The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-02-09
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{ st. PaM, died, at the age of seventy
five years. .5s 8ls4 81
William Donaldson, the prominent
Minneapolis merchant, died suddenly
in California.
Tie people or Wells voted bonds for
$685. 900 with whiclsf.o build fourteen
room school housaYs
The grand lodge Of the Sons Of Her
mann held its nineteenth annual ses-
sion at st. Paul last week.
Cleveland Ohio capitalists think Of
building an electric interurban line be-
tween st. Paul and Saltwater.
Bishop Whipple has been selected
to represent America at the great mis-
sionary meeting in England
Francis Baesen Of New Ulm, vet
eran Of the First Minnesota, has been
appointed assistant adjutant general.
Robert Miles, a hospital steward
with the Thirteenth Minnesota at Ma
Mia is home on a thirty-days' furlough.
Cornelius Metcaf prominent stock
raiser and ex-member of the MinnesO-
ia legislature, died at Caledonia of
brain fever.
Mrs. P. II. Kelly died at her home
in st. Paul last week. The deceased is
the wife of P. H. Kelly, the wholesale
grocer. s
Tail flour mill, at Fergus Falls to D.
II. Tenant of Northtield, who will
, take possession at once.
The village of Montgomery held an
election last week for the annexa-
ton Of Columbia Heights. 1t was car
ried by so to "a in favor of annexation.
The farm house with its contents, be-
longing to Theo. Siler, near Buffalo,
were destroyed by fire. No insurance.
1t is supposed the fire was caused by
sparks from an engine on the 500 road.
Frank e. Hixson, general freight and
: passenger agent of the Dunleith, Mis-
sissippi River & Northern railway,
died at st. Mary's hospital, Duluth, of
typhoid fever. He leaves a wife and
little daughter
J. w. Sedinger, head miller for the
Rush City Roller Mills company, got
his hand caught in set of rollers.
The flesh of the fore and big finger
was completely torn off, and he will
probably lose two fingers.
Edward Wunderlich, a young man,
while engaged in telling timber on his
fathers farm at Cedar Valley, was
caught by falling tree and his back
broken. He has become paralyzed and
fears are entertained Of his recovery.
A. r. Batson, while scaling in one Of
the Johnson Wentwort company's
camps, near Cloquet, last week, fell
from a pile of logs and broke three
ribs. He was taken to st. Mary's hos
pital, Duluth, where he is receiving
treatment. 90
Burglars broke into the grocery store
| of Owens & Taylor at Wells; also,
, Gage, Hayden & Co.'S store. They Sc
cured 1Q cents in the former place and
We're frightened away from the latter
before securing some fur coats they
had ready to carry off,
A very successful dairy convention
was held at Fergus Falls, which was
largely attended by farmers, notwith-
standing the cold weather. The speak
ers We're Prof. Snyder, G. L. Smith, w.
S. Eborg, Miss Smith, w. L. Chappeu
and Secretary Crocmore.
II. Martin & Sons. bankers at Bala-
ton, have sold their bank to H. o. Gar
lock L. Co. Of Walnut Grove. Mr. Mar
tins family will move to Minneapolis,
and one of the younger members of
the Garlock firm will come to Balaton
for the present to manage the bank.
A surveying crew is at New Ulm, en-
gagged in surveying the proposed line
of the Chicago & Northwestern road
between there and Mankato. There is
also considerable talk Of the Minneap-
oils & St. Louis road extending its
branch into New Ulm and south into
Iowa.
Nels Rasmussen. an old resident Of
WinOna, was struck by a freight train
on the Wincna & Western railroad. re-
ceiving injuries from which he died an
hour afterwards. He was attempting
to cross some trestle work, and the
train backed down upon him. He was
siXty-five years of age.
Action has ben brought against the
city of Winona by Elton Gorr, for The
purpose of ousting Patrick Fennell
from the fire department. Fennell
was chief of the department until No
vember, when he was given position
in one Of the hose companies. 1t is
claimed that he is not physically fit to
hold his present position.
Mrs Mary Addison Of Oak Point
met a horrible death recently. While
lighting the fire her clothes became ig-
nited and before help reached her life
was extinct. She was eighty-three
years of age. One of George H. Add
ison's little daughters attempted to
save the life Of her grandmother and
in so doing was severely burned. about
the feet VI
While an engine on the ST. Louis
track was switching at New Ulm, Mrs.
Mary Jensen of Brookville, Redwood
county, was run over. with the result
that both her legs were broken below
the knee. She was Immediately taken
to the hospital. Two other ladies We're
with her. Mrs. Christian Agre. also Of
Redwood county, and Mrs. Lamp.
They were also knocked down, but es-
capped without injury.
A new mill project has been set on
foot at Crookston, the leading spirit
being Elias Stevenson, and the object
being the establishment of a lumber
mill in the CaSs lake region, MeSsrS.s