The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-01-05
M|A|NESO Ia ITEMS

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The Eastern Star and Masons held
joint installations and annual banquet
at Glendale
Elevator E, in Minneapolis, was
buried, with 10000 bushels Of grain.
The loss is 100000. #
y Victor Nicolaysens died of exposure
after spending two nights in a stupor,
in hallway in ST. Paul.
z A Minneapolis clergyman, whose wife
dies in the St. Peter insane asylum, al
'eges that she was ill-treated.
Sven Ollestad was arrested at Hal
Sad for keeping a disorderly house
lie case has not yet been tried.
Noulton Houk, general passenger
agent Of the Ohio Central, confirms the
announcement Of the discontinuance
OF tie Cincinnati branch of that road.
The Marfield elevator and cleaning
mouse at Utica, burned recently. The
loss OIL building and contents is $685.
OtO, fully covered by insurance.
\ A movement is on foot to establish a
public library at New Ulm. A meet
ing was held, and committee of prom
lnent citizens was appointed to take
the matter in hand
Petitions are being circulated to be
presented to the legislature asking the
passage of bill providing pensions
Ior teachers who have taught in rural
SCHOOLS for twenty years or over. &
Special Pension Agent Young Of St.
Cloud, has been at Osakis several days
tak1ng~testimony looking to the drop
ping OF some of the names on the Den-
sion rolls. Considerable excitement
prevails. !
James Brown was released from the
prison at saltwater, after completing
a third term, and was arrested by the
sheriff of Kahdiyohi county on
charge of larceny. He is also wanted
in St. Paul for fosgery.
n row between two horse Jockeys,
Billy Miller and Michael Dwyer, at
Faribault, resulted in Dryers stabbing
Miller in the neck. One cash is seven
inches long, and there are two smaller
cuts in the back of the neck.
Albert Ostraadt was bound over by
Justice G. X. Semling at Halstad on
the charge of keeping blind pig. Bail
was fixed at $500, which Ostraadt will
find it difficult to raise, as lie is now
under heavy bail for the same offense.
Nels Wilson, night car inspector in
the Northern Pacific yards at Brain
erd, was struck by a switch engine and
died from his injuries Tuesday night.
One foot was severed and he was in
jured about the head. Wilson leaves
large family.
A stranger, giving the name of Hans
Peterson and claiming to be from
Crookston. Was arrested at Saltwater
for stealing load of grain at Lake
land week ago. 1t is believed his
name is fictitious, and that he is an
old offender.
The Holbrook house at Glendale has
been purchased by Geo. w. Irwin,
formerly proprietor of the Irwin house.
The house has ben remodeled and new
~ furnished. Mr. George McGlynn.
who was the owner of the Holbroolz
house, will remove to the Pacific coast.
The farm house belonging to J. A.
Brown. situated about half a mile
from Glendale, was entirely destroyed
by fire, caused by the explosion of a
gasoline stove. Mrs. Brown was badly
cover. Loss about $780,; insurance,
$500.
The Great Northern freight depot at
st. Cloud and contents, including all
records. burned. No cars were burned.
The office is already in temporary quar-
ters. Freight on hand at the time OF
the fire was light. The loss is IN
known. The company probably car
ried no insurance. E.
John Strand recently set fire to
straw stack on his. farm in Hegne,
near Halstad. The fire spread and de-
stroyed over 100 tons Of hay belonging
to surrounding farmers. Ole Ode in
stituted an action against Strand to
recover the value Of the hay burned by
him. The case was decided in favor Of
the defendant.
Alexander WILMER. a young unmar
ried man, was found in a field two
miles south Of Mora frozen to death.
The last seen f him alive was Satur-
day night, when he was partially in
toxicated. 1t is supposed he left the
main road to take a short cut across
the fields to his brotherin-law's place.
and was overcome by the liquor he had
drunk.
A cablegram from Manila to c. E.
Friedrichs Of Red Wing. states that
Lieut.. Col. J. H. Friedrichs has started
| for home on sick leave. This will be
the first Red Wing man to return home
from the, Philippines. Another itele-
gram announces that Lucius " Hub
bard has been promoted to be first lieu
tenant of Company II, Fifteenth Min-
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An insurance agent, giving his name
as w. S. De Long, is badly wanted by:
! the. authorities at Winona, fpr trick
by which he worked J. A. Swenson, q
druggist, on bogus draft for 500,
and also $50 as premiun on some
life insurance. Other business men
were worked on the same racket, and
paid over various small sums, which
| they are now out.
A freight coming in around a curve
north of Pipestone ran INTO a hand-car
on which were Section Foreman Lar
son. Section Man Smith and Agent
Rtese of Partridge. The first two Were