The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-10-20
State News.

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West Duluth is to have curling
ring to cost 1000.
The Jackson hotel at Anoka will
have 81, 200 addition.
The Methodist Congregational and
Episcopal ministers in Austin re-
signed during the past two weeks.
Mrs. John F. Cooks large barn,
two miles north of Austin, with eighty
tons of hay, one horse and other con
tents, was burned. Loss $1,000.
Eddie McGraw, the eighteen-year-
old son of Frank McGraw of Anoka,
was accidentally shot while hunting
and bled to death in thirty minutes.
Sevreal Fergus Falls business men
have formed an organization for the
purpose of boring for gas in the vi
entity of Foxhome and Pelican Rapids.
Benjamin E. Boyer, an old settler,
while trying to board moving North
ern Pacific train at Wadena slipped
and fell under the cars, cutting off
both legs.
The eighteenth annual meeting of
the Southern Minnesota Teachers
association will be held at the opera
house in Fairmont on Friday and
Saturday, Oct. % and 20.
James W. Lauderdale, a resident of
St. Paul since 1851, steamboat pilot
and captain in the early days of river
navigation, and recently sergeant of
police, died suddenly in that city last
week.
The postoHice at Bennettville was
robbed of about $40 worth of stamps
and the same amount in money. The
sawrnill in the same place was burned,
probably by the persons who broke
into the postofice.
A seven-year-old son of John L.
Sullivan, thresher, living eight
miles north Of Belle Plaine, was
killed Monday. He opened a valve
on the thresher engine, starting the
engine, which ran over him and killed
him instantly.
Paul Buckentin, Fritz Buckentin.
Jr., and Glen Tewksbury were drowned
in Pomme de Terre lake, nine miles
north of Morris. The young men and
Guy Stewart were hunting on the lake,
when sudden squall came up and
overturned their two boats near the
middle of the lake.
The large Catholic church at Free
port in Stearns county, was destroyed
by fire last week, entailing a loss of
1913, 900, with insurance of SIS, 900. The
fire was discovered near the altar and
the fire department. was unable to cope
with the balze, which had completely
enveloped the edifce.
The postoffice at Wabasha was bur-
glarized Wednesday night of last
week, and the safe blown open. About
$500 in postage stamps and over S7Oa
in cash were carried away. Entrance
to the building was secured by break
ing a window in the rear thereof
Thus far there is no clue to the per-
petrators.
P. M. Scammon of Minneapolis and
woman who was assisting him in
making demonstration with a new
fire escape fell from the fourth story
window of the Germania Life Insur-
ance building in St. Paul last week
and both received injuries which
caused their death. The rope, a small
woven line, broke at the top window.
Duane Porter, government Indian
removal agent of White Earth has
gone to Mile Laos lake to take some
of the remaining Indians to White
Earth. Several have moved to White
Earth. A number remain at Mile
Laos and are not inclined to move.
The government is anxious to move
the remainder of the tribe before win
ter sets in.
Fred L. Johnosn, aged seventeen
| years, the only son of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. A. johnson of WEIGH, was killed
near North Lake while duck hunting
with party of companions. He saw
flock of mallards approaching, and
in STOPPING down, the trigger of his
gun struck against a log. The
weapon was discharged and the back
of his head was blown off.
Prints What You Say.
A cable dispatch to one of the New
York papers says that an Italian has