The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-02-16
NEWS IN MINNESOTA

Twin City florists object to state in
stitutions selling flowers. Il
Private Burns Of the Thirteenth Min
nesota was wounded at Manila.
Minnesota railroad lines will oppose
the maximum rate bill to the bitter end.
Minnesota's dependent population
Jan. 81, was 5,908, an increase over last
year of $50.
St. Paul whist players still hold the
American League trophy, Racine four
challenging.
Emil Mannheimer, one of the firm of
Mannheimer Brothers. st. Paul, died
Saturday Of apoplexy, - r.. -
Health Commissioner Stone of St.
Paul was bitten by mad dog "a SILVER:
ing spaniel he had taken in) and will
take the pasteur treatment.
The Retail Grocers and General Mer-
chants association and the State Edi-
torial association are in session at St.
Paul this week. Also the pure food
show.
William c. Fitch and James Hartley,
privates in .ompany D, Thirteenth Min
nesota, who were wounded in the en-
gagement at Manila Friday, are both
St. Paul boys.
At special meeting of the Minnesota
Poultry association it was decided that
the next exhibition would be held in
st. Paul the first week in February,
1900. Sharpe Butterfeld of London.
Ont, will ofhciate as first judge.
Within week. says. says Adjutant
General Lambert, Minnesota will prob
ably get it's guns and haversacks from
the government arsenals. After that
there is nothing to hinder the reorgan-
ization Of the Second and Third regi-
ments.
At Mankato, Gustave Gerstenhauer
plead guilty to grand larceny in misap-
propriating nearly $1,000 belonging to
the Lampert Lumber company while
manager of its local yard last year. He
was sentenced to Is months at Still
water.
1t is said that the scope of inquiry au-
thorized by the senate amendment to
the Indian bill for the investigation Of
''dead and down" timber operations will
be extended in conference to authorize
an investigation of the entire Chippewa
pine land operations.
Saturday at South Park, St. Paul
suburb. score or two neighbors gath
; cred to celebrate the 10th anniversary
of the marriage of Alpha Gardner and
Miss Bersheba Tarble, which occurred
in Sacketts Harbor n Y. in 1929 Mr.
+ Gardner is 81 and Mrs Gardner SO.
Several days ago Parsons jewelry
t store at Sherburne was entered and
8 robbed of large amount of jewelry
I Three children, aged 70, II and 9 years,
e have been arrested for the theft and
t most of the jewelry found in their pos
0 session. According to the testimony
e the 9-year-old boy was the actual thief
S though the others admit completely.
- Circulars have been sent over the
= state announcing the programme fol
~ distributing binding Irvine to farmers
~ ~ by the Saltwater managers Orders
= will be received from consumers only
- until May I. After that dealers are in
!" 4" vited to buy. If the farmers take the
- entire capacity of the plant the dealer:
20 will get none. If the farmers call fo1
- more than the capacity, they will b.
y served in the order of applications.
It Halvor johnson, log scaler from thu
y Williams camp on Pine river, Aitki1
a county, was brought into Minneapoli.
in serious condition, as result of al
encounter with wolves near the camp
He was rescued just in time to save hi
life, having defended himself with
scaling rule to the limit of his ability
His legs are covered with bites ani
~ tears and there are some severe gashe
=: in the upper parts Of his body, which
/ indicate that he must have been hare
=, pressed when succor came. He say
that there were from 80 to 40 wolves il
the pack.
The capitol commission, board of COZ
r.. rections and charities and state reform
O. atory board held regular meetings a
2 St. Paul during the week Work O,
the new capitol building will be com
menced in April. The stone saws ar
busy getting the blocks of marble res,l
of
10 parols and final releases. TIL
ut board of corrections and charities dis
cussed the county system of caring fo
S; the insane. Governor Lind was preser
d; and presided-a somewhat unusua
W thing: for former governors have pei
mitted this board to run itself and hav
rarely honored its sessions by attend
ance.
According to The American Soldie,
OF dated Dec IS, Walter S. Elvidge an
Harry Bogart Of st. Paul, members {
g. Company c. Thirteenth regiment. hav
90 found gold in small stream near Mals
5; bon. Elvidge and Bogart. the pape
says, started out to see what there Wa
y. to be seen, and they were allowed t
proceed through the insurgent ranks
While crossing small stream Boga,
slipped and fell. His hand went int
the sand and when he drew it out b
discovered small gold nugget abor
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