The Princeton union., 1898-06-02
MINNESOTA ITEMS
Interesting happenings In the North
Star State.

Star State.
The state pays $43,oO4 as part of the
expenses Of Camp Ramsey.
Adjt. Gen. Muehlbeug says Minneso-
ia can raise 10000 additional volun-
teers in thirty days.
Assistant Commissioners Lawrence
thinks the oleomargarine law decision
will not affect Minnesota.
The supreme court holds that Indians
on reservations must obey the state
game laws. 81.
Rev. w. H Medlar has commenced
MS pastorate of the Congregational
church at Alexandria.
Saturday, June II, has been decided
as the day for the dedication of Swift
county's new court house.
a six-year-old daughter Of Andrew
Berg of Kirkhoven, who was bitten by
mad dog few months ago, died re-
Gently Of hydrophobia, after twenty
four hours of terrible suffering.
An old gentleman by the name Of
Lynch fell under his wagon at Stew
artville, in such manner that wheel
crushed his knee. H.. >-.- .-Es#
deal for large steam fire engine, to
cost $2,70O. This, added to the pres
ent excellent fire apparatus, makes the
hre protection of the city complete.
A mass meeting of Henning citizens
took place at the opera house for dis
cussion Of the advisability Of putting
In an electric light plant by the village.
The sentiment is greatly in favor of so
doing.
While l.. Steele of Danewood was
! hewing piece of timber with a broad
ak, his little five-year-old son, Fred,
came IN contact with the ak and had
his head badly lacerated. Although he
was seriously injured, the boy will re-
cover.
The residence of W. A. Sorg on Har-
rlet street, Winona, caught fire at an
early hour the other morning. Mr.
Sorg was alone in the house at the
time, and awoke just in time to escape
suffocation, being barely able to reach
a window
The annual musical review and grad
uatlng exercises of the state school for
the blind occurred at the assembly
hall, Faribault. The concert given was
a special feature of the closing exer-
cises, and the selections rendered were
well received.
Concord drew a gun on Conductor
Fitzgerald on the evening Milwaukee
passenger train near OWatOnna, be-
cause Fitzgerald demaded his fare.
The man was apparently crazy or
a 1o1r
Jail.
The general merchandise store of
Miller Il VOlkenaut of Montrose was
broken into recently and clothing, un-
derwear and jewelry to the value of
about 5000 taken. There is no clue as
yet, but is thought to have been the
work of some tramps who were seen
lounging around town late in the after
noon.
A volunteer company was organized
recently at Madison, with John EN-
berland, captain; James Haradon,
first lieutenant; William Cronan of
Nassau, second lieutenant. The boys
want none but those who are willing
| to go to the front, and who will make
thorough preparations.
a prisoner IN the custody of Deputy
Sheriff A. G. Bullock of Benson es-
capped recently while being taken to
the county jail He jumped through
the car window while the train was
running at full speed, and was soon
lost in the woods along the Pomme de
Terre river. This is the man who was
so herOically arrested by Mrs. G. NJ.
Stanton.
Burglars broke into N. j. Sandberg's
general store and p. Habberg's hard
ware store at Cokato. From, the first
they took about $50 in cash, and from
the last a lot of cutlery and fishing
tackle Two young men were caught
in the woods near Smith lake, who had
IN their possession some of the stolen
cutlery, and also lot of jewelry,
which was not taken here. The bows
were we'll armed and made some re-
sistance. They gave their names as
John and Harry Stewart, and claim
Chicago as their home.
Charles Evans Holt, who has been
keeping the Duluth city administration
in hot water on the saloon and gam
bling house questions for almost a
year past, has received two threaten
11l5 letteIS, OIe OI WQlcQ ne mas made i
public. Mr.. Holt is advised to get his
coffin ready, as he is Informed that he
is not long for this world. An attack
is also made on DR. Humason, pastor
of the First Methodist church, because
he defended Mr.. Holt and denounced
the writer Of the first note. DR.. Hum
ason is characterized as hypocrite
Isaac Whitcomb, the village marshal
of PiEestone, sat in the a1cove en-
trance to the Calumet hotel in large
rocking chair, with both his feet
perched on the balustrade, and fell
asleep. A practical joker placed a
cannon cracker under the marshaPs
chair, and, lighting the fuse, yelled, as
the thing exploded, "Remember the
Maine" Both rockers were blown off
the chair, and a portion Of the 'shelP'
passed through the marshars clothing
and inflicted a painful. though not seri-
Gus wound. Mr.. Whitcomb is confined
to his room with an attack Of nervous
prostration.
The commencement exercises of the
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