The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-11-02
State News.

| Guy council are gong to rid the city
of hogs. It is claimed that much dis
ease and death are due to the keeping
of hogs in the thickly populated sec
ton in the east end.
A warrant has been sworn out by
Auditor John Ed of Clay county for
P. August Eklund. held in London
on his own confession of embezzling
$4,000 while secretary of the Clay
County Land company.
Frank Burjan, a brakeman on the
500 railroad, near Thief River Falls
was killed while trying to couple two
freight cars together. Burjan was p
years old and had been working for
the company but short time.
The Northern Pacific eastbound
freight was wrecked two miles west of
rVining. Cars in the center of the
train left the track for some unknown
reason and ten of them were demoI-
ished. No one was seriously injured.
The law passed by the state legis-
lature to eradicate foul brood among
the bees of Minnesota is of no value
because no penalty is provided. This
in effect is the statement of William
Russell of Minneapolis, the inspector
appoionted under this law.
Postmaster W. D. Hale has issued a
circular to the patrons of the r. F. D.
routes centering in Minneapolis warn
ing them that their mail will not be
delivered unless they put up post
boxes which conform to the depart
ment regulations. The same rule ap-
plies to all parts of the country.
The state fair management has SET
tied with Frank Sebenthal, who was
badly hurt by falling from a Ferris
wheel by paying him 50, 500 in full set
lement Of all claims both for his own
injuries and for the death of Mrs.
Sebenthal, who was killed. Sebenthal
has recovered from his injuries.
Alonzo J. Whiteman, formerly a
resident of Minnesota, has been SEN
fenced at Buffalo, N. Y, to serve
eight years and five months in Auburn
prison. He will appeal. Whiteman
was convicted of defrauding the Fidel-
ity Trust company of Buffalo by
means. of raised and forged checks.
A verdict for So, 250 obtained against
Mortified by Stella Sumner because
of an accident suffered from a defect
i've sidewalk is upheld by the supreme
court. The Mortified authorities ap-
pealed from the verdict, contending
that it was excessive and that the con-
dition of the walk was not due to the
city's negligence. The court says it
was for the jury to determine whether
the city was negligent.
A. F. Dueber, chief clerk of the St.
Cloud land Office for several years,
has been summarily removed by Or
der of Secretary Hitchcock. Charges
which we're preferred against Dueber
some time ago were found to be true.
From reports of the special agent who
was sent out to investigate it devel-
oped that Dueber had been selling
and specializing in scrip and that his
transactions we're quite extensive.
Mayor Jones of Minneapolis. has
warned the proprietors of cigar stores
in the neighborhood of the university
that dice shaking, their most pro6ta-
| bic source of revenue, must cease,
and there is decided sensation. The
edict of the mayor took the form of
letters to the different cigar-store pro-
prietors pointing out the demoralizing
influence the practice of dice shaking
has on university students, and ask
| ing the proprietors to eliminate the
| dice feature in the conduct of their
business. In the letter the mayor in
sinuates that unless the vendors of
cigars adopt his suggestions steps
will be ia ken to enforce his wishes by
recourse to the anti-gambling ordi-
nance.
State land sales in the northern and
western parts of Minnesota are meet
ing with great favor among prospect
i've settlers, according to reports re-
ceived from State Auditor S. G.. liver
son and State immigration Agent G.
H. Warner, who are conducting the
sales. The sale at Hallock, in Kitt-
son county, has disposed of S,240
acres of land at an average price of
1925. In Marshall county 1850
acres we're sold at Warren at an aver
age Of 81 per acre. At Crookston, in
Polk county, 1900 acres were sold at
an average price of 1886. In Red
Lake county, 4,800 acres were sold at
Red Lake Falls at an average price of
So. In the four counties 1000 acres
were disposed of.