The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-08-03
His father has denied all reports that

His father has denied all reports that
his sons accounts were not straight,
and it is a mystery why he should re-
main away, for there is no charge
against him.
A revolver, bottle of nitroglycerin,
battery, fuse and caps were found I'M
der the Kelnhoffer bridge at Hastings
by the night police. When the owner
went to get the outfit he was taken into
custody.
W. E. Talboys, editor of the CHS
holm Herald, has been charged with
libel by William Grant. The charge
is based on write-up which appeared
in the Herald July Fl on the recent
school election.
While driving along the road two
miles from Albert Lea, Michael Hoff-
man, farmer, overlook stranger.
The latter at once commenced an as
sault on the farmer, and a desperate
fight took place.
Cracksmen blew the safe in the
store of Herreod & Stroms at Harris
and secured $40 in cash. Nitrogly-
GERM was used and the Minneapolis
police think the work was that of
twin city burglars.
During the year ending June 80 the
State paid out 1928, 1880 in wolf
bounties, representing the slaughter
of 1914 wolves. Most of the bounty
was paid to residents of northern
Minnesota counties.
A number of ladies who we're pick
ing berries near Tenstrike were con-
fronted by panther which chased
them considerable distance. Two
of these aniamls have been killed
near that place within two years.
"Shorty" Wesley, indicted by the
grand jury of the Beltrami district
court last fall for the murder of N. O.
Dahl, the Quiring homesteader, and
his daughter Aagot, has been taken
from St. Paul to Bemidji and lodged
in jail to await trial.
Hans Juelson, member of the house
of representatives in 1898 from Nor
man county, died at Blackjack last
Thursday, where he was on visit to
his son. Mr.. Juelson had been a
resident of Sundal, Norman county,
for over twenty years.
The Palmer opera house at Staples
burned Monday morning. Loss.
$1,000 with $4,000 insurance. The
grocery firm of W. E. and O. G.
Poore lost $4,000, partly covered by
insurance. c. A. Poore, clothing,
lost $4,000, partly covered.
The Foxhome village council
granted the Fergus Falls Gas and Oil
company franchise for heating and
lighting the village. The company
has its drilling apparatus on the
ground, and will begin drilling in
search of gas and oil Immediately.
Nels P. Hansen of Pipestone was
found lying in field about three
miles from the city bleeding to death
from an ugly wound in the throat and
several gashes about the heart. made
by an old pocket knife which was
found buried several feet from where
Hansen lay.
Albert B. Lontzenhiser, who en-
bezzled $4,000 from the First Ma
tional bank of Duluth, has been ar
rested in St. Paul and taken to the
Zenith city. When captured he was
worth just thirty cents, the roll he
stole having dwindled down to those
proportions.
Charles E. Ersin, who has home
in Champlin but is in business in
Minneapolis, has found what is
thought to be free gold on his place.
The sediment in the water taken from
drive we'll bears every Indication
of it and sample has been sent away
for analysis.
Charles Wittmeyer, charged with
defrauding score or more of German
farmers of Grand Forks county out
of sums ranging from $40 to $500 each,
is in the county jail at Grand Forks
charged with obtaining money under
false pretenses. Wittmeyer was ar
rested at Glenwood, MINI.
Frank Bridgman, aged seven years
and Olive Pugh, aged eleven, were
saved from drowning in Chester park,
Duluth, by a water spaniel. The two
children fell into one Of the deep
pools in the creek at that place. At
ter dragging one from the water the
dog rushed back and rescued the
other.
i Monday was the last day of Mime
sofa inspection in the state of Wiscon-