The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17
State News.
Buafflo has a wood famine.

Monday.
J. Shirley, one of the Oldest pio-
neers of Murray county, died from an
attack of apoplexy.
The Wadena cracker plant was
roasted last week and fifty hands are
out of employment.
Henry Theleman, wealthy farmer
living near LIE Sueur, was gored to
death by vicious bull.
Fire totally destroyed the old court
house at Park Rapids in spite of hard
work by the fire company.
Roswell Tousley, aged sixty-eight,
a pioneer settler of LIE Sueur, died
there last week Of paralysis.
Nichols O'Brien died at Bird Is
land, aged seventy years. He was a
member of the Third Minnesota in
the war of the rebellion.
G. L. Conger, one of Becker's most
respected citizens died suddenly last
Friday morning at his home three
miles east of that place.
John Billings, an old resident of
Hutchinson and former contractor
and builder, fell dead while he was
walking along the street.
Gustave Peterson of Bull, while at
work in the woods with his partner
cutting timber, was struck by fall
ing tree and instantly killed.
Mrs. Samuel Adams, one of the
early settlers of Otsego township, in
Wright county, died of old age at her
daughters home, three miles east of
Elk River last week.
. Chas. Peterson, former proprietor
of the Columbia saloon at Anoka at
tempted suicide. The cause for Peter
sons rash act was given as a sudden
fit of dependency.
Sixteen-year-old Albert Kurz, son
OF Jacob Kurz of Avon, was run over
by separator machine a mile south
of town, and both legs were so badly
crushed that amputation was neces-
sary.
Miss Nellie Ingram of Monticello
attempted to end her life by jumping
from the bridge into the river. She
was seen by several men, who rescued
her as she was sinking for the third
time.
An anti-cigarette league for boys
has been organized in Monticello by
Mrs. Frank Bryant and Miss Els
worth. In proportion to it's popula-
ton, Monticello has more youthful
smokers than any town in the State.
James Murphy, Duluth man, got
lost in the woods thirty miles north of
Duluth and was discovered by party
of hunters nearly dead from hunger
and with hands and feet so badly
frostbitten that they may all have to
be amputated.
J. J. McGregor of Minden, Benton
county, who was a member of the
Legislature two years ago and can
this, was stricken with apoplexy while
, on his way home and is now in
precarious condition.
Otto Fisher, proprietor of the hotel
at Hewitt, Mimi, committed suicide
by jumping from the second story
window, breaking his neck. The rash
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delirium owing to excessive drinking
and the authorities were about to
commit him to the hospital for insane.
The most disastrous fire that Duluth
has experienced IN many years
started at 'clock Sunday afternoon.
The plant of the Pearson Boat Con-
struction company on Minnesota
point was burned to the ground, to-
gether with seven dwellings, in the
neighborhood, entailing loss of
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An attempt was made to wreck
Mayor Fay's residence in Virginia by
dynamite, and the handsome building
is mass of ruin. The mayor has
been waging a vigorous war on sa-
looms and has compelled them to
close at IL O'Clock p. m. The saloon
element has become enraged and has
made threats against the mayor.
Thomas C. Scollan, proprietor of
the Merchants hotel of St. Cloud, lies
at Deaths door as the result, it is al
legged, of injuries inflicted upon him
on the eve of election by Postmaster
II. G.. Wire of st. Cloud. The trou-
BILE arose, it is claimed, from differ
ences between the two men over a bet
in which Mr.. Scollan was the stake
holder.
Eugene White, of Perham was
knocked off the platform of a passen-
ger train and robbed of his seasons
wages last week. The robbery occur
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