| the Second district.
Carlton college, at Mortified, opened
| for the fall term with gratifying in
crease in attendance.
| Northern Pacific crop reports show
that harvesting is over and that thresh-
! ing is well under way.
| The dwelling house of Mrs. Eliza
| Black, near Miesville, was burned re-
| Gently, including most Of it's contents.
a new county road is to be built from
Mckinley to Sparta, which will con-
meet the range towns with better
highway.
| J. J.. Greatsinger, president of the
| Duluth & Iron Range, and party, were
over the road Saturday on tour of in:
| spection. H..
Capt. H. w. Donaldson estimates
that the wheat crop of Minnesota and
the two Dakotas will exceed $50, OO0,-
600 bushels.
| Capt. A. h. Stevens has been APP
pointed deputy game warden for the
Mesaba and Vermillion ranges, vice
Archie Phillips, resigned. "
The new $500 wagon bridge across
Kettle river at Sandstone is now open
to business. 1t connects the town with
a vast region east and north.
Rev. r. E. Dawson, of the Free Bap-
tist church, at Winona, has rendered
his resignation to the church board.
He has accepted call to the Baptist
church at Blue Earth City.
A brand-new threshing machine,
owned by S. B. Marvin Of Redwood
Falls township, together with four
stacks of wheat, owned by Rev. S. D.
Westphal, were destroyed by fire re-
Gently.
A man who registered at the Park
hotel at Preston, on the 18th ult., as A.
Jackman, Genoa, shot himself Sept. 6
with a pistol, near the heart, while in
|
The cause of the suicide is unknown.
Little hope is entertained for the re-
covery Of young Patrick Dooney, who
suffered a severe fracture Of the skull,
as the result Of a severe bicycle acci1
dent at Winona. He has never re-
gained consciousness, and his death is
momentarily expected.
William Means, an old settler at
Preston, highly respected, and now a
citizen of Rondonko Beach, CAL, fell
dead in his orchard near there Monday
Of heart disease. His wife and daugh-
! ter started for their home in California
at bnce.
A fire near Dodge Center DESTROYED
the barns owned by George Vorce, Jul
Illus Ewart and John Graves. Several
adjoining houses were damaged, but
by heroic efforts a serious confagrat1on
was averted. This is the fifth fire
there recently. Loss, 1000.
Rudolph Blade and Henry Houston
of Wood Lake have returned from the
klondike, country. They say there is
gold there, but one has got to be there
in the early spring, when the river is
low, to get it. They got nothing, and
are out several hundred dollars each.
A man who went into County Attor-
ney Morgan's house at Albert Lea with
burgalorious intent became so fright
ened when Mr.. Morgan appeared upon
tile scene that he rushed out and left
his gold watch and chain on a nail that
happened to be about the transom
where he made his exit to freedom.
The Sandstone quarry, at Sandstone,
is now employing over two hundred
men, and were it possible to increase
the number Of men it would be done,
but common laborers cannot be secured
at even $3.50 per day. Orders are now
booked that will keep the present force
busy until snow flies.
Prof. Harrison, representing the
United States agricultural department,
arrived at Moorhead and addressed the
representative business men Of that
city on the subject of "Good Roads,"
The professor makes a very favorable
impression, and his suggestions and
ideas will receive due consideration by
the business men, of. Moorhead. X
Skurud and Peterson, mill owners at
Maynard, will build a new 100 barrel
mill at Campbell at once. 1t will be
running by Nov. 1. The company will
| use the same KIND OF power at camp
hell which they now use at Maynard,
which is a ffty-horse power Otto gaso-
line engine. ~ e @''.-. H.
There is great number Of moose and
deer in the vicinity of the chain of
lakes extending from Embarrass to
Squagema lakes this season, more than
has been noticed since the opening up
Of this country. It is thought there be-
ing no forest fires this year, accounts
| for the increase.
John Kukacha, farmer, was in
Montgomery rather late the ether even
ing on business, and when ready to go
home he found he was minus a horse
and buggy. 1t had been stolen, and the
| last heard of, the party was driving
through New Prague with it, and the
thief is probably heading for the two
cities.
The Duluth & Iron Range road is
now running all loaded ore trains via
the new Stuart River branch. They
can now handle from forty to forty-fve
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