The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-06-16

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throat and jerked him from the buggy
and the two went through his pockets.
Arneson had been section man on the
Great Northern and his handcar was
struck by train some time ago. He
was thrown off and sustained broken
leg and the company gave him SIS, 900
in settlement. He had plenty of money,
and being lame, was unable to defend
! himself.
Miss Annie Swenson of Minneap-
oils, aged sixteen, proved herself a
heroine at Minnetonka Sunday after
noon by plunging into the lake and
rescuing woman friend from drown
ing. The woman was a guest at the
Swenson cottage and had just returned
from boat ride with party and as
they neared the dock the boat tipped
slightly precipitating the woman into
the water.
Farmers from the towns of Friberg,
Maine and Erhard in Otter Tail county
are bringing in reports to the effect
that worm has appeared there and is
doing considerable damage to the
| wheat. The worm is about quarter
of an inch long, of light brown color
and works only in clay soil. It cuts
off the wheat just above the root, and
some farmers report that it has al
ready destroyed fully quarter of
their grain.
The first Indian minister ordained
into the Episcopal clergy is the Rev.
Mr.. St. Clair, now rector of the Epis-
copal Indian church at the lower
Sioux agency, eight miles east of Red
wood Falls. The ordination services
were marked by all the ,eclat of the
church. The Indian minister was d.
rect charge of the late Bishop Whip
pie, who furnished the means to put
him through the Seabury divinity
school at Faribault.
Excitement has been caused by the
disappearance of the fourteen year-old
grandchild of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
O'Neal from their farm home a few
miles from Crookston. She has been
absent several days and no trace of
her has been found. The entire neigh
borhood has been searched and the
grandparents are distracted. One
theory is that John O'Neal of Devils
Lake, the father of the girl, kidnapped
her, and a warrant has been sworn
out
On account of the lateness Of the
season, the Excelsior Fruit Growers
association will not be able to begin
shipping fruit as early this year as
last, but the outlook is promising for
a good years business. The man
ager, G. 81. Booth, is receiving orders
from all over the northwest, and from
some parts of Canada, for strawber-
ries. It is probable that strawberries
will be ready to be shipped2in quaint
ties about the Goth. The weather has
been favorable for good crop, ex-
cept that it will be late.
The Minnesota Rural Mail Carriers
association held it's annual meeting
in Mankato this week. President
Joseph Penner of Alexandria presided
and an address of welcome was made
by Postmaster G.. L. Benedict of that
city. Second Vice President w. II.
Dunbar Of Isanti responded. He said
that the present pay is little less than
an insult to American labor, espec-
tally when compared with the city car
riers'> pay. The following officers
were elected: President, George L.
Rathburn of Anoka; first vice presi-
dent, A. W. Krengel of Mapleton; Sec
ond vice president, Mrs. L. w. Allen
of St. Cloud; secratery, E. D. Terrell
of Wayzata; treasurer, John T. Nav
of Mankato.