The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-04-21
MINNESOTA ITEMS
Interesting Happenings I'm the North
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Gov. Clough has issued a proclama-
ton naming April 20 as Arbor day.
Robert G. Evans has been nominated
United States district attorney for Min
nesota.
Jesse G. Jones, the Minneapolis lum-
herman and eX-county treasurer, COM
= mltted suicide on the grave Of his wife.
Mrs. Joseph Sombs Of Park Rapids
has been adjudged insane, and taken
to the ASYLUM at Fergus Falls,
Most of the seeding around Monte
video will be finished this week. The
acreage will be little greater than
last year.
Gov. Clough is besieged with appli-
cations for commissions in the Mime
sofa troops to be raised to help iberate
Cuba.
The village Of Wheaton has just en-
tered into a contract with an expert
enced we'll digger for the putting down
of town we'll, and work will begin
within few days.
A brakeman named Walter Budd, Of
the Milwaukee railway, had the mis-
fortune to have the fingers of one hand
badly crushed while coupling cars at
Wheaton.
The farm residence of Mrs. Elsie
TrOvaten, Of the town of Sletten, near
Crookston, was burned to the ground
together with all it's contents. The
loss is $1,000, without insurance.
An epidemic of measles is prevailing
at Montevideo. Two cases resulted
fatally, one the infant son Of L. P.
Jergens, and the other the 5-year-old
son of A. F. Teigen.
A postoffice has been established at
Glendorado, Benton county, with Sven
KittilsOn as postmaster. William a..
Wilcox has been commissioned post
master at Smith Mills.
At business mems meeting at Mon
tevideo it was decided to make ar
engagements for regular monthly fair
or market day. No date has been de-
cided upon.
Seeding is nearly finished in Swift
county, and the grain has been sown
while the soil was in such an excellent
condition that a bountiful harvest can
be expected.
Albert Stimson died at his residence
in AnolSa Of old age, aged 81 years. He
was born in York county, Maine, in
1917, and was one Of the early pioneers
of Minnesota.
The city council has under considera-
ton new bicycle ordinance at Vino
ma, providing for the carrying of bells
and lanterns, but not prohibiting side
walk riding. It is considered not I'M
likely that the ordinance will pass.
John Dempsey, an old settler of Hen
derson, died of cancer on the face. De-
ceased was nearly seventy years old,
1oavoS q fa mil Of obi
dren. He was section foreman on the
Omaha railroad for a number of years
Indians on Prairie Island. near Red
Wing, are beginning to make trouble.
They have purchased weapons, etc.,
and are threatening the whites. No
cause is given for the trouble The
whites will ask for protection.
Burglars entered the store of Bacon
& Erickson at Mabel, recently. They
opened the safe, which was kept I'M
1t is thought to be the work of some
local parties.
Della Wunderlich, a 16-year-old girl
at Cedar Creek, near Winona, came
very near dying as the result of eating
tuberous root, which she found while
walking in a field. Investigation show
ed that the root eaten was wild par
snip.
The Swift county commissioners,
after carefully examining the new
court house and finding it perfectly
satisfactory in every respect, decided
to accept it from Contractor Decks.
The building will not be dedicated until
about June s.
Helger Iverson Of Watson, who has
for a number of years been engaged
in the general merchandise business at
that place, has assigned to Charles
Kettelson. No statement of assets and
liabilities has been filed, but it is ex-
pected that there will be sufficient to
liquidate nearly all his indebtedness.
w. D. Bossuet, who lived near the
NitaWa postoftice north Of Park Rap
ids, was found dead by William Dow.
Bossuet had not been seen as usual
lately, and Dow went to his cabin to
see what was wrong. The door was
fastened inside, but Dow broke in and
found Bossuet dead in his bed, and ap-
pearances indicated that he had been
dead several days. He came here not
long ago from Kasota and was expect
ing to move his family soon. The cor
oner will investigate.
Pat Linehan, tough from Sand
stone, was stealing a ride on the East
ern Minnesota railway, and when dis
covered by Conductor j. w. Gilboy,
attacked him with a club, seriously in
juring him. Several men among the
passengers joined with the members
of the train crew in pursuing Linehan,
who was finally captured. Conductor
Gilboy was placed in the hands of ply
sicians, while his assailant was placed
in the car and taken to Mile Laos,
where he was turned over to the Off
GERS, who had been telegraphed for.
A meeting was held at Willmar by
subscribers preparatory to the forma-
ton of a stock company, for the pur-
pose of manufacturing gasoline en-
gines. The engines are to be the latest
improved, patented recently by Lars
Halvorsen, Willnar. This organization
will be known as Willmar Gasoline
Engine Works. The capital stock will
be $4,000. The incorporators are all
local men. The first board Of directors
are: A. e. Rice, J. S. Robbins, M.
Jorgenson, S. b. Vale and Lars Hal
vOrsen. A factory will be built at