The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-04-20
State News.


organizing a commercial club.
Breckenridge has built a new hos
pital and will dedicate it on May 3.
Six majority for license out of a
vote of l,005 was the result of the
election in Little Falls.
Mrs. J. H. Kessler of Breckenridge
was burned by the explosion of lamp
and died few days ago.
The hospital for the insane at Fer
gus Falls will be supplied with water
from new we'll AZ feet deep.
St. Cloud is infected with governor
ship seeds. Senator Ripley P.
Brewer is the first sprig to start this
spring.
A new postoffice has been estab-
lished at Moose Island, Stevens
county, Minnesota, and Ernest H.
Pusher appointed postmaster.
An immense dam is being built at
International Falls, on Rainy lake
river to preserve the depth of water in
the lake and improve navigation of
the river.
Conditions are favorable all over
the State for seeding operations.
This is especially the case in the Red
River valley, where it was too wet
last year.
Breckenridge has voted So, 500 bonds
to pay Off the indebtedness incurred
for waterworks and electric lights.
Public improvements come cheap at
four per cent interest.
Partridge Bros. dry goods store at
Tracy, Mimi, was broken into last
week and robbed of $500 worth of silk.
It is supposed that the thieves took
refuge in the twin cities. -
An Anoka man has agreed to build
starch factory at Henning, Otter
Tail county, on condition that bonus
of So, 500 be given him and contracts
made for 700 acres of potatoes.
On the 18th inst. fire of unknown
origin destroyed the downtown ware
house of the Keller Manufacturing Co.
Several thousand dollars worth of
cutters and fine lumber was consumed.
Partial insurance was carried.
Julius Kicl1e of Turtle Lake, charged
with threatening to kill his family,
committed suicide by drinking carbolic
acid rather than fall into the sheriff's
hands. Kicke was the father of six
teen children, only eight of whom are
living.
J. M. Haven, the Big Lake banker,
is receiving many Aattering sugges-
tions of a possible candidacy for vice
president of the Minnesota Bankers
association. at its next annual meet
ing, to be held at Lake Minnetonka
this summer.
Action has been brought in the dis
trict court for $4,000 damages by
Thomas DAILY against the Northwest
ern Telephone company and G. B. &
Q. company. DAILY alleging that he
had been injured by loose wires that
pulled him from his wagon.
A rural telephone company has been
organized at Big Lake, with capital
stock of $4,000. The officers are as
follows: President, J. M. Haven;
vice-presidents, J. G.. Jacobson,
George Patterson; secretary and
treasurer, Chas. F. Knapp; manager,
J. A. CUTLER.
Work will soon begin on the re-
building of the government dam on
Pine river near Cross lake. It is ex-
pected that it will take $50 to 300 men
from two to three years to complete
the work. The new structure will be
OF concrete and steel and will be
made larger than the old one and
built to withstand the ravages Of CEN
turtles.
Warrants have been issued by
County Attorney Loud of Bemidji, for
five men accused of timber stealing
from State lands. The issuance of the
warrants is the result of the quiet
work of Attorney Fl. T. Bevans of St.
Paul, special attorney for the State
auditors Office, and D. e. Elliot,
Robert Wilson and Lafayette Shaw,
State cruisers.
William Fairburn, a deputy game
warden went to Spicer to protect the
fish in Green lake and had made
several arrests when the tables were
turned and he was arrested by the
sheriff: charged with carrying con-
cealed weapons. It is claimed that
the deputy was attacked by several
men with shot guns and that he drew
a revolver to protect himself.
The State game and fish commission
has secured seventy-fve ring-necked
or Monaghan grouse for propagation