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

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! Mankato entertained 10000 visitors
at the Woodman picnic last week.
Skeoch's European hotel at Detroit,
burned last week. Loss $1,000 partly
covered by insurance.
The annual conference of the United
Lutheran church of America was held
in Albert Lea last week.
The First State bank of Floodwood
will open about June co. M. II. Schus-
sler will be president and j. B. Meyer
cashier.
The forty sixth annual State Sunday
school convention for Minnesota is in
session at the First Methodist church
in Duluth.
Ralph, ive-year-old son of Fred
Keye of the Argyle roller mills, was
drowned in Middle river while playing
on the banks.
The forty-ffth annual convention of
the Goodhue County Sunday School
association was in session in Zum-
brota this week.
The LaGrand hotel of Morris one OF
the best hotels west of the cities, has
been sold by r. p. Doragn to L. Fon-
tain of Crookston.
Herman Henslin, age thirty-fve, a
farmer near Madelia, was killed while
hauling a load of posts, the wheels
passing over his head.
Nicolas J. Breen, one of the Oldest
citizens of Waseca, was killed by be-
ing run over by cars on the Minneap-
oils & St. Louis tracks.
Double the area of land about
Floodwood is cleared and under cult
| walton this year than ever before.
Planting is we'll under way.
VIM. Ellingsworth, aged about forty
five, residing in Elysian township,
near LeSueur, hanged himself. No
cause for the deed is known.
Peter Henricks, Finlander, was set
upon by two thugs when walking along
the railroad track several miles south
of Albert Lea and was beaten and then
robbed.
Thirty-two head of cattle, from two
herds in Freeborn county. were de-
stroyed at the South St. Paul stock
yards by order Of the live stock sani-
tary board.
Nels Jarstad, farmer near Battle
Lake, was kicked in the stomach by a
horse and died instantly. He was
about fifty and leaves wife and
several children.
George Bennett, a young man en-
plOyed on farm near Lake Crystal,
whose home was at Avoca, Wis, was
run over by freight train and died
from his injuries.
While Peter Schaust was attending
church at Delano masked robber en-
tered his home and compelled Mrs.
Schaust to give up what money she
had. About $500 was in the house.
Peter Schiller, aged p, was killed
while coasting down steep hill at St.
Bonifacius. He was thrown headlong
| over the handlebars OF his wheel, and
his skull was fractured and he was in
jured internally.
Ludwig Jesness of Swan Lake town.
ship, Stevens county, was injured
at Cyrus by pieces of wood saw strik-
ing his head and cutting deep cash.
He is not expected to live. He is about
| thirty and married.
About l20 delegates were in attend
| ance at the fourth annual convention
of the Epworth league for the Crooks
ton district which was held at Detroit.
Moorhead, Fergus Falls, Crookston
and Detroit have the largest delega-
tons.
Franklin 81. Polk, a Brainerd law
yer, fell asleep while sitting on the
bank of the lake at Walker and was
rob bed of his watch, chain and charm
by two Indians, who were seen by
| children. A search failed to discover
the pickpockets.
William Nelson. an old settler and
prominent business man, shot and
killed himself on a vacant lot in the
outskirts of Ely. He was forty-nine
and had a wife and three children,
Blu siness reverses caused him to be.
com Respondent.
The conucil of Fertile has extended
the curfew ordinance so as to make il
unlawful for any boy between the ages
OF sixteen and twenty -one and any girl
between the ages of sixteen and eigh-
teen to be abroad between the hours
OF 10 O'Clock p. m. and S O'Clock a. m.
A fellow giving the name of John
Daley, but supposed to be no other