The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-02-17
MINNESOTA ITEMS
Interesting Happenings In the North
Star State.

star state.
2. G. Durfee, aged eighty-nine years,
died at his home in Buffalo.
A pOstoffce has been established at
katrlhe, Grow Wing county, with
Katie q. Young as postmistress.
A ST. Cloud court of the Independent
Order of Foresters has been Instituted.
with thirty-seven members.
Mrs. Colburn Of Garvin, died at her
nome. She leaves an infant a week
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Frank Violet was struck by falling
Tree at Buffalo, and the bones of his
right leg below the knee were frac-
tured.
The East st. Cloud band has reor-
ganized as the Granite City band. An
endeavor will be made to interest the
members of the once-famous Union
band in the new organization.
The Sank Rapids school board dead
lock over the election of treasurer
has been broken. b. Cross was elect
ed on the twenty third ballot by a. vote
Of to for Julius Niels.
Geo. NJ. Laing of Window entered
upon his duties as receiver of the
United States land office at Marshall,
vice NJ. q. Mathews, whose term has
expired.
A farmer named Charles II. Peter
son living eight miles south of Daw-
son, Was accidentally shot in the left
arm, and it was found necessary to
amputate the arm above the wrist.
The st. Cloud Iron Works has pur-
chased lot adjoining it's works in st.
Cloud for $4,000, and will use it for
warehouse purposes and for additional
room for their plant.
At Winona, Joseph Leach, an inmate
of the county Jail, took leg bail when
placed by the sheriff on job Of saw
ing wood. He was captured late at
night as he was about to board a train
to leave the city. ~
The following postmasters have been
commissioned: Minnesota, James "
Campbell, Ada Stedwin D. Holmes,
Detroit Witty; John II. Hammer, Mad
tson; Wilbur w. Washburn, Spring
Valley; Harrison Dickey, Hatfield.
1t is claimed that fish are being
slaughtered in the waters of Fountain
Lake, near Albert Lea, and a move
ment is on foot to preserve them, so
that they can be taken for food Dur-
poses.
Theodore Mass, Patrick Carr and
man named Blood were all more or
less hurt in a bad runaway at st.
Cloud. Mass had one OF his ears liter
ally torn off and was otherwise badly
hurt.
john S. Glennon resigned as chief of
police of saltwater, and leaves in ten
days for the Klondike, with a party Of
friends from Dubuque and n. B. Ca
prom of saltwater. Frank Reeves, a
member Of the force, was appointed
to succeed him.
John Lyden, a. farmer, who was
brought to Chippewa Falls with a
broken neck, died after living. more.
than a week. His wonderful vitality
surprised the physicians, who predict
ed that he could not live twenty-four
hours. = v>,' ="
gs Last summer the city of St.. Cloud
had to dig bitches to relieve the flood
ed district in the western part Of the
city, and now claims for $500 dam
ages have been made to the council by
two men whose lots were intersected
by the ditch. =, .--.-. -.-ss.
Carl A. Peterson, a hostler em-
ployed inArneson's livery stable at
Barrett, committed suicide by cutting
his throat with razor He was an
eccentric character, twenty-six years
old. and committed the act in fit Of
dependency.
T. B. Walker and II. G. Akeley of
Minneapolis, arrived at Walker and Sc
lected a site for large saw mill, with
q daily capacity Of 100000 feet, which
will be one of the largest in Northern
Minnesota. The erection of the mill
will add largely to the towns growth
and prosperity.
The city council at Winona sustained
the mayors veto Of the Diamond 10
ordinance. A new ordinance was then
passed requiring the company to give
a quit claim deed to any adverse rights
it might hereafter obtain. This 0rdiu-
ance will be approved by the mayor
and is satisfactory to the company.
The arson cases against Jack Irv-
ing, Awry Corey and Roger and Will
lam Davis We're brought to sudden
end at New Ulm by the judge in
structing for a verdict of not guilty
The state nolled the Indictment against
William Davis and called him as wit
ness, whit he hope that he would i'm
plicate the others, but he refused to
do SO.
Jim, Dan and Mike Kinney were ar
rested at Hibbing, at the request Of the
Virginia authorities, for passing coun-
forfeit silver dollars. One spurious
coin was found on the person Of Dan,
and Il recipe for initiating silver. They
are supposed to be part of a gang that
has operated there for several months.
The deputy United States marshal at
Duluth has been notified.
The delinquent tax list for Freedom
county is just out, and contains only
299 descriptions. OF the townships in
the county, Mansfield and Bancroft
have no delinquents, while Freeman
has 8; Albert Lea, 4; Pickerel Lake.
3; Manchester, 4; Bath 2; artland, 6.
There is probably no county in this or
any other state that can make so good
a showing of freedom from delinquent
tax. .e.-,.
On invitation, Pomona Lodge Pa
irons of Husbandry met at Northfield
in G. A. R. hall, with Morning Star
grange. The gathering was for con-
ference on work of the order. The Wis