The Princeton union., 1898-08-25
MINNESOTA ITEMS

a fatal stabbing affray occurred near
Slayton recently.
The epidemic Of fever at Camp Ram
sey is on the wane. sE ..--sa ......-7
Whadylad Jonascha, a ten-year-old
lad, was drowned while swimming in
the river at St. Paul
State Agent Gates says the increase
IN insanity no longer outruns the
growth Of population. y
The Fifteenth regiment, at Camp
ramsey, st. Paul, was recently visited
by the paymaster. - Il.
Mlnnesota's wheat crop this year is
the largest that any state has ever pro-
duced. 7 4 E&s l. 81
Seven people were killed and a large
amount OF property destroyed at Can
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Second district Democrats nominated
Winfield Scott Hammond in opposition
to Congressman McCleary.
2. The grain department has created
two new grades, "mixed wheat and
"Chevalier barley"
The Northern Pacific crop report
shows that harvesting is nearly COM
pleted in Minnesota.
Edward Bowler, one of the Oldest
residents Of Belle Plaine, died recently
of apoplexy.
Robert McCulloch died at his home
at Wood Lake. He was one of the old
est settlers of that county.
The track-laying from the end Of the
Fosston Deer River extension will be
finished this week.
d. w. Grandin of Lakeville is serv
ing thirty-day sentence in the county
Jail at Hastings for drunkenness.
Petitions for the division Of Polk and
st. Louis counties have been denied, by
the state board Of county division. The
petitions were fatally defective.
The state convention of the Catholic
order OF Foresters was held at lie
Sueur recently. One hundred and fifty
delegates were in attendance.
The government steamer Fury and
fleet have begun operations on the riv-
er improvements below Diamond
Bluff. A large crew is employed.
An enthusiastic meeting was held at
Pelican Rapids and a Republican club
organized, with r. o. Lunle, presi-
dent; Editor Cranston, of the Press,
| secretary; O. A. e. Blyberg, treasurer.
The Minnesota Iron company, by the
| action of the Oliver Mining company,
is buying all of the undeveloped mines
in and around Ely, with the exception
| of the Chandler, which will be forced
! to open new ones.
Peter Christensen of WATERFOWL,
Wis, who was stealing a ride on a
Northwestern freight train, fell from
| the train two miles east of Sleepy Eye
| and was instantly killed. Nineteen
cars and the caboose ran over his body
severing it at the waist
Jens Paulson, one of the oldest farm
ers in the vicinity of Boyd, living seven
miles east Of that place, died from kid
| ney. disease, after being confined to his
| bed about four months. His age was
| about sixty years. He leaves a wife III
good circumstances.
Grain sticking is about half done in
| tie vicinity Of Boyd. But little shock
threshing has been done. The yield of
| wheat will be about fourteen bushels
| per acre on an average, but the wheat
will not be of as good quality as ex-
| pected.
Charles Hilker, an employe of the
! beet sugar company, is serving a ten
| Gays sentence in the county Jail at
Hastings, upon a charge of drawing
So. 10 pay and cashing a time-check for
the same amount mailed to him from
Minneapolis.
Mary Suphardt, the ten-year-old girl
arrested at Winona the other day fol-
stealing from the residence of Mrs. L.
G. Wilberton and subsequently re
| leased, has got into the same kind Of
trouble again. She was caught Thurs
day night while taking Is cents from
| the till Of Hackett & Neudahl. She will
probably be sent to the reform school.
Rev. P A. Rasmussen, one of the old
est ministers of the Lutheran church,
| died at his home in LanesbOro. He
went to Lanesboro last spring from
Lisbon, ILL.,, where he preached to the
church in that city for fifty years. He
has four sons in the ministry, one Of
whom, Rev. II. E. Rasmussen, is pas
tor of the Lanesboro Lutheran church.
Edward Darling, thresher, was killed
while crossing the Minnesota river
bridge, north Of Belview. Darling and
llOuAS auucISOu were luc LldC-
ton engine across the bridge, when the
bridge broke and the engine went
through. Anderson saved himself by
jumping into the river, but the timber
struck Darling, injuring him so badly
that he died on arrival in BelvieW.
Negotiations are progressing for the
sale Of the water power on the st. Lou.
is river. above. Duluth to an English
syndicate, by the Jay Cooke interests.
These negotiations were under way at
the time of the breaking out Of the late
war, and were then dropped. The
Cooke interests demand $1,500,O00 for
the rights held by them, including the
shore lines for ten miles and a fall Of
500 feet, capable Of generating $4,000
horse power, together with a complete
dam furnishing 5000 horse power, but
a small part Of which is now in use.
The water power has just been inspect
ed by an eminent firm of Chicago en-
gineers for the Englishmen, and the
report on the amount is highly salts
factory. If the property is bought, the
new owners will put in dams and offer
inducements for manufacturers to To-
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