The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-29
MINNESOTA NEWS.

II
Leech Lake Indian reservation.
The Thirteenth Minnesota regiment,
been ordered home from Manila and
will arrive about March Is.
The safe in the Office Of the county
treasurer at Warren was opened and
| robbed Of about 5000 last night.
Martin Aim, lumberman, at Nick
erson, had his arm fractured by a
falling tree.
VIM. Van Patten, at Nickerson a
Single saver, in Nickerson Co.'s mill
lost three fingers Of his left hand.
DR.. L. d. Pierce, one Of the oldest
residents Of Balaton, died aged eighty
seven years, from the effects Of old
age.
The committee Of the state medical
society reports in favor of establishing
a state health resort in the pine re-
| gions.
ALT Cooney who was arrested by
Game Warden Stephens, has been
bound over to the grand jury at De-
| troit under $3.50 bonds, charged with
having unlawfully in his possession
forty saddles Of vension.
| Wm. Hatcher, employed in the woods
near Holyoke, had the end of his
finger torn off while loosening chain
attached to a log that was being haul
cd by fractions team. The horses
| started unexpectedly.
| A dwelling house owned by F. II.
| Dam and occupied by Geo. Marvin, at
| st. Cloud was practically destroyed by
| fire Sunday morning. Most of the
household goods, were removed. The
loss is not known.
DIR: A. D. Whiting an eye, ear, nose
and throat specialist of st. Cloud, has
been appointed special pension .exa-
miner in cases; Of applicants covering
these Affections. He will look after
pension cases covering a radius OF
several hundred miles.
l. The quarantine regulations establish
ed at Park Rapids, a few weeks ago
on account Of diphtheri@ removed.
The board Of health believes the dis
| ease entirely killed out. Public schools
will be opened and other public meet
ings allowed.
On account of. the engagement of the
hall at Albert Lea on the dates set for
| the farmers institute there dates have
been reversed with New Richland,
making the dates for Albert Lea, on
Jan. 10 and II and for New Richland
| on Jan. II and Is.
| Joseph Lemay, a convict, received at
| the state prison fro, mStearns county
June 13, 1893, on q 10: year sentence
| for carnal knowledge died of tuber-
culosis. The remains were taken to
| Minneapolis. The deceased was 40
| years aid and a second termer-
The Farris council passed a side
walk ordinance at their last meet
| ing and will have walks put in at
once on all the principal. streets Of
| the town. A carriage road has been
laid out and opened up between here
| and Cass lake; a. distance Of four
| miles,
| Leo. and Harrow Bailey; of Sank
Rapids, were lodged in Jail by Sheriff
La Voice, Of Benton county,: charged
with having taken a COW, the property
Of Polish resident of that county.
| The. bovine was contiscated a fort
night ago and was finally located at
| Little Falls. where it had been sold.
A cutting affair occurred south Of
| Ada recently Stevert Liam and Andrew
Bonle left town, both more or less in
toKioated. ON tie way they quarreled,
and Bonde drew a knife on Liam, cut
ting. his face and neck in frightful
shape. Bonde is. not likely to be
prosecuted, as he has. given all his
property to- Liam. ~.....
| The election, contests Of d. T. Quealy
Of EaSan, VS.. J. P. Hanson, county
treasurer-elect, and Michael Ryan VS..
John Raetz, clerk Of court-elect, ter
| minated at Hastings in favor Of Mr..
Quealy and Mr.. Raetz by stipulation
Of the interested parties, the agreeing
to, abide by the result Of the recount
by the board Of referees.
City Attorney e.. W.. Stewart of st.
| Cloud, has received letter from. the
/ attorney of the First National bank,
| Of Minneapolis which, says that they
| Wilt not further fight the case against
| the city for hydrant rental and will
| accept 1,500' awarded by the jury last
week. They could have settled with
the city once for $1,000, but refused.
They claimed $500.
The. clerks exchange, which has been
! in operation at Winana since last Au-
gust has closed it's doors. This ex-
change is one of number that have
| been established in Minnesota and
| Wisconsin Within the past six months.
The main organizer was w. A.
| Shepard, whose whereabouts are I'M
known to the local managers at pres
| ent.
Jennie Lindsey, an inmate of the
| Stearns county Jail escaped early
Sunday morning by squeezing through
| the bars and lowering herself to the
| ground from the second story by the
| aid Of rope made from her bed cloth
| ing. The woman was sent up only a
few days ago for drunkenness, and
| was to have remained in Jail for 90
days. She has not yet been captured.
Ola Arnold, Of Pennington, under
| IS years Of age, indicted for grand
| jury larceny in second degree, was
committed by Judge F. M. Crosby. to
the state training school at Red Wing
Frank Fonto, Of Lakeville, convicted
| Of grand larceny in second degree, was
sentenced to the state reformatory at
! ST. Cloud; Charles Hilker, of Hastings
convicted Of forgery in the second de-
gree, was sentenced to four months at