The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-04-27

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coward, and says that he refused to
go on the stand and testify against
Farmer because he did not propose to
ss'squeal.,,,' 81 Scrawford admits that
he shot Lundeen, but says he only in
tended to "throw the scare' and did
not intend to kill the man.
The Minneapolis wheat market Drop
ped twenty-six cents last Saturday,
bringing May wheat down to ninety
six cents. Minneapolis flour prices
have been chopped off thirty-fve cents
a barrel additional to declines OF
Thursday, and patents are now quot
able around 1925 against recent
quotation of S6.40.
The question of limiting the attend
ance in the normal departments of the
normal schools was discussed by the
State normal board held at St. Paul
on the 2lst. The statement was ad-
vanced by a number of persons that
the attendance at some of the schools
is beyond the capacity of the rooms
and the ability of the teachers to
handle.
Orlin Kalderwit, one of the men held
for the murder of Fred King at Colum-
bia Heights last fall is having his
trial at Anoka this week. The three
men, Kalderwit, John Kolb and
Charles Hammond, who are held for
the crime will be tried separately.
Kalderwit will be tried first because
the State has the strongest case
against him.
During the coming summer Catho-
lie visitors to MinnetOnka will have
ample opportunities for attending
divine worship at the chapel in Excel
sior. The diocesan missionaries OF
the archdiocese of St. Paul will es-
tablish their permanent headquarters
at Excelsior and incidentally take
charge of the chapel acquired last
year from the Universalist society.
The next feat that will be attempted
by Carleton Pillsbury, having just
made the record for the Mortified
course in five minutes under four
hours, will be to try for the 300-mile
record. Such good results were OBJ.
tanned in the run to Mortified re.
Gently that it is confidently expected
that time can be set for the 3O0-mile
distance that will at least stand dur.
ing this summer.
According to advises received at
the general Offices of the Great North.
ern Railway company, the steamship
Minnesota will carry on her second
voyage to the Orient over 400 car.
loads of machinery. The machinery
includes forty locomotives, besides
factory equipment, comprising dyna,
mos, shafting, steel plates and lathes
ordered by the Japanese government
early in December.
Motorists who contemplate a so.
journ in Canada this summer with
their motor cars will be pleased to
learn that they can take the cars with
them into the neighboring British de.
tendency as often as they wish during
the entire season, all for the amount
of SIS. At any rate, one will need to
pay only one other fee besides the S.,
and that is the So for a license and
number tag issued by the provincial
government.
What promises to be a pretty fight
between the general land Office in the
State of Minnesota and the bureau OF
forestry is now in process of incuba.
ton. Thousands of acres in the big
Chippewa Indian reserve is classified
as swamp, and under such classified.
ton is claimed by the State. while the
federal government is not prepared to
admit the claim except as to sections
l6 and 36, which revert to the general
school fund.
Complaints of unfair wheat grading
have been fled with the governor by
Minneapolis parties. The governor
is having the matter considered by the
State board of grain appeals. It is
likely a series of hearings will be
given the subject by the board. It is
charged that the same wheat that is
graded No. northern at Duluth is
graded No. northern at Minneapo-
lis and vice versa. It has been sug-
gested that the members of the board
OF grain appeals alternate between
Duluth and Minneapolis in the hear
ing of the cases appealed from the de-
cision of the inspectors.
A death watch has been appointed
for c. D. Scrawford, sentenced to be
hung at Elk River. One man will be
on guard in front of the condemned
mans cell from noon to midnight,
when he will be relieved for the next