The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-05-11

OuHu some twenty-five cases OF small
pox, all of which he placed under
strict quarantine. None Of the cases
are serious.
John Huemoller, near Pipetsone,
Mimi, was accidentally shot in the
cheek on May 4, while playing with a
22-caliber rife. The ball passed
through his cheek, coming out of his
mouth.
The farmers of Faribault county
are organizing under the name of Ma
tional Society of Equity. The object
of the organization is to enable farm
ers to set their prices on produce the
same as the merchants set their prices
on goods.
The residence of P. j. Haggberg of
Lawrence was struck by lightning and
badly damaged last week. Mr.. and
Mrs. Haggberg who were outside the
building were both shocked by the
bolt. Mr.. Haggberg being stunned
and thrown some distance.
At Crookston the high school classes
are introducing college tactics and
on May 2 the police force was called
out to stop a fight which was in prog
ress between different factions, which
originated over the burning by the
sophomore class of the effigy of
Caesar.
Manager Joseph Hiscock of the
Minneapolis Furniture company was
convicted in the municipal court May
4, of employing Edward Olson, under
sixteen years Of age. L. P. Torger-
son of the State labor bureau was the
complainant. The defendant was
fined 500.
The beet sugar refinery at st. Louis
Park, the only one in the State, was
destroyed by fire last week. The beet
sugar re6neries in this country are
not doing a fourishing business, be-
cause farmers will not raise sugar
beets when they can secure greater re-
turns from some other crop.
Round Lake, MIMI, was visited by
cyclone last week demolishing
houses and barns and seriously in
juring one woman. It passed through
the center of the village and tore
things up at the old Northrup farm.
This farm is one formerly owned by
Mr.. Northrup now living at Elk lake.
Two new banks were authorized by
the public examiner on May 4. One
is the Farmers State bank of LIE
Sueur, $4,000 capital; E. c. Haga is
cashier, F. A. Dodge is president.
The other bank is the Citizens State
bank of Roseau, $4,000 capital; Ben
dix Holdahl is president and Olaf
Holdahl is cashier.
The Fifth Avenue hotel in Duluth,
frame boarding house, was burned on
May 3. At first it was thought that
not more than three lives were lost,
but Thursday morning fourth body
was found. Whether the man was
there when the fire broke out or if his
body dropped there from the upper
floor is not known. AS yet no one has
identified it.
The contract for the building of
asphalt roads about the new capitol
grounds was awarded to the Barber
Asphalt company last week, on bid
of Sl0,992.5O. The contract for curb
ing was awarded to the St. Paul
Cement Works, their bid being
81, 324.7O; and the same company Sc
cured the contract for sidewalks on
bid of Sl,7l2.
j. S. Bradstreel, a house decorator
OF Minneapolis, was very seriously
injured in an automobile accident
Thursday Of last week. Mr.. Brad
street had been to Lake Minnetonka
to look over the new residence of
Thomas Shevlin and on the return
trip the driver lost control and the
auto plunged over twenty-foot en-
bankment burying Mr.. Bradstreel
beneath the machine, fracturing his
skull and otherwise badly injuring
him. Mrs. Shevlin, who was in the
auto escaped injury.
J. H., Burns, who formerly repre-
sented the fifth legislative district in
the Minnesota legislature, died at his
home in Lanesboro, Mimi, at 2 p. NJ,
May 8, from pneumonia. "Bobby"
Burns as he was affectionately called
by his associates in the legislature,
served in the house in 1901 the extra
session Of 1902 and in 1908. He was
a leading member at every session.
In the stormy session of 1901 he took
a prominent part as debator, and in
1902 he was one of the leading advo-
Gates of the tax code prepared by the
commission.