The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-12-15
State News.


famine.
The village of Thomson, one mile
east of Carlton was badly damaged
by fire last week
Six hundred acres of land near
Euclid in the Red River valley was
sold last week for $40, $50.
Arrangements have been made to
start bank at Grasston, thriving
little village on the ''Bee Line" in
Kanabec county.
The clothing store of Salkowske,
Glotzbach & Clausen at Sleepy Eye
was broken into and the safe blown
open and 5000 taken.
Christian Hanson was found dead
by the Northern Pacific tracks at
Audubon. He was killed by a train
while he was walking home.
Sheriff Thomson of Pope county,
and Martin and Egbert Mikkelson,
two Cyrus farmers, have been sued
for $4,000 by j. A. Milton Of Ben
son for false imprisonment.
John A. Swan, a pioneer and prom
inent citizen of Kanabec county, is
dead. He had lived at GrasstOn for
thirty years, and was postmaster at
that place.
Frank L. Gibbs of MoOrhead shot
and fatally wounded his wife and then
shot himeslf in the head, dying in
stantly, at their home at Evansville
this week. It is said they had been
quarreling of late.
William NJ. Goslee, territorial
pioneer of Freeborn county, and who
was a member of the commission that
located the county seat of that county
at Albert Lea in the early days, died
at Austin last week.
Charles Madden, one of the early
residents of Minneapolis, died last
Thursday and when his will was read
John Nelson, who took care of the
old man in his last days, was found
to inherit $23, 900 in cash.
While John Willig, thirteen year old
son of the blacksmith at Harris, was
taking rides on a moving freight train
he in some manner fell between the
wheels and the foot of his right leg
was severed from the body.
Sakris Swenson, one of the oldest
residents Of Washington county, died
last week. He was born in Sweden,
Nov. %, 1923, and came to this coun-
try thirty-6ve years ago, settling on
farm near Marine where he died.
Oscar Gustafson of Cokato was
fatally stabbed while walking toward
his home with four companions. One
of these, Harry Foster, is sought by
the police and the Minneapolis au-
thorities have been asked to look out
for him.
Eric Anderson, living two miles
south of Cambridge, lost horse last
week while driving on the streets of
Cambridge late at night. The animal
fell into an excavation On the street
and died before it could be rescued.
Earl Kline of Anoka was probably
fatally injured by an explosion in
the Anoka gas plant last week. The
accident was caused by the igniting of
some oil, while machine was being
repaired. The boy was visiting the
plant at the time.
Frank Kolar of Biscay. leader of
the Hutchinson band, will lose his
right hand from gunshot wound.
He attempted to catch a gun as it was
falling from a buggy. The weapon
was discharged, the entire load pass
ing through his wrist.
The factory belonging to the Red
Wing Furniture company was de-
stroyed by fire last week. The office
building and warehouse we're saved.
Loss not yet determined, but is prob
ably $4,000 to $4,000. Partly in
sured. The origin of the fire is not
known.
Miss Mary F. Barns of St. Cloud
has entered suit against L. r. John
son, Minneapolis bridge builder, for
the sum of $4,000. Miss Barns al
leges that Johnson carelessly left
pile Of lumber near the road which
scared the team she was driving and
which ran away.
Cigarette smoking by pupils of the
jackson schools is INDUCED in to such
an extent that the board of education
last evening met with the village coun-
Gil, asking it's aid in suppressing the
habit. The council passed a resolu-
ton directing the city marshal to en-
force the law to the letter, and boys
under eighteen years will hereafter be
arrested if found smoking.
W. G. Ellis of Minneapolis was