The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-06-15

anna, where he was stationed for nine
months before coming to Minneapolis.
No recruits have been accepted since
May 5, as the marine lists have been
filed. Enlistment will begin again
after July !.
The evening Of Flag day, June IA,
the State capitol will be open and IL
Illuminated to receive visitors. The
plans for the removal of the old bat
tie flags to the new building include
reception in the evening, probably in
the rotunda, and the interior of the
building will be brightly lighted, until
a late hour.
r. =. Davis, inspector of immigra-
ton in Minneapolis, received instruc-
lions from Washington last week to
deport to Canada, Peter Nelson, a
paralytic who came from that country
less than year ago. AS Nelson is
unable to move hand or foot the Off
Ger is puzzled to know what to do
with him when he gets there.
G. Wahlund, formerly of Isanti
county, preacher, politician and men,
Der of the legislature, at present man
ager of the Minneapolis Swedish col
lege, is figuring on the purchase of
the Minneapolis Academy building,
Harvard and Delaware streets south
east. The property is held at about
ST., 1000, and is fine stone structure.
Arthur Lindsey Gibson of St. Paul,
has been sentenced to two years in
prison on the charge of larceny. For
twelve years Gibson was a clerk in
the Merchants National bank, St.
Paul. Since Jan. LIST his wages have
been s95 a month he said. More than
two years ago he began stealing the
banks money, and spent the stealings
on "good time.''
While working with a prospecting
crew on the Buffalo and Susque-
hanna property a short distance east
of the city limits, r. G. Randall,
twenty-five years of age, was Instantly
killed on June 7, by the discharge of
a small quantity of dynamite encased
in gas pipe. He walked a few feet
toward the drill after the explosion
and fell over dead.
The Hope Iron company, a subsid-
larry concern of the United States
Steel company, has purchased the
townsite of Washburn, adjoining b.
vey, Itasca county, on the west, for
S32, 900, exclusive of the mineral rights
which are retained by W. D. Wash
burn, Jr., of Minneapolis, who has
recently found a promising grade of
ore on the property.
Douglas county is stocking it's lakes
with fish fry, the first shipment from
the .Glenwood State hatchery was
made June 6. It consisted of eighteen
cans of pike fry and was consigned
to Senator Ward at Alexandria. The
pike was distributed between lakes
Latoka, Geneva and Victoria. A few
cans of Pike from the St. Paul hatch
cry have also been used.
The quartermaster general of the
army has announced through Colonel
Robinson of the department of d.
kota, the award to Barrett & thinner
man, the Midway horse dealers, of
contract to furnish 176 artillery horses
and four cavalry horses for various
army posts. The Midway concern
competed in bidding with all other
large horse dealing markets of the
country.
Already more than two hundred
census enumerators have handed in
their final reports. The census bureau
is having it's hands full attending to
the weekly reports of the enumerators.
Last Friday there we're five bushels
of envelopes containing weekly re-
ports to look over, and though each
one carried a four-cent stamp there
was postage due on them to the
amount of $3.50.
An attempt to poison the family of
John L. Johnson, in Havana, was
brought to the attention of the author
tiles June 7. Mr.. johnson informed
the sheriff that morning when he went
to the we'll to draw water he discov-
cred small quantities of Paris green
scattered about. An examination of
the we'll water showed that large
amount Of the poison had been dumped
into the we'll. The authorities are in
vestigating the matter near Havana.
Matters near Morris are coming to
head now in regard to the construc-
ton of a railroad from Ortonville
through Big Stone county northwest
erly, then east through the southern
part of Stevens and Pope counties to
Belgrade, on the 500 line in Stearns
county. This would tap rich coun-
try and one praat1v in mood ~ q ,o;1