The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-01-12
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The railroads OF Minnesota report the
year just closed a prosperous one.
a Nicollet county farmer was muir.
dered by three masked men recently.
Examiner Kenyon reports the banks
Of the state In good condit ton.
The trustees OF the state soldiers
home have issued their annual report.
-Four men were injured by an explo-
sion at Climax
Detective James G.. Doyle was APP
pointed chief Of police by Mayor Gray
Of Minneapolis
Marcus F. Haym, president Of the
Minneapolis Base BAH club, died sud-
denly last week.
The state game and fish commission,
in Its annual report, recommends new
laws.
st. PauYs annual death rate, by the
4 health department report, is 1892; birth
rate, 1926.
Fire at Ortonville destroyed N. G..
Anderson's general store and 3. N.
I Morrilrs law office The loss is Sis, 900
and the insurance $11,5O.
ed referee in bankruptcy, to succeed
William Watts, who resigned to take
his seat on the district court bench.
+. w. Snyder died at LIE Sueur He
came from Herman, where he was con-
nected with the Grant County Bank
He was prominent Mason and was
buried by that order.
The sale is announced Of the clothing
business of Milo White at Chatfield, to
NJ. 81. White, nephew Of the former,
who for two years prior to Nov. was
head salesman in the store.
At special election held at Mont
rose, village bonds in the sum Of ST.
500 were voted, with but one dissent
ing vote. The money is to be used for
village Improvement.
The city election at Little Fails re-
suited in the elections for mayor of r.
81: Nelson; aIdermen, O. H. TorIein,
Ole FOstvedt and j.. A. Weaver. The
city went dry by thirtytwo votes.
Fire in the Methodist church at
Wells burned through the Partition
wall between the pastors study and
the lecture room, and did damage to
the extent of $500 Or $500.
The school board Of Pine City has en-
gagged J. c.. Holland, now in Kansas, as
principal for the remainder of the
school term. The former principal, N.
J. Parks, resigned shortly before the
Holidays. 49,. s(.'
Fire destroyed the general store of
George Knudson Of Chenille, consum-
ing the entire stock, which was valued
| at $1,000: insurance, $4,000. The
building was owned by H. e. Kyntz Of
Albert Lea.
CHS Gust Of Delano died at the age
| Of sixty-fve years Of hernia. Six weeks
ago he had an operations performed, at
| ter which he improved; but three days
| ago he had another operation per-
formed, resulting fatally.
| An elevator agent at Eldred, Mimi,
was robbed of 5000 by tramps who
entered his room at midnight, Weakened
him from sleep and, at the muzzles Of
revolvers, compelled him to hand over
| the money. ~ =
Il The harness store of j., A. CoSgrOve
Of LIE Sueur was entered by burglars
and the safe blown open. No money
| was secured. The burglars then visit
ed Ryan's hardware store and dam
aged the safe so that it could not be
| opened.
Word has been received at Chatfeld
that Frank HeydOn, aged twenty-five
| years. and son of H. 81. Heydon, COM
| mitted suicide at Phoenix, Ariz. He
| had consumption, and went to Phoenix
three weeks ago for his health.
The legislature was organized. A.
| N Darr was elected speaker of the
| house. Gov. Lind and all other state
officers took the oath of office and en-
| tered upon the discharge of their du-
| ties. -
John E1nsweyer Of Vernillion was
found on the Marshan road, near Hast
| 1ngs. frozen to death. He was a son
! of Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Einsweyel,
aged twenty eight years. He was to
| have been married to a young lady of
| Hampton next month.
| In the district court at Pipestone,
Joseph NJ. Weber. a young man twen-
| ty-siN years old. was found guilty Of
! arson, and sentenced to the state re-
| formatory at hard labor. William
Timm will be tried at the adjourned
term, Feb. Is. for being implicated i'll
! the same crime.
| At the recent village election at
! Sleepy Eye over 300 votes were cast.
The following were elected: Mayor,
Jesse Palmer: cotnci1men, Hans My
| enson, Anton Steffen Andrew Glaten-
| gy; recarder, George Glotzbach; treas
urer, Lars Mogenson: assessor, Mike
Frantz: justice, Peter Getschwind;
street commissioner, Ole Johnson.
Fire totally destroyed the Rosebrock
building at Owatorna, occupied by the
Salvation army, together with two ad-
! joining frame buildings. The fire orig
mated in the Rosebrock building, and
4 was Of incendiary origin, this being
the forth time the building has been
fired within few weeks. No clue to
the perpetrator
A meeting of freeholders of Alden
township has been held at Alden for
the purpose of discussing the propriety
of testing in the courts the validity of
$4,000 thirty-year railroad bonds is:
sued twenty three years ago. The pres
l ont hOad has discovered irregula rites