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

$4,000 elecrtic plant.
The Bank of Avon opened it's doors
for business last week.
A. Fl. Chaplin, one of the Oldest SET
tiers of Mower county, is dead.
Fire last week destroyed the Great
Northern depot and Great Northern
hotel at Evansville.
j. B. Rich, one of the pioneers of
Wright county, is not expected to live.
He is seventy-nin
Several million bushels of corn will
be stored at Duluth and Superior to
await the opening of navigation.
DR.. Koch, the New Ulm dentist
charged with the murder of DR.. Geb-
hardt, has been given his liberty on
$4,000 bail.
P. P. Freeman, living in Roxbury,
was frozen to death. He was going
from his home to neighbor for aid
He lived alone.
M. w. Ringsbury, a prominent citi-
zen of Monticello, fell dead from
heart disease while in consultation
with his physician.
Owen Sherry, one of Minnesota's
early pioneers and resident of Ra-
VIENNA, Dakota county. died at his
home last week, aged eighty-six years.
Brainerd had fire Monday night
that destroyed the Wise block in the
heart of the city. The property de-
stroyed amounted to 500, 900, partially
insured.
On January 81. it is estimated the
head of the lakes elevators contained
100000 bushels of grain. This is
100000 more than they contained on
that date a year ago.
Mrs. Minerva McKusick, who located
at Saltwater in 1877, died last week.
The deceased was woman of prom
inence and leaves four sons and two
daughters.
Bannon & Co.'S department. store in
St. Paul was destroyed by fire last
week. The stock was valued at $751;
900 and the damage to the building
was $4,000.
The dead body of Peter Schotfka
was found lying on the bed frozen
stiff in a lone hut near the Big Cot
tonwood river, several miles south of
New Ulm, which had served as home
for several months.
Charlie Sucker, prominent Chip
pewa Indian of Allen Junction is dead
at the age of seventy three. He was a
great leader among his people, though
not a chief, and had taken many trips
to Washington On treaty matters. 80
A rural telephone company, with G.
S. McCurry as president, was organ
lied last week at English Grove. The
company purposes to connect Sank
Center, Willard and Osakis and will
begin work early in the spring.
The Blue Earth Valley Poultry as
ISOLATION will hold it's first annual ex-
hibit in Winnebago City Feb. 9-13.
Thomas F. Riggs of Iowa Falls, Iowa,
who judged the poultry at the worlds
fair, has been engaged as judge.
Negotiations have been closed
whereby the Willmar -four mill, oper-
ated under the name of the Willmar
Milling Co., becomes the property of
the New London Milling Co. Addi-
tions and improvements will be made.
Fred Ambs, a pioneer resident of
Moorhead, died last week of heart
failure. He had resided in Moorhead
since 1870. He was prominent
Shriner, Mason and Odd Fellow, and
was one of the best known and most
popular men in the Red River valley.
Charles A. Bernick, former deputy
county treasurer of Stearns county,
who recently confessed to shortage
of 81, 600 through his attorney. j. D.
Sullivan, has made a full settlement
with County Treasurer Chris Schmidt.
He has been held to the grand jruy
under heavy bonds.
Vim. Wolford, who was working at
Hayden's logging camp near Mora,
met with serious accident. He was
walking out on a lodged tree, some
twelve feet from the ground when he
slipped and fell, striking on sharp
stub, which penetrated his side. He
is in serious condition, but will re-
cover.
Henry McGrath of Rosseau has
been indicted by the grand jury for
murder in the second degree. The
crime was the shooting of Oliver
Matheson in boarding car at Green
bush on the night of Jan. l. The
trial will take place at once. Nc
Grath asserts that he shot Matheson
in Se1f-6efensa