The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-06-09
State News.

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! The Old Settlers association meet
in St. Cloud this week.
A log drive consisting of 100000
arrived at Crookston last week.
| A mad dog on the streets of Fari-
bault caused panic, but was shot be-
fore it had bitten anyone.
A. Jones of Minnesota City, on a
charge of dynamiting fish in Crooked
slough, was fined $25 and costs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Singleton of Eyota
celebrated their golden wedding an
niversary at their home last week.
Wadena and Verndale men will Or
ganize national bank at Bertha,
Todd county, with capital of S25, 900.
The large barn Of John Meyers, near
Candy, was struck by lightning and
burned. together with five valuable
| horses.
A carpenters union has been organ
lied at F'airbault with Albert Poyant
president and W. S. O'Brien recording
secretary.
The Mortified broom factory has
begun the manufa cture of the new
patent broom with latest improved
machinery.
Barnabas church at Barry, MIMI,
was destroyed by fire. The loss is
So, 500, insurance $4,000. The church
was built in 1901.
Pike to the number of $50, 900 sent
from the State fish hatchery at St.
Paul, have been placed in Birch lake
near Sank Centre.
The large barn of II. A. Whittier
was destroyed by fire at Mortified.
Boys playing with matches are sup
posed to have caused the fire.
The mnagled body Of Ferdinand
Laurich. q farm laborer, has been
found on the Chicago Great Western
track, one mile south of Pine Island.
White Earth will celebrate it's thirty
sixth anniversary on June IA and Is.
Me-zhucnh-ge-geshig is president Of
the association in charge of the pro-
gram.
The new State bank of Richmond,
has filed articles of incorporation.
! The capital Of the new financial insti-
tuition is $4,000 divided in 100 equal
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A stranger about fifty years old,
was killed by an east bound passenger
train near Sleepy Eye. A slip of pa
per found in his pocket bore the in
scription, Nicholas Young, Shakopee.
The grand jury at St. James has re-
turned two indictments against M. K.
Armstrong, charging that he accepted
money when he knew himself to be in
solvent. His trial has been postponed
to the October term. .....
John Runquist of Two Harbors has
secured contract for right of way
construction on the 500 road from
point near Elbow Lake north through
the White Earth reservation, and will
begin work at once.
Neighbors of Mrs. Mary Fallene-
helm, living in the township of West
Newton, Nicollet county, found her
body in we'll near her home. She
was eightysix and the supposition is
that she committed suicide.
A small cyclone passed through a
portion of Benton county last Satur-
day, crossing through the northern
part of Stearns county and south Of
Rice station. No reports of any dam
age to life Or property.
Albert Lawton of Winona, who had
| a fifteen year sentence committed to
eight years, and then was released
from the penitentiary on parole for
the final year, has been taken back to
Saltwater for violating the parole.
Judge E. T. Wilder, pioneer of
Red Wing and we'll known to the bar
members of Minnesota, died at his
home last week at the age OF ninety
years, after an illness which began
six weeks ago. He was born in Hart
ford, Conn.,, in November, 1913.
George Rosbury, bachelor farmer
residing on a claim near Itasca lake.
became insane and after breaking up
his furniture and dishes, dashed into
the woods. His horses were found
tied in the barn, their strength almost
exhausted for want of food and water.
The pumping station at Mapleton
was wrecked by an explosion, starting
from lighted candle let down the
city we'll last Friday. Marshal Oste-
Doe was in the building and mar
rowly escaped death, receiving addi-
tional burns to those received in the
explosion two weeks ago. :.
The new village of Otter Tail held