The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-10-06
State News.

Hutchinson has fine apple crop of
its own this year.
The American House at Glencoe
). has been sold.
A farm of l20 acres near Zumbrota
sold for 81, 900 last week.
Miss Clara Dickinson was burned
to death in fire at Rochester.
The First National bank of Cass
Lake has been sold to the Neils-S hev-
lin coordination.
The barn of Mrs. Goers, together
with a horse and several tons of hay,
was burned at Hastings.
Fred Pope, a butcher Of Luverne
convicted Of assault in the second de-
gree, was sentence 10 one year at
Saltwater.
Halver J. Daley, register Of deeds
of Lac Qui Parle, died of appendicitis
last week. He was fOrty-four and
had been nominated for second term
as register.
A sneak thief went into the churches
at Fergus Falls, robbing birthday
boxes. He got So in the Methodist
church, SIS in the Presbyterian and 81
in the Congregational.
The attorney general has decided
that the Socialists or public owner
ship party in Otter Tail county cannot
have party designation placed op-
posite the names Of candidates of that
party on the official ballot.
The Farmers Cooperative asso-
citation at Hutchinson will open it's
new elevator on Oct. Swith ceremonies
partaking Of a jubilee. The program
includes speeches, grand parade and
music by the Hutchinson Military
band.
Milton D. Smith, one of the earliest
settlers of Plainview is dead. He was
born in New York state in 1884, COM
ing west in 1865. He located on a
claim in Plainview township, and
gradually accumulated upward of
1000 acres Of land.
George Stretter of St. Cloud, aged
forty, took a shotgun and went into
the woods last Saturday for q two
hours hunt. He did not return and
no trace has been found. It is feared
he has met with either accident or foul
paly.
The forty ninth annual meeting OF
the General Congregational Associa-
tion Of Minnesota was held in Duluth
this week at the Pilgrim Congrega-
tional church, beginning Tuesday,
Oct. 4, and coming to close Thurs
day evening.
Louis Dupont of Paris, France, was
in Albert Lea last week Investigating
the cooperative creamery system that
has proven SO successful. He is q
representative of the French govern
ment and was one of the judges of
dairy products at the worlds fair.
Harry Rodman of Rock county
planted and raised an abundant crop
Of sweet potatoes-the first in that Sec
ton. The potatoes are of excellent
quality, the yield prolific, and the ex-
pertinent has proved beyond doubt
that sweet potatoes can be raised
there as successfully as can the Irish
varieties.
Mrs. Sophia Russell, aged eighty
two, who probably was the Oldest
Minnesota born woman, is dead at
Sank Rapids. She was born at La
Point: this State in 1923. Her father
was Charles II. Cakes. She is sur
virved by two married daughters,
Mrs. W. L. Nieman of Minnea polls,
and Mrs. J. II. Coates of Sank Rap
ids.
Martin Christensen. employed on
the steamer Irene as fireman, was
drowned at Aitkin. He was trying to
climb from the lower to the upper deck
of the boat. His foot slipped, he fell
into the water, and not being able to
swim, was drowned before help reached
him. Christensen was twenty years
old and is survived by widowed
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