The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-12-28
State News.

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almost entirely destroyed by fire
caused by an explosion of gasoline.
The gas-lighting plant in the confec-
tionery store in the Marren & Finn
block, Two Harbors, exploded. de-
stroying all the stock and fixtures in
the three-story brick building. Oliver
Holmes, who was in his store at the
time, was badly burned about the
face and body. His recovery is
doubtful
Charles Nelson committed suicide
by deliberately running in front of a
train at Staples and throwing himself
in front of the engine. He laid on
the track and clutched both rails. His
head and hands were crushed. He
had just been released from the Fer
gus Falls asylum and had ticket to
Cloquet, MINI.
The death of J. M. Cove, a we'll
known travelling man of St. Cloud, at
Bottineau last week has disclosed the
fact that he was a bigamist and the
scandal has caused sensation there
Wife No. 2 with whom he has been
living at ST. Cloud, never knew she
had been deceived until the news was
broken to her last week.
The federal jury sitting in St. Paul
found Royal B. Stearns and William
Horsnell guilty of a conspiracy to de-
fraud the government out of 10000
acres of public land in South Dakota
Judge G. F. Amidon, sentenced
Stearns to one year and six months
in the Saltwater penitentiary and a
fine Of 81, 900. Horsnell was given
pine months and a fine of $500.
Probably the largest number of tur-
keys given out by any one firm was
that issued by the Pillsbury-Washburn
Flour Mills company, which gave out
1866 turkeys-over $4,000 pounds, or
nine tons in all. Every employee Of
the company was remembered, and
fully 100 poor families were the re-
cipients of huge birds. The total
amount expended by the firm on
Christmas turkeys amounted to fully
$1,000
A prominent mine official of the
Mesaba range predicts one of the
most prosperous seasons next summer
that the Mesaba range has ever seen.
He claims that the ore shipments will
be limited only by the carriers abil-
ity to handle the output. Numerous
new properties are being opened at
various points on the range: and bet
ter facilities for mining on large
scale are being installed by the older
mines.
A thief threw a heavy stone through
one of the windows of the Palace
Jewelry company at 324 West Super
ior street. Duluth. seized a diamond
case. watch and tray of gold
brooches, and fed to Fourth avenue.
and was then lost in the Northern
Pacific railroad yards. The value
Of the stolen goods is $3.50. The street
was brilliantly lighted and crowded
with people. At least twenty persons
were in the jewelry store.
If the northwest experiences a coal
famine this winter, which is consid-
cred not at all unlikely, it is said that
it can be blamed to the eastern rail-
roads that are holding western road
inf pn net c.4n Il o4 oil
them to come west, where they belong,
bringing coal. The amount taken up
the lakes this season to the Duluth
and Superior docks will be insufficient
to supply the demands from consum-
ers in the interior, and the railroads
will have to be depended upon to a
certain extent to bring the commodity
into the west.
Examinations will be conducted
Jan. 10. at the federal building, St.
Paul, to secure eligibles for the posi-
ton of female telephone operators to
vacancies as they may occur in any
branch of the civil service. The an
nual stipend will range from $240 to
$40. Experience will count 60 per
cent on the examination. A teacher
(male) is wanted at Pine Ridge, S.
D., at salary of 5000 per year, and
another at Blackfeet, Mont. This one
must be married and the salary is $50
per month. Examinations for these
vacancies will be held Jan. 1O-ll.
Edward J. Straw, northern land
agent, cruiser and general locator of
homesteaders, has been arrested at
St. Paul charged with perjury in con-
nection with hearing on an appli-
cation for land claim under the
stone and timber act. The particular
charge under which he was arrested
was that of testifying in the Duluth
land office that the land named in the